Chapter 24-1

I am updating today because, for the next week, I will not be at my computer... at all. The next update will be next SATURDAY! Thank you Ashton15 for the picture! Happy New Year (in advance)!! *** It's a sixth sense feeling when someone's watching you. And that's how I was woken up. I felt someone watching me, and when I saw a dark, hooded figure looming over me, I almost screamed. It wasn't Mikko; the figure seemed to have a human shape. It wasn’t Nikki either, because the figure was too short. Looking out the window I saw that it was still very dark, so I didn't get any light from outside. "Who are you?" I asked terrified. Someone had to be on their way if my guards were taken out. The movements were deliberately slow. "I don't mean you any harm." The woman's voice was familiar. "I'm here to offer you protection." "Protection?" I pressed the button on my lamp. "Protection from whom?" Once the light hit her