AURELIA
Vacant, hollow, detached, is what I feel I must have looked like as I made my way out of school towards my dad's parked car. I got in the back seat without even saying a word.
"What bird shit on your ugly little adorable face?" my very stupid big sister asked cackling at me. Well, no, cackling isn't the word, my sister doesn't cackle, she laughs, very cute too might I add, I'm jealous of it.
Scowling at her I say, "The bird found out I was YOUR sister and it hated you so..." trying to piss her off and not bother me with the mood I was in.
Rolling her eyes at me she says, "Okay whatever smartass, but seriously what happened? You had a bad day?"
"Yeahhhhh, something like that," I groaned and collapsed on the whole seat, plopping my feet up at the other end with a loud sigh. All I could think of was how my day went, I met amazing people and absolute assholes too.
I must have dozed off, cause next thing I know, someone's little hands were slightly shaking my shoulders, pulling me out from the very peaceful sleep I must have got. This I know for sure, I felt so rested and it probably hasn't even been 15 minutes yet.
"Liaaaaa, I wanna sitttttttt downnnnn, wakeeee uppppp," Bea's little hands were poking and squishing my cheeks, now moved on from my shoulders.
"Owww, Bea, stop touching my face, I'm getting up jeez," slowly sitting up right, I rubbed my eyes and yawned.
"Oh my god, stop, before you swallow us all, " Cass snickered.
"Oh, shut up, the only person I'm going to swallow here, is you," I throw back at her. She starts laughing, I join in with her too.
"You feeling better cupcake?" Dad asked.
"Yeah daddy, I had quite the tiring day, that's all". As this is happening, Bea gets in next me, throwing her hands around my shoulders giggling.
"Hey you, how was your first day?" I asked Bea.
Bea smiled, "I had a great day, I have a few new friends, I even sat with them at lunch, they were so nice."
"Oh, that's great Bea, I'm glad you made new friends!"
'How was your day?" she asked me.
"It was great, I made new friends and sat at lunch with them too, but I did have a few minor hiccups throughout the day," I say to her, saving all the juicy bit of details. Imagine what any of my parents or siblings might think of me if they find out that I smacked a guy in his face. That too when he didn't do me anything to deserve my wrath.
I shuddered; I could not think of a reason as to why I did what I did. Just then I made up my mind, I would go to Cyra first thing tomorrow and apologize to him for what I did to him today. I hoped he would forgive me and forget about whatever war he was about to start with me.
I was very nervous for some reason as we got home. I greeted Dad better since when I first came in the car, I was very distant, then my sisters and I proceeded to greet our Mom.
As she started clustering us with questions about our day, I quickly said that I had a great day then escaped from everyone's scrutiny by saying I had a lot of homework I had to catch up on. Running up the stairs, I entered my room dropping everything on the floor as I collapsed on my bed.
About an hour later I got up and got my back pack, taking my actual worksheet I had to do for homework and pushing away all my thoughts, I started working on it.
As I was finishing up, it seemed it was almost time for dinner, because I heard a, "Lia, hurry down, dinner is finished," and at the same time my stomach grumbled. Laughing at myself, I closed the book and went down for dinner.
That night, as I lay in bed, I stared up at the ceiling and wondered that maybe if I hadn't met Cyra when I did, maybe we wouldn't have gotten off on the wrong foot and none of this would have happened.
Mostly I wouldn't have felt the way I did right now, I was guilty and Cyra was scary, so that made me scared of him. I was mostly scared for what would go down tomorrow if he didn't accept my apology. Thoughts drifting into the air circling my head, I eventually felt too tired to think so I fell asleep.
Groaning, stretching as I yawned, becoming fully awake, I rubbed at my eyes and checked the time. "Ughhh," I let out, I was barely even fully awake and I was already late for school. Getting out of bed, I continued yawning as I stumbled my way to the bathroom and started to apply Colgate on my toothbrush and hopped into the shower as I plan to multitask this morning. As soon as I was finished, I hoped back out, and hastily pulled my bathrobe on as I went to dry off.
Like yesterday, I made sure to do things differently with putting on my socks, so I sat down this time and then proceeded to put them on. Tying my laces, I suddenly remember what was waiting for me at school today, or rather what was not waiting there. Letting out a sigh, I grabbed my stuff and shoved them into my backpack and went downstairs.
As I'm descending the stairs, I hear feet tumbling down behind me, turning around, I barely had time to scramble the rails for support as Bea tackled me from behind, her hands going around my neck, "Good morning Lia, Lia who wants an ugly Kia," she annoyingly sings.
"Ew, you know I hate Kia's," scrunching up my nose at her, I hit back.
Laughing, she loses me as we both continue descending the stairs. Lately she's been annoying me like that since I've confessed my hate for the brand of cars, and I have no idea why. It's just the new tune to her annoying me, she'll turn it to something else by next week or month depending on how worked up I get over what topic she chooses to annoy me with.
But what really is the funniest thing about this whole scenario is that she probably hates the KIA brand way more than I do, even changed it up from 'Korean International Automotive' to 'Killed in Action'.
Throwing my hands over her shoulders, I pulled her in a hug and walked to the kitchen. We both went and greeted our Mom and Dad.
"Is Cass down yet?" I asked as I took a cookie from the plate and started munching.
"No," Mom answered.
"Kay, who's taking us to school? Dad or Cass?" I continued eating cookies as I asked.
"Unfortunately, I can't this morning cupcakes, I have to turn in a little early," Dad answered as he looked at both Bea and I. Looking at Bea, then back at Dad, I answered, "It's okay Dad."
We had already planned out that when Dad couldn't take us to school and pick us up, then Cass would, until I could drive. The good thing about Cass's college was that it finished a little earlier than our school would be over, but by the time she reached our school, it was almost the exact time we would come out and wait, except we didn't really have to wait either.
A few minutes later, Cass came down just as Dad left for work, she grabbed an apple and we all just followed her. I speed walked past Bea, and ran all the way to Cass's car to sit in the front seat. She joined me a few seconds later with a "Ughh" and scowled at me. I laughed sneakily as I peeked at her from the rear-view mirror, she folded her arms and had a little angry expression on, staring back at me.
Cass had a pretty car; it was a teal/ warm gray 2019 Chevrolet Grand Sport Corvette. She loved her car, and I mean who wouldn't, everyone loved their car. I'm sure of that. I myself couldn't wait to get my first car too so I could love it.
First, we dropped off Bea at her school, and wished her a good day. We did ask her if she wanted either one of us to take her in but she said she was good, taking her word for granted, we just watched as she disappeared into the school compound then continued on our journey, the next stop to my school.
The closer we got to my school, the more anxious I got. My palms become sweaty and so did my forehead starting to let loose perspiration.
As Cass stopped, she stared at me, "Jesus, are you okay? Why are you sweating so much? Is everything okay? Did something happen?" I was so lost, I heard her, but I just wasn't present to answer her, I was somewhere else.
I felt a hand shake me, jolting me back to the present.
"What?" I stare at Cass.
Raising her brows at me, I furrowed mine and then remembered that I was yet to answer any of her questions. "Yes, Yes, I'm fine, just a little nervous, that's all."
"Lia, you don't look okay. Are you sure you don't want me to go in with you just to your first class, or until you meet one of your new friends?" she questioned.
Raising my voice at her I say, "What! No, I- I'm fine I promise." The last thing I needed was for her to run into Cyra and his companions.
Looking at me weirdly, she says "Okay, fine but if anything at all, you call me okay?" I felt bad for raising my voice at her.
I know she was only trying to help me, I said, "I'm sorry for shouting Cass, I just-" Not knowing what else to say I end up saying, "Yeah I'll call okay?" smiling at her as I go to exist the car and wish her a good day.