She closed the door and sighed, her eyes do not seem tired when I looked at it closely, she cried. "Hun, I know I stood on the wrong side earlier, I know that. But you know that I don't want anyone hurting you, right? With what you did, they will only continue talking bad about you and I don't like that," she put her hands on my shoulder and taps her fingers softly on my back. "Sometimes we have to disregard the good to stop what is bad, okay?"
I pouted, "But they kept on talking trash about me. What are they saying that I am cursed? I am not. I am a freaking witch and if I can use curse spells, I will never curse myself," I feel a pressure on my chest, is this anger or sadness? I can't catch what I am feeling right now because I kind of feel bad if ever I am the reason why Mom cried.
I looked at her eyes with a frown, she closed her eyes and takes a deep breath, "You are not cursed, alright? No. You are my baby, my sweet Rinnes and nothing will change my little witch."
She always says those words whenever I feel bad. Aside from casting spells to make me feel comfortable, she repeats the words: "You are my baby, my sweet Rinnes, my little witch." As if I know who I am, there's a sense of security and assurance whenever I hear her sweet voice telling me those words. It gives me the waves of emotions that I have my own identity and that I am loved.
She wraps her arms around me and hugged me tight, "I will miss you, baby. Enjoy and have fun. But always be careful, alright?" she said then cuffs my face and kissed my forehead.
Mom's with an average height but here I am, still smaller than her for about two inches. I smiled when I sniffed her rose perfume, it made my heart feel at ease and my bad emotion towards her diluted.
"I will miss you too, Mom. I love you," I whispered and hugged her again.
As Mom opens the door, I heard Dad laughing with Green but there's someone else laughing with them. Mom smiled and walks towards Dad who's leaning on the cabinet. As I follow her, I saw a familiar face.
"Hey," she said with a shy smile. It's her, the girl who was being bullied earlier.
I suddenly felt the annoyance, and unconciously my eyebrow arched. Dad pokes my side, making me twist my body with an annoyed face while resisting to laugh from the tickle.
"Don't be angry with her, Rin. She has her reason, alright? Talk to her. Mom and I will be going now," Dad said and pulled me in a tight hug then kissed my head. "I hope you won't go home with wrinkles on your forehead. See you around." He said then messed my hair.
Mom smiled and kissed me on my cheeks before they left.
Now, I am left with these girls. Green and the bullied girl. I stare at Green, analyzing whether she likes the other girl and yes, she does. She's now trying with all her might to tie the girl's curly hair.
"Sorry," she said. I looked at her while Green's still busy tying her hair. "I know, you can slap me if you want or throw things at me. I didn't know we were family. But please listen," her voice softens.
The books on the table must be hers since she doesn't seem to have anything to arrange right now. She's just sitting in the middle of the bed while Green's taking a deep breath to finish tying her hair.
I sighed, I really don't have any right to get angry at her. She did not ask for help earlier and I should have minded my own business.
"You see. I thought you're arrogant because you want to show that you're powerful like those guys, you know, rude people thinking that they're doing someone a favor."
"I'm not like that," I said in a flat tone.
She lowers her head as Green finished tying her hair, "I'm sorry. I know you were only trying to help. I am sorry. If you don't want me in your group, I'll ask the Dean to transfer me."
Green laid on the bed while patting the girl's back, "Come on, Rin will forgive you. She's nice and she has a stuffed toy."
I suddenly snorted with what Green said, what's the connection of Mr. Choco with forgiving someone?
"See, I told you," Green said and turned to her side to look at me, "We're a group now. Who's the leader?" she asks. Her straight hair is almost covering her face.
"Uhm, Rin can be the leader. I know she's good since her Dad's the professor," the girl whispered, still her head is lowered and avoids my gaze.
"What's your name?" I suddenly spouted out of curiosity.
I must've sounded rude to her which made her look at me in surprise with a blushing face, "I'm sorry. I'm Willow Harisson, I use time and speed spells."
I sighed once again, do I look that intimidating to her? I mean, maybe because she did me wrong. "Don't take things too heavy, Willow. I'm fine. We're chill, okay?" I tried to soften my voice while staring at her with a face screaming that 'everything's fine.'
She smiled at me and clears her throat, "Okay then. I'll be sleeping on the middle bed, I see that Rin's sleeping on that bed," She pointed at the bed beside the window with a voice that sounds so energetic and confident, as if she's was not the girl who was sorry earlier. "Green girl will be sleeping on that bed and I already arranged my stuff earlier. I did not attend the welcoming remarks and went fixing around the room. I already checked if everything's working and don't worry everything's good."
Green just watches Willow walk around the room, showing us that everything starting from the lights to the comfort room are working just fine.
I suddenly felt lost, she seemed so afraid earlier and now she's overwhelming me.
Willow smiled at me and put one of her hand on her hips, her curly hair surely describe her- energetic and a bomb. "Call me Wil. I'm cool with everyone's who's nice. I'm glad to be in a group with you girls. And uh, I enrolled here because I just want to practice my spells. No competition with the top 1 so just do what you need and I'll support you."
Green sat on the bed and smiled, "Yeah, me too. I'm looking forward to the memories we'll make. I enrolled because I just want to learn new spells aside from healing."
Both of them looked at me, waiting for my first-day introduction speech. This feels awkward but I managed to speak, "Hi. Call me Rin or Rinnes, whatever. I... want to get the diploma and be a mortal."
Both of them were silent, I know they are asking themselves 'why' but they just smiled at me.
"So," Wil said while looking at Green and took a glance at me, "Dusana Family, huh... Good luck with us."