Chapter 211 - The Other Half of the Pendant (2) (2/2)

”But your mother wasn't wearing the necklace when we arrived to save her.” Aunt Patricia said. ”Alicia, remember carefully. Maybe she put it somewhere else, a place to keep it safe.”

I was deep in thought and I acted that I remembered something. ”Um I am not sure about this but I remember when I got sick with a high fever one day when I was young. Mama tried to take her salary in advance in the tavern she was working but the owner refused her. But when night came mama arrived with medicine for me. I wondered where the money she bought the medicine came from. That was when I realized days after that she wasn't wearing the necklace anymore.”

I looked at my aunt hoping she would buy this story of mine.

”Do you mean she pawned the necklace to buy some medicine?!” Aunt Patricia looked enraged.

”I-I am not so sure.” I replied. I can feel her grip on my hand tightening. ”Aunt Patricia. It… it hurts.” I was trying to pull my hand away. The pendant was grazing my palms.

”Are you telling me that Leticia pawned such a valuable artifact of Atlantia to buy a mere medicine?” Aunt Patricia was furious.

”But she bought it for me because I was sick.” I reasoned out. I looked at her in shock. Was she that angry because of the story I created?

”That is inexcusable! How could she?!” Aunt Patricia pushed me hard and I fell on the ground. ”That necklace is the treasure of our country. She should have kept it safe at all costs!”

Being pushed a few feet from the center of the room, I felt the pressing force once more.

'BADUMP…BADUMP'

My heart was beating heavily in my chest, my body was aching just trying to sit up on the ground. The invisible force was pushing me to the ground that I can't lift up my body without using much strength.

'This force is so strong.' My consciousness was starting to fade with the immense pressure I was feeling. I do not know what to do. This is the first time I felt this kind of magic and I don't have any knowledge of it.

My eyes were starting to close and my consciousness was fading. The last thing I saw was my aunt walking towards me. I looked at her with the last ounce of my strength and saw her face with worry in her eyes.

”Alicia…Alicia…” My aunt's voice was fading away and felt my consciousness fade away.

***

If you are not reading this in then I am sorry but what you are reading is clearly pirated.

Please say NO to PIRACY and support us writers with reading in the site below:

/amp/book/12507300405677105

Thanks,

Les01