Sun Heir ('Sun Child' Series Book 2)

Chapter 16: Don't Mention It

Chapter 16: Don't Mention It

I woke up somewhere dark and cold.

I could feel the sweat on my body still, although it was cold now. I felt my teeth begin to shatter. Where was I? I opened my eyes and looked around. I could feel pain radiating throughout my entire body but I didn't know why. I closed my eyes again as a throbbing pain radiated throughout my head. I was cold, had a headache, didn't know where I was and couldn't remember anything. After what felt like a few minutes I heard footsteps that sounded a lot like Opal's. Oh god, had she found me?! Did she know what I was doing, why I had did it?

I opened my eyes when I felt a presence beside me, wherever I was laying. I hadn't thought about that. But come to think about it, I was laying on a really soft bed. Above me stood Opal. So I had been right. I tried to leave my face expressionless but the pain was too intense.

"Falling off a treadmill hurts a lot, huh?" she asked with a small smile. I just stared at her and she sighed, holding up a bottle of water and some pills.

"If you want to feel better then let me help you sit up and then we can talk." I nodded slightly and struggled to sit up.

Everything hurt so bad. Opal gently, like actually gently, put her hands behind my back and helped me sit up and then adjusted the pillows before handing me the water and the pills. I took them gratefully and took a few chugs of the water, noting how thirsty I was. I didn't drink enough water while I was working out at all.

"So where am I?" I croaked, and then winced at how my voice sounded. Opal didn't say anything.

"You're in the guest room of my wing." I nodded. "So, do you want to tell me what you were doing?"

"Working out." I said, not meeting her eyes.

"Please, I'm not stupid Annabelle. You either tell me the whole truth or I'm going to get Ashton up here and show her the condition you're in and things are going to change." she stared into my eyes, "so, get on with it."

I sighed. "I don't know what you're getting at, Opal. I was working out, didn't drink enough water for how intense I was working and slipped and fell."

"You don't realize the condition you were found in and how hard you were working yourself, or you do and you're just not admitting the severity of it to me. Seriously Annabelle, tell me. I saw you working out. I watched you push yourself to physical limits that should not be pushed. It's one thing to make yourself stronger but a whole other thing to overwork yourself and test your physical limits at the same time." that was definitely the longed the had ever talked to me, especially being nice. But I couldn't just spill my heart out to her considering all that she'd done to me in the past.

"You honestly expect me to just tell you all this crap when not only were you spying on me but how many cruel things have you said to me?" Opal sighed, letting her eyes drift closed before opening them again.

"Well, I'm sorry that I said those things. But if you saw it from my point, I've been in complete control of my life for as long as I can remember. I did what I wanted, when I wanted, with of course the normal boundaries that you have growing up. And it wasn't that long ago when everything changed, you know? Now everything is completely different; I'm not living the life I wanted, I have no control of what I'm doing, and above all you've just charged into my life and changed everything. I don't know how to feel about it, so I don't." she paused, but I knew there was more. "So now, my soul mate is scared of me and doesn't even know or understand how I feel." she stopped, realizing she had said too much.

Now it was my turn, "I guess I'll tell you some things about my life. My dad is mean to my mom. He doesn't like abuse her or anything, he's just rude and disrespectful. My mom and I have always been there for each other and I just feel really bad that I was forced to leave her behind. I don't even know how she's doing now, or what's happened and it kills me. I had friends too, but my family was the most important. And now I don't even have them. I've gotten so used to this life here, but I don't really have any real friends. I don't want to be unknown to the people of the Sun Lands, or the Moon Lands."

Opal took a few seconds to let it sink in before continuing, "You didn't tell me why you were working out so hard."

I paused for a second, feeling time sort of stop as I held my breath. "I don't know," I said, "I just like to feel the blood rush through my body. I wasn't trying to overwork myself or push myself too far... I just take comfort in getting stronger, being better physically. I just wasn't thinking about water or how fast I was running. Actually, I wasn't thinking at all. I just ran, you know."

Opal nodded. "Okay. It seems like you're feeling better. How about you go back to your room."

"And we get on with our lives?" I finished.

Opal actually smiled, "Yeah, pretty much."

"I totally would go back to my room, if I knew how to get back to my room."

Opal rolled her eyes, "Ah yes that's right, you're a newbie to the castle. Well I guess I'm stuck walking you back to your room like a freaking escort."

She lead the way outside the room and down a series of twisted hallways and the usual. We didn't say anything because we didn't need to, and luckily we didn't pass anyone on the way to the Sun part of the castle. Once I recognized where we were I told her and we said goodbye briefly.

As we were walking away from each other I turned around and called down the hallway,

"Thank you!"

Opal called back, "Don't mention it!" and sent a glare over her shoulder.

Looks like things were back to normal, but better.

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A/N:

It's been forever since I last uploaded! I really am sorry guys! I want to find more time to write, I really do, but my mind has been elsewhere.

Anyways, I just finished watching "The Perks of Being A Wallflower" as I wrote this, so I'm sorry if it's unrealistically sappy as the chapter goes on hahaha. But I'm seriously in love with The Perks (nice nickname huh?) and yeah.

So I hope you guys liked this chapter! It twists things up a little bit :) I'm not sure where the story will go next. Like at all. My cousin and I need to meet up and start planning where our stories are going again!

Well, remember to read "Moon Heir" by my cousin Amanda (her username is @daawesomeme) if you aren't already. And vote, comment, and fan! Thanks for reading and I hope to upload again soon!

xx Erin