441: THIRTEEN YEARS OLD (5)

THIRTEEN YEARS OLD (5)

"That woman." Hope nodded toward the creepy woman with golden eyes, who was still smiling at her. "She has beautiful eyes." She murmured.1

"Hm?" Yet Rena frowned and followed Hope's line of sight, only to see nothing. "What woman? I don't see anyone there."

Rena's comment made Hope freeze and turn her head slowly, as natural as she could, hoping that the other woman didn't realize it, though it was impossible, as their eyes had already met.

"Nothing. Never mind what I said just now." Hope grabbed Rena's wrist to pull her to join Aidan and Gary at the side, where two servants were helping them to prepare the barbecue stuff.

Rena frowned at Hope, but she didn't ask anymore questions when Sebastian and Alyssa joined them and the small party began. 

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Hope was checking her phone again and again. The time almost hit midnight, but this small party was far from over. 

Now she truly regretted her decision as Sebastian called his other friends to come and join them. 

Ten boys around the age of fifteen to twenty and three more girls, just a few years older than Hope and her friends. 

This barbecued party turned wilder with music and all. And, Hope hated it to the bones. 

She checked her phone once again and risked to be scolded when she tried to call Kace's number, but his phone was not active, neither was Lana's.

Now, Hope was sitting at the corner, the most quiet place in this backyard, away from the people who were dancing happily near the swimming pool. Alyssa and Rena were among them.

Hope didn't know if her two best friends were usually like that. It seemed this wasn't the first time they were in this kind of situation as they could fit in just fine with new people.

Well, unfortunately Hope didn't have the ability to adapt that fast. Even when almost all the boys there were trying to make a conversation with her, she chose to scurry away and hid herself here. 

Not to mention the woman with the golden eyes, who was still staring at Hope from the same position where she first saw her.

It was not normal for those creatures to directly look her in the eyes, yet as though she knew Hope could see her, that woman continued staring at her. 

Once again, Hope tried to call Kace's number, but it didn't go through. He was still out of reach.

"What are you doing, hiding alone here?" It was Aidan, again. He slurred as he plopped his body down next to Hope. 

Aidan's body was reeking with alcohol, but he looked sober enough for someone who had drank too much. 

"Were you trying to call home?" Aidan glanced at the phone in Hope's hand. "Don't worry, Sebastian would drive the three of you back."

Hope could only roll her eyes dramatically. She highly doubted that, seeing how Alyssa and Sebastian were nowhere to be seen. 

"Nice necklace." Aidan commented when he saw Hope playing with her pendant absentmindedly. "Can I see it?"

The necklace was the same necklace that Kace had given her for her first birthday, Lana told her about it and she always wore it ever since. 

"Please, just for a little while." Aidan prodded, he stretched out his hand, asking Hope to allow him to take a look of it. 

Hope was hesitant, she never took off the necklace before, yet what harm could be done by her letting Aidan see it for a little while, right?

Thus, she pulled the necklace over her head and put it on Aidan's open palm, the rays of the moon fell on the pendant, which was a replica of the moon itself. 

However, the moment the necklace was with Aidan, he stood up and held it high to scrutinize it with his amber eyes. 

"This is a beautiful necklace." He said in a murmur.

Hope felt uncomfortable for some reason, she got anxious, especially when she didn't see the woman with golden eyes again across the swimming pool.

Where did she go?

"Yes, it is." Hope stood up next to Aidan as she extended her hands, asking for her necklace back. "Can I have my necklace back?"

Yet, the moment Aidan tilted his head to look back at her, his eyes were no longer the color of amber, but were golden. The same color as the woman's that she saw earlier. 

Aidan didn't say anything, but he grabbed the necklace and crushed it into dust only using a single hand of his. 

Hope's mind worked very late to discern the scene before her eyes. She was standing there, staring at the shattering pieces of her necklace that blew in the wind and when her eyes traced back to Aidan's eyes, only then did she understand that she was in deep trouble.

"You are not Aidan." That statement passed her lips in a whisper, but Aidan just smiled at her… creepily with eyes that were not even his. 

Hope squinted her eyes at Aidan or whatever he was now, from the corner of her eyes she could see Alyssa, Rena, Sebastian and all of his friends were clueless about whatever happening here.

Hope took a shaky breath as she glanced over at them, ready to run. 

However, before she could take a step away, everything had turned dark. The first thought that flashed in Hope's mind was; she passed out.

Yet, when Hope heard at least two or three girls screaming in surprise, she knew that wasn't the case, apparently it was a power failure. 

Realizing she was still standing in front of Aidan, whose part of soul was not his anymore, Hope immediately ran toward the crowd and found Alyssa.

"We have to get out of here!" Hope informed them nervously. 

"It's alright, Sebastian is already gone to check it." Alyssa giggled at Hope's expression, she just thought her friend only exaggerated her reaction. 

"No. You don't understand, we have to get out from here! Now!" Hope was half screaming at Alyssa and this made the girl widen her eyes questioningly.

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