Todos los capítulos de Ashes and Bloodlines : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

That night, when everything already went silent, and her mom was tired of yelling at her to come out of her room, Julianne wondered if there was any hope left for her. She can’t return to school after what she did and running off like that. How will she be able to face everyone again?This time, she really wished she were invisible, or that things would return back to normal. She wished it was all a bad dream she hadn’t woken up from yet.She picked up her phone and went online, browsing through schools that are a little distant from home but affordable, a place where no one would recognize her. Maybe this is where her savings would pay off, she thought. At least, before she starts worrying, she would have started a part-time job. Another chance to be away from home all day and from her mom’s tantrums.She saw some that were close by and some that were really distant, but none of them was her choice. It was either one of her classmates lives close to the place or it was expensive. Afte

That night, Julianne couldn't sleep.She had tossed and turned for what felt like hours. The shadows on the walls looked longer than they should have been, stretching as though trying to reach her. She thought about earlier, about the strange boy and the one in her class with silver hair who seems to always be looking at her every time but has never spoken a word to her.With a frustrated sigh, she grabbed her phone from the nightstand and turned it on. The screen lit up the darkness, a small comfort. She tapped into her messages, hoping for something, anything that could distract her. Maybe a message from the ones she wasn't expecting anyway.Nothing.No new messages. No signal bars. No Wi-Fi.A frown settled on her forehead. She thought it was odd for a school like this not to have internet. To think of it, it was even more odd that she has never seen any student with a phone since she arrived. She opened her settings and tried reconnecting, then turned the phone off and on again. S

All through classes that day, Julianne couldn't bring herself to concentrate. All what was on her mind was that she needed answers.That afternoon, she skipped lunch and went straight to the computer lab. She sat at the farthest desk, turned on the computer, and typed into the search bar: Blackthorn Academy.No results.She frowned.Blackthorn Academy location. Blackthorn Academy students. History of Blackthorn. Blackthorn boarding school.Nothing.She opened maps. Zoomed in and out.No pin. No trace. Not even nearby roads.It was like the school didn’t exist at all.Her chest tightened. Was she in the middle of nowhere?As the sun sank below the treetops, she walked back to her dorm with her arms wrapped tightly around herself. Everyone else was settling down for the night. Laughter spilled from a common room nearby. But she didn’t stop.That night, sleep came heavily after she already wondered on the situation all day.But not for long.A sound woke her. It was soft, metallic. She co

Julianne froze at the spot and held her breath as she looked at the one standing in front of her. Of all people, why him? She wondered.“Shit!” she cursed in her mind and gulped instantly as he now moved away from the wall. It was as if he had been waiting for her to come up the stairs.“You are Julianne Ashwynd, right?”Julianne stared at the silver haired boy and blinked. It took her seconds before she realized she needed air and she released her breath.Why did he approach her? And why here of all places?She moved her eyes to look around, just in case without making it too obvious and she looked back at him. He was alone, approached her on purpose, but why?“Julianne?”Julianne blinked instantly and composed herself. Of all people, she couldn’t appear suspicious in front of him.“Yes, I am Julianne,” she answered and waited. Each second felt like minutes that dragged itself out and she felt tensed.“I heard you got sick.”“H-How did you know?” she asked him.“People talk a lot.”R

As Julianne walked out the door, Velvet joined her and as they walked down the corridor, she asked, “What’s with your expression?”“Huh?” Julianne asked, turning her head to her.“What did the headmistress say?”Julianne thought about the anonymous person who paid for her fees and she wondered who it may be. The only person she could think of was her father, but then, how would he have known she was here?“Someone already paid my fees,” she answered her.Velvet made a surprise expression and asked, “Do you have rich families?”Families? Julianne thought. Even the family she thought she had turned out to be a lie.“I have no one,” she responded and she could see Velvet looking at her strangely.As they turned the classroom, about to part ways, a male student suddenly blocked her path and scowled down at her.Fear gripped Julianne immediately when she saw him but she managed to form a frown at the same time. The boy continued staring her down without saying anything and ignoring him, sh