CALESIE'S POINT OF VIEW ( POV )
I can feel how Aldrin is feeling right now while we are walking away because of how he held my hand, It was getting tighter, I can feel his anger,
"Aldrin let's stop here they're too far away now," I said while trying to stop Aldrin from taking me too far away, Aldrin didn't even say a word and he was just walking continuously...
"ALDRIN!! I SAID LET'S STOP HERE" I said shouting so that Aldrin can snap out of it because I know that he is thinking about something so scary
because I shouted at him, Aldrin finally stopped and then he finally let go of my hand slowly, I looked at my hand and it was reddish, his grip was tight
"I'm sorry," He apologized, I was facing his back but I still can feel how he was down
"Why are you apologizing? You saved me earlier so I should be thanking you"
"I am sorry," He apologized again then he slowly faced me,
"I told you...."
"I am not apologizing because of that, I am sorry because It's because of my sister that you hated your hair, it's because of her you experienced something so horrible at a young age, and it's because of my sister's selfishness and obsession she almost killed you just because she like your hair and If only I had known, earlier and if only...." He said, His voice was shaking like he wants to cry but at the same time don't want to, He suffered a lot like me too, His sister, Dasha was the one who tortured me
I didn't know that Aldrin was blaming himself for what happened between me and his sister
I was 14 at that time when Aldrin's Sister Dasha moved into the village because she quitted working to the city as a surgery doctor, I am so excited to meet her because Aldrin was always telling me how great she was and how smart she was.....and she was kind to me every day until.....
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FLASHBACK; (3 YEARS AGO)
YOUNG CALESIE'S POINT OF VIEW ( POV )
"Calesie!!! Calesie!!!" I woke up because of his voice calling me, I forgot all about it I was supposed to meet him to welcome his sister, Her sister, Dasha just came back from the City
"Calesie Honey Aldrin is outside waiting and calling for you" Mom shouted from downstairs
"But mom I just woke up from bed!! Just give me 1 more hour to sleep please!"
"Calesie!!!! Calesie!!! You promised to welcome my sister with me!!" I heard Aldrin shouted while throwing small stones on my window just beside my bed, He always does that when he wanted to talk to me,
"Calesie a broken promise can never be glued back together remember!! You said that to me!!"
"Yes!! I know!!! I'm coming!!" I shouted back, It's a pain in the head, But I am excited too since I heard from him that her sister is cool...
I am still sleepy but I can't break my promise to Aldrin so I got up still barely conscious brushed my teeth and then tied my pink hair, I love my pink hair because it's pink and it's my hair, Does that make any sense? Hehe
"CALESIE!!" Aldrin shouted again
"YES I'M COMING!! BE PATIENT!!"
he's so stubborn...
I went outside and then saw Aldrin still waiting for me outside while slightly looking at my window,
Wait, I have an idea,
I walk slowly from Aldrin's back as he was still looking for me at my window I think he thought I was still sleeping
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 I counted through my head to slowly get near to him, I jump to touch Aldrin from behind, I was hoping to startle him but...,
my perfect plan failed
"HAHAHAHA you thought I didn't see you walk out through your door Calesie," Aldrin said laughing at me, My forehead hurts, Ouch!
"Why did you do that? It hurts" I said while touching my forehead, he just flicked my forehead when I came near to him, I was just going to startle him but he used violence, It hurts!
"Let's go, my sister is waiting," Aldrin said then he walks away, I followed Aldrin to his house while still touching my forehead his flick is so strong I think my brain moved a little.....
After minutes of following Aldrin, we finally arrived at his home, His house is not that so big but it is not that so small either, It's just enough for a small family and by the way, I like the color of there house because it's pink just like my hair Aldrin said that it's his sister's idea to paint there house pink because it's his sister's favorite color
"Come on my sister is inside, she has a lot of stuff for us as a gift," Aldrin said then he opened the door
Aldrin and I went inside, I saw his sister sitting on the couch and tapping through her cellphone, She saw me looking at her, and then she smiled at me as she stands and comes towards me, She's beautiful and look so nice too
"You must be Calesie, Aldrin's best friend, Hi I am his sister my name is Dasha," She said while offering her hand for a handshake
"Hello, I am Calesie Aldrin's best friend," I said and then Accept the offer of her handshake, after the handshake Aldrin's sister Dasha then gave me a gift, I opened it to see what's inside the gift bag and it was a pink dress and it's so beautiful
"Wow! Thank you I love it!" I said excitedly
"It's pink just like the color of your hair, Wow! It's so beautiful" She said as she was stroking my hair up and down
"Thank you," I said...
Many hours passed of being inside of Aldrin's house and talking about girls thing to his sister Dasha, It was so fun but the fun ended because I have to go home now
"Calesie make sure to come back here tomorrow so that we can continue our talk," Dasha said
"Of course I will, it was so much fun talking to you unlike someone else I know," I said then glared at Aldrin
"What? I'm fun to talk with too, You know, " He denied,
"Bye I have to go now my mom is probably waiting for me," I said then waved my hand to Dasha, It was so much fun talking with her, I like her,
Days have passed, every day I am always at Aldrin's house playing with his big sister, Dasha, it was so much fun because she can understand me because I am a girl and she is a girl too, we were always playing outside and she's always putting some makeup on my face and pink dress because she said that the dress matches up to my hair
It was fun being with her because she has a sense of humor that's why she is always making me laugh, Sometimes Aldrin is jealous of me and because I am an only child and I don't have any siblings I looked up to her as my sister now,
Everything was fine, She's fun and kind, I love being with her, I was fonded with her,
but then one day everything changes because
this happened....
"Dasha, can you keep a secret?" I asked
We are on the village's shore and we are staring at the beautiful and calming sea, We can see the orange color of the sun hiding through the mountains,
"Of course Calesie What is it? Tell me, Don't tell me you have a crush on my brother?" She said excitedly and because of what she said I laughed
"No, I don't have a crush on Aldrin his like a big brother to me you know," I denied
"I'm just joking, So? What is it that you want to tell me?" She asked so I sighed and then smiled as I was staring at the birds flying freely in the sky.....Unlike me
"I am planning to apply for the scholarship of MS University when I can finally go to college," I said smiling
"What?!!" Dasha asked looking so surprised
"Why?"
"That's a bad idea, Why not here? There's also a lot of schools here, "
"Well, I want to be free too just like those birds, I want to get out of here and start a new beginning," I said while pointing at the birds
"What about your mom? Does she know your plan?" Dasha asked which made me think about it,
"I don't know....maybe mom will accept it when I am finally an adult because she is my mom I am sure she will allow me and will understand me,"
"You know Calesie, life in the city is hard, You will face a lot of hindrances that will make you think, Going back and living here is much better," Dasha said looking so sad
"You know that I came from there and anyone dislikes me because I am so talented and because I am Dasha the prodigy" She continued
"How can someone dislikes you for being you, Dasha?"
"Because they are jealous Because they want to have something that you already have"
"So Calesie if you wanted to go to the place where everyone is judgemental, I can't stop you but let me remind you that for you to conquer problems in life you have to be strong", Dasha continued while looking at me straight in the eye, even though challenges will make you weak it's just temporary, The main goal and purpose of challenges in our life were to make us strong, Only the ones who gave up is weak..... I have a dream, It's impossible for today, But what if it's possible for tomorrow? Right?
"Dasha it's getting dark I think I should go home now mom will get angry if I didn't make it on time for dinner", I said
"Yes you should, I am going to go home now to cook for dinner too, "
"See you tomorrow, " I said while smiling and waving my hand as goodbyes
"See you tomorrow Calesie,"
Dasha and I parted ways, I have to come back before the sunset, mom will scold me if I didn't make it in time for dinner, I am now walking beside the shore and still thinking about my plan, getting out of this village sure is hard since I grew up her, But I want to and it's my dream to become a singer and a composer, My mom, how will she react if she finds out that I wanted to leave, I don't want my mom to think that I wanted to leave her But I also want to keep pursuing my dream
I am getting near my house and I can smell my mom's cooking, It smells so delicious,
But...
"HMMMM..." I resisted because suddenly someone from behind put a handkerchief on my nose, I am getting weak, I think I am going to fell asleep, I was still trying to resist even though I don't have any strength to do that?
"Who- Are- You?" I asked as the person carried me, I saw his face but it was blurry....
The next thing I know was me....
Passing out
"Calesie- Calesie? Calesie-Calesie?" It's a familiar voice echoing inside my hide, calling my name I woke up from passing out earlier, How many hours have I slept? Where am I?
"Calesie?" a female voice
"Do you know who am I?" She asked I can't see anything because I have a blindfold on my eyes, I can't talk because my mouth is also covered and I can't move because I am tied up to a chair, I tried escaping but it was no use, The rope is tied up into my arms really tight,
"You can't leave me here in this village you know, but you can leave after I remove your beautiful pink hair from you," She said while stroking my hair up and down,
Her voice, Her way of talking, Her way of stroking my hair up and down, No!
It can't be her...
"Ma'am someone is here it looks like this building's guard" A male voice
"Go get rid of that person, I don't want someone to know that I am keeping a beautiful treasure here at this old building"
"Yes, Ma'am" He said and then I heard his footsteps disappearing
"HMMMM... HMMMM...HMMMMM" I said trying to speak,
"Calesie you want to say something?" She said and then she took off the cover of my mouth...
"WHO ARE YOU!!???" I asked, I want to make sure, I don't want to jump into conclusion, I don't want to think that it's her...
"Calesie your a smart little girl and I think that you already know the answer to your question so why ask it to me? I think the best question that you have to ask me is.....Why you are here? Right?" She said and then she laughed like she is an evil person who had already won, Why?
"Don't worry Calesie You will found out soon but you will only find it out after I removed your hair from you" She continued
I don't want to believe it, I don't want to believe that she can do something like this and that all this time she just wants my hair?....
"WHY?!!! WHY ARE YOU BEING MEAN TO ME, I THOUGHT YOU ARE MY SISTER, I THOUGHT I WAS A SISTER TO YOU, I THOUGHT I CAN TRUST YOU, WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME....?" I asked screaming out of anger and frustration, I was confused, I wanted to cry but it looks like my eyes don't want me to, I was
Hurt.....
I am hurt, Please tell me this is not true, Please tell me that you are only joking, Please tell me that you are not her..... that you are not.....
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DASHA.....