The Occult Twins

Chapter 5: OKai Newbie

I got woken up to the sound of a big thud coming from downstairs. I looked at my phone as much as I could because the brightness almost blinded me. It was 4am, what could the noise be? We don't own any animals. I got up and put on my robe and picked up baseball bat, I used to love sports and baseball, now not so much. I kept it there for whatever reason but never expected to be perhaps using it to hit a burglar with, if it comes to that. 

As I crept downstairs making as little noise as possible I heard talking, I couldn't quite make out what the person or 'people' were saying. I reached the bottom of the stairs and peeked at the front door and as I turned round "ARNA!" It was Aria ... I jumped and dropped the bat onto the floor and then fell to the floor myself, I was shaken. 

"Aria! What do you think you're doing?! And where's mom? Do you know the time?" I was scared shit-less and not knowing what to do with myself so I just stayed on the floor and slid my bat away from me.

"Haha, you're funny did you know that I love you?" Aria seemed off and there was only one way to get an answer from her, but not directly from her. I looked around for mom and she came around the corner with all the answers, I hoped.

"Yeah your sister's fine, however her hand isn't all that fine. We were kept in the hospital to treat it and get it bandaged up, it hurt a lot so the nurse gave Aria some meds to relieve the pain and it seems to be that the meds have an alternative effect on her also, but I'm sure after some sleep she will be fine." Mom did have the answers, strange answers but they were good enough. I was happy she was okay and mom too.

I helped mom bring Aria up the stairs and into her room, as soon as Aria's head hit the pillow she was asleep. Mom directed me out of the room as she left a glass of water on Aria's night stand.

"Is she going to school tomorrow?" I asked mom. I really hoped it but it didn't look good.

"No honey, she needs rest, that burn really took it out of her and while she was at the hospital she was really panicking for you, she thought you hurt yourself too." I was confused ... Why would she think I hurt myself too? She was the one burnt. In a way I felt her pain, on my hand too.

As mom left me to get to bed, I sat up in mine and touched my hand, it was hot. What's going on? I left the thoughts spinning in my head, but I still had to sleep so I shrugged it off and tried sleeping, maybe it was nothing and I will feel better tomorrow.

My phone alarm for 7 went off, I felt weird, an unhappy weird and there was only one way I was going to feel better, seeing Josh. I texted him to meet me at the school gates. As I got ready, I picked up Aria's coat from off the floor, I wanted to wear it that day. I hoped she would be the one to but I will wear it for her. It didn't really go with anything I wore but I didn't care. Mom gave me a lift to school while dad stayed home to look after Aria.

We drove into the parking lot and I saw a glimpse of Josh, it made me feel happier.

"Now Arna, you remember don't let what happened to Aria knock your concentration off, you need to do well and she would want you to." Mom gave me the encouragement I needed.

"Thanks mom." I hugged her and got out of the car as she drove away I walked up to the gates where Josh was and he smiled at me, I walked up to him and touched his hand, it was a bad move, he moved away from me as if I did something wrong ... What did I do?

"Is everything okay?" I asked him, I was confused.

"Of course, everything is fine." I wasn't so convinced. As we were walking into school a girl walked up to us, specifically Josh, she touched his hand and he didn't move away ... Was it just me?

"Hey babe." She said. It was his girlfriend I was guessing. I felt so crushed and heart broken, it hurt, I smiled it off and walked away.

"Arna wait, this is Casey, my girlfriend, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about her before I just couldn't find a good time you were too worried about your sister for me to lay it on you." He touched my arm to stop me from walking, I was close to crying. I didn't want to look at him, I couldn't feel this heart broken I never even told him how I felt because I couldn't find a good time. I stopped as he walked with her, hand in hand. Tears slowly rolled down my face and I couldn't find the words to say 'stop' so I could walk beside him. I couldn't compete with her she was too perfect, too ... Perfect.

I wiped the tears as I held them all back, hiding my feelings wouldn't be so bad, she seemed nice and I couldn't hate her just because she's in a relationship with a guy who only spoke to me.

I shrugged it off. I was getting good at that, forgetting like things ever happened and walking away from it. I walked into school, as I walked in through the entrance I was more or less jumped by this girl, she walks in front of me and said "Hi" I looked at her for a second before I replied.

"Hello ...?" She looked friendly, but I knew I could never judge a book by its cover.

"I'm Kai and I'm kind of new here and you look like you know your way around the place?" She was a newbie, I didn't feel like her tagging along with me after what happened with Josh but I felt like I could use a bit of cheering up.

"I do and I'm Arna. Where do you need to go?" She held her books close to her chest and looked around the place, then at me.

"I just need to go to the principals office he said he would give me a map so I didn't need to ask anyone for directions." I nodded and said for her to follow, she followed closely. Being new in high school was scary and the thought of not knowing anyone seemed to make her a bit on edge.

"Nice jacket by the way." She complimented my sister's jacket, it was a good start to the friendship.

"Thanks, it's my sister's she's ... Unwell at home so I'm kind of wearing it for today." 

She observed the jacket head to toe, "You fit in it perfectly, how old is she?"

"She's 16 and I'm 16, we're identical twins." We were, really identical, the hard to tell who is who identical. 

"Cool, like I wouldn't be able to tell who is who kind of identical twins?" She seemed interested in my life, but maybe that was to take her mind off being the newbie at a new school. I nodded and carried on walking into the principals office.

"Here it is, oh, can you do me a favour?" I asked.

"Sure, you helped me out by showing me the principals office when you didn't have to so, anything." She was nice, I could tell, but there was something interesting about her I could also tell.

"Well, my sisters unwell, as you know, and I was kind of thinking of something to cheer her up, do you know how to bake?" I wanted to give Aria something nice, to eat, she was a big eater and anything chocolate.

"Yep! I bake really good cakes and cookies, why, do you want me to bake your sister something?" It's like she read my mind.

"Yes, I mean if you have the time after school and you can drop it by, it would be a really big help." She seemed up for it so I gave my address and quickly got to class.

i didn't specify cake or cookies, but I'm sure Aria would like either she isn't picky when it comes to food. As I got to class, I waited out front for everyone to walk in. And there was Josh, looking all pretty that I just wanted to slap in the face. But for the sake of his pretty face and the fact the teacher was looking I kept it in. 

"Hey, um, I'm really sorry about earlier and I saw how you reacted ... Not well." His apology seemed sincere. "Are you cool with it?"

"I'm cool with it, it's not like I was interested or anything, you can date whoever." But I wasn't cool with it and I was interested and I don't want him to date whoever I wanted him to date me. But how could I ruin everything now?

"Alright I better get to class and you should too, you know what Mr Hemmings is like when students are late." He walked off into class and sat down. I sat in my seat behind him staring at his wonderful black curly hair. I thought of how my hands would stroke through and the first time he would ki- What am I doing? I'm having fantasies and it needs to stop, this is not okay. My mom wanted me to do well in school for the sake of Aria and not let her position distract me, but it wasn't her distracting me, it was Josh.