DROWNED

Chapter Twenty Eight

(A/N) The first 1500+ words that's written in font is the continuation of the flashback on chapter 27.

– seryrenity.
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After that night, I distanced myself from my crazy father. We would only see each other at the house's hallway but didn't bother to talk or to even look eye to eye on each other. He barely even go home which is a good thing for me.

He wasn't at home but the fear that I have for him didn't left, it didn't fade. I had to continue my piano lessons so that he doesn't have anything to say to me, at Saturday night I will always play for him and got myself hit or slapped when I made a mistake. My anger was growing everytime it happens, but I didn't do anything because I am still under his cruel care.

I studied harder and harder. Until I became the top one of the whole highschool division when I reached grade seven, Luan and I are still classmates but no one knows that we were twins or siblings even. People often asks if we were relatives but we will just laugh and shrug it off before asking them...

"What do you think?"

Luan was the top three when we became grade eight because we have a friend who transferred here who's named Kiare Cyler that's really smart, she was the top two. I remember the time when we met.

I was walking to my garden here at school while humming a song. When I arrived at the garden there was a girl, I realized that she was the transfer student who's always looking down so we couldn't see her eyes. She slowly opened her eyes and I gasped when my eyes met her blue orbs.

It was freaking blue just like the sea, her eyes were cold and lifeless but it held so many emotions like pain, anger, resentment and regrets... I can't help but to wonder and feel curious.

What's wrong with her? Is she okay?

I was so damn curious if she was okay or not but decided not to ask about it. "Your eyes, it's blue?" I asked instead, feeling shocked and amazed at the same time.

It looks like she was hesitant to answer my question but answered it later on. "Uh, yes?" Even her voice was cold.

"That's cool! What's your name again?" I asked trying to befriend her.

"Why are you asking?" She asked curiously.

"Because I want to, let's be friends!"

"Why?'

"Because I want to nga, I'm Athiane!" I didn't know why I told her my first name instead of my second name but I didn't feel any regrets.

"I'm Kiare, why do you want to be friends with me? You don't even know me yet." She said while her brows furrowed.

"Then, let's get to know each other." I said and smiled at her before offering her my right hand for a handshake.

"Hi! I'm Athiane, I like hot chocolate and cookies." I was waiting for her to accept my hand which she actually did after a couple of minutes.

"Hi, I'm Kiare." I pouted because her answer is too short, she didn't even tell me her favorite food.

"You didn't tell me your favorite food." I said while still pouting that made her giggle.

"I like coffee and cheesecake." She said before shaking our hands while her lips formed a small smile.

She's pretty...