Half an hour later after Drew's confession the whole school had turned chaotic , girls were running around screaming and spreading the news in the halls and around the campus .
****The office*****
" What's all the ruckus about Giovanni ! " Mrs Young asked her voice filled with slight annoyance , " Well madam_ it's shocking and you won't believe it " the secretary said in a hesitant way but his voice sounded more like someone who was gossiping about some big breaking news .
" What is it about ? " Mrs Young sternly asked her secretary , the young brown haired man dramatically replied " Madam V it's truly unbelievable , words are spreading fast and quicker than any quick sand you've ever witnessed " .
" Giovanni get to the point , would you? " Mrs Young sighed at her secretary's intro . " I'll get straight to the point but don't get a heart attack cause you'll prolong my pay day . It's about_your dear nephew Drew "
" What about him , what has he done this time ? " she asked while taking a sip of expectira { a drink meant for vampires } . " He_he broke up with Helen ' Giovanni replied enthusiastically .
' Mmh ! no worries just give them to weeks everything will be back to normal ' Mrs Young sighed as if she was used to their routine .
" No Madam ! this time it's different and you won't believe , Drew broke up with Helen a night ago and today he already has a new girlfriend who is a human !! " the young man finally spilled the shocking beans that almost made Madam Young choke on her favourite drink , dried berries and filtered human blood .
' What did you just say , Giovanni ? ' she questioned her secretary who was quick to pull out a tablet from the drawers and handing it to her , the screen showed a blog site which was often filled with the academy's gossip as well as Arcadia's for vampires only and few exceptional humans .
The photos of Drew and Julie together were enchanting to the eye and it was not just their dazzling matching outfits but also the poses on their pics . The headlines read ' The new and improved power couple in Verraieys ' academy ' .
Alot of vampire's and a few humans who had access to the blog were all going crazy , commenting and posting different kinds of emojis viewing different kinds of emotions .
" Doesn't this girl look a lot more like Vernice but why is she a human !? am pretty sure Drew has already sunk his fangs a couple of times , therefore he must know that it can't be her . Maybe she's just a lookalike" Mrs Young came to a desperate conclusion .
" He's depressed . Therefore he has decided to date someone who looks like her ! what a pity ! she had to die on their wedding day " Giovanni sighed with a distant look in his dull red eyes . Mrs Young also held a sorrowful look in her eyes as she recalled that disastrous day .
**** In Silver sky city --- Arcadia *** { Vampire realm }
Same day but different timelines
Inside the Murray Knight's grand Mansion a middle aged man who had raven black hair with a few strands of white , his sharp and strong jaw covered with a trimmed beard in a clean shave . Held a thin layer of ice in his grey eyes as he stared at his tablet , the news about Drew's sudden split had already reached Arcadia and the people of Silver sky city .
" Ginger !? ' the man called his wife in a normal tone . Quickly replying to her husband's call a ginger haired woman made her way to where he was , On the balcony of their room .
" Gil ! what's wrong ? ' she asked worriedly when she saw him gripping the railings tightly with a serious expression on his handsome face , even after all these years the couple still looked as striking as ever with only a few changes that were barely noticeable .
" Look at what this son of ours has been doing in the human realm ' he replied with a displeased look in his grey eyes . He handed the tablet that was on the coffee table to her .
The news of Drew's break up and his new girlfriend were shown on the tablet's screen .
The woman named Ginger smiled secretly and turned to speak to her displeased husband " Isn't this good thing Gilbert , look I never liked Helen and I know you didn't either so why don't we just_be happy for him and support him " she placed her hand on his that was holding the railing assuring him that it was the right thing to do .
" Am not upset about the split but she's a human fragile to the core _i don't want to see him broken again " . The man explained before his wife turned to him completely , giving him a comforting hug . When Drew had lost his beloved years ago everything in him had crumbled and turned to dust .
It was hard for them to see their son in that state of mind and heart , they didn't want it to happen again but they also didn't want him to end up old and lonely without a companion in his life .
" She resembles her in some way , so let's invite them for dinner next week_and don't worry it's going to be a normal dinner just between us " Lady Ginger assured her husband who kissed her cheek before leaving . Going to attend his Knightley duties at the palace .
*****back to the human realm *********
" Jade it's over " Max said seriously , " What do you mean ? " Jade asked with a look that screamed ' Are you fucking kidding me right now? ' . After witnessing her best friend state after being dumped a day ago Jade felt had bad for her and what was even more tragic was the audacity Drew had , of taking up a new girlfriend the next day .
She never imagined that she would be the next one to get dumped .
" You heard me unless you purposely act deaf...but just in case you deafened out a minute ago I'll say it again__I want nothing to do with you and your psychopathic Jealousy .
I've tolerated you for long enough...but either way thank you for the sacrifices you made and all the things you did when I was down and sad but now that I have finally found her , my love for her overpowers those sparks I had for you before they had dimmed and turned into ashes .
Don't worry about your compensation for all the things you did . You will receive your fair share " .
Max stared at her flickering face for a few seconds before he turned around ready to leave but was held back by Jade who hugged him from behind .
" No ! you can't do this to me . Max ? I love you please don't do this , not now_okay . Let's do this you can be with her and not break up with me , I'll leave her alone j_just don't leave me please " Jade tried to bargain her whole body desperately shaking like a patient who missed having her meds .
" That's pretty low even for you Jade , and one of the things I truly hate are pathetic favours and acts such as yours but I guess you forgot . Just like how you forgot your place maid ! .
You should be grateful that I even bothered to notice your acts in the first place " Max pulled her arms away and left without another glance .
Jade fell on the floor of her own room with a thud just when her door was about to close . Tears streamed down her cheeks his words repeating themselves in her mind ' Just like how you forgot your place maid '
Maid ?she was once a maid in fact she was the head maid of the mighty Princess Silver but now times have changed she's not someone's maid anymore .
" I am no longer a maid but a respectable lady in Arcadia " Jade repeated these words in her mind like a self made mantra to calm herself and her nerves .
Drew's act had everybody within the academy and outside dumbfounded and speechless , even the teachers and the mighty council were fazed by the news but Helen's family were not happy about the news . Not happy at all .
*****The night Drew saved Juliette*******
Drew was sitting on one of the building's rooftops enjoying the starry night trying to calm his messed up mind , he had gone to Arcadia earlier that day expecting some good news about his beloved only to find out that they had nothing and worse enough they had lost the last thread of her primordial spirit . That would have helped in tracking her down .
His once black eyes had turned grey and lifeless , he wished he could just die but he had already tried to kill himself so many times in the most gruesome and cruel way he could think of but somehow he ended up being just fine the next day .
Maybe Vernice really did curse him to a life of loneliness .
He heard fair footsteps and a thud as if someone had fallen down , the air was coated with a faint smell of blood ! but not just any blood it was human blood ?! .
'Have they already started attacking for human blood ? ' Drew thought in his mind before he made his way to the source .
' Whose blood is this _ it smells familiar.... could it be that it's hers ' he thought calmly but he still felt irked by the fact that he remembered how her blood smelt like or maybe it was because her blood was being sucked out by someone other than him .
He didn't know and didn't understand why he was irritated . Though his face remained stoned and his eyes barely blinking , his thoughts were swirling like a rising storm . And he hated storms .
He stepped in the building following where the familiar scent was coming from , he could now hear someone sob and groan in pain . He stepped in the building that was specifically made for classes and locker rooms for students , inhaling the fresh and dried smell of blood he followed the source quietly like a phantom .
He took a turn at the end of the hallway and proceeded in climbing the stairs , but when he was halfway through he spotted Julie who was struggling to climb down the stairs . His grey eyes flickered back to midnight black , he could see her clearly from the shadows but she couldn't .
His lifeless gaze roamed over her tattered and bruised self with a stone cold expression on the outside but Inside a tiny loose string said otherwise .
She took a step , he stayed as still as the dark . She took another step and another and another before she tripped and lost her footing , he saw her close her eyes preparing herself for the pain .
In one swish of a breeze he caught her in his arms and for first time since forever he felt a slight feeling of relief! ? . Drew stared at her bruised face and swollen eyes that were also filled with relief , " You found me at last " .
His eyes snapped after what he heard , wanting her to repeat her words but she had already lost consciousness .
He carried her to his room wanting to avoid unnecessary attention that he didn't mind having but what about her . He thought of her ? .
*****A while later after he was done cleaning her wounds and applying a quick healing cream , he stepped out of the room and headed to Helen's room .
•••Helen's room has turned bitter ****
" You_you don't mean it ? right " Helen asked frustrated and confused , " You heard it , so get a hold of yourself and forget about what had transpired before " Drew uttered calmly , but sadly Helen was having none of it .
"How_could you do this to me after everything we have gone through together , do you still feel nothing for me even after all these years? " she asked sadness overpowering her confusion .
" Don't act like you didn't gain anything from this delusional act ". Drew stated as a matter of fact , "Don't say that_ you ! you make it sound like am nothing but a whore and I know am not ! " Helen snapped with teary eyes .
" Your words not mine bitter vine " Drew shrugged and used the nickname he had given her just to make his point clear . " I'll kill her ! it's all her fault_ it's her face right ! then I'll scar it.... I'll__ " her crazed words were cut short by Drew who warned .
" Hold your crazy horses down before you do anything you're desperately going to regret , if you dare lay a finger on her_ I " Drew started as he leaned on her ear . " Will ripe your arms off , making sure you never touch or hold anything else in you pathetic life " he added before he stepped away from her and her room .
That was the end for her " After everything I ever did for you back then and now , how could you do this to me ? I_am the one who took you out of your sorrow and grief but today....
You just proved how ungrateful and non deserving you are of my sacrifices and my affection " Helen shouted the words loud enough for Drew to hear before he had closed her door and their once so called love story .