The next morning...

After saying goodbye to her friends and her now...ex-boyfriend, Melinda went back upstairs to finish packing her luggage and personal belongings inside boxes. She could see though each thing a memory, a nice little moment on which she laughed, cried or just felt secure around the people she loved the most. But all that was to be over, because in less than two hours, she would be in a train from London to Paris, then a bus to Marseilles.

Taking deep breaths to avoid the tears of pain, Melinda walked downstairs, her things all packed and safe. Jade was there and she seemed to also hate the fact about leaving the place. She was also going to be outside, searching for that man who has tried to kidnap Mel, just for his own good.

"Got everything ready?" Jade asked, taking a deep sigh and opening her arms for a hug to Melinda.

Melinda just nodded. She felt a big bump in her throat about leaving the Black Manor, leaving Chris, Karma, Jade...who has protected her since she had memory about life. She walked to hug her and closed her eyes. That's when tears fell down her cheeks.

"Take care...and be careful..." Jade suggested Melinda, walking apart from the hug and looking her at the eyes. "And...be careful at who you write...you know he might intercept it..." She mentioned.

It made Melinda feel nauseous. She had promised so many people to write to, but at least she had a weapon, prudency. "Ok...you also take care..." She quickly said as she wiped her tears off.

Mirelda Jacques, Melinda's grandmother and and excentric woman walked inside the Black Manor, no knocking no warning. She looked at Melinda and Jade, disgusted in thought, yet very hipocrite with her smile when she saw them. "Melinda...it's time to leave..." She told the girl, pointing at the entrance and across the garden. There stood still a black Volvo, with an old man as a driver.

Melinda nodded at her grandmother and quickly hugged Jade. She took her bag and the boxes and walked towards the car, the driver helped her put the boxes inside the case and opened the left door for Melinda to enter. Before doing so, she looked at Jade and her grandmother and waved at the only mother she can ever trust after so much time.

Mirelda looked at Jade and viceversa. "There has to be another way..." Jade quickly said, "She's leaving everything here...her family, her boyfriend, her friends..." Jade told Mirelda with desperation.

"There is not another way. You and my silly daughter started all this...now accept the consequences...Melinda will live with me from now on until she decides to have a normal life...away from all that magic...away from that past you and Adrianne made her go through..." Mirelda said, angry as a bear can be when it's protecting the babies. "I must go...and you will have Melinda by this Christmas, don't worry...she just has to know the whole truth...by that time..." She warned Jade, walking out of the manor and giving Jade that victorious smile.

And with this...I say goodbye to the Black Manor, yet not to Melinda nor Jade, and not even to Mirelda, since she's always going to be there, interfering with Mel's life and future.

Thank you very much...and...see you around.