Chapter 3

Clara's POV

"Why does everyone keep...provoking?!" I screeched at Mrs Gwen when she welcomed me back home. She moved two steps away immediately and stood still.

What am I doing? Frightening the last old lady with me at home.

"I'm sorry okay?" I let out a deep and calming obvious sigh to assure her that everything would be fine.

"I never closed, I got suspended again," I said and scampered to my room.

I dropped on my bed and it felt like all my problems dropped down with me. Letting huge sighs out one after the other.

"What's all the anger issues?" I asked, holding my jacket tightly until I cut every last button down from drawing it too far apart.

Seriously, I didn't want to do that, but when I get mad, all I feel is devastation. I so hate myself.

I rushed up when I felt like washing some of my problems away. After everything, staying alone would always be my thing. I wouldn't want any friend to come visit. Not even my twin sister. Let's just say I get sick of everything and everyone around me except water. My love for water never changes for anything because I feel light and relieved when I bathe enough.

It was great to feel like that was what I needed.

I dumped off my wears and headed right straight to the bathroom. I turned on the shower and let the water first pass through every space that my hair hides in my head. Then I faced it and let it rush down to my face while closing my eyes. I felt great until the water found its way through my nose and let my head ache. The minute I opened my eyes to push the water out, the school accident started to flow through my thoughts like a fresh leaf.

What a disaster!

I bent and coughed it out sharply before I irritably got out of the bathroom. My room closet was the next place I found myself heading to. I stretched to get any random cloth just to cover my face but I looked at the mirror accidentally. I looked again to see the most terrifying moment of my life. My eyes glowed green for a moment. I thought I was going blind or my eyes were finally weakening from all the frays. I wanted it to be something else and so I kept on blinking to get my real eyeballs back on. But no, I rather get an amber-colored eyeball after that. It was more like golden.

"What is wrong with my eyes!?" I freaked out.

"No, no, no, No!" I kept on yelling at my stubborn eyeballs until I fell on the floor.

"No!" I cried out loudly and tried to get up again before someone pushed the door in.

"Hey, Hey..I'm here" she

held my face straight up but I was more into standing up to the mirror again.

"..my eyes, Zara my eyes" I chorused in fear but she pressed my cheek and united our gazes to make me feel alright.

"Look at me, Your eyes are fine"

I paused in disbelief before I rushed up to confirm in the mirror.

"Well...except that I envy them so much. They're still prettier than mine" she said covering me with a blanket as she gave me that caring and childish look. I whizzed when the remaining fear in me seemed to have found its way down my spine.

"Wrap yourself up, someone wants to say hi" She pecked me sharply and walked to the door without seeing through my look of disinterest. I didn't want anyone to say hi to me but I didn't get the chance to tell her either because I thought it was Daisy. I just tidied up my mess and appeared on my gown before I opened the door.

It was that guy and his first impression rushed all the memories of him back to my head.

*****

Earlier at school~~

I saw him jogging around some portions of the school field adorably before he set his eyes on me. He really caught me peeking at him but I wanted to show him I wasn't a peeker. So I walked up to the Field and watched him well ... folding my arms. Am I causing trouble again?

I couldn't explain why I was so staring and couldn't take my eyes off him until he made sure of the thrilling eye contact.

I was sure He was a new guy but we've got a lot of new guys so that wasn't the best explanation for myself. He was hot! too.

"Hey!" He put on that broad smile that almost made my day.

I realized I wanted to snap out of the past but I couldn't leave out the memory of him as he came to hug me.

He had his arms opened and then suddenly stopped. He never got to touch me after he came a little bit closer with his arms seized like they were confiscated to the air.

"Who are you?" He asked.

"Who are you too?" I blurted before I could stop myself. There wasn't always a problem but I wished I could hold myself. I never felt anything for any stranger when I say something wrong but it seemed like he was an exception. I didn't know that facet which hastily convinced me that if he had to know me, I had to know him first. But I felt sorry before I could understand.

"He must be Zara's new bitch" I thought to myself. I got a little heartache from that and I thought I would pick up my real self but no.

"Sorry," I said and rushed of out his sight.

While still away, I was baffled because something wasn't right.

How the hell could he tell that I wasn't Zara?

I got confused.

*****

Presently~~

"Clara

Meet my boyfriend, Richard" Zara beamed at me.

I finally found my eyes doing great before his charming smiles but I was still not comfortable with him. It was so quiet as they both waited long for my response.

"Hi," I said and waved at him. I hated that I let the fake smile take over my face but I couldn't help it.

"Hello," he replied and waved back. That's it? I got tensed. They both stood outside like they were waiting for my call again. I looked at Zara and as I suspected, she was already giving me that look. It was the face she made when I was letting her down. Except that I don't care. I looked around sharply for what else could happen after that.

"C-come on in" I beamed slightly. It felt like I was being awkward in some way. I hate this!

"Um...can I get a glass of water please?" He asked smiling.

"I should probably get you a chilled one" Zara glowed up sharply.

Getting a chilled one, she had to go get it from the main dining room since that was where we moved our freezer.

What the hell! No way we are going to spend another moment together in the room.

I felt like killing him. Why did he ask for water?

I felt like scaring him out the minute Zara would be away but the next thing tamed me like hell.

He stretched me a piece of paper and when I glanced at his face, it felt like he was hastening it on me.

"Meet me at Aqua Aura, by 10 tonight.

I know what you are.."