Beth•••
*still in flashback*
"I don't understand. Who are they?—m-my personalities I mean"
"Okay" she held one finger up "number one is you, Beth, two is Lis" she nodded her head to her left towards a... TV that wasn't there before, where do this things come from. "They come from your mind. Currently our body is in the living room so..."she went towards a wall and flicked the lights on "...voila, three is me, Athena and—"
"Wait, my middle name is Athena"
"Mm hm?"
"..."
A blink
"..."
She pouted her mouth and raised an eyebrow.
"Please continue"
"And four is Lisbeth"
"I'M Lisbeth" I deadpanned.
"No you are Beth"
"I'm completely confused" I threw my hands up.
"Well hi completely confused, I'm Athena, Thena for short. Tsk tsk" she winked at me.
I frowned at her.
*ahem* "Sorry. I'm sorry okay? It was too tempting to pass up"
"Right" I rolled my eyes. "So where is this "Lisbeth"?" I did air quotes when I said Lisbeth.
*ahem* "We..er...keep her locked up" she scratched her nape awkwardly.
"Why?"
"Well...she's a little coo coo"
"A little what?!"
"She is um...the one that er...makes you...flirt"
"What?!!"
"Can the two of you keep it down. I'm tryna have a conversation" Lis, I think, said.
"Sorry" Athena and I chorused.
Thats when I paid attention to what she was saying.
"What are you talking about Beth and how are your eyes blue—is anyone seeing this?" I heard Becca ask.
"Hey"Athena said beside me. "How would you like to hear them as well as see them?" she wriggled her brows.
I nodded. It would bring me some satisfaction to see the expressions on Becca's face.
Athena turned back from the TV she was trying to on, "again use your words"
"Crap" my cheeks heated.
"And done" she clapped her hands and patted her shoulder for a job well done. She sat beside me.
I focused on the TV and saw the three faces I wasn't sure I wanted to see. I felt a hand on mine squeezing it in comfort. "Words" she mouthed and I chuckled.
"Lis is that you?" mom asked, obvious disbelief on her face.
"Yep. It's me. And judging from your expression you aren't too happy to see me?" Lis asked.
"No its just—"
"Its just you deprived her the knowledge about us after dad died and told her that she's bipolar when you know that she has D.I.D? Yeah I got that much covered" I—Lis said.
"No its not like that..." mom reached out to touch me but I moved. I mean Lis moved. You understand.
"Its like how mom? You were supposed to tell her all those years ago. You were supposed to take her for therapy so we would be better. She would know how to handle us. But you didn't" mom opened her mouth to speak but Lincoln beat her to it.
"I don't understand" he said, his grey eyes filled with more confusion than even Becca.
Me either bruh, me either.
"Beth is...um" mom gulped audibly "she... er has a rare case of D.I.D—"
"Which means dissociative identity disorder by the way" Lis cut in.
Mom threw....Lis a look to be silent. But I dont think she was having any of that from the colorful words she was flinging at her in her head. Unfortunately Athena and I were not spared.
"Yes. And your dad and I found out about eight years ago" she paused fiddling with her fingers.
I saw Lis put a hand on mom's shoulder. "Do you want me to take it from here?" she asked calmly in a tone much nicer than the one she used before.
Mom shook her head. "No its alright. I can do it" she glanced at Lis. She drew in a deep breath and exhaled slowly. "Your father looked for ways to cure you, so he researched for the best doctors. They referred him to psychiatrists and he got pissed wondering why they would do that. He said that his baby didn't have any mental issues. She was only different" she paused.
But the pause was too long hence, Lis continued. "He traveled far and wide to find someone who could help—"
"But he didnt find anyone. No one could help. They all said that your case was rather special and too hard for them to handle. So I...I—"
"You told him to stop" Lis said calmly although I could feel her anger.
[A/N: of course you can feel it you're in her head. I mean she's in your head...argh now I'm confused]
"Because it was starting to affect him. And the business was plummeting. Your sister was left out—"
"I didn't complain" Becca said.
"No" Lis said darkly. "But you used every opportunity to show off how you were the normal one"
"No I didn't—" she tried to protest but Lis shut her up.
"Beth didn't have to write a banner and paste on her forehead that she wasn't happy. When was the last time you hung out just because you missed you twin" Becca opened her mouth" and not just you were bored or you were obligated. I mean you hid a relationship from her"
"She hides stuff too" Becca said.
I wanted to shout "because I didn't know how to tell you some things without feeling awkward" then I remembered she wouldn't hear me.
I sighed, stood up and walked away not willing to listen any further when a thought entered my mind.
"I got your back"
It sounded like Lis' voice.
"Well how was she supposed to tell you anything with those social climbers hanging around your neck? She tried to talk to you but your head was too far up in the clouds to listen. That's when she became closer with Sharon"
That is so true. I don't know how it happened but my butt was now firmly planted back on the couch. Maybe its because no one stood up like this for me. She really had my back.