Secrets of the Unity (Available on Inkitt)

Chapter 26: Double Births & Citrus

Olivia

The last two weeks have been very...for lack of a better word...informative. In many ways.

My parents and everyone else I know are still keeping secrets from me. However, I have found myself and Tyler getting close.

He came to me last week and apologized for the pain he caused me and my brother because of his anger and the fucked up relationship he had with his dad when he was in high school. We buried the hatchet and ever since, we've been speaking more and more every day.

I didn't want to hold grudges with everything that was going on. I needed someone on my side if I was going to make it through whatever the hell was going on. And let's be real, we all know that something is going on here. If the constant pop-up of secrets and people wasn't enough to solidify that, then I don't know what the hell to tell you... I mean, have you been reading up until this point or what?!

Also, I found out that Jackie and Josh are keeping secrets from me too! And you'd think that since we're best friends, and we tell each other everything, that they wouldn't keep things from me, especially something that was clearly important enough to activate my sacred promise.

It happened last Friday... I tried to tell them about the four girls that I'd been seeing, but when I tried, the words halted in my throat like they did the night of the guys' coronation. Instead, I just told them about the art competition and my ideas for my piece.

Jackie didn't seem too convinced when I brushed off my halting tongue like it was nothing, but she didn't pry. Which I was very grateful for. But that didn't stop the two of them from making fun of me and my obstruction of the truth. I just decided to move on and keep everything to myself.

It's been hard these past few weeks, knowing I had no one to talk to about what I've been going through, but to be honest...this is what it was like before I knew about all these secrets. I guess the current events are just shining a light on what's always been my reality. How fucked up is that?

Well, I'll survive. And that's not the only thing I've found out... I was also able to figure out what the girl with the blue and blonde hair's name is... it's Citrus.

I got a glimpse into her past about five days ago... It wasn't a pretty trip down her memory lane, but it was a very informative one. And it revealed some things about my parents that I'd never expected them to be capable of.

It happened when I was meditating and was suddenly pulled back into the peaceful foggy void from before.

***Five Days Ago***

I swear I can't have one peaceful meditation anymore! I mentally groaned as I walked through the black and foggy void.

I walked around for a couple of minutes until I heard a lot of voices rambling and yelling. They sounded panicked. I quickly walked towards the voices, hoping like hell that I didn't have to witness more abuse and injustice to one of the girls.

The fog cleared and I was in a cave. The cave looked a lot like the one Scarlet was having sex in. It had the same white, blue, and purple crystals all over. However, this cave had two natural hot springs sitting side by side and an opening not too far away from it. The two pools of water were huge, and they looked about waist deep for a person of six-foot height.

I walked further into the cave, mesmerized by the beauty of the place. It was almost like I was walking in a cave wonderland. I was shocked to see the blue lady there. She was only half blue though; like she hadn't fully turned yet. And she was much younger than she was before. She looked to be in her late teens to early twenties. That was curious. Why am I seeing her?