Chapter 19

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"Grandma? You must have the wrong woman, dearie." The old woman lets out a sigh, "My son and the rest of my family was killed twenty six years ago." Ariella looks back at her golden harp and starts to play again but then Jesse looks at her and breathes, "What was your sons name?" Jesse asks and the old woman looks at her with sad eyes, "Derek Anderson." Jesse freezes up before hugging the old woman, "Derek Anderson married a woman named Luna Star, right? And they we the king and queen on the night kingdom. But Derek was actually a day. Right?" Ariella looks at Jessica with a quizzical look. "How could you know all this?" She asks. Maggie and Elliot slowly walk up as Jesse says, "Derek Anderson and Luna star are my parents. My name is Jessica Rose Carter. I am your granddaughter."

Ariella freezes up before standing and looking at Jesse. If you made her a little younger and gave her darker hair and green eyes, she would be a mirror image of Jesse. Jesse smiles as her kids walk over. "These are your great grandchildren, Elliot Carter and Maggie Carter." Jesse smiles and Ariella looks at them, "They look just like you—and I'm assuming the father is blonde with blue eyes." Jesse giggles then nods. After a moment, she looks down, "You should know what happened to dad..." Jesse takes a deep breathe, "About 22 years ago... I was supposed to be playing in my room and... My parents were meeting someone. I didn't listen and I followed my father to the throne room... He protected me and I... I ended up getting him killed." Ariella looks at Jesse and she sniffs. "Jessica, Did you kill him?" She asks. "No..." "Then it wasn't your fault." Jesse looks at her feet then takes a step back. She needed a moment to think.
"So, your my great grandma?" Maggie looks up at the old woman.
"Mmhmm." Ariella smiles.
"Cool!" Maggie giggles.
Elliot walks over to the golden harp, "This looks so cool! Can you teach me to play it?"
"Sure, but not now. I have to talk to your mother."

A cool breeze blows against the a dark, hooded figure. Two people stand in front of the figure. "I have a new mission for you. Find and bring me Jessica. I don't care if you harm her children or her family. In fact, if they are with her, bring me her whole family." "Yes sir." One figure runs off. The hooded figure looks at the other person, "And as for you. You have a very special job."

A few minutes go by and Jesse is trying her best not to have a panic attack. Elliot and Maggie are talking to their great grandma and telling her the story of the sky kingdom and how it came back. Jesse closes her eyes and sighs, "I never shoulda come here." "And why do you say that?" A familiar voice says. Jesse turns around and sees her ex-fiancé, Erik. He has his dirty blonde hair pulled into a lose man bun, his facial hair is a short beard, his eyes are a very faded green and he has a smile on his lips. "Oh my god.. Erik!" She gasps and hugs him. Erik hugs back, "What are you doing here, Erik?" Jesse pulls away after a second. "Well, I came to get some flowers for my mom and I saw you and figured I'd say hi." Erik puts a hand on her face. "...Erik look, I'm a married woman and I really don't want this being awkward so I'll just say it... We can only be friends." Erik pulls away, "Oh, Don't worry! I completely get it! But now that we're here... I really need to talk to you about something."

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