The white butterfly tango

Chapter II

She woke up after about a good couple of hours and took a confused glance around. Esma didn't feel rested at all. The room was in just as much of a mess as she left it and the girl decided to clean a bit since there were supposed to be guests today. Esma stood up and only then noticed that her sheets were covered with white butterflies.

"What the hell! What do you want from me!?" The girl tried to scare them away and butterflies started flying around the room. Few flew away but most just sat at other places like nothing happened. That's when Esma got scared. She wasn't sure if it was a dream or just a coincidence. Either way, the girl didn't like that at all.

One by one, she got rid of them and closed the window tight. She let out a relaxed sigh and started cleaning. First clothing, then bedsheets. After that, the girl cleaned her desk and shelves, pulling out the magazines she had to return. Esma tossed them to the bed and finished the cleaning. She then opened one of the magazines on her bed and noticed an ad that didn't turn her attention before.

[Magic! Is it real? Can people have magical abilities? Yes, they do!]

The ad was confusing and just stated without actually introducing anything. Esma then closed the magazine and heard someone knocking on her window.

"I thought you read those already." Dan jumped into her room and noticed how she was reading the magazines. "Did you even open them?"

"I did. Just wanted to take another glance before returning them to you." She sat at her bed and smiled sincerely, watching him hide those inside his backpack. "Did you buy anything?"

"I bought a new chapter of that manga about volleyball..." He answered with quite a passion and pulled out a book handing it to the girl. "I was telling you about this one, remember?"

"Oh, yes. I read that one online. You know who wins in the end?" -She took it and then gave him a vicious little smile, knowing precisely how much he hated when she said that.

"No spoilers! I want to find out myself." His palm suddenly appeared on her mouth and the boy glanced at her irritated. He noticed that she calmed down and sighed. "Is it intense?" Dan asked curiously putting his hand away.

"Extremely." Esma nodded and smiled again, seeing how fired up the boy got.

"I'm so curious. Let's read together then." Dan jumped beside her on the bed and pulled his phone, putting it onto her charger. The girl nodded but stood up and headed to the door.

"I'll go get something sweet." She shrugged her shoulders at his confused look and jumped outside the room.

The girl got on the first floor for the first time since the evening and got a box of cookies from the top shelf. She had to jump and as she landed, the floor creached loudly. Esma took a look around and noticed few more white butterflies getting into the air. The girl sighed in disbelief and let them outside through the little kitchen window, jumping around like a ballerina.

"Esma, why are you jumping around the kitchen like that?" Dan also got downstairs and chuckled sincerely to see her like that. He leaned onto the doorway that was clearly too little for him. The boy stopped and looked down at the girl curiously.

"I'm just excited to read that manga with you." She exclaimed in a bit of panic and gave him an anxious smile.

"Well, you could have said it to me instead. I'd bring more." Dan crossed his hands on his chest and entered the narrow kitchen beside the stairwell, getting closer to the girl.

"Yes, yes, yes. Let's go!" She took him by the hand and tried pulling him back upstairs but her idea was unsuccessful. The boy didn't move at all.