Elena
It still feels like a dream, but it is a reality when I find myself in my mom’s bedroom. I don’t know how it got to this point but I’m deeply in love with it. I feel very enthusiastic. I turn to my right and I see her fast asleep. I wanted to take her blonde hair off her face when I hear my phone buzzing on the nightstand.
I get up gently to pick it up, without disturbing Avera. She needs a lot of rest now that she is pregnant. You might want to know if I have fully accepted the fact that she is carrying a child who is not going to bear my father’s name.
I don’t care. I will love her as I would love myself. She is my sister and it is a great joy to have a sibling. Beautiful smiles radiate on my face as I go deep into thought about having her little fingers wraps in my hands.
“Hey, are you still sleeping?” I pick up the call. I hear Ava’s voice and I want to scream the hell out of my lungs. My airflow is full of joy that I want to spill it out like vomit.
I remember mom is beside me again, so I press down whatever scream that wants to escape from my lips. I carefully step out of her room and walk back into my room. My bed is still neatly arranged, to show I had truly fallen asleep in mom’s room. It’s magic.
“Hello. Elen are you there?”
“I’m here Ava. You are up so early?” I ask without checking the time.
“Is it early?” she asks, making me curious as I check the time on my phone.
“It’s 10 a. m. Heck!” I scream. I have to be in school. I had no idea I woke up this late.
“Did you sleep late? How come you woke up late?” she sounds concerned and I just smile as images of me and mom discussing last night flash in my mind. It was the best night for me. I had never looked Avera in the eyes as she laughs. It was beautiful and could pain hide the glamour aspect of a person?
“I did, I slept late Ava.” I smile, I don’t know how to go about it so I just keep on smiling.
“I have to go now, see you in school Elena.” she kisses me bye as she hangs up.
In the next few minutes, I take myself into the bathroom, rushing up with my bath with a lot of excitement. You know what it is, I don’t have to remind you. I come out of the house and walk to my car. I didn’t check on Avera again. I will be so pretty late if I should go take another moment to stare at her.
At school, I’m walking through the hallway when I see the four similar brothers coming. Unlike before, I feel my heart pounding against my chest. My knees don’t shake and my walking stance don’t change. I just feel tensed because they aren’t going to rest this time until they make me confess that the video was a mistake.
This would be a great clash; I would never state something I didn’t do. I should feel scared but I’m calm. Something is making me calm and that thing is the fact I didn’t do it. I’m going to find a way to prove my innocence, and when I do, it’s going to be another story.
I didn’t realize I’m holding my breath as soon as they just walk past me. Wait, I expected to hear a word from them but none of them says anything. As I think of it, I feel a strange cold on my skin. I usually don’t have this kind of cold, but now it feels terrible and the fact they didn’t say a word to me or even look much in my direction.
I’ve never had them silent to me because I don’t know if I should be scared now or feel normal. After all, I don’t know what they want when they are silent.
I heard, when people are dangerously silent you should take to your heels.
I turn back to look at them and I see them walking to the next class. They don’t turn back to take another glance at me. They just acted like I don’t exist. What does that mean? I’m confused now.
“Hey!” I tremble in shock as someone touches me from behind. She frowns as she sees the fear in my eyes and the way I tremble.
For some moments, I’m not in control of my body, I feel my hands cold as though I’m freezing. Is that cold as well?
“Ava.” I sigh out her name, so I can start to breathe like a normal being again. And suddenly I’m sweating but I feel my hands very cold too.
“What? Did you see a ghost?” she pushes my shoulder slightly with one arm and I still constantly look behind me as though I could see my mates.
“T-They didn’t say anything to me Ava,” I stutter because I’m not used to their recess. Would it be dangerous? Would it be something I have never expected because the Quads are full of surprises?
“Who Elena? What are you talking about? Tell me you didn’t see a ghost.” I see fear in her eyes as she asks with worry.
“Ava I didn’t see a ghost!” I whisper yell, through gritted teeth as I clasp my fist together.
“What the heck is making you this terrified?” she frowns in her soft voice. I hate that my anxiety is obvious, but I can’t seem to hide it because I’m bewildered.
What could be going on in their mind? Why didn’t they say anything? Not even the little mate they call me? Jesus, this feeling is scary.
“M-my mates. They saw me, but they walked passed me without saying any word or trying to threaten me.” my eyes widen as I part my lips, gulping thick saliva down my throat.
Ava laughs, making me arch my brow. I’m knee-deep in confusion right now. “What do you want Elena?” she speaks like she prefers their silence but to me, I feel it’s scarier.
“Ava, they didn’t say anything to me. Don’t you think that is scary?” I breathe out heavily again as though I was being chased.
“Don’t you think they realize they’ve been troubling you a lot?” she demands.
“Do you think they are backing off?” I part my lips as I stare awkwardly into her eyes.
“What else do you think?” she flaps her hands in the air. I bite on my bottom lips, I don’t know what to think.
“Hey, hey, take a deep breath and calm down. I just think they realized they have been troubling you a lot.” Ava rubs her hands on my back.
I don’t know why I don’t want to believe they are acting this way because they realized they have been troubling me a lot.
“You’re sure?” I drop my quivering hands, as I hold out her hands.
“Sure, by the way, you should always feel safe because you have me.” she winks, trying to make me smile and well, she succeeded in doing that as she squeezes the back of my hands.
She holds my hand firmly till I reach my class. Too bad we don’t have the same class today and it would be lunchtime when I will see her again.
Ava is not in the class with me and it feels like everything would be going so wrong today. I gulp down again as I clutch on my table. I try to take my mind off what happened while I focus on my class.