Does Josephina have a split personality?
Winter went straight to her room after entering the apartment and took a shower. She wrapped a towel and went to her closet to wear clothes. She changed into white shirt and black pants, tucking her hair behind her ears.
She walked out of the room.
"I will go check on my mother and will have dinner there don't wait up" she informed Tobias. The latter had taken root on the couch after the stressful day of class.
The spiritual bearings class teacher had ordered them to force out the inner magic. They should create a magic unique to them or at least bring out their magic in full display! The first one was the easiest with many people quickly catching on but the second one was hard.
The school search engine is full of
'how can one bring out their magic?'
It successfully became the hardest class, even the seniors had problems since it was a new subject and they are required to learn with the first years.
The teacher took pity on them and asked them to go do it as a project and submit it in a month. He paired them up with some seniors, they are three in a group, a first year,second year and fourth year. The new third years are on exam outside.
Winter told him the real truth of it. The magic they are bringing out isn't their magic, they can never separate that from them since they would die. The magic the teacher is asking from them is their aura.
Now as the famous blockhead he is, how do I bring out my aura?
At that point Winter just stared at him disdainfully and snorted. She coldly threw out a sentence "figure it out yourself!"
Since he has a month to figure it out,he would take his sweet time and his group has a headstart because of Winter's hint.
Winter went out of the apartment and went to apartment two where Joseph is staying.
"You do know that mom will ask from those goons and find out who sent them"
Joseph said after teleporting them to Josephina office. She is in a meeting with the school board and they are asked to wait for a while.
Winter looked up from playing with her hair. She pursed her lips tightly before responding.
"I will stop her" She said definately.
"She won't listen" Joseph replied smiling helplessly but his tone shows he would support her no matter what.
"She will listen..she owes me" she owes me for chasing away my boyfriend.
Her relationship with her mother recently is strained unlike before when they were the best of friends and she would act spoilt. Now they hardly see each other even worse than before and since she has decided to not be the timid girl from before she didn't find it necessary to act spoilt again.
"I will help you" help you protect that person. This is the promise Joseph swore to himself. He had already figured out the person earlier but didn't talk respecting his sister wishes.
The two sat in silence until the sound of heels clicking softly on the floor broke the awkward silence.
Josephina entered the office elegantly her face tensed. Her aura spread throughout the office the siblings found it very hard to breathe. The fierce and bloodthirsty aura suffocated those in the hallway who hastened up their work and eacaped. Her fist were clenched tightly by her sides.
Jimmy is shrinking heavily behind her wishing he can't be here right now but no! He have to follow this devil of a boss.
Without words the meeting went terribly.
"You are dismissed" Josephina voice sounded hoarse and low but the low threat sounded sipping in their spine slowly freezing them.
Jimmy bowed and hurriedly fled the office.
"Good evening mother"
Winter and Joseph chorused bowing their head slightly. Winter doesn't greet her mother like that except when she is pissed but the Josephina tonight says otherwise.
Josephina bone chilling gaze landed on Joseph lingering on him, she looked down on him like a subordinate.
Winter glanced at Joseph from the corner of her eyes and saw although he looks stiff and straight ,no expression and cool the hands behind his back were clenched trembling, the sweat staining his cloak.
"You didn't do a good job" Josephina said lightly. She leaned back on her chair slouching and her aura didn't diminish in the slightest.
"I am wrong" Joseph replied.
No doubt he would be punished for not protecting her.
"He is my brother not a bodyguard" Winter raised her head fighting forcefully against the threatening aura Josephina placed down.
Josephina move her eyes away from Joseph to her, her brows raised in surprise.
'she can fight against it?'
She slowly draw a smile on her face.
"He can be both" Josephina replied withdrawing her aura.
She went to her over caring mother persona immediately.
Winter sat down unceremoniously and dragged Joseph down on the second seat.
"She is our mother not a nanny don't be so scared!" She berated Joseph.
He smiled at her" am not scared of mom"
Josephina scowled at Joseph but smile at Winter.
"He must not be scared of his own mother"
Those words creeped Winter out, it sounded odd. The words that had reassured her before now chilled her.
Something has changed! Terribly
"I know he mustn't" Winter laughed dispelling the tense atmosphere.
"Joseph says you know who sent those goons but won't talk?" Josephina asked holding Winter's hand concerned.
"Yes" Winter nodded.
"You won't let me punish them too?"
Josephina asked.
"Yes" Winter smiled and nodded.
Josephina stared deep at her and smiled a glint flashing through her eyes.
"I will fulfill this your desire but I won't on the next one"
Josephina sounded like a typical indulgent mother but Winter still felt something off, she couldn't point out exactly where.
"Thank you mom" Winter smiled brightly.
"You are welcome baby"
"I will leave now am very tired"
Winter stood up and walked out.
Her intuition was screaming at her to get away,far away.
Due to staying with magic casters all her life she is very sensitive to magic even the smallest fluctuations. Earlier in the office she felt a strong wave of magic directed at her!
Hypnosis magic!
Why was her mother trying to hypnotize her or is it someone from the dark. That is highly impossible since her mother would sense that and will immediately protect her.
And when she resisted her mother magic earlier a collapse of the magic erupted and her mother went back to the indulgent mom.
Her mother would never do any evil to her. She loved her to bits not like she is adopted and even seem guilty if she was injured or hurt. No way would her mother try to use horrible magic in her.
Does Josephina have a split personality?
Meanwhile in the office.
Joseph stared at Joseph resuming her cold face.
"Who is it?"
Joseph closed his eyes tired and opened them. He pinched his palm remembering the promise he silently swore to himself.
"I don't know mother..she didn't tell me"
Josephina drummed her long nails on the expensive wooden table. She stared silently at Joseph.
"I know you have deduced who did it"
It was a statement.
Now that she made a promise to Winter she can't break it no matter what! So she could only get it from Joseph.
"I don't know mother" Joseph shook his head.
Josephina paused and walked up to him caressing his cheek tenderly.
"Take care of her properly next time, you need her"
Joweph nodded his body stiff from his mother's touch.
"You can go"
He bowed and leave.