Cursed Blood | Chaelisa

Chapter 34.

"Lisa is right," Mom said with her worried eyes. "You have to go somewhere else."

I looked back at the two people who really cared about me. Maybe hiding might sound like a cowardice choice, but for the half-bloods like us, it could be a smart decision. And for my mom's sake, I had to nod in agreement.

"Okay, so where to?" I asked.

"The Ultara Academy," Jennie's accented voice said from the couch. We all turned to look at her.

"What did you say?" I asked.

"The Ultara Academy has special security systems modeled after the famous architectures around the world. If you activate all the codes, it will turn every part of the school into military protection." Jennie continued in her most charismatic tone. "Trust me, the school is the most secure place to hide."

"You're just a newbie," I said, impressed. "How could you know so much about it?"

Jennie uncrossed her legs and stood up straight. Her face held high as she took a few steps towards us.

"Because the Kim family built it three hundred years ago," she said with a shrug.

Lisa and I looked at each other. We just didn't know what to think.

A moment later, Mom packed me a big load of an overnight bag. Then we drove back to the school in Lisa's car. Mom sat with me while Jennie and Lisa sat at the front. They both didn't talk at all. Mom told me she had to meet the Headmistress in person, maybe to ask permission for my temporary stay or stuff like that.

After our car went past all sensors and scanners of the Ultara gate, we parked at one of the convertible parking lots and entered the Ancient Hall together.

"You don't have to come with us, Chaeyoung," Mom said, "You can stay with your friend." And before I could say anything, she and Lisa went straight to the Headmistress's office, leaving me and Jennie behind.

"Okay, I better go back to my room now," Jennie said. Then all of a sudden, an excellent idea popped into my mind.

"No, you come with me," I said and grabbed her hand.

"Hey!" She said, "Where are you taking me?"

"My friends' suite,"

"You've gotta be kidding me!" She said and tried to brush my hand off, but I kept a firm grip, carefully not to break her wrist. "Let me go!" She yelled again.

"I want you to apologize to my friends like a civilized human being," I said firmly, turning to look at her in the eyes. "I'm sure, they will understand after they listen to you."

"Uh huh? So that you guys can finish me off later?" She said.

"Do you want to change or not?" I asked, and she blinked a few times as if to consider the idea. I guess I had gotten through to her somehow. "Admit it, Jennie. You really need help."

Jennie glared at me like she wanted to throw me out of the window again. But then with a low hiss, she finally nodded.

"Alright, to hell with it," she said. But before we started to walk again, Jennie paused and looked down at our joined hands.

"There's a reason I don't let certain people touch me," she said.

"Oh yeah? Sorry," I said with a big sound of 'duh' and released her. Who wants to touch her anyway?

"Unless you want to transmit your energy to me and get high from my touch," she added smugly, "- which you already did."

After she told me that, I noticed I was feeling kind of light-headed, but it wasn't dizziness. It was more like a mini rush of a roller coaster-like feeling.