He looked confused and asked "Is this some kind of 'Love beats all' kind of thing?"
I shrugged and stood up "Say what you will but it's true"
He walked back to his car and gave me an odd look. He took one thing out of his car and handed me his card.
"If you need to go to the hospital, please send me the bill or call if you must"
I took the card and nodded. The man got into his car and sped off. *Did he just imply that I was crazy?*
I turned towards the girl and asked "Are you okay?"
She nodded "I'm fine. But I think that car really did run your feet over. Do you want me to take you to the doctor to get you looked at?"
I shook my legs one at a time to prove they are alright. "I really am fine"
She looked skeptical but went with it.
"Not to be snoopy but why did you run out of that house?" I asked her
"Oh. You saw that?" She asked
I nodded
"That's...a long story" she said
I looked at my timer. Only a few minutes left.
"I really should head back. But if we ever run into each other again, we should totally talk" I said and waved goodbye
She agreed and went into the house across from where she ran.
BACK AT THE HOUSE
Before I entered the house, I saw many cars parked in front of it. When I entered the house, many people stared at me.
Side note: I'm not good with crowds. Or people.
I try to slowely back away until I hear Kat.
"Mallory! Come over here!"
*My chance to escape has been foiled*
I walked over to where people were surrounding papers.
"What are all these people doing here?" I asked her
"Well, Cole and I asked our friends to ask whoever they knew to help out. Then, mom and dad asked their friends to help out."
*What's it like to be popular?*
"And they all agreed?" I asked
She looked at me with a smirk "We have our ways of convincing people"
"How many did you bribe?"
"Most of half"
"So, more than half?"
"Yeah…"
I looked down at the papers. They were very detailed, filled with ways to spread the word.
"Oh! I forgot!" Kat yelled as she took her phone out "How much longer until you have to go back?"
"Three minutes now"
She turned back to the crown "Everyone! Watch! In three minutes, you will have proof that she really is a goddess."
Everyone turned towards me.
*Dear God...attention. Eww*
Cole saw me confused (scared but confused) and explained to me that many people were skeptical of me. By showing them that I can disappear, they should believe me.
"I know that you guys want to help me but having followers means that people believe in me. Not just knowing I exist. I also don't want people having heart attacks when I do leave" I said
Cole and Kat looked down and said "We just want to help. This is all we can do"
I smile warmly at them "I know. And you did help me"
"We did?" Cole asked
"No. Not at all"
Everything was turning blurry and I was back in the tunnel.
*I guess I was too late to hide. I should see my stats. Not that they changed*
CURRENT LEVEL: 0
FOLLOWERS: 4
SKILLS: SPEED X2
*Speed is new. I should try it out.*
I ran from the beginning of the tunnel to the end. It's faster than the car from before. It was on a neighborhood road so about 30-35 mph. I should be faster than that.
*Thats cool and all but what to do now…*
"How much time do I need to be here for?" I asked Carr
"ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. FOR EACH HOUR YOU SPEND IN A DIMENSION, YOU MUST SPEND A MINUTE HERE"
"Okay. Then, for the next few minutes I should look around the library"