Tacenda | 7DS

Chapter 3

The group was no more. 

Split jaggedly, chanceless of restoration.

*****

"Gil's really excited! He said he felt the baby kick, but it's too early for that," Margaret placed a hand fondly over her stomach and smiled gently. Elizabeth beamed at her through the camera and Veronica smirked on the other screen. It had always been Margaret's wish to have children, and she married her school sweetheart; she and Gilthunder lived happily in a house to the coast of England. Ellie and visited before, and the happiness and calmness had hit her like a wave. From then on, she always speculated whether she'd be able to settle down like her eldest sister.

Veronica had taken to travel the world. Her original plan was to go alone, maybe bring friends, but in the end, she decided on Griamore. She'd been ridiculed endlessly by her sisters when they found out about her feelings; Veronica was never one for romance. Undoubtedly, they were thrilled she'd found someone.

Elizabeth hoped that her gap year would lead her to an acting career. She'd returned home for now and even though her father didn't live too far away(she still visited him), she was adamant on being independent and buying her own apartment. Elaine and Ban bought one together, while Diane and King stayed with their parents. Besides, going back to her father without her sisters would make the house feel too eerie and empty. After all, home isn't just about the building.

"Do you know the gender yet?" Veronica asked, behind her were flashes of colourful walls, she was jaunting around whatever hotel her and Griamore had booked.

"That's around the 3-month mark, I've been three weeks pregnant, Veronica" Margaret's stomach wasn't even showing signs of a baby. She sighed in contentment, only for Elizabeth to giggle and Veronica to roll her eyes. "Anyway, enough about my baby and me," the lavender beauty sipped her tea, copper eyes addressing the camera, "how's the First Stage of the drama thing, Ellie?"

Elizabeth twisted her lips. She'd decided to text her sisters after finding Zeldris about her predicament. Veronica agreed with her, saying that Meliodas was a prick and if he doesn't work hard on their performance, then she'd come over and give him a right piece of her mind. Margaret, forever graceful, had nodded and said 'there must be a reason for his behaviour,' only for her two sisters to shut her down. No reason could explain why Meliodas was so chill and easy-going around her. Without being able to talk to Diane and Elaine about this, and her siblings being the closest other people who understood what happened, Elizabeth had settled on trusting them.

She rolled on her bed to rest comfortably on her stomach, elbows propped up and hands holding her phone, "after ditching him in Avens park," Veronica snorted," he hasn't texted or called me."

"He...hasn't?"

"Nope."

"..."

"Elizabeth, it's been three days."

"Yes, Veronica. I know that." 

Margaret gripped her china teacup," Sister, you need to put him in place," she said as if talking to a child.

"Why should I bother?" She rolled her eyes and placed her chin on her hand, holding her phone with one, "there's no point with him. And I feel guilty whenever we speak, y'know?" Her sisters nodded. "Other auditions  will come that I could take. Maybe I could ask Cain about quitting, and in some time, more auditions will be held-

"Don't quit!"

Elizabeth thought one of her sisters would interrupt her. Veronica would say that she shouldn't quit, to keep on going and to ignore Meliodas if he was acting like a dick. Judging from her expression, Veronica was as surprised as her when Margaret interjected.