"What if it was the prince who needed saving?"
Not receiving an ounce of love even in his childhood, he became heartless. His cold exterior scared people away, and not to mention his detached, unemotional personality. Haunted by his past, he was use...
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I'd like to think that I'm pretty normal. Well, in comparison to my sister, who's arguing with mom about wanting to buy a life-sized cutout of Ian Somerhalder for her bedroom.
"Euphoria, we are not getting you a cutout of some famous actor. That is just strange" Mom puts a hand on her hip, eyes dangerously narrowed at Euphoria.
She stands up from the couch and walks over to mom with the exact same expression on her face. She resembles mom so much that people frequently ask if they're twins.
"Mom, it's literally just a cutout! I wanna keep it near my bed! Why do you care if it's strange? You never visit my room!" She whines, stomping her feet like a toddler. It's easy to get disturbed by her because of the constant whines, screams and horrifying screeches that leave her mouth each time she doesn't get what she wants. Brat.
I almost get up to go buy some popcorn.
"Ria, you're almost seventeen! When are you going to start acting like an adult!" I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut as mom scolds her. God knows she deserves it.
"Astraea always gets what she wants! Why not me?" My head lifts at the mention of my name. Ah, right. I forgot that somehow I always have to get involved in these stupid arguments. Just older sibling things.
"That's because Astraea never asks for stupid, irrational things!" I have the sudden urge to shout 'go best friend' and cheer but I keep quiet, focusing on the assignment that I have to submit before midnight.
After a few more minutes of shouting, mom finally lets her buy the cutout. I don't miss the pained expression on her face as she clicks 'buy'.
"Trea, can you go and buy the groceries, dear? I'm a little busy" Mom smiles before handing me the grocery list. I nod.
"I'm also gonna buy a pair of headphones on the way. I broke my old ones" I say and walk out the door. Before long, I hear Ria say something like 'why doesn't she have to ask permission before buying something' to which mom replies 'because she's an adult, you idiot.'
I mentally shout another 'go best friend' before walking along the sidewalk towards the grocery store. The sun seems a little brighter than usual today. I don't know if it's just in my head or if I feel this way because Ria got lectured. Either way, I'm happy.
As I pass my favourite boba shop, not before buying a taro boba, that is, my phone rings in my pocket. I pick it up and happily grin at the caller ID.
"Hey, stranger." I chuckle, walking into the store and almost bumping into a couple. That would've been embarrassing.
"Hey. You free tonight?" Cal's voice echoes from the other side. Cal is one of my closest friends. At one point, I even had a crush on him. Now, however, I just see him as a brother, more than anything else.
I pick out the freshest apple I can find. "That depends on what you're gonna say next. If it's a movie night then I'll pass, but if you're planning on taking me to a children's park then you're more than welcome".
