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‘’Crawl under the water. Dive in it until you can’t see the lights!’’

‘’No, no! What are you do-‘’ I shouted but the water rushed into my mouth.

I was force to the bottom. I fought back, trying to get to the surface, but it was worthless. My lungs filled up with the water.

I woke up, gasping for oxygen.

‘’Enda!’’

I remarked I was in Zayn’s arms. Slowly, the memories of what had happen a moment later floated back in my head. He raised us both. He seemed confused, terrorised.

‘’Shit Enda. I should have come with you.’’ He said, squeezing me into a hug.

I breathed heavily, enjoying each inhales and exhales. This dream or so was… realistic.

‘’There was this tall figure… All black. I don’t know what it was doing to you, but you didn’t seem to love it. I yelled your name and it just disappeared.’’ He explained me.

I lifted my head up. How could that be possible? How could he saw the voice?

‘’Enda, you’ll have to explain me that. You told me you were just dealing with lost souls and you were the only one seeing them. How come I saw that one?’’

‘’It’s was-‘’ I started, but someone else cut me.

‘’Don’t Enda. If he knows, it could attack him.’’ Niall warned me.

I could see him, standing next to us. I was surprise to see him; I thought he stayed at my house. Niall had more information than me regarding the voice. I should keep my mouth shut. I looked him straight in the eyes and nodded just a little so Zayn wouldn’t noticed, but enough for Niall to see.

‘’I don’t know why.’’ I lied. ‘’I should probably go home. I’m sorry, Zayn.’’ I stepped back from the hug and walked to the front door.

‘’You’re sure? I mean, aren’t you afraid this lost soul could come back to you?’’ Zayn followed me.

‘’Yeah, don’t worry I’ll be fine. It’s just that… uh that lost soul his a bit tricky. He doesn’t particularly fancy the fact his dead. It will take time, but I’ll be able to deal with him and send him where he needs to be.’’ I lied again. I bit the inside of my cheek and put on my boots. Yes, since I have my glitch, I lied a lot to Granny, Liam or any other person who just saw me talking alone or in trance. In the beginning, I kept everything to me, but I couldn’t after Zayn asked me why I was so distant, why I was now avoiding him. That’s why I told him everything about my ability. He was septic, but he believed me. How? I’ll never know I guess.

That’s why I hated lying to him. He’s the only person that stood with me while everyone was laughing at me, screaming at me, ditching me.

‘’Okay… But please, Enda: call me or text me if anything happen.’’ He gave up.

‘’Don’t worry.’’ I zipped my coat. I hugged him tight before opening the door. The cold breeze hit our face. This will be a long walk.

‘’You’re sure you want to-‘’

‘’Zayn, I’m seventeen, not a baby.’’ I laughed.

He sighed and smiled, nodding. I exited and he closed the door.

I walked carefully on the street. I checked my phone; 9 pm. No wonder why I’m alone. This was a relief because I had to talk with Niall. I preferred verbally, not telepathically. Just when I thought about him, he was next to me.

‘’Can we talk about the ‘it’, or it’s in your head?’’ I asked him.

He shook his head. I was disappointed: so many questions were troubling my mind. Why did the voice charged on me? Again, I felt this power growing in me, and I wanted more. Did it tried to get in me, with his fingers? I touched my shoulder and pressed lightly where the voice aggress me. It hurt, but not that bad. Maybe the voice tricked a bit my imagination. I was sure it had pierced my skin. What surprised me the most in that strange accident was Zayn being able to see the voice. I huffed in frustration: I’m tired with all the questions with no answers.

Lost in my thoughts, I hadn’t had the time to dodge the obstacle in front of me. I bumped in the person.

‘’Oh, I-uh. Sorry.’’ Well done Enda!

‘’My bad.’’

My eyes stayed on the snowy asphalt. No way I’m going to looked at the boy so he could recognize who just slam into him. If he does, he would run away for sure and he’ll have another gossip about the witch. I resumed my walk, ignoring him completely.

‘’Enda?’’

I stopped dead on the track. He identified me. Crap.

‘’Enda Tierney, right?’’

I turned slowly around, but stop. Don’t talk to him, Enda. Just go. I restarted walking and augmented my pace.

‘’Wait, I won’t be harsh! Just listen to me!’’ The guy grabbed my wrist.

I finally dared to look at his face. He seemed vaguely familiar. He was older than me, maybe Liam’s age. Now I know where I saw him; it’s one of Liam’s friends. I saw him hanging with my brother at home. I never talked to him, either did he. I can’t replace his name on his face, though.

‘’I-uh. I… I don’t know how to approach this.’’ He chuckled and scratched his neck.

‘’Aren’t you afraid of me? I could cast a spell at any minute and curse you forever.’’ I sarcastically said. I know I’m not playing on my advantage, but if it could scared him and run off, I could just go at my house and tried to demystified the voice’s case.

‘’What if I tell you I am… I am sort of like you?’’

‘’Right. Stop fooling me.’’ I rolled my eyes.

‘’Fine then. I can see your friend over there.’’ He pointed Niall.

What?

Notes

So, Zayn saw the voice.
And Liam's friend saw Niall.
What's going on? In only two days, Niall brought mysteries all over Enda's life. And who he's Liam's friend?
How come he saw Niall? Does he is really like Enda? Or Niall becomes visible to everyone?