The Chronicles of Winterset: Oracle by K.G. Reuss

Author:K.G. Reuss [Reuss, K.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.G. Reuss
Published: 2016-07-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Calix dropped me off at my house and even walked me to my door. He was acting incredibly strange, though, and kept looking around like he was checking for someone.

“Are you going to Kevin’s party?” he asked as we stopped at my door.

“Yeah, Mel is supposed to come pick me up after the homecoming game,” I replied as I unlocked my front door.

“I have something I need to take care of so I’ll see you there, OK?” he inquired, looking around nervously again. I furrowed my brows and tried to follow where he was looking but didn’t see anything out of the ordinary, even though I still had a creepy feeling.

“Yeah, sure,” I replied.

“Hey, Ana?” Calix asked turning back around to face me. “Have you seen anything strange lately?”

“Strange?” I asked. “Like what?”

“I don’t know. Forget about it,” he said, stepping off my stoop. “I’ll see you tonight.”

Before I could pursue the odd question further, he was already climbing into his car. I shook my head and went upstairs to my room and pulled off his jacket.

Crap. I forgot to give it back to him.

I brought it near my face and took a big whiff of it. The smell was intoxicating, and I felt like a nut job smelling his coat, but it was so worth it. I put my hands in the inner lining after noticing something heavy within it.

Inside was the same flask he’d given me the day I’d had the headache. I was surprised I hadn’t felt it while wearing the coat.

I opened the flask and took a whiff of it. It didn’t have much of a smell, so I bit my lip nervously, contemplating my next move.

I was not uptight.

I tipped the flask to my lips and let some of the sour fluid into my mouth. It definitely wasn’t the same stuff as had been in it before. This tasted bitter. Like a storm. Then sweet. Like bliss. I drank until there was nothing left in the flask.

My vision fogged. I reached out to my dresser to stop from falling and was fortunate enough to catch myself. I slowly lowered my shaking body to the floor and leaned against the wall as the colors of the room swirled.

Wildflowers.

They were everywhere, but there was something very wrong with my beautiful flowers. A fire, hot and merciless, engulfed them, their delicate petals folding and curling only to become ashes.

I looked around, desperate to escape from the field, but only walls of fire surrounded me. And then there he was, standing on the other side of the field of flowers, his hands held out as he commanded the flames.

Nihilist.

“Why?” I cried out, trying to run to him to get him to stop. But fire would erupt in front of me each time I made progress, the hot flames singeing my skin and clothes.

He ignored me and commanded the flames higher. They rose into the sky, and in the distance, I could hear the frantic cries of people in the town bordering the majestic palace.

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