Aeryn wore her gray vest over her white long sleeved shirt and her grey plaid skirt. She wore knee high combat boots and tied her box braids in a high ponytail and laid her edges. Then she wore her silver round-rimmed glasses and got out of her room.
She was going back to Burns High School for the second time after moving away. Nobody knew she was coming back. But after they moved away, she knew she would be back. She knew her time at Marghisville was not over yet. There was always something about the town which drew her in. She was not nervous, no. Aeryn was never nervous about something. She was a bold, confident person. Her aura was one you could smell from millions of miles away. She was that powerful.
"Sweetie, are you done yet?" Her dad, Morris questioned from way downstairs. Morris was a very lovely person, a clear contrast from his wife, Elena. Elena was a feared person. She was not one to command respect, no. She gained her respect from her hardwork and how she carried herself. She was a stern but flexible individual, and she had her own. She carried great elegance and poise, but she never pushed it on her daughter. She let her do what she wanted to, as long as it was right.
Maybe she passed the power on to her daughter, too.
"Yes, Dad. And my luggage is already in the car. I took the chance to pack everything when you were arguing with Mother over who's driving and who's calling shotgun. You guys have serious issues." She said, going down the last out of 8 sets of stairs which made up the 4-storey mansion. Her father quirked an eyebrow.
"It's a married people's thing, honey. You'll get it one day." He said pointing a long index finger at her. She doubted that she would.
"Yeah, sure. Don't count on it."
The journey was quite a long one. The distance from Retresland to Marghisville was huge. That explained the 4 hour drive. Aeryn didn't sleep. She couldn't. She wondered if she was finally going to be allowed to be in a room alone. She couldn't stand anymore annoying, noisy-ass roommates. Her past roommates could make enough noise to awaken rotten bodies in the grave.
"Mom, we're getting me in a room alone. Right? I can't go for another ear checkup because of roommates again. It's traumatizing." She begged, placing her phone on Do Not Disturb and lowering the brightness to the minimum. They were walking to the Admissions Office.
"I'll try. But if you get one with just one other human being, you're taking it." Her mom said, making sure her husband had no traces of blueberry smoothie on his face. He could be a messy eater sometimes. Even if he had all the time in the world to eat.
"Ye, ye, sure." She replied, shrugging.
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Electrify
Teen Fiction"Aeryn? Why would I want to leave you?" "Because," I began, "Maybe- no, definitely -you'll see me for the weak, selfish person I truly am." I said shakily, giving a soft but depressing chuckle. He stared right at me. Through my front. "You're right...
