Chapter 18 · Misunderstanding

"Sorry about that." I heard from Zoe.

"N... no, it's me," I whisper trying to sink into the chair.

"Hmm, what? I was just checking up on something," she explained placing her phone on the table "but it not important. So do you have that papers."

I nodded, handed the papers over. Maybe she didn't think that I was trying to.. of course she didn't. It was just me. Maybe it was just in my brain tried from all of this mess.

"So this is for the London mage college. You kind of have to go but you can get time off to do stuff along as it with someone or like not to do with magic. They're a lot of rubbish on here like time, location, risk of death and all that other junkie stuff," Zoey went on going down the paper and tick boxes down the form.

"Did you say risk of death?", I asked think she was joking.

"Umm, magic is not the safest thing but if lots of people died from it then the college wouldn't still be open. Anyway, I go to the same place and iv not hear that many horror stories yet." She said trying to reassure me.

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It didn't help reassure me but she did say she went there.

"So will you be doing the same class as me," I asked trying not to make it sound like I wanted to be in the same class. She was the only person I really trusted after all.

"Maybe but likely not. You will be put with others who just got the sight so you will all be able to learn at the same rate and stuff. They will probs tell you when you get there," She explained "now just a few questions. Do you know where you will be living."

Oh hell. I forgot that today was the day my flat was being taken back. I didn't have a job and my uncle had been paying for it but when he found out I stop going to universe for my art degree, which he made me take, he had cut my funds. He still gave me money for food but not to pay my landlord with and it's not like anyone's going to hire a person like me. No one ever even seems to remember me.

"Jade are you there," I heard the voice and looked up to see a worried looking Zoe tapping me.

"Sorry. I did have a place but now I don't." I whisper now just realising I was homeless. I should have tried hard to get a job. I had relied too much on the hope he wouldn't find out. I had gotta away with it for a year but all good thing come to an end I guess.

I look up to look at Zoe expending to see pity or disappointment. She was smiling. She really was crazy.

"This is great it means you can stay with me. We can get you a job and you can help pay rent then Bane will be super happy. This is super great." She almost shouted her face full of glee.

My felt my jaw hang open.

"You would let me stay with you, really," I asked feeling a small smile on my face.