I scan through the books on the shelves to see if anything stands out.
"Hey, Carr?"
"YES?"
"Did you help the previous God?" I ask
"NO. ALL HELPERS ARE ELIMINATED AFTER THEIR ASSIGNED GOD OF LOVE DIES"
I hummed and went back to book searching. None of the books were in order. Not alphabetical, author, or even color. They were all mixed around. *Guess the last god wasn't very organized*
I picked a book off the shelf and opened it up. The title was, Step Back And See The Heart. *Another study of the heart*
I flipped through the pages and saw something on the corner of the book. "Unlucky Siren"
*The hell?*
My name, Mallory, means "Ill fated luck". Hilarious right? My last name could be translated to "luring rock" like a siren. Together they could mean "Unlucky Siren". Which means...someone knew I would flip through this book and wrote it ahead of time.
I flipped through all the pages but found nothing. I closed the book and put it back. I stared at the binding for sometime. Why would they choose this book? I randomly chose it. Is there some meaning to it?
"Step back and see the heart. Step back and see the heart…" I repeated the title over and over again. "Step back…What if I need to actually step back" I wondered
I walked to the door and looked at the shelf that the book was on. But nothing popped out. I looked through the covers to see if there were any messages hidden but no luck.
"WOULD YOU LIKE SOME HELP?" Carr asked
"No. I want to look like an idiot for a little while longer" I said sarcastically
"IF YOU MUST" she replied
"Joking! Tell me" I said
"IF I HAD TO GUESS, I THINK THE MESSAGE IS TELLING YOU TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE LIBRARY AS A WHOLE. NOT JUST THE BOOKSHELF"
"Okay…" I said and looked around the room
Nothing was out of the ordinary.
"Gah! I give up!" I said and checked the timer I set for myself.
"Five minutes is up. I'm going back" I said as I stomped into the portal.
I go through the portal and land back on the streets of my neighborhood. *I wish I could set the location of where I teleport* I thought
"YOU CAN" Carr said
I get angry and ask "You are just now telling me this?"
"YOU NEVER ASKED BEFORE"
*Gotta point there*
I walk back to the house where I see even more people in the driveway than before. "Mhm. Nope. Not going in there" and turn to leave
"Mallory!" Cole yelled from the window of the house
Half of his torso was sticking out of the window and behind him were people trying to get a look at me.
*To stay or to run like hell...Ugh* I turn back to the house and walk in.
"Is it true?" "She's the one, right?"
Everyone whispered about me and were asking questions.
"This is the Goddess of Love! She will help us spread love to the world" Kat yelled
*Is this some kind of cult?*
"She will now say a speech!" She continued
*Huh?*
Kat pushed me forward and all eyes fell in me.
"Uh...Well, I-Uh…" Brain fart
"She can't even speak well. How is she a goddess?" "It's not even real" "Proof or it didn't happen!"
Everyone was getting agitated and yelling. I was getting pissed off. This was bringing up bad memories of when I first met the gods.
"Hey! All of you shut the hell up! I may get a bit (a frickin' lot) nervous around people but that is no excuse to say shit" I yelled
Everyone quiet down.
I took a deep breath and said "I am the Goddess of Love. Though I was forced into the position. I'm going to be honest, I don't expect any of you to believe me or to be my followers. I just want to get the word out. For my safety"
Someone raised their hand. *Is this kindergarten or something?*
"How and why did they choose you?" They asked
"Long story short, they wanted me dead. As for why, I don't know" I said
After all their questions were answered the best they can, I said "I don't expect anything from any of you. You can walk out the door right now and forget about this. If you do, then I'm sorry for wasting your time"
No one moved. The room was silent until someone spoke up "I saw you, first hand, disappear in front of my eyes. I can't not believe you. I will do what I can to help spread the word"
I sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry" someone else said "We all saw the video and all-"
*What video?*
"-but I still don't believe in a single thing you just said. This feels like some sort of cult and I'm not here for it" After he left, a few others soon followed.
"No worries. I understand"
There weren't many people to start with and now there are even less but it was a start.