The Lost Realm - Chapter 4

Alexandra Meyer

Lexie and Eve sat around the Meyer's dinning table with their parents.

"Evelyn, Alexandra," Mrs. McCarthy pointedly looked at each girl.

Mr. McCarthy put a hand on his wife's, "we realize there are some things we should have explained to you earlier."

"You see, girls," Lexie's mom said nervously.

It was clear that all their parents were trying to dance around the topic at hand. There was something they were avoiding, But, what? Lexie wondered.

"We're not from this world," Mrs. McCarthy said bluntly.

“Wh-what?” Eve stammered.

“We’re out of this world,” Lexie’s dad tried for a smile.

“Is this some kind of joke?” Lexie’s voice rose.

"Not at all," Mrs. McCarthy glared at Mr. Meyer.

"So, you're being serious? This isn't some sort of prank?" Eve's voice shook.

Mrs. McCarthy looked her daughter directly in the eyes, "do I look like I'm joking?"

Eve shook her head a little.

"Lighten up on them, Sierra, it's probably hard to take all this in," said McCarthy.

"What does this all mean?" Lexie looked between her parents and the McCarthys.

"The powers," Lexie's mom continued, "the ones you told me about. Those are because of where we're from."

"In short, we come from a realm with magic." Lexie's dad said.

"Do you understand?" Mrs. McCarthy asked.

Hesitantly, Lexie and Eve nodded.

"Listen carefully," Mr. McCarthy said, "this is important. It means your powers are developing and soon you'll both notice them a lot. So, we need to get ahead of this and teach you what's going on."

"Why don't we already know?" Lexie asked.

"Lexie," her dad said, "that's not important right now."

"How-what-where do we start?" Eve asked.

"Excellent question," Mrs. McCarthy said, "you need to learn more about our history before anything else happens."