Ways to Forget Flynn

My aunt supported me all the way to my room, she hugged me firmly, and kneaded my back. She wipes my tears away without any questions. After how many hours of sobbing, my tears finally dried up. I get so tired, Aunt Thalia was the one who change my party gown into my nightgown, then tuck me in bed like a baby.

I know I let my friends worry about me, I hope they will forgive me, for what I have done. I keep replaying the episode, where Flynn kissed Avery, I was the only one who tasted his sweet lips, but now he already let Avery taste him. I know I don't have any right to feel this way, he broke my heart time and again, why I never learn, I should ask my aunt tomorrow, she knows everything, because she is the goddess.

    Due to my devastation and heartache, my tired body gives in to a long sleep. I arose from my bed hearing the melodious singing of the birds, around my aunt's house, when I open the window, I see the beautiful, calm lake, and the birds are hovering above the water, it looks so inviting, I wanted to go swimming, but I know the water is freezing on that lake. I am mesmerized by its greatly admired beauty.

    We don't have class today, it was announced last week, to let the students rest after attending the engagement party, even if there is a class, I would still choose to be absent, than see the faces of Avery and Flynn, I should make plans in order to survive this heartache, I hate myself for judging my classmates before. I thought they were just so crazy for letting boys hurt them, for how many times I ask Freda why they will cry after being dumped, by their boyfriends. I told Freda, they are stupid, for shedding tears, they are just boys.

    Now I know, it is not easy to be broken-hearted, it really hurts.

    "Malia? Are you awake, let us eat breakfast, while the food is still fresh." Aunt Thalia called me, from outside my room.

    "I am coming, Aunt Thalia." I replied to her, I quickly change my outfit, to ordinary A-line knee-length dress. During breakfast. I narrated to my aunt everything, that happened during my stay in the Palace, especially the reason of my sudden appearance at her doorstep in the middle of the night, the convoy of students are expected to arrive today.

    "Malia, what you did last night is very dangerous, the dark forces could have taken you hostage again, I am just glad nothing happened to you." She said, her voice is filled with worries.

   "I know, and I want to say sorry aunt Thalia." I said, looking at her shyly.

    "It is okay, what is important is you are safe, next time, ask Nick, or Hale to accompany you, they will both do, anything for you Malia, besides, they are powerful too." Aunt Thalia said, looked at me, with tenderness in her eyes.

    "Okay, I promise, I know my decisiveness could put myself at risk, I should have endured the pain." I said, sighing heavily.

    "It is okay, you are in pain Malia, sometimes, it is normal to do things illogically, when your heart and mind is in trouble. Sometimes we want to run and get away from it, hoping that the pain will end, but we don't realized, it doesn't change a thing, the pain will always be there, the heart will never stop hurting, unless you reconcile with yourself, by accepting the things that you cannot change." Aunt Thalia said, then she pulled me up, and ask me to change my outfit into training attire.

    "Malia, I know there aren't words good enough to make you feel better right now, but if you want me to help you, I can, but you will forget everything about him, and it will come with a price." She said, while holding my hands tenderly.

I am shocked and confused at the same time. My aunt can take away all the pain I feel, but it also means one thing. I will forget Flynn, and my feelings for him. Do I really need to do that? Am I that weak?

"Aunt Thalia, thank you so much for your concern, but right now I don't know, though I am hurting terribly, being in love with Flynn is one of the most wonderful things that I ever experience in my whole life. I haven't even had a chance to like a boy in the human world, yet he made me experienced that kind of feeling, and it was beautiful. I can say, it was all worth the pain." I smiled at her, then I kissed her on the cheeks.

"Thank you for everything, for comforting me and giving me advice, I don't want to forget him Aunt Thalia. He is a part of my life, even if, we are not meant to be, I am still glad I met him."

   "Wow! I am so proud of you Malia." She said, then we get outside from her home. Serpentina, Roz, and Ezeki  are already outside, waiting for us. I decided to give credence to my own fate, that Flynn and I, are not for each other, instead of crying and sulking about my love life, I will focus on my training, so that I can achieve my primary goal, the main reason why I am here in this land.

My whole day training is full of physical activity, I am glad that all the drills, made me so tired, that I don't even remember Flynn, when sundown came, aunt Thalia called it a day. She told me, that our training is not yet done. All the coming weekends, I will still do exercises with her, until she will tell me to stop, that is the only time I can finish my training.

I can feel the soreness of my entire body, then she told me to heal myself immediately, I am so glad that I have the power to stop all the pain, or else I will not be able to work, or my body won't function properly.

"Tonight, we will test your ability in creating a portal, making gateways need a total concentration Malia, and I tell you, it will drain your energy. You must eat plenty during dinner." She said, then walked back to her cottage to prepare our dinner.

I am still squatting on the ground, playing with Roz mane, I never thought, I could touch a real lion.

What you did today is amazing Princess, you are becoming so good with your power." Serpentina said, she coiled up her whole body, and she is looking at me with admiration.

"Thank you, guys, if it weren't for your help, I know I can't sustain the training of my aunt Thalia." I said, looking for all of them.

"You did it, by yourself Malia, your power is excellent." Roz said.

"Thanks, Roz, but I still have to learn a lot of stuff, to be able to defeat the Dark King." I said.

"You can beat him Malia, once you finish your training, you will become a great warrior." Serpentina said, she is now stretching her whole body, I know that she is taking her leave.

"See you later Malia, I will be back here for your training tonight." Serpentina said, and I stand up, and said my goodbyes to them. I walked slowly in going to my aunt's house, I can smell the savory aroma coming from my aunt's kitchen, upon entering her sweet home, as usual my stomach growls with hunger.

I take a bath, the water is so cold, yet my aunt told me, I can change the water temperature by just using my magic, and I enjoyed doing it. In the human world we spend too much electricity for the water heater during winter, here I only use my hand. One hour after we ate dinner, my aunt takes me back on the ground. I see Serpentina drifting on the air.

   "Tonight, we are going to Eirini Kingdom, I want you to make a portal Malia, so that we can go to Eirini immediately, I don't need to test your flying ability, since you arrived her last night straight from Erthesia Palace without problem, and base of your story, I could say, your flying ability is beyond normal. You are fast and you are good with direction, it is common for fairies to get lost, the first time they experience flying, but in your case, you can navigate without difficulties, you are indeed the Spektra." She said, giving me her sweet smile.

I visualized an entryway, made of big hole, and I can see the darkness within it, then I locate the direction of Eirini Kingdom in my mind using the map I have seen in my history books, I am still amazed, that I can store everything that I have read into my mind. Then, after I created and completed the portal, I stumble to the ground, I almost fainted, The dizziness I felt, made me stay on the ground for a while.

   Aunt Thalia and Serpentina are clapping their hands. "Congratulations Malia! You did it, but first we get inside the portal, to check if you really did it right." The goddess said, and went inside the entrance of the portal, I quickly got up from the ground, Serpentina and I, followed my aunt simultaneously.

The vortex doesn't make me feel giddy anymore. We arrived exactly at the entrance of the Castle, of Eirini Kingdom. Aunt Thalia concealed us, by using her own power, we roamed around the castle quietly, the Castle of Eirini is also breathtaking, even it is nighttime, I can see its original form, I can see royal guards in uniforms patrolling the area.

"So this is supposedly your kingdom, aunt Thalia?" I said to her, then I stop talking, when I saw my aunt's tears pouring down on her cheeks. She must miss her home, that she never had.

    "I am just happy Malia, I used to do this with your mother, she always asked me to visit the castle, when she studied at the academy, sometimes your father came with us. It brings back beautiful memories, with Thalassa. I really miss her Malia." She said, looking sad.

    "Me, too." I said, I know I don't see my real mother, but I miss her the moment I step foot in the academy, especially the times I read the story about her.

After hours of strolling, we went back to the magical forest, I am still the one who made the portal in going home, I am happy that, I did it without difficulty the second time around. My aunt prepared tea, then we sat on the veranda, while sipping our hot tea. We are both gazing at the lake, without talking to each other.

I left early from my aunt's house, the following morning. I went directly to the library, and I make my assignments, I didn't able to answer last night due to my whole day of training. Then, I meet Nick, Freda, and Hale at the door of the library.

"Well, we are glad at least you are okay." Nick said, I can feel the sarcasm in his voice.

"You didn't even say goodbye to your date, I hope next time Malia, you will consider how we feel, don't always act so recklessly, lately you only think about yourself. Stop being selfish Malia." He said, then turned away from me, he started walking without a second glance. Nicholas is always honest, among the three of them, he is the only one, who can tell me exactly how he feels.

"Malia, we searched the whole palace and the capital until dawn, Nick and Gregory never stop looking for you until the sun has risen. He was so concerned about your safety, we never thought you went home." Freda said, she is now holding my hand, then she pulled me away from the entrance of the library, then we walk silently going to our first class.

The whole morning Nick avoided me, during lunch I skipped again, I told Freda that I will be at the Magical Forest, only Hale and Freda are talking to me, I can't blame Nick, I made him so worried. I will ask his forgiveness later, but I think he is still very angry with me.

My first period in the afternoon is the only class I wanted to drop out, but I can't retake the subject again, I have to attend the class of Mr. Knight, no matter how broken my heart is. I leave my aunt's house with minutes to spare, I don't care if I am late, but I am so thankful that Mr. Knight, is not yet around, the moment I arrive.

Before I can step inside the classroom, strong arm of Nick, rest on my shoulder, then we enter the room at the same time. No matter how angry he was with me, he still cares about me, he knows I can't face Flynn and Avery alone. I am so thankful for Nick, he is always there for me, no matter what happened.

I didn't look at them, I focus my eyes to my friends, and I smiled at them genuinely. There are still a lot of things I should be thankful for, Hale, Freda and Declan are waiting for me. I promise to myself, that I will not be selfish anymore, my friends really care for me, but I let them down.

No matter how hard I try to avoid Flynn, his gazes are haunting me, I can feel him looking at me once in a while, but I never look at him again. I will do anything to forget him, and I know the only way to forget him, is to convince myself that he no longer exists in my world.