The morning sun peeked through the curtains, casting a warm hue on the sisters' face as they filled the box with clothes and stuffed other necessities into Anna's luggage. Anna was preparing to go to college and as much as Aria was happy that she was moving into another stage of her life, a dull ache shot through her chest. She couldn't voice how it made her feel because she thought it was better left unsaid how she was sad because she didn't want Anna to be sad as well. That childlike excitement that graced her features deserved to stay a little longer. When they finished, Anna stood backwards and admired the deft which her sister had employed into enabling everything fit in."You really did well." She smiled, placing her hands on her hips."I mean, what do you take me for?" Anna asked, a rueful smile gracing her lips."I'm so excited to finally be resuming college, all my friends have been talking about it." Anna squealed, jumping up."I know right! Hurry up, we need to get to the
Now as Aria crossed her legs in the parlour, waiting for Elanne to come over, sbe was engrossed in a chat with Robert. A smile curled at her lips the way he teased her.Robert: So don't tell me you cried when Anna left, Princess.Aria: ofcourse I did, I couldn't help it.Robert: Cry baby.Aria: I'd gladly take that title.Robert: so what do we call a princess who's also a cry baby?Aria stared at her phone for a brief second before laughing and typing back. "I don't know, maybe you should tell me."Robert: You're the one who you should tell me, don't you think so? (Smiley emoji?) One thing about why Aria loved chattung wigm Robert was that even the littles things he said made her laugh and she loved how they could go over a topic without seriousness but wigh nothing, but just the intention to joke with each other.Elanne: I'm almost here, hope you cooked? Because I'm freaking famished, I could faint right now, girl.Aria smiled. She had prepared pasta when Elanne informed her that sh
"This is really good!" Elanne announced when she had almost finished eating the food. Aria smiled. "i know right, by now we've agreed that I make the best pasta.""No, you don't! I do."Aria paused. "I haven't eaten yours by the way, you just send me pictures each time you make them.""Baby gurl, from the pictures aren't you supposed to know that the food is going to be lit?"Aria rolled her eyes at her. "Not when I haven't tasted it.""When next I'm coming, I'll bring some."Aria shook her head. "I have actually never been to your house, so you could invite me for one when you're less busy.""Great Idea, Great idea. There you'll have the chance to taste from my plate of goodness.. I'll be willing to serve you.""Enough please," Aria waved a dismissive hand towards her and they both laughed for a while, leaning into the leather sofa."So how was it?" Aria asked, breaking the silence."Uh what?" Elanne asked."Visiting him." Aria asked, she knew that wws a delicate topic for her but s
"Hey, are you good?" Elanne nudged her elbow, upon taking in her features.Aria sighed. "I don't know. I don't know."Elanne stared at her. "Then you're not alright, tell me what you have been thinking of?" "It's just that I keep thinking about everything they did to me and i keeo asking myself why I was so blind to the obvious signs and why they could have done such to me," Aria complained. "I don't know why I've been unable to move on and it's killing me, I deserve better."Elanne took a deep breath, reached out to touch her hands and squeezed it. "Obviously you deserve better but now that it has happened, just keep acknowledging everything that has happened and reframe your thoughts. Each time it comes, just tell yourself yes you acknowledge everything tha t happened and it's not your fault and you're working towards healing..it won't happen overnight but soon you'll realize that you're no longer feelings those pains."Aria thought over her words and decided to act according to wh
Just then Aria's phone rang, it was Robert and she quickly swiped away thw call, not even in the slightest mood ready to speak to him. "Robert was calling right?" Elanne said, now her feet, her bag clutched in front of her."Yes." Aria answered, stuttering"So this is it right? You still chose to go back to him after he had hurt you. So this is really want you want for yourself? This is it?" Elanne shook her head in an expression that seemed somewhat pitiful."Can't you at least hear his own side of his explanation?" Aria asked.Elanne shook her head again. "You're really gullible, I see why you keep attracting the wrong men." Then without another word, she exited the house."You're really gullible, I see why you keep attracting the wrong men." That statement kept spinning in her head, pricking needles in her chest and she knew she couldn't hold it anymore, she had to let the tears all out. The statement was the worst she had heard about herself in her twenty years of existence and s
"Yeah we've always been there for each other." Aria replied, smiling amidst tears."So are you ready to talk about what happened?" Anna asked, then she pulled back from her seat.Aria heard the scrapping of chair against the tiles and then incohorent voices before she heard the banging of the door and then silence. "Where are you going?" She asked her."I just left class to the bathroom.""But you said you're having one in five minutes time.""Aria, I clearly won't be able to attend the class early because you need to my attention, isn't that clear enough?"Aria sighed. "I know you're just trying to help but I don't want you missing classes and worrying about me."Anna gasped, annoyance lining her voice. "What's this about? I'm just trying to help you... Must you worrying about everything all the time? I've not miseed any classes since I resume school-""It's okay, you don't have to get angry at me also." Aria said in a brittle voice."You know I could never stay angry at for long ric
"You haven't asked me about my friends at school!" Anna yelled, matching her tone."Sorry about that," Aria sighed. "Invest been to occupied with my chaotic life.""No it's fine," Anna chuckled. "It can honestly happen to anyone.""Have I told you how you're the best thing in my life? You are always so understanding and you always want the best for me." Anna appreciated he with a smile in hee cheet and an ache that rose from a longing to see her once more."Aww thank you so much." Anna cooed. "Please don't nake me cry, I don't want that""Like you're aren't a cry baby like me, it's just that you're more coded with your and you tend to hide it more than I do.""Youp, I care about who sees me crying.""Yeah. Anna, you're the best sister anyone could ask for her, thank you for always being here... It means so much to me.""I said don't make me cry!""I'm just telling you and you should accept it now because you may not hear this from me in a very long time""Bla bla.. that's what you alw
Robert did what he knew how to do best to Aria—show up unexpectedly at her house. She had not been taking his calls and she barely responded to his text messages. Her excuse was that she either busy, tired or she just wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. At one point he jokingly asked her if she had started working else and she replied not at all and disappeared for the whole of the day. She hadn't gone to work at Darlings eversince she saw Harry that day and she didn't even know if she should just stop working there because she had been giving the manager a string of excuses, although she knew he had a soft spot for hee that's why he hasn't scolded but she knew she had not been on hee best behaviour. Even if Aria decided to quit, she would apologize to him for not taking her work seriously."So why have you been avoiding me?" Robert asked her casually, while he settled on the sofa across from her."Am I? Is that what you think? I haven't been avoiding you." She didn't even have the