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✯Chapter Eleven✯
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THE AMBER EYES OF FAITH
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ARIZONA'S POV
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A KNOCK ON THE DOOR

Now, who could that be? And why are they disturbing me at this hour?

I opened the door to find Cynthia, Lydia, and My Cynthia standing there.

“Thank God you’re all okay,” I said, still trying to shake off sleep.

My Cynthia gave them a signal  and they entered the room.

Cynthia took a seat on My Cynthia’s bed while Lydia settled on mine.

I admired my bed from a distance. I love this bed, but not more than my real bed at home.

“So, what’s going on? Why are you all suddenly in my room?” I asked.

“We need you there,” Cynthia said seriously. “There’s something we need to sort out, and it must be quick.”

“Okay,” I answered awkwardly. “I thought you didn’t need me.”

“We need you there now, so stop arguing and just follow,” Cynthia urged.

A few minutes later, I was dressed in a black jumpsuit and black Nike sandals.

We walked to the meeting place and, to my surprise, found ourselves inside a building.

When we arrived, I saw Arianna looking like she’d just survived a heart attack. Jane was staring at me as if I’d stolen her boyfriend.

I glanced at Jacob, who casually walked over to where My Cynthia was.

What is wrong with me?!! What kind of name is My Cynthia?  I should shorten it to something more presentable.

"Let me see" I whispered to myself. "Cyn will do! Yeah it will"

And Cole was there too, as emotionless as ever.

I also noticed two more people and John, who sat in a corner, acting as if the world had rejected him. I’ll need to have a talk with him one day.

“So, why did you wake me up?” I asked, trying to lighten the mood.

“We need to talk,” Cyn said, emphasizing the word “need.”

“Okay,” I said, dragging a seat to complete the circle we’d formed.

“So, while I was there, the beast spoke,” Cyn began.

“Why didn’t any of us understand what it said? And why was it you it chose?” Jane asked, sounding a bit envious.

“I don’t know,” Cyn admitted honestly.

“Okay, continue,” I said, ignoring Jane’s glare and focusing on Cyn.

“Well, it spoke, and I haven’t really shared what it said yet. It was pretty frightening at first,” she sighed.

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FLASHBACK
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It leapt at me. I was scared initially, but when I looked into its eyes, they seemed to resemble my mother’s. Sorry, I mean it had my mother’s eyes.

“You look like her,” it said. I was confused about what it meant.

“What… do you mean?” I stammered.

“Where is she?” it asked again.

“Where is who?” I asked, now bolder. “You’re confusing me.”

“Her sister,” it pointed at Arianna.

PAUSE

“That’s why it pointed at you earlier,” Cyn said, glancing at Arianna who snorted.

CONTINUATION

I looked at Arianna.

“Why are you looking for her sister?” I asked again.

“Why should we tell you why we’re looking for Arizona?” it asked in a hoarse voice. “If you hand her over, we’ll tell you why,” it said with a sort of smile. Or at least, it seemed happy.

“And get betrayed? No thanks,” I replied.

“This is why your sister was taken, why your mother died—because of YOUR stubbornness. Stupid girl,” it said.

Then the voices came back...

PAUSE

“Sorry, I’m drifting off,” Cyn said with an apologetic smile.

“No, keep going. Tell us everything the beast said,” I urged with a smile.

“Yeah, say everything, no holding back. Unless it’s extremely personal,” Lydia added.

Cyn nodded and continued.

CONTINUATION

Then the voices returned, blaming me for everything bad that happened.

“Why! No! I silence you with the blood of Jesus,” I commanded. I don’t pray well, but I still try.

“You can’t stop it,” it snapped, clearly referring to the voices. “Arizona is a threat to us. If we don’t have her, she’ll destroy our Kingdom. Our precious Kingdom,” it said. I stared at it.

Then it left, walking into the darkness.

“None of you should come here again. If you do, I’ll eat you,” it said as it vanished.

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FLASHBACK ENDS
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“And then we ran and came out,” Cyn finished.

“It also asked me where you were,” John said, looking at me.

It was difficult not to laugh at his voice, but I didn’t want to mock him.

“Thanks for the information,” I smiled at him, and he blushed slightly. “When I was younger, they started tormenting me because I’m a Christian.”

“So, this is what it’s all about? You?!” Jane snorted.

“Not just me. It’s not here just for me. Someone or something must have brought it into the physical world, and now it’s using that opportunity to torment us,” I explained.

I looked away from John and faced Cole, who seemed to be the leader of this small group.

“ When we graduate, who will take care of the younger kids in this school?” I suddenly asked, and silence followed. “Okay, so we need to kill it,” I suggested, earning several glares.

“How?” Arianna asked.

“Well, we might not be able to kill it alone—” I began, but Jane interrupted.

“That’s why we should leave it alone instead of risking our lives,” Jane glared at me.

“No,” I disagreed. “I know someone who can help us kill it.”

“Who?” the guy sitting next to Lydia asked. Cyn had told me his name was uh... what was the name she called?

I think Maxwell. Yeah Maxwell.

“Exactly,” Jane said, raising her voice a bit. “Who in the world can defeat that beast? Even an elephant couldn’t because it’s powerless, and that’s the only thing bigger than the monster. Let me guess, God is the ‘someone’ you know? God can’t come down and kill those beasts for you. Find your God and, if he answers you—maybe by then we’ll all be married—you can call us, and we’ll clap for you,” she said, talking too much as usual.

“You really talk without thinking, which is quite embarrassing,” I said, slipping out the comment in frustration.

“What?” she asked.

“Sorry,” I said immediately, waving it off. “Anyway, I was planning to invite God to help us and someone else,” I said with a smile.

“Please, no,” Arianna said. “Don’t tell me it’s who I think it is?”

“Oh yes, it’s exactly who you think it is,” I smiled.

“And who would that be?”

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