She got into her room and started sobbing,her hair sprawled out on the pillow clothed in lilac linen - her best color but that wasn't what mattered .she didn't even know why she was crying,her head was just full of all her family's memories and the tears came out again.she didn't even know when she cried herself to sleep
Maximus sat at the right hand of the table, directly opposite his brother.The chandelier cast a silver shade on the pure white table cloth but the atmosphere was far from colourful.Silence reigned on the table but not the good kind...The bad kind
"How was your day maximus".His father turned to him as he stabbed his lettuce before swallowing it
"quite well,I'm catching on pretty fast".He said uninterested,he practiced this line since he got back from the store .Father always asked it during dinner
"I see".He replied simply and then the silence continued.The repetitive sound of forks and knives echoed throughout the dining room even the butlers dared not break the silence
"you were late".His father stated as he dabbed his lips with the napkin.crap,he hadn't imagine that ,father always goes for only one question so why is he suddenly interested in where I went after school
"The main route was closed down due to repairs and maintenance.So we had to take a different route".I said heaving.My heart still pounding heavily
"Alright then".He said as he excused himself from the table and went to his study.His brother also followed his father and rose from the table but before he was gone, maximus shot him a glare
weird.Maximus thought
He was looking forward to school,this would take some warming up to.He couldn't just get her face out of his head that and also her chuckle - God it's like a song set on loop but a good song .
The thought of her seemed to stir something in him, something he had never felt before.A knock broke him from his thoughts
"It's open".He said sitting on the white sofa next to his bed.White and black,his two favorite colors thought they were very opposites no one can deny they go well together.The door silently opened as his sister walked in,her eyes puffy
He already knew what happened.she had a nightmare
"come here".He stretched his arms and enveloped her.she was the only reason why he was still here and the only person who truly cares about him
"feeling better?".He asked,patting her head and leading her to the sofa
"Yes".she said
"would you mind telling me your dream?".He asked still patting her head.Father always scolded her anytime she cried cos of nightmares
"it's not real".He would say and then send her off to her room all alone.She is just 6 for goodness sake,she is supposed to be pampered.But that's not what father believed in.