Nyla

i arrive at home slightly tipsy. I can feel my body having a hard time to balance. I walk past the door, up the stairs. I just have to reach the bed, I just have to- suddenly I fall down and my vision gets blurry. Am I dead? Everything is dark and quiet. Kind of peaceful. You know what, nevermind. Out of nowhere I feel a sharp pain coursing through my body. I open my eyes in agony and see Aaliyahs face in front of me. "Are you alright? I carried you up to your bed." she smiles softly and brushes my hair. I notice that my head is laying on her chest which makes my head turn red. The two of us are close…but not that kind of close. I slowly get off her chest "Yeah, I am okay." I rub the back of my head and flinch in pain. So that's where my pain is coming from. Perfect. First my forehead and now the back. Aaliyah puts my hand away and starts examining my head. "There is no blood so it should heal quickly." She keeps staring at me. "Why were you out?"

I gasp out of surprise. I try to answer as calmy as possible "I went for a walk." i smile proud of my amazing answer. She raises an eyebrow and gets closer to my face taking a deep breath. She gets even closer to my skin making me feel shivers all over my body. I feel her breath heating up my neck. "Why do you smell like alcohol then?" she asks coldly. She moves away from me and rolls her eyes. The tension I felt for a second is completely gone and she turned into the same overprotective girl I've known all my life. "Why do you lie to me? And why did you drink? Where did you even drink-" She starts shouting at me and waving her hands around angry. "Aaliyah, i'm sorry, I might have gone to the…" she cuts me off before I can finish my sentence which comes in handy since I don't want to know what happens if she knows. She continues shouting "You went where? Nyla, what will you do if I don't take care of you anymore? If you get married to prince Castiel you have to lead an entire nation!" I frown. What is she saying? Why does she keep talking about me marrying this guy. I start shouting back. "What are you even saying? Why would I marry him?" I don't want to be a princess and I don't want to marry him! Aaliyah sighs. Suddenly her energy turns alot softer than before. She grabs my hand and looks at me with a sad yet hopeful expression. "Sometimes we have to do things we don't think are right. But if we follow our path it will always turn out to be the best for us. That's what my mother used to tell me when she lived." She touches her neck and takes off her necklace. I look at her in confusion. "I don't know what will happen tomorrow. I don't know what you did today. But no matter what will happen to you or to me, we will be fine. Alright?" She takes her necklace and puts it around my neck. I look at her with tears in my eyes. "You sound like something bad is about to happen. What is wrong?" I start panicking. Why is she acting like we will never see each other again? Why is she acting like everything will change after tomorrow? She cups my cheek and looks down. "Nyla, I think the results of tomorrow will be, that you will marry prince Castiel and be the princess of the nation. And me…I will be a sacrificer." My eyes widen in shock "what? What do you mean?" I start crying even more beacuse I know exactly what she means. While I will live in a huge castle, bored and only caring about looking my best, Aaliyah will live a comfortable life and become the victim of a tragic event. This person is used as a sacrifice for the fulfillment of the purpose of a more important person. Usually the time frame these events happen depends on the color someones kismet turns. If it is blue you will just get hurt but recover from the accident. Yellow means you will die the next 10 years, which is much worse but still better than red, which means you will die within the upcomii year. "How do you know?" I ask aaliyah with tears in my eyes. She smiles and rubs my cheeks dry "My family never got along with the council. I know that our fates are 'meant to be' but in case they are not…I don't know. Maybe I am overthinking too much. Don't worry." She kisses my forehead and pulls me into a hug. I look at her still in tears. Even if she has another face today will most likely be the last day, the two of us share a house or even a city together. We will most likely never see each other again. I tear up again by the thought of that. I pull her into another hug and hide in her neck. I try to calm myself but it is hard considering the circumstances. "Can you sleep here tonight?"