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Chapter 7

Rachel took a sip of the blood that Hunter had poured for her into an old ivory shot glass. She felt better after the first sip. She didn’t realize how hungry she was—in fact, she couldn’t remember the last time she fed. It must have been days but her adrenaline was keeping her going. Her mind was only focused on one thing and that was to save Benji. She couldn’t give into her needs at a time like this—she had to find the Red Amulet and save him.

“So what have you and Benji been doing the last year?” Hunter asked.

Rachel thought for a moment, then realized she couldn’t answer that question. She honestly didn’t know what they’d been doing. She couldn’t recall one thing that had happened since their jump into the water. The only thing she remembered was her crazy mermaid dream—and even that was becoming a bit foggy to her. She couldn’t help but wonder if she was losing her mind or if someone had erased her memory. Was that even possible? Could someone have erased an entire year of her life? She didn’t know what to say.

“Well it’s funny you should ask,” Rachel said. “I happen to not remember what happened this year. It’s all a blur and in fact I don’t even feel a year older. It’s like I went to sleep and woke up and it was a year later.”

“What do you mean?” Penelope asked.

“It’s a strange feeling, I wish I could explain it better,” Rachel said.

“That’s odd,” Hunter chimed in. “Do you know then what happened to Benji? Why is he in danger and how did he get so hurt?”

Rachel looked back at Hunter, then at Penelope in shame. She was so upset that she didn’t know what had happened and that she couldn’t have done anything to prevent it. She wished she could have been there for him, to protect him, to care for him through this time but she couldn’t. Her emotions flooded her and she began to cry.

“I don’t know,” Rachel said. “And that’s what’s so hard for me. I don’t know what happened to Benji and I don’t know how to help him. I’m a terrible girlfriend. I just feel awful about the entire situation. I should have stopped it from happening.”

“Listen, Rachel. Benji loves you. Don’t beat yourself up over this. We will find a way to save him. I know this is hard for you, but please don’t blame yourself. You didn’t do anything wrong,” Hunter said. “You are an amazing person and I know he feels lucky and blessed to have found you.”

Rachel wiped her tears and looked back at Hunter.

“You’re right. I shouldn’t beat myself up, but I can’t help it. Imagine how you would feel if something happened to Penelope on your watch and you could have done something to prevent it but you didn’t. You would feel awful.”

“We will find the Red Amulet,” Penelope said. “As soon as we locate the coven book, we will find out how to get it for you. Don’t worry. I know this is a stressful time, but we will get through it together.”

“I don’t think you guys appreciate the urgency here. This is not a joke. You didn’t see him. I did. He’s lying in a cave right now in the middle of nowhere, dying. I don’t have time to sit around about talk about my feelings or yours or anyone’s. I need to get the Red Amulet. Can we please go to the frat house now? Please?” Rachel begged.

Hunter looked down at his watch, “We can leave here in a five minutes. We don’t want to be the firsts to arrive. We need to mix ourselves in with a big group of kids, too. We can’t just show up to the door the three of us. It’s too suspicious.”

“Why are you so worried about this other coven? Have they ever done anything bad?” Rachel asked.

“They haven’t yet, but we are not of the same coven. We do not have the same beliefs or missions in life. When you have a difference like this, it can mean life and death if you step over the line. If you get into an argument with one of their kind, you have no idea the ramifications.”

“C’mon guys, can we just leave now? I see a group of people walking over there now,” Rachel said as she peered out the window.

“I think we should be fine to go now Hunter,” Penelope said. “Let’s go find that book!”