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Was the trial made to force us to confront our siblings or loved ones in general? I wonder if Blair saw Professor North or Professor D’Angelo.
“Ophelia!”
“Hmm?” I snap out of my thoughts, only to realize Blair’s facing me with her hands on my cheeks.
“H-How are you using my gift?”
“Gift?” I question in confusion. “This isn’t your doing?”
“Me? I was knocked out,” she acknowledges the obvious, making me realize this may be my doing without realizing it.
“Oh…” The cat may be out of the bag, but weirdly enough, I don’t mind if Blair knows about my capabilities. It’s really odd to me because I don’t trust easily. This also isn’t the place to put yourself out there unless you want to be hit with your ultimate weakness.
Blair just seems… different. Why?
“Why are you here?” She looks confused. “This… we’re in the water depths, yes?”
“Mhmm.” I look up, barely seeing the glint of light from the surface. “I think we’re at the bottom of it.”
“I must have passed out…” she mutters to herself and frowns. “Did you find me?”
“When I woke, I saw a glint of gold down here. Wasn’t sure and was going to go up, but I saw it again,” I explain.
“Wait…” She’s putting the pieces together. “Did you venture down here because you thought it was me?”
I don’t answer. Instead, I stare upward, wondering what will face us when we do reach the surface.
“Ophelia.”
Lowering my eyes so they meet her softened gaze, I admire the way her eyes twinkle with gratefulness.
“Thank you, Ophelia.”
“I thought there’s a saying that pretty people can’t die,” I mutter, hoping we can move on.
It feels weird being thanked by someone.
When you live in a community that assumes you’ll be of aid because you’re from a powerful family with a reputation, it’s awkward when someone actually acknowledges the goodness you do for them.
She places her finger on her lips, making me question her with a brow raise. She then smiles.
“Your secret is safe with me.”
My secret… she means she won’t tell anyone about this?
I slowly nod.
“Let’s swim back up,” she encourages with haste. “But when we get to the top, let’s cut out our magic entirely.”
Seems like a smart plan.
Nodding in agreement, we find the strength to swim upward. By the time we’re closing in on the surface, I’m mentally accepting that I would have died trying if I’d tried to get up here by myself.
Whatever Blair’s gift consists of can manipulate the pressure outside her golden barrier walls. If I’d come up on my own accord, my body would have become a squished vessel in nanoseconds.
I wouldn’t have realized I was dead until it already happened.
Approaching the surface, we take deep breaths as we cancel out the flow of magic that shields our bodies. The golden scales fade to pure black before sliding off our flesh like old skin. It floats downward to the dark abyss of the waters below while we pierce the surface of what I quickly realize is…
