18 City of Ravens 4 (2/2)

”It's all your fault! I was researching the symbols you gave me since my laptop died I was using a public pc, but they don't have any good software. My friend offered me to use her laptop, so I installed the program, entered the symbols, and left it running waiting for results. That was two days ago. When I woke up yesterday and went to check if something came up… there was nothing! Everything was gone!”

”The program didn't work? That's it?”

”NO! I meant my friend! She was gone, alongside all her things there was not even a speck of dust left! And there were people in black suits asking all sorts of questions. Where was she from, how was she behaving, did she find anything unusual lately, she was a terrorist?! They showed me the symbols and asked if I saw them anywhere! I want to know what the hell are those symbols now, or I will go to them and rat you out, NOW!”

What is happening?! These symbols are from my arm, how would anyone else know about them? If the ruins were found and someone was tracking me down now, it would be… I have no idea!

In the ruins, only on the altar were there any similar symbols, and I found that place by complete accident, after so many years it looked like I was the first one there. Unless someone found a similar place, like Master. And now looking for other people that found other places like that!

”I need to call someone.” I said while taking out the flip phone from my backpack and called Master. The call went through, and Master answered. I told him what happened to Emily and asked him what I should do.

”It depends if you trust that Emily. If you do fill her in. If you don't, only make sure she doesn't talk, no matter how. Stay hidden, don't let them know who you are, how you look, or what you can do. I can't be sure if these people are the same that I met, but that doesn't matter. Stay safe, I will get back as soon as I can.”

When we finished talking I looked at Emily, she was still pretending to read a magazine. When she learned that someone was looking into these symbols, she didn't rat me out. She contacted me. She told me everything. I couldn't be sure if I can trust her hundred percent, but you need to take risks in life.

”I can tell you everything, but if I do, depends on what will you do after I do. I can't have these people learning about me having these symbols, so if I tell you anything, you would have to leave this place. I will hide you, and until this situation is resolved, it would need to stay that way.”

”What did you get me into?”

She asked in a confused voice, she still was looking at her magazine, but her eyes were closed. She was thinking. Listening to my story of how I got the symbols on my arm, sometimes in a low voice asking questions, a few minutes later there was only silence between us.

I watched as the students moved back and forth waiting for Emily to say something, from time to time taking a peek at her expression that was continually fluctuating. As I was about to say something, Emily put down her magazine and looked me in the eyes.

”I will go with you. I don't know what will happen, but it will be more interesting than watching you getting arrested. What now?”

”Thank you for trusting me. We need to leave, as soon as possible. You can't show up at your dorms, we go now and take a bus to Hawkesbury, there you will cut your hair, dye them, buy new clothes. Then we will board another bus to Algonquin town, we will stay there.”

”Let's go then.”

”Wait. Tell me, why did you agree? You are leaving so much behind.”

”I have my reasons, but they are not for you to hear, let's go now.”

We left the campus while making sure that no one was following us. After taking a bus to Hawkesbury, we found a small shop and bought everything we needed. Emily cut her hairs short and dyed them blond. We then left for Algonquin town on a bus and arrived the next day in the morning.