The rest of Jon's day was surprisingly normal. He ran into Yuki...no Julie Meshida in the hall a few times. He spotted Zoe hanging out with what must have been her new friends. The surprising part was she looked happy...not her usual sour and angry expression. It did give him pause. Sarah wasn't a bitch, Zoe wasn't a hothead. And Wesley Meadows, as well as Sarah's parents were still missing, and possibly others he didn't know about.
While he tried to contemplate that, heading home after school, Sarah was sitting in Athena's bedroom, holding her hands, her eyes closed, trying to concentrate as Athena spoke in this soft, soothing voice. Sarah was starting to zone out as she did...but it felt good. And then suddenly her eyes snapped open...wide awake.
Athena seemed confused. "Sarah, are you all right?"
She blinked, "What? Why?"
"You were acting...possessed. I can't explain it any better. You said the cruelest things...and you didn't sound the same." Athena looked a bit disturbed. "I mean...I knew something was going on with you, but..."
Sarah felt horrified at the idea. She was actually starting to like Athena. She was a bit weird, but interesting. "Maybe we should just do something else for a while," she suggested.
"You want to go to the mall?"
"The mall? You don't really seem like the shopping type."
Athena shrugged. "I don't really go there for the shopping. I like to just watch what is going on."
Sarah paused. "Sure..."
Athena looked at her, feeling like the darkness she had seen from her was fading.
