Forbidden Boys by Chantal Cross

Author:Chantal Cross [Cross, Chantal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: https://chantalcross.com
Published: 2019-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

17

Ebony

The white haired woman smiles down at me from her great height, hair tossing in a breeze that doesn’t seem to be touching me. Her warm grin stretches across her face, crinkling her eyes. I feel instantly at ease, she even soothes the anxiety from my interaction with Glaw.

“My dear, it’s so lovely to see you again! How fresh and beautiful you look.”

“I’m sorry, but have we met?”

“Of course, my dear. You don’t remember me?”

I look her over incredulously. She’s not the kind of person you could forget.

“I’m sorry, I really don’t.”

She leans over and peers into my face, searching my eyes with intense curiosity.

“It’s me, Snow White. It's Berwyn.”

Why is she calling me Snow White? My name is Ebony Black. Now my mind is going completely off track. I think I might have crossed dimensions on the way out of the party. First Glaw and now this.

“I’m sorry…” I don’t know how to say this without offending this Berwyn lady. She seems really nice, but maybe she’s a bit unhinged. Intense magic work can do that.

“I am really sorry.” I’m so tired of apologizing, especially when I’m not even sure what for, “But I think you may have me confused with someone else.”

Berwyn pulls back, examining me critically then swooping in again to look deep into my eyes.

“Well. Alright then my dear, if you say so. I apologize. I can see in your eyes that you have not awakened, but your soul is still there, shining out from the depths of your eyes.”

I resist the urge to scratch my head. “Okay.” I’m tempted to apologize again. It’s almost like a reflex. “I’m sure I’ve never seen you before. So, if you had me mixed up with someone else, that would make sense.”

Berwyn smiles that wide smile again, making her eyes crinkle. “I’m sure you’ve heard the stories, dear. You must know who I’m talking about.”

“Well, of course! I just don’t know what it has to do with me.”

Berwyn nods sagely, as if this is great wisdom.

I go back to thinking she might be a bit deranged.“I’ve never seen you around school before,” I say trying to change the subject as well as remind her I don’t know her. “But you seem familiar with Glaw?”

“Yes, dear one. I’m a researcher. Not as boring as it could be in the human world. I visit ancient sites collecting artifacts and translating hieroglyphs. I also sit in old libraries and pour through old books, but it’s not all my time.”

“That sounds exciting.”

“Oh, truly, it is! So many people don’t appreciate the variety of ancient texts out there. I just returned from Gobekli Tepe.”

“Oh… I’ve never heard of it.”

“Alas, not many people have.” Berwyn shakes her lovely head. “The cradle of civilization, and most people, in our world and the human one, don’t even know of it. So many people are fascinated by Egypt, but I tell you, the Egyptians were a bunch of arrogant nuts. Obsessed with material wealth but the eternity of afterlife at the same time.

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