Chapter 15

I awaken again after some time, "Daylon?" I call out as I rub sleep out of my eyes, "where did he go?" I mumble and a slight moan escapes my lips, I grab my phone and it reads 10:30am, "food" I moan out as my stomach rumbles.

I push my legs off the bed and try to stand on my feet, my head throbs and I try to shake it off. I grab my black feather from the bed and hold it close to me, I spot a string and put it to good use by tying the feather to my wrist. It looked fashionable a bit,

"Islana" I say her name, "I miss you already" I admit. I've fought for so long and it feels like I've lost all my strength from the countless battles. I always smile outwardly but shed tears on the inside, "wings so black, heart so white" I smile at my words, "the darkness is a blessing"

Daylon walks in with a smile on his lips, "I present the beautiful! magnificent!" his gesture tickles me and I roll my eyes, "talented! sensational!" My grin widens, "Ava Evans!" He bows and I give a round of applause,

"Thank you! Thank you!" A woman slides in with the same playful gesture and takes a bow,

"Did I forget the best mom in the world?" Daylon double checks,

"Oh sweetie!!" She pulls his cheeks,

"Mom cut it out! Not in front of Eris" Daylon mans up and clears his throat. I laugh at him and his face turns a deep shade of red,

"So this is the girl you're sneaking out at night to see!" She coos, she strides over to me, "so nice to meet you Eris" she holds my hands in hers, "Daylon has told me so much about you" her smile beams.

Ava is a slender woman with full, emerald eyes, rather long eyelashes, wavy and long blonde locks, full lips and a striking personality. She's hard not to look at.

They look so much alike.

I try not to let it get to me and I grin, "what did he say about me?" I'm interested, his eyes pop and his heart rate speeds,

"Nothing!!" He blurts out before his mom could say a word. His mom laughs,

"How are you feeling dear?" She strokes my hair,

"I'm fine" I look at her closely, "Aren't you that popular TV actress on that show? Um what's it called?" I search my brain for the name, "Sweet and spicy?"

"Viola!!" She clicks, "that's it!! Glad you know Amber but I'm Ava"

"Nice to meet you Ava" her aura Is pleasant and her red, one piece dress compliments her personality.

"I'm sure you must be hungry so I brought a little something for you to eat. Daylon bring the bag outside please" she turns to him and sees a sandwich stuffed in his mouth, "Daylon! That's for Eris!" His lips stretch into a smile and he looks as silly as he could get.

It makes me smile at how close they were. The love. It saddens me but it feels like I'm part of their happy family. He didn't leave me for a second. Daylon, thank you.

We leave the hospital and I'm in my clothes again, "thank you for everything"

"No need to thank us sweetie, consider us family" she smile, she grabs her car key and presses a button, a sound familiar to all car owners rings out and we walk in the direction.

My mouth drops on getting there, a red Lamborghini Murciélago stood there waiting for us to hop in. Ava revs the engine and the underglow jests about in the color of the car. I hardly sat in the car with my family, I barely went out with them so seeing this is Rather big.

"Can I just take a bus?"

"No Eris!" Daylon opens the back door for me, I hesitate on entering and he gives me a little push inside. Just as I thought he'd sit beside his mom he joins me at the back, "Didn't expect it?" He chuckles as he closes the door,

"We okay back there?" Ava asks,

"Yes" we chorus and look at each other for a while with me looking away first.

My thoughts wander off to unknown places from how I would cater for myself to Cody and Tyler. I exhale softly and close my eyes. This was not a time to be weak now.

I feel a gentle hand on mine and I squeeze it, I look into his eyes with a small smile and I lay my head on his shoulders and close my eyes. I found solace in him.

Ava does her best to hide her grin but she fails miserably, it was cute to her. She would definitely tease him for it.

After a while we reach Debbie's house and I highlight,

"Should I come with you?" I could hear the eagerness in his voice, I kindly decline with a soft movement of my head, "okay, take care of yourself Eris" he smiles and the car drives off.

I face the door and give it a gentle knock, Debbie opens it and notices the tears in my eyes,

"Eris" her voice tender and laced with concern.

I explain everything to her parents and they agree without hesitation to me staying her for as long as I needed too. My eyes are fixed on the stars and my thoughts close to them, I remember his words that night and tears roll down my cheeks, I wipe them quickly when I hear the door creep open. I feel hands round my body and a head on against back. I remember Cody instantly and the tears are forced out,

"I'm not leaving you Eris" her words soothe my pain and I pull her to a proper embrace,

"Thank you" my breath on her neck.

Morning comes and we get ready for school, I come out of the bathroom with a simple towel around my body,

"Morning champion!" Debbie greets me and puts her necklace on. The one I bought her. It read Sister in a neat cursive and it puts a smile on my face, "how are you feeling?"

"Fine" I comb through my hair and shake out the excess water, I could feel her eyes on me, "why are you staring at me?" A grin grows,

"I'm just trying to figure out what I have that would fit you" she searches her wardrobe and drops a white long sleeve top, some undies and a bra, and a pair of jeans on her bed, "they're a plus for me so should fit you perfectly"

I grab the underwear and stretch it out, I put it on and drop my towel to look at myself in her standing mirror, "it looks like a thong" I could barely see any 'underwear',

"As long as it covers cha cha then it's okay" she giggles and hands me the bra, I sigh.

The bra was okay and so was the top, but the jeans couldn't make it so we swapped it for a black skirt but I felt a bit exposed so we slapped on some thigh high socks and a pair of black sneakers to complete my look.

"I feel like Lilac"

"But you look pretty" Debbie cheers me up. It isn't my usual style but I would have to deal with it till I got new and fitting clothes. I put on an earring on my left ear and a black choker decorated my neck making me look more, me.

We head down for breakfast and soon on our way to school. We reach school heading straight to our lockers and I could feel more eyes on us, probably because we wore matching clothes but Debbie wore inverse colors, two earrings instead of one and a necklace.

I open my locker to see the remaining books I had left and unfortunately my literature was engulfed in the flames, I heave a sigh and grab a spare note and a pen,

"Cheer up Eris. We have Arts first so that should cheer you up" Debbie nudges and I try to smile.

We head over to class and take our seats but not without eyes devouring our bodies. I adjust my hair flipping some over my left eye, "everyone's looking" I whisper to my half sister,

"We're celebs now" she jokes and I pull her ear, she giggles and kisses my hand, my eyes soften, "sisters forever" she smiles at me and it hits my heart,

"Forever. Till the end of time" I kiss her hands and smile back.

Lilac enters the class expecting to steal attention with her extravagant look but was already disappointed. The boys were already busy. She walks over,

"Well isn't this a lovely surprise. You look even more ugly now Eris" she claps her hands,

"I don't have time for your nonsense Lilac" I give a stern look and it sends shivers down her spine,

"Must you always pick on us?" Debbie sighs in exasperation,

"Quiet! I wasn't talking to you" she snaps at Debbie,

"Watch your tongue Lilac" I inspect my nails, "don't want to ruin that pretty face of yours, now do you?" A sinister grin creeps up my lips,

"You can't hurt me" she shivers and a thud follows after, our heads turn to see who it was, Lilac rushes to help Daylon up, "are you okay?" She's worried,

"Yeah I am" he waves off, his gaze still fixed on me. My eyes meet his and they soften, his throat goes dry and he looks away, "thanks Lilac" he gives her a small smile but couldn't really stop looking at me.

She sees it as clear as day and her expression changes, she heads to her seat to sulk in it. Daylon takes his seat, he still couldn't stop staring at me, my phone beeps and I pick it up,

[Daylon: Morning, um, you look good 😳]

I smile at my phone and glance over at him,

[Me: why don't you come closer so you can have a better look 😏]

He turns his head to my direction and gets up, he walks slowly towards me his heart thumping in his chest, he didn't know why he was feeling this but it felt so nice. So right.

"Morning" he greets nervously,

"Morning" I greet back with a smirk, Debbie couldn't help but giggle, "thanks for yesterday" Lilac overhears my words and listens in on us,

"Um sure not a problem" he says nervously, his eyes couldn't stop moving around, "does your body still hurt? I mean the weekend has been rough for you"

"I'm fine, I owe you" I give a light laugh, "cash it in any time"

"What about tonight?" He bites his lips and I laugh,

"Okay! What time?" I lean closer to him,

"Just like Saturday. Hopefully nothing would be on fire this time" he winks and I laugh more,

"Sure" we agree and he heads back to his seat.