The Secrets Within Saga: The First Human Hybrid (Book 1)

7.Welcome Home

"A wallet?"

"Look inside." she said enthusiastically. I opened it and found money inside and a transparent credit card. "It's for just in case you want to buy something , I'll be sending you and your sister money every 2 weeks."

"Thanks Nora." I said as I gave her a hug .

"Your welcome sweetie. And if you ever feel like coming home, the portals at your school are always open on weekends." she said as I walked out the door and smiled at her. I just knew our lives would be great here.

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When I arrived back at school, I headed straight for my dorm room.

"Hello? Nalia?" I looked around but wasn't there.

"She must be hanging out with her friends." I thought to myself. I took the clothes out of the bag and started putting them away, when I stumbled across the picture I picked up. All I could do was stare at it. I saw how happy we were. I didn't realize it, but I was crying.

"Verlaya? Are ok?"said Nalia as she walked in the room. I sniffled a little before I answered.

"Yea, it's nothing." As I sat the picture down on my bedside table, Nalia walked over to me. "Is that your family? "

"It was my family. My dad went missing when I was 10." Nalia wrapped her arms around me and pulled me close. "I'm so sorry."

"It's ok I live with my foster mom now so yea."

"I know what can cheer you up. The Kandi dorm is having a party at the lake. You should come."she said cheerfully.

"I don't know. I'm not really in the mood to be around people."

Nalia gave me a pouty face. "Pweaty pwease." She said in a baby voice.

Too tired to argue with her, I rolled my eyes at her and sighed. "Fine, but I'm not gonna like it."

"Sure you won't. Ok sit I wanna do your hair and I'll give you a dress to wear." I sat in her chair in front of her vanity and watched as she brushed my hair. My hair was actually really long. So long it almost reached my hips. "Your hair is really long. Have you ever cut it?"she asked.

"I actually cut it into a bob 2 weeks ago." She stopped brushing my hair. I looked at her reflection in the mirror and she looked shocked.

"It took you 2 weeks for you hair to get this long? The only creatures who's hair can grow this long and that fast are......mermaids."

"Well The Council said that I'm part mermaid and nymph but I don't believe that crap."

She gently pulled my hair back so she could style it . "Can you sing? "

"Of course I can."I sang. "What's that have to do with anything? " I said normally.

She continued styling my hair as she spoke. "Well mermaids have the most beautiful voices in the Dimensions and you have a beautiful voice. And not only that, mermaids usually have blue, green or what ever color oceans are as their eye color. "

I thought about what Nalia said. Ever since I was little I had an obsession with water and mermaids and not only that my eyes were blue. Maybe it was true.

"Done." I looked at myself in the mirror. My hair had been pulled back into a high ponytail with two long curled bangs one on each side of my face. "I look. I look..."

"Gorgeous. Um Verlaya your hair's turning burgundy."

I closed my eyes and concentrated on my emotions. "Is it still burgundy?"I asked with my eyes shut.

"No. Your a kaelitic too?" She said as she threw a dress to me.

"A kae-what?"I asked.

"It's when a creature's hair and eyes change color for certain emotions." She stated.

"Oh. That's why that happens." I put on the dress she gave me and it was a bit tight. "Is it supposed to look like this? "

Nalia gave me a wide-eyed look. "Yea it's a dress that can stretch and fit any size. It's suppose to show your curves."

I looked at myself in the mirror and the thigh-high dress made my curves stand out. "You know what, keep it. It looks fabulous on you."She said from inside her closet.

"Thanks." I was still looking at myself in the mirror when she came and stood next to me.

"Finished." She stood right next to me and started making funny faces in the mirror. She took a picture of us with her phone.

"Your done? Already?"I said as I gave her a confused look.

"Well when put makeup and magic together, this is the result." She walked across the room and opened the balcony door and motioned me to follow. Her wings suddenly appeared. I took her hand and once again, we were flying above the school.