Keefe POV:

I was passing the cafe on the way to the park to get some fresh air, and I saw an ambulance right next to an alleyway. That ambulance was loading in a blood-covered figure I couldn't make out... Sophie. Her friend stood next to the ambulance crying, and she watched as it drove away. I took this as an opportunity to approach her.

"Hello, I noticed you were crying and wanted to check if you're ok." I said, trying to summon some of the charm I had before in the lost cities. She replied to me, but it took me a moment to decifer her words. "My bff got jumped and I didn't do anything to stop it!" So she was Sophie's best friend? She started hiccuping, and I hugged her. When I did, I felt a shock when our skin touched. Then a rumble of thunder. Then the feeling of the concrete when she pushed me away, when three lightning bolts struck her. After, she seemed unharmed. When she remembered I was there, she shook her head and muttered to herself, but I made out the words. "I really need more telepath friends..." I jumped up and my jaw flew open. "You're an elf???" I whisper-shouted.

"How is everyone calling me out on that?" She asked, throwing her hands up in frustration. "I know it isn't exactly easy for chargers to hide their ability, but you weren't being very subtle..." She frowned, forgetting all about Sophie. I was crying an ocean inside, but I had to deal with the current problem at hand. 

"Lemme guess, you're an elf, too? Talentless?" She sassed. "No, empath." I corrected. "Now, can I get your number and can we go to Sophie in the hospital?" She seemed sort of shocked at my knowledge of Sophie, but she pulled out a permanent marker and wrote it on my wrist. I learned her name was Irena, and I told her about plan Foster-Keefe. She was on board with the plan, but she still hates me.

Sophie POV:

The next few weeks after getting discharged from the hospital went by in a blur of fun. Canter was nice. I told him about the Neverseen, and what my abilities were and gave him a demonstration. I met his wife, Darnia, who was a charger. Canter was a Empath, like his son, who's named Myren. During the weekend, I went home with Irena. They offered me a room to decorate and make my own. I was lucky to have been received by welcoming arms.

Now, I am sitting in the bed of my new room, and I am alone. The past weeks, I've thought about the mystery phone number that sits in the bottom of my bag. I think now is the time to call it. I get off the bed and ruffle through my bag. After a minute of searching, I find it and grab my phone. Taking a seat at my desk, I open my phone and dial in the number. I'm about to press call, but Irena bursts into the room without knocking and squeals. "Sophie!!!! I've got tickets to see the new KotLC movie! I also invited some cute boys," she smirks. She makes me change into a red spaghetti strap dress that shows wayyyy too much cleavage. 

After hair and Makeup, she says I can invite a plus one. I text Amy, who says she'll be there. I grab a fur coat to go with my dress and grab my purse. Ever since I got a room with my new family, I've stopped wearing my wig and contacts. Irena says that my real gold-flecked brown eyes are better than the fake green ones. At least in the forbidden cities, my brown eyes aren't strange. We walk down the stairs, and we're stopped by Myren, who ruffles my hair. Irena screams at him for ruining my hair, but I'm not paying attention. I'm busy thinking about the number I was about to call.

We finally leave the house, after much fussing over my hair. We go pick up Amy, and get Mcflurries. When we arrive at the movie theater, we buy snacks and drinks, and enter the room. No one is there yet, and we sit down. While I fighting with Amy, who was trying to steal my popcorn, I didn't see a group of four boys enter the screening room. The cinema was already full, except for four seats next to Amy. We greeted the boys, and I was shocked to see the boy from the cafe.

He wouldn't recognize me, though. I no longer had black hair and green eyes. Amy started shifting uncomfortably as the movie started. She leaned towards me, grabbing one of my gummies. "Can we switch, Sophie? I don't want to sit next to the boys. I nodded and grabbed my stuff. I sat down in Amy's seat, which happened to be next to cafe boy. I sipped from my cherry vanilla Dr pepper slushie and tried to pay attention to the movie, but the guy kept sneaking glances at me. I was fed up.

Another one done!

QOTC: Choose one character from any book to come alive.

WYR: See Keefe for 1 day, or Date Fitz for one year.

Hope you've enjoyed!

XX-Mimi❤️