Penelope was aware of her situation. She was a short-lived supporting female character who's about to die. Exactly in the next 72 hours. The long awaited apocalypse was about to happen in those 72 hours. She needed to get back to her home. Although she lived with her adoptive family for 20 years, she had finally bought her own place. That morning, she receive a call from her adopted mother Mary, telling her they were having a family dinner tonight and she must attend. She was ecstatic to see her adopted family and did not reject this invite. God, how was she supposed to know that this was a set-up. Her adopted mother has been wanting to have her marry into their family, hence the reason why she never formally adopted her.
'No, now is not the time to panic. I need a plan if I want to survive' she told herself. She ran to her adopted mother's room and cried.
"Aunty, auntie you have to save me! Erik is going to kill me. I swear I did not do anything wrong" she wailed as she threw herself to her aunt's arms. Auntie Mary, aka adopted mother, was a very kind woman. In the novel, she loved Penelope with all her heart. She was worried for this adopted daughter of hers and asked "What's wrong Penny? Tell auntie why are you crying"
Penelope proceeded on telling Aunt Mary everything, as she explained she made sure to keep an eye on Mary's expressions. Nothing seemed suspicious, so if auntie did not drug Erik then who did? She was baffled by this realization. Who else was trying to frame her?
"Oh dear, I know you like Erik but that was not the way to do it. Next time, let me take care of that so it won't trace back to you" Aunt Mary said.
Penelope "…." "Aunty, I did not do it. I got this note and thought he wanted to talk to me about something important" she said. She showed auntie the note that read 'Penny, meet me in my room after dinner. It's important – Erik'
As auntie Mary read the note, she was also confused. This was definitely her son's writing. No one else could have written this but him. Why was he upset with her then? "don't worry dear, I'll talk to him about this. It's quite late, will you be staying over tonight?"
"Umm…I do not think that is a bright idea. I kind of like having my head on my shoulders. Perhaps I should go home and let brother Erik calm down?" She really wanted to go home and sort out every major event that happened in the book before she forgot.
"No, it's quite late Penny, stay in your room tonight" said a firm voice behind her. She turned around to see her adopted brother Malakai. He was the same age as her, 22 years old. They were inseparable growing up, and are now like real siblings. He looked almost identical to Erik, only he had brown hair and brown eyes. He looked at her with concern in his eyes. This felt strange to her. In her real world, she never had a brother. She did have parents who loved her wholeheartedly but died the same year she was diagnosed with late stage leukemia. She always wanted to know what it felt like to have a sibling to protect and cherish her. After receiving the original host's memories, she also felt a deep connection to this boy. Although, it was her first time meeting him, she could not shake 'her' attachment to this family. 'She' truly loved this family, and wanted to be with them till death.
"Kai, I rather not. Something strange happened and I would prefer to go home than to deal with the aftermath of it. Tell you what, you can just drop me off so I won't have to drive at night" she grinned as she told him. Kai rolled his beautiful brown eyes at her and grabbed her wrist.
"C'mon drama queen, nothing will happened if you stay here one night" he said as he dragged her to her room. As they entered, she was captivated by the view. It was a beautiful room, with light yellow painted walls and a white ceiling. The bedding was a chocolate brown color with cream and rustic orange pillows. It was definitely different from what she had in her previous world but still, a modern princess room. She was a bit thrown off, most novels would have the heiress in a princess pink room. Nevertheless, she was happy to see that this was not like other books.
"Very well. I am actually a bit tired" she yawned. She was indeed exhausted both physically and mentally. Kai grinned and said good night, she smiled and wished him a good night. 'great, how do I get out of this mess. Erik already thinks the worst of me.' She thought. She went into the bathroom and took a long hot bath, once she came out she grabbed her clothes to change into and laid down to sleep. 'I'll deal with this matter tomorrow, tonight let's get some sleep' she thought.
Suddenly, she sat up, turned on the lamp light on the right and muttered "no, I really need to write down everything I remember before I fall asleep. What if I wake up and forget what I know? Don't other novels always say that the transmigrator lost her memories of her previous life?"
She looked for a notebook and pen, started writing down important events;
November 03 XXXX; Power grids go offline. The world will lose connection to each other.
November 05 XXXX; Bright blood moon will appear in mid daylight. People will turn into zombies
I was killed while looking for supplies with the team. Who were in this team?
Erik – Male lead; powers: water and lighning
Zavia – Female lead; Powers; space
Harold; Power; metal
Alex; Power; wood
Kai; Power; Fire
Ben; Power; Earth
Okay…plan. Stay away from Erik and Zavia. Those two will be the reason why I die.