My brother, Nova, and I are 2years apart. I was the older one in the picture, but he was much more mature than me. His being just 16 and so good at everything makes me envy him.
He has green eyes and straight black hair like mom and is disciplined just like her and tall like dad.
Whereas I had light hazel eyes and wavy hair, I was of average height and light dark-skinned. I looked a lot like dad. Though, I was a copy of him. Clumsy and not-so-neat.
But...there was always a wall between us, for ten years. Our parents were separated when we were kids. Mom took Nova while dad had me.
We grew up in different households and different environments. We never knew what it was like to have a perfect home.
Home, where you go back after all worked up from school, where you go back after getting scolded by your boss, getting back from a fight with other children, where you always find someone who always waits for you to come back.
The home was a feeling I never underwent, never had a chance to get. I always yearned for the warmth you get when you come home, the togetherness.
'But maybe it was fated to be this way.'
Nova and I live together now. Well, because our parents died in an accident, or maybe that's what we all think.
"Get up and clean your messy room. Look how things are just lying around", Nova spoke as I was spacing out.
"I like it this way. And am not a neat-freak like you," spoke as I slowly rose from the quilt.
"ahhh," he scuffed, "you said you like this mess?? I wonder how are you even my sister,"
Tilting my head to my right, I smirked and spoke, "Don't forget I'm the only one who's earning in this household, so you better make me my breakfast before I come downstairs, or else imma cut your allowance for this week," smiled innocently, as nothing happened, but I knew he got my point when he straight turned around and left my room.
I was alone now. Got up from the bed, and into the washroom. I splashed water from the sink a few times, trying to remember all the details of the dream, 'black pearl eyes, blue eyes, a so-empty-dairy, hospital, college, a...library' I tried hard to remember the faces I saw, 'the...voice'.
It was all in the back of my head, but I can't remember anything properly right at this moment, 'why...?'. The more I think, the more I forget.
It was all too true to be just a dream. The gentle touch on my face, I felt it, so I wasn't dreaming right, or was I hallucinating?
'Too many thoughts, I can't waste my time. It was just a dream, dreams have no relation to present real life. Better forget about it,' spoke in my mind as I walked through the currents to the shower taking my clothes off one by one.
I twisted the handle to the shower and then let the cold water run through my head down to my toes. The water was cold, I stood still for a few moments to adjust myself to the temperature.
Closed my eyes, and all I could see were dark blue eyes that spoke sorrow ness within its depth. Abruptly, all my feelings and emotions that I have ever discovered started to stir inside my stomach like a whirlpool.
'What is this feeling that feels so new, strange creepy, and sad? As if someone's presence.'
I flung opened my eyes and turned around to see my own shadow on the wall.
'It's just me here, I should calm down.'
I shut the shower, took the towel hanging by the walls, and walked out of the bathroom, draining all the water from my hair and body.
I looked at the clock, 'time was ticking for me. I should hurry and leave.'
I went out and put on a purple v-neck sweatshirt and faded black baggy jeans, on top, I put on a beige coat and a scarf around the neck.
It gets way cold here in coldwater during September as the temperature near the seaport always changes.
A thick cloud of fog is sitting outside my house, even when it's 8:30 AM. I walked downstairs and found my breakfast with a note beside it, it didn't look like Nova was anywhere to be seen.
I marched forward and picked up the note, "I'm leaving early since I have work in the student council's office. I'm taking the car with me, I have told Vee to pick up you,"
Yes, Nova is the student president. Told you...Discipline.
Vee is my best friend since middle school now. Nova usually drops me by school and leaves, but sometimes Vee drops by.
I just sat in the chair, looking at the scrambled egg and toast, smelled good. That's when the door knocked. 'Is Vee already here?'
I got up and went to the door, flung open it to feel warm hands rap around me in a yellow turtle neck sweater and a black leather bag hanging on the shoulders. I saw the neon on the driveway so I knew it was, "Good morning love," Vee said, "Long time so see!"
"Vee, don't you think you're quit early? I haven't had my breakfast yet,"
"Girl, eat your breakfast in the car, hop on. I need caffeine, we are leaving for Bo's beans for coffee,"
I sighed and nodded. Grabbed my bag, phone, and the plate hopped onto my shoes and left the house on lock.
As we drove through the marine driveway to the coffee place, Vee spoke, "girl, you haven't worn make-up today?"
"Nah, I guess I forgot," she passed me her bag as she drove the neon, "there must be lipgloss in the pockets and mascara but you can only have the mascara if you confirm that you don't have any transmittable eye diseases,"
"Why would I have an eye disease?" turned to her. "I know. I'm just kidding," she giggled through her lips.
Vee and I were different in looks. She was the more curvy and lightweight one and followed a color food chat since last summer to lose weight, to be honest, she did not need it though.
"Due still follow the food chart from last summer?".
"Oh, of course. Today is two black and three red food,"
"That's why we are going to Bo's coffee?" I raised an eyebrow at her
"yeah, and also to watch over some cute boys,"
'Vee will never grow up,' i smiled as I shrugged as if saying what can I say?
We reached Bo's coffee place in a 20mins drive from my place. She parked it nearest to the exit but far from the entry gate, she killed the engine as I got off first.
We both got to the restaurant and ordered ourselves black coffee.
"Hey Nora, check out the green sweater guy, he's looking our way and is looking hot and cute,"
"Vee don't forget we need to leave too so stop staring at every boy you see," I spoke as I fished through the information about the most recent movie we watched 'the fallen one' from other articles so we can give a report for the school's newspaper.
"Okay Nora, I'm not at all excited but Mr. Green sweater is coming this way, behold yourself!" she spoke, trying not to make it obvious that she is excited.
"What?" I looked at her already looking behind me, and I turned around to see a tall fair green-eyed boy standing behind me.
"That's Mr. Green sweater", she whispered to me.
He indeed is hot. But my sixth sense says it's gonna be a Red flag.
-To be continued