Kelsi and I both nod. I can understand that would make her upset if her own husband was a victim... I guess even a werewolves' power has its limits. Moreover, to think a guy as scary as that suffered such a huge injury... How big of a fight was it really? I shudder. I'm slowly starting to understand the harm that Dark Witch caused here. I saw it in the eyes of that guy. I could tell he was ready to kill me if there was a need. They don't know me, most of them really do see me as nothing but a threat...
I sigh and take the ice pack off my shoulder, trying to stretch a little bit. Kelsi makes a sorry expression and puts the damp towels away.
"Alright, boo, what do you want to do today? No training, I suppose?"
Ben raises his head with a little smile. Oh, hell no. I feel like raising an arm is already a freaking nightmare as it is...
"No," I confirm with a sigh.
We hear a meow, and Spark comes to rub himself against my legs again. Kelsi frowns and steps back a little with a wary expression, but I really doubt Spark will trigger her allergy. Whatever is going on with this cat, he’s not affecting her. I pick him up, and he starts purring immediately. Behind Kelsi, Ben tilts his head with a curious expression, staring at the cat.
"Is it me or... does the cat look somewhat different?" he says.
"You think so too?" asks Kelsi, her eyes also on Spark.
Different? I checked the cat, but he looks fine to me. I mean, he's literally stretching his paws and curling up in my arms, looking as happy and comfortable as a cat can be. However, Ben and Kelsi keep staring at him with those strange expressions on their faces. I end up pouting too.
"What is it?"
"His fur pattern. There wasn't that much black before."
Seriously, they think he can change his fur now? I glance down to check, but he's tortoiseshell, he's basically black and gold in random patches all over! His face is mostly gold, while the rest of his body has a bit of black all over. I honestly can't see a difference from the previous days, but Kelsi and Ben keep scrutinizing him as if they are trying to check every hair of that poor cat. I roll my eyes.
"Enough, you two!"
"Okay, wait, let's just make sure!" says Kelsi, running to her bedroom.
What the hell is she doing? She comes back half a minute later with her smartphone and, before I can say a thing, takes a picture of Spark. She checks it and nods, satisfied.
"Kelsi...?"
"Listen either Ben and I are crazy, or your cat's fur color changes, okay? This way, if it changes again, we will have something to compare it with, okay?"
"If you say so..."
"Good idea, nerdy girl!" chuckles Ben.
Kelsi winks at him and puts her phone in her pocket. Those two look like they became buddies without me even realizing somehow...? I chuckle. Oh, well, it's nice to finally have people to talk to whenever I need it! Kelsi turns back to me, crossing her arms.
"So, what is the plan for today? I am not going through all your books again, just saying."
"Don't worry, no more books. At least not here," I say.
"Oh, the university?"
I nod. She guessed right.
Other than my apartment, the other place I was dying to go to was the university. We know I moved here after I asked my older sister to let me study in Silver City... Question is, why did I pick this university? Maybe it was just an excuse, but I need to check if the answers I'm looking for are there.
"You guys want to go to the university?" asks Ben, a bit surprised.
"Yeah. When I was looking for clues about Mara, I found out she was registered in the Sociology Department, but absolutely no one knows about a Clarissa Garnett."
"What? How is that possible?"
"Apparently, I was registered in that department," I explained, "yet when Kelsi asked, no one knew about me."
"Yeah. The secretary found her name, but I tried asking students from that department, no one ever heard of her, or remembered a chick like Mara. Even the professors I asked had zero ideas."
