PRESENT***
Silence...
Everywhere was so quiet that even if a pin was dropped, it would make a sound
Noone said anything, everyone lost in their thought
'So, mother too had a ring? Seventh guardian ring?'
This is all confusing and frustrating, so now I have to kill that damn dragon? The one who started all these? He came as a friend to mother's father, my grandfather. That means he could be anywhere around me, I need to be careful
"Isabel..." Mother started "I know, i shouldn't have ran away then...and it's all my fault and-"
"It's nothing to be sorry about, mom, everyone had their own choices"
"It's your birthday in a few months, Isa, I think we still have a little time for you to practice with the spell book"
I turned to Michael "Spell book? Like the one that guy called Dean gave Aunt Tasha?"
He nodded "I would ask him to give it to you too"
"My birthday is in a week's time, there is nothing I need to do before that right?" Rahila asked
"Nothing is happening to you on your eighteenth birthday dear, but..you would be given your spell book too"
"So mom, when I get the spell book, what happens?" She asked again and thank god she did cos I was about asking too
"If you are determined to be a guardian, your energy door would open after you've mastered the spells"
Weird? I've only read about spells in books
"What about yourself, mom? Did you master everything too and your energy door opened?" Rahila kept on asking questions
Natasha chuckled, "Of course my dear, I still am the sixth guardian" She raised her hands up and there it was, a ring too
"How come we never saw yours, mom?" Rahila exclaimed
"I hide it myself"
"So you knows spells that can hide something ?"
"You would know everything when you get the book, Rahila" This time it was Michael that answered her curious questions
I never actually noticed that Aunt Tasha had a ring too. Oh! that was why she was able to appear to me at my school and took me into that darkness mother called an illusion
"So how do we go about your birthday next week, Rahila?" Mom asked
"Well..I have no specific plans" She shrugged
"Okay then, how about we throw a party, you invite some of your friends?"
Huh? Mom was suggesting a party? This was damn weird...I'm sure Mirabel would jump around the house happy that there was going to be a party
"Party?, I don't think that is necessary"
"Why not Tasha? Dont you want it Rahila?"
"I do Aunt Nora" Rahila said her head down, it was the first time she was ever going to be throwing a party for her birthday
"Fine! But that would be at our house, Nora, we've inconvenienced you enough"
"You are leaving soon?"
"Yeah tomorrow after school"