Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-39711609-20191116164907/@comment-39711609-20191228002238

Chapter 7

'''Turning quickly, cheeks flushed, Sophie saw Fitz, flanked by Grizel. Let me take care of this, she transmitted to Keefe as she stepped forward and grabbed Fitz’s hand. She led him toward the Panakes tree. '''

'''“So, I know this is really hard to explain, but I’m gonna be straight with you. I like Keefe. A lot”'''

'''The hurt on his face was obvious. '''

'''“I still want to be friends,” Sophie reassured him. “I definitely want to still be Cognates, but I just...don’t feel the same way I used to.”'''

'''Fitz replied calmly, “Well, I can’t say I like it, but what I will say is I do and always will love you. We absolutely can still be Cognates, as long as you promise to share everything except the Keefe stuff because I don’t really want to know about all that.”'''

'''He had tears rolling down his cheeks now, and Sophie didn’t know what else to do, so she gave him a hug, putting her arms cautiously around him. '''

Seeing Keefe over Fitz’s shoulder, she mouthed, “He’ll be okay.”

Then, pulling away, she gently told Fitz, “I’ll always be your friend, you know that right?” 

'''A sorrowful smile touched his cheeks. “Yeah. Me too.”'''

“Well,” said Grizel, “How about we discuss what Fitz dragged me here for originally?”

'''They all looked at Fitz, who was still standing close to Sophie. Keefe had moved on her other side and grabbed her hand, so Grizel was left standing in front of the three of them.'''

'''“Well, I was talking to Linh, and she recovered a missing memory. She has an older sister, apparently. Her name is Rayana,” said Fitz. '''

'''Sophie’s heart leapt into her throat, her brain taking too long to make the connection. Rayana...Rayana… She had heard that name before. Where was it? Was she a girl from school? No… Someone from Exilium? Then she remembered. Rayana was the person in the forgotten secret! What did she have to do with anything? If she was Tam and Linh’s sister, than that memory couldn’t be very old.'''

'''“Did Linh find out how old her sister was?” Sophie asked. '''

'''“No, but the memory was in Lighthaven, and Linh said that her parents moved away from there 80 years ago. Rayana must be a lot older than Linh and Tam,” Fitz replied. '''

'''“Lighthaven? I’ve never heard of that before.”'''

'''Keefe jumped in. “It’s a place where flashers can practice best because the light is easier to sense there. There are actually multiple houses there. It’s pretty much the only Elvin neighborhood.” '''

'''“Does that mean Rayana is a Flasher?” asked Sophie. '''

'''“Yeah. I remember hearing from Luiza that even just being there made her more powerful,” said Fitz. '''

'''“Okay, this is a lot of information. I need some time to think. I’ll call you both later, alright?” '''

'''Without waiting for a reply, Sophie turned and walked toward her house. The sun was just shimmering over the surface of the ocean, creating a beautiful scene, but Sophie was too tired to enjoy any of it. '''