I drop down the gem. "Hey, don't throw me down that way. It hurts"
I furrow my brows. "You do talk?"
"Oh, yes I talk". I was startled by the fact that it talks. How can a gem talk? I bend to pick it up. "You speak?"
It groans. "I talk and speak, ok"
I narrow my eyes. "Who the heck are you?"
I hear the gem chuckles or so I thought. "Turn around". I turn to see Melvin chuckling. I blink my eyes. Don't tell me it's another illusion!!. "Hey best" he coos. I moved backward. Did it just or should I say did he just call my name? "Come on, best. Don't you miss me"
I roll my eyes. "You ain't real"
He blinks his eyes and sits down. "I never said I was"
I blink my eyes. "Then who are you?"
He hisses. "I'm only an illusion created by that" he points at the gem, I was holding. "And my magic hairbrush"
I shake my head. "No, that can't be"
He chuckles. "You don't believe me?"
I sigh and walk closer to him. "Can I touch you?"
He nods. "Sure". I stretch my hand to touch him. My hand passes through him and he chuckles. "Do you believe me now?. I'm just an illusion"
I sigh. "What do you want?"
He rolls his eyes. "Just look at you. I felt you've mourned me for too long and decided to come to stay with you. I don't want you to end up having a heart attack. I'm only being nice to you. You're just an ingrate"
I stare at him. He acts just like Melvin. Bossy and troublesome. I smile. "Thanks for coming back"
He hisses. "I didn't come back, ok?"
I smile and sit down beside him. I wish I could hold him. "You..." The knock on the door stopped me from talking. I raise an eyebrow. "Who's there?"
"Ari. Can I come in?". I blink my eyes, confused about what to do. I can't let her in. I can't let her see him. "Ori?" She calls
"Yes, I'm coming". I stand up to find where I can hide him. He chuckles. "You've got nothing to worry about. I'll leave but will be back when she leaves"
"Are you sure you'll be back?"
He rolls his eyes. "I don't break promises as you do"
I chuckle. "I don't break promises either. And you know that"
He groans. "You?. I don't think so"
I hiss. "You know I don't" I yell but quickly adjust myself. I can't let Ari find out about him.
He chuckles. "You're such an asshole"
I giggle. "And you are?"
He rolls his eyes. "I need to go. She's getting impatient"
I nod my head and he disappears. I sigh. I walk to the door and open it. "Sorry" I coo
She stares at me, then shifts her gaze from me to the room and back to me. "Were you talking to someone?"
I furrow my brows, pretending to be confused. "Talking to someone?". She nods. "No, I'm the only one in the room"
She walks into the room, looking around. "Are you sure?"
I chuckle nervously. "Yes"
"But I heard a voice"
I roll my eyes. "Maybe it's from the television"
She sighs. "Maybe you're right. Just that it was so loud and real. I thought it might be you conversing with someone"
I shake my head. "I'm the only one here". She sighs and sits down. I sit beside her. "Are you ok?"
She nods. "I just felt you might be bored. So I was thinking we could go out tomorrow. The three of us"
I bat my lashes. "Hope Elora isn't going with us?" I thought.
"If she isn't, who then is the third person?" my subconscious mind asked. I groan.
Ari stares at me with great concern. "Are you ok?"
I nod. "I'm good"
She sighs and stands up. "See you tomorrow".I stand up to see her at the door. "I should leave now". We walk to the door. "Bye"
"Bye"
**
The ray of light shines bright on my face, indicating it's morning already but I feel too lazy to stand up. I arrange myself on the bed, dragging the duvet cover over my head to prevent the ray of light from shining directly on my face, but drag the duvet cover down a bit and turn to the opposite direction, away from the sun. I'm already going into the dreamland when I feel the water splash on my face.
I gasp. I can feel drops of water dripping down my face. I groan and use my hand to wipe it off. Who the hell is that?!!. I open my eyes to see Elora staring at me. I hiss. I should have suspected!!. I glare at her and she hisses. I sit up. "Why would you pour water on me? Huh?"
"As if I care" she murmurs. I clench my fist, trying to control my anger. "I don't care if you listen to me or not. Ari asked me to come and call you. I don't even know why she let you stay here in the first place". I roll my eyes. I can't wait to get settled and leave this house. "Are you listening at all?". I hiss and walk past her, shoving her aside in the process. She whines and I chuckle. She isn't even strong. She glares at me.
I roll my eyes. "That's for you, being rude"
She hisses and raises her middle finger at me. I furrow my brows. What's that for? What's she doing? She glares at me for a while and finally stomps out of the room. I sigh. I don't know why she's the opposite of her sister. Troublesome, sassy, and rude. Despite being a beauty. She's got the weirdest characters I have come across here In the human realm. I just wonder how her mother copes with her. I roll my eyes. No wonder she couldn't keep a job.
No one can keep a job with such an attitude. Does she even think at all? As in think of becoming a better person? Nah, I don't think so. She doesn't look like someone who thinks at all. I sigh. That's her problem, not mine. I shrugged off her thought and walked into the bathroom to take my bath.
**
I clad myself in blue jeans and a white shirt. Thanks to Ari, who had taken the time to get me some new clothes. That girl is a lifesaver, unlike her sister who doesn't know anything other than to cause trouble. I roll my eyes and stand in front of the mirror to comb my hair. "Hey, best" someone coos.
I roll my eyes. Without turning, I knew it was the illusion of Melvin. "You promised to come back and you didn't. Who breaks promises now?"
He chuckles. "I never said I was coming back yesterday". I roll my eyes and turn. "Holly Molly. You look so..."
I roll my eyes. "Different. I know"
He hisses. "That isn't the word I wanted to use?"
I roll my eyes. "And what is the word you wanted to use?"
He chuckles. "Do you now roll your eyes at every talk?"
"You taught me"
He raises an eyebrow. "No, I didn't"
I groan. "Are we going to start with arguments?"
"I...". The door opens and Elora barges into the room, without a knock. I groan while Melvin freezes at his spot. Is something wrong with this girl?". "Have you added, a lack of manners to your Insolent attitude? Huh?. What if I'm naked?" I yell
She hiss and Melvin chuckles. I roll my eyes. She stares at me. "You are not the one that chuckles just now right?"
I hiss. "Does that look like an answer to my question?" I ask. She turns to look around. Melvin must have suspected she had it In mind to turn, cause he disappeared just before she could sight him. I sigh in relief. I can't imagine her finding out about him.
She stares dangerously at me. "Are you hiding someone?". I ignore her and focus on getting ready for our outing. "I'm talking to you!!". I ignored her again. She's just too rude for my liking. I hiss. When she gets tired of nagging, she will find her way out of my room!!.