Valerie say in front of a system biting into the cookies that was placed before her .
"Wow, this is interesting!"
She mutters as she gobbles down the cookie in her hand gazing at the system and continuing with her game. Winning a level, she exclaims happily and turns to glance at Tricia who sat besides Xavier conversing. Her gaze lingers on Xavier for a while and feeling a gaze on him, turns around and Valerie snaps her gaze back to the system a faint blush creeping up her cheeks.
Xavier smiles and Tricia looks between him Valerie a frown on her face.
"what was that for?", "Don't tell me you are flirting with my best friend in front of me!"
After another jour had passed, Tricia walks out the Black block with Valerie who was strangely quiet. Glancing at her for the fifth time in a row, Tricia couldn't bear but question her.
"Is everything OK val?"Valerie nods her head and gazes forward silently.
"no, I don't think everything's okay. I mean you were,all bubbly when we went into the Black block, but you suddenly turned quiet while coming out!" "And what was that thing you both were doing staring back a.d forth with each other?", "Don't tell me you are dreaming about xavier!"
Valerie immediately shakes her head and denies.
"Why would I dream about him, stop joking around bestie!"
"Maybe, because you have a crush on him!, and don't think I wouldn't notice!"
She hurriedly adds the last path.
"Wait, is that a blush I see on your cheeks?"
Valerie immediately covers her cheeks with her palms.
"What blush?, who is blushing?"
She looks down and walks Forward quickly and Tricia giggles following after her.
The rest of the day passed by as lectures went on. finally it was time to head home. Tricia buds Valerie bye a d hurries out as she had to catch up with Xavier and xanier. Walking absentmindedly on the path, she doesn't see the stone lying on the path and kicks her on it. wincing in pain, she crouches down a d rubs her toe cursing aloud.
"You stupid thing, how dare you hit me?"
She picks up the stone and pounces it on the floor several times.
"This is for lying around and having the guts to hit me!"
She finally stands up and throws the stone on the floor ten walks forward still grumbling as her toe ached from the hit. Without realizing, she walks forward and bumps into someone causing his phone to fly from his hand and crash on the floor.
"So_ _try!"
She stutters and looks up, her black eyes meeting another set of black ones that looked pissed .
"Miss, don't walk around with your eyes on the floor next time!"
He utters sounding very annoyed and looks around for his phone that had crashed o. the floor.
"Am so sorry about that_,"
She stops halfway as her phone vibrates in her bag and she immediately pulls it out. Glancing at the name on the screen, she mutters another "sorry" again to the guy a d hurries without realizing something had fallen from her.
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Ellen sighs and looks about the surrounding for his phone. Sighting it across him, he makes to walk over when his foot collides with a hard object that was lying on the floor causing it to move. He looks down and notices a glowing substance on the floor. Crouching down, he picks it up and realizes it to be a necklace or rather, a family heirloom. Running his thumb over the surface, he looks up at the direction the lady had hurried to and places it in his pocket. After that, he walks over and picks up his phone placing it in his pocket and making up his mind to get a new one later.
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Twenty years ago in the state of Transylvania, a very prominent politician and his wife were murdered in cold blood at the late hours of the night, their house burnt down to the ground. This act was carried out by members of the public who claimed that he had fraud them and taken away their only means of livelihood. But of course, every event had it's inside story. That night, as the rucus went on, their nanny had managed to escape from the house before it was burnt down. Taking along with her their eight months old infant. In her quest to hurry the baby to safety, she had dashed into the road to be knocked down by a speeding car. Unfortunately, she lost her life, but not before using her last breath to urge the couple to take the child with them, away from there.
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Ellen walks into the house and looks about the living room.He heaves a sigh of relief and hurries up the stairs. He wasn't in the mood to watch his parents drama. Walking into his room, he slams the door shut a d props on the bed throwing his bag aside. After some minutes of turning on the bed, he slide off it and walks into the bathroom. He walk out later with a towel around his waist and Water dripping from his hair. He walks to the wardrobe and takes out a set of black pajamas then matches back to the bathroom. He walks out after changing into it and his d set of clothes which he intends to throw inti the laundry basket. Stopping by the bed, he digs out his phone and the necklace dropping them together on the bed. After discarding the clothes in the basket, he walks back to the bed and picks up the two items. Shoving the phone into a drawer, he is about dropping the be necklace when his hand unconsciously rubs on it causing it to heat up. Looking at it, he notices the Change in color and rubs on it again. Immediately, a sharp pain erupts in his head followed by a series of others. He moves backwards and sits on the bed holding his head as the visions return causing him to scream and collapse on the floor. The necklace had triggered his abilities.
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Tricia lay asleep on the bed as she wandered into dreamland. Not long afterwards, a knock sounded in the door causing her to open her eyes and sit up.
"Come in!"
She mutters half sleepy as her hand went to rub her eyes.The door opens and Xavier stood outside clutching his pillow and a laptop.
"Can I crash in here for the night!"
He uttered as he matched I to the room seeing her sleepy and confused state.
"Don't tell me you already fell asleep!"
He glances at the clock on the Wall and back at her face muttering.
"It's still so early and not even up to an hour since we had dinner. Am sure the food has not digested yet!"
"What!"
Tricia glares at him annoyed.
"If you came to lecture me, you can as well head back to your room."
She points at the door emphasizing her point.
"Okay, okay!"
He goes over to the bed a d makes to pull the covers when Tricia drags it from him.
"What now?"
He looks up at her.
"What do you Want to do?"
She glares at him fiercely.
"What do I want to do?, am trying to get in the bed!"
"You don't mean it!"
She points at the sofa in the room.
"Use the couch!"
"What!"
Xavier looks towards the couch and back at her unbelievably.
"Do you think am joking?"
Tricia deadpans.
"But that's too small for me?"
"Then use the floor !"
she emphasized not willing to back down. Xavier is speechless and looks at her questioning.
"But why can't I use the bed?"
"Because am a lady!"
She fires back not giving him a chance to land.
"But my brother gets to sleep on the bed!"
"You are not your brother!"
She narrows her eyes at him.
"Are you getting down or not?"
"Of course am not!"
He places the pillow and lies on it comfortably.
"Then watch me call him and complain."
She immediately picks up her phone.
"What?, no!"
As Xavier recalls their brothers cold expression, he hurriedly jumps down and grabs his things heading for tbe sofa and muttering.
"Alright, there's no need for that, we are best friends right?"
If their brother were to find out that he had gone to disturb her or even planned to sleep on her bed. He was going to make sure he had no free time on his hands.
"Can you help me with a blanket?"
He mutters unhappily.
"Very well!"
She hops down from the bed and goes over to the closet pulling out two blankets and walking back to him.
"You can make use of my kind gestures!"
"But I only asked for one !"
He mutters annoyed.
"you will take it or no ?"
seeing her expression, Xavier shuts up and takes the two blankets from her.
"you are so heartless for a future sister in law!".
"What did you say?"
Tricia turns back to him.
"I said you are heartless!"
He snorts and lays on the sofa with grievance.
"suite yourself!"
She walks back to the bed and climbs in as Xavier kept grumbling.
Just as Tricia heaved in relief and prepared to go back to sleep, the door swings opens and xanier walks in without knocking, holding unto his own pillow and putting on his head set.
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