Kelly and Mischia tried to go around them, but they stood firmly without moving and didn’t allow the girls to move either. ‘I don’t think so,’ said the first man.
All of a sudden, something very strange happened. A haze of violet fog slowly appeared and surrounded them. People had previously been bumping into them on the street, but now they were outside this haze, and completely unaware of it. Only Kelly, Mischia, and the two men were inside of it.
What’s going on? Kelly wondered, looking around.
When they were completely surrounded, the scene changed, from Oxford Street to limbo; a white nothingness.
Seconds later, they were in the reception area of an open plan penthouse apartment. There were stairs to their left leading up to a bright landing at the top, two elegant silver doors to their right, which were a toilet and a utility room, the floor was wood panelled, but the stairs were carpeted. A seating area in front of them, overlooked the Excel Exhibition Centre, and a regal black woman in her fifties sat on a sofa, holding something in her arms.
‘Great. You’re here,’ said a young woman in her early twenties, walking up to them.
She handed them each a ring with a blue stone, but Kelly and Mischia were too stunned to speak or move.
‘Come on girls,’ she clicked her fingers, ‘put these on. Now please.’
The men walked towards the sitting area while Kelly and Mischia put the rings on.
‘By the way, my name is Qurepti, but call me Carissa.’ she said, introducing herself.
Kelly felt brave enough to speak. ‘What’s going on please?’
She looked so desperate and so disturbed, thrown into something so big, and not knowing what to do, where to go or exactly how much trouble she was in, Carissa really felt for her.
‘It’ll be explained to you, if you follow me.’
She led them into the sitting area, where the regal woman stood up and smiled at them.
‘Please sit down,’ she said.
The regal woman had a presence that was so powerful, Kelly and Mischia didn’t know whether to fear or trust her.
After a moment of looking at them she said, ‘my name is Pdothrui, but call me Justine. This is Azcrpt, otherwise known as Colin,’ she indicated the first man, ‘and Mquish, but call him Trevor.’ She indicated to the second man.
Kelly turned to the men and gave an uncertain smile.
Mischia was battling with a rising panic. What was all this? Who were these people? What did they want with them?
Justine sensed her feelings, and smiled. ‘Mischia, try to calm down and take it in your stride. You girls have stumbled upon something very complicated, something that you are not supposed to know about, something that didn‘t concern you. But, unfortunately, you are now very much involved, that is why you are here.’
It didn’t register with Mischia that Justine knew her name, when neither her or Kelly had said it.
‘What is happening?’ Kelly asked, worriedly.
Justine looked at them intensely for a few moments, then sighed and began to explain.
‘We are from a place called Wymasiriah,’ she started, Kelly and Mischia looked blank, she continued, ‘we are on this planet because of Ywoth, a Being from our world, who is on a mission to overthrow the Wymasirian Council, and take over. He came to Planet Earth because of the easily available energy here,’ she paused. Mischia and Kelly blinked twice. ‘What you stumbled upon yesterday was a ritual, and you disturbed it,’ she said to Kelly.
‘W-what does that mean?’ asked Mischia.
‘It means that you’re now both involved, and we need to keep you protected, and therefore, alive.’ She shook her head ‘It won’t be easy because Ywoth is in pursuit of you.’
‘W-what does he want with us?’ Asked Kelly.
‘You disturbed his ritual, which means he cannot use that body. He needs another body – yours.’
The images of the cat and the dead man in the office were too much for Kelly, and she began to hyperventilate, Mischia put an arm around her. ‘Breathe Kelly, breathe,’ she said.
Justine stood up and walked over to Kelly, put gentle hands on her shoulders, looking deep into her eyes. Instantly, Kelly was filled with a sense of peace and calm. She stopped hyperventilating and looked at Justine.
‘What are we going to do now?’ She asked fearfully.
‘You’re going to stay alive.’