Who am I

Chapter seven

I didn't go home that weekend I stayed with Shreya but she drove me home at eleven on Sunday night.

"Now remember your mum mustn't find out about this, you never know how she'll react" I nodded then left the car and went into my house.

"Mom I'm home" I shouted as I entered the dark living room the only light downstairs was from the window, I guessed that my mum was sleeping and went to bed myself hoping what happened Saturday morning, with the pancakes didn't happen again.

I woke the next morning after my alarm went off, I got ready for school and went down for breakfast I couldn't smell pancakes so I breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the kitchen with an extra skip in my step.

"Morning mom, did you sleep well?"

"Mm morning Hun I slept fine how was your weekend?"

"It was good" I told her as I poured myself some cereal "the party was great I got some cool presents including a book on vampires." I smiled remembering the book Arimas gave me

"That's nice Hun I'm glad you had fun" my mum was saying as I sat down at the table ready to eat "so um Annie called on Saturday I told her you were at the party" I nearly choked on my cornflakes.

"You did WHAT" I shrieked "why did you tell her mom god!!!" I stood up putting my hands on my forehead

"I didn't know she wasn't to know sorry hunny" she told me as she walked to me and rubbed my arm

"No mom it's ok, it's fine I'll handle it, thanks for the warning though" I put my bowl in the sink, kissed my mum bye, got my bag and shoes and left for school it shouldn't be a problem right? She's my best friend I'm sure she'll understand I have nothing to worry about I told myself I entered the school grounds ten minuites later and spotted Annie and Andrew

"Hey guys" I called they saw me and instead of smiling and answering me they walked away without a word, as if they hadn't seen me, ok, I thought that was weird. I went to class and sat next to Annie "hey Ann" I said she gave me an evil look then stood and went and sat next to Todd at the front I slumped in my chair whilst the class looked at me then at Annie then started to whisper amongst themselves, great this was going to be the talk of the school for a week now. Oh no don't you go thinking I'm exaggerating we have never fallen out we've been friends since the beginning of time literally we were friends the first day we met in nursery that's kindergarten for you Americans (no offence to anyone). maybe I should talk to Andrew so I had to wait until lunch this was going to be a long morning. Now if someone put a g*n to my head and asked me what I had learnt in lessons that morning I'd probably get shot as I didn't pay attention in any of my classes I knew my grades would drop but at the time I didn't care I needed to decide what I was going to say to my friends without revealing my secret this was going to be tough as we had no secrets this is why I kind of maybe understood why Annie was upset and angry with me I had to make this right.

Lunch finally came and I spotted Annie and Andrew an the bleachers outside I knew they would be there as we always ate here

"Hi guys, please can I talk to you?" I asked keeping my distance the few students that were there left I smiled at them as they passed me as a thank you I recognised them as people we had helped Annie and Andrew looked at each other then Andrew moved over a little signaling me to join them I showed a small smile knowing this was a step in the right direction I went and sat next to Andrew away from Annie as she was on the other side of Andrew.

"So talk" he said after a while I took a deep breath.

"Ok look I know why you guys are angry" Annie scoffed and shook her head " but you have to let me explain I mean we're friends right"

"FRIENDS, FRIENDS INVITE EACH OTHER TO PARTIES" Annie shrieked Andrew told her to calm down

"Look the party on Friday was for you guys the party on Saturday was for Shreya I couldn't invite you"

"Why? we're your friends" Annie told me "your best friends... Or at least that's what I thought"

"No you are my best friends please Annie it wasn't up for discussion I couldn't invite you it was all adults it was pretty boring" I lied she shook her head

"I wouldn't have gone to the party Raven that party was for you to bond with your mother that's not the point its the fact that you didn't tell us about it, we don't keep secrets from each other how could you keep this a secret?" She cried and ran off

"Andrew...."

"I'm sorry Ray" he shook his head " Annie needs me" he said and ran after Annie I sat down on the bleachers, well that went well I thought to myself. I felt someone sit next to me I looked up to reveal Jen, the girl we helped last year

"You ok?" She asked I scoffed and shook my head "yeah sorry silly question, you wanna talk about it?" I thought for a while

"I couldn't invite them to the party Jen it wasn't for them it was for Shreya I have another life now a life that doesn't, can't and will never involve them, they need to understand that" she was silent for a while I knew she couldn't help this was hopeless but to my surprise she spoke

"I understand where you're coming from Ray but think about it from their point, you guys have never kept secrets you're inseparable and then this new women comes into your life and you get involved with her you spend less time with your two best friends and then to top it off you have a party with your new best friend" I looked at her in confusion yes the rest made sense but the last statement she smiled "your biological mum" she explained I nodded I could kind of understand this but still it wasn't necessary to involve them in everything

"Thanks Jen, you're a good kid" I told her she smiled

"Thanks" she said then stood and walked away leaving me once again with my thoughts so after the long and boring day of school I went into the toilets making sure no one saw me then went into a cubical and 'blinked' to Shreya's house I ended up in a dark room I tried to feel my way round but banged my knee into something

"Ahhh JESUS" I screamed a door opened somewhere

"Who goes there? I have combat training and I'm not afraid to use it"

"Relax Shreya it's me, I called as I rubbed my knee a light came on I was in a bathroom I had banged my knee into the bath

"Raven what are you doing in here?"

"I blinked okay? and ended up here" I told her in an irritated voice

"Wow someone's in a foul mood"she sang I sighed walking past her out of the bathroom

"I'm sorry okay I'm just really upset" she stayed silent for a while

"Hmm Jen seems like an intelligent girl, you know for a mortal" I gave her an evil look but when she smiled I smiled too "you wanna talk about it?" I shook my head no she already knew what was happening she could read my mind and besides I didn't want to talk about it

"Look Hun do you know how long I have been alive?" I shook my head "I've been around for hundreds of years and I speak from experience friends come and go, unless they're immortal" I thought about that for a bit

"Wait a minute" I sat up "what about my mum?" I looked at her for an answer she just smiled at me sadly I huffed well this puts a spanner in the works I lose my mum in the future "there must be something you can do" I asked I mean what's the point of being a witch if you can't save your loved ones

"There is nothing I can do" she said my shoulders slumped "but there is something others can do" she smiled the smile was contagious I smiled too forgetting all about Annie and Andrew

"What, what can someone else do?"

"Well a vampire could turn her or a werewolf can turn her" I thought about that "but it can't happen without her consent" well I could ask her but that would mean revealing my secret and that's a big no no "no Hun it's not a big no no don't think that mortals don't know our secrets we just have to make sure they're trust worthy"

"But my mum is trust worthy she won't tell anyone" I tried to assure her she nodded

"Maybe but I can't say the same about your so called friends" I nodded there was a chance my mum could stay with me but did I want her to be a vamp or a ware more to the point would she want to be? could I tell her the truth? I knew I could trust her but would this change our relationship? I mean I was okay with it because it was in my blood but her could she be okay with it? this was something I had to think about.

Ok guys sorry short chapter but this was kind of a filler hope you enjoy please drop a comment