Mon Chéri

5

___________________________________Nyx

I lay with my head on my girlfriends shoulder and my hand drawing shapes on her chest. We have been laid on her bed like this for the last hour since we woke up. Its 12pm on a Saturday. I keep checking my phone every 5 minutes to see if I have the text I normally get on this exact date each year from my parents and brother.

But it never arrives.

They forgot. My family forgot my birthday. My 19th birthday. Its not like its changed date or anything. I don't make a big thing out of my birthday. Infact my family are the only ones who know when it is. I havent even told morticia when it is. The only thing I look forward to on my birthday is the texts from my family.

A tear runs down my face and onto morticias chest. She looks down at me with a concerned look as more flow out "Mon chéri?...whats wrong my love?". I don't say anything. I just snuggle into her more as I cry. This just added to the fact I already didn't feel that ok mentally today.

After a while...meaning 5 hours... I finally stop. Today is also the raven so I had to get up for that. Morticia was determined on making me a dress and she did. Its beautiful. She takes my hair out of the plaits she put it in to make it curly and does my makeup. You can still tell ive been crying though.

Morticia helps me into the dress before getting herself ready. I sit in silence and watch as she does so.

At 7pm she takes my hand and we make our way to the raven. I walk in separately since we can't be seen together. All I want to do is sleep. I debate on just going back to my room and sleeping but im ushered in by weems and miss Thornhill.

"Good evening Miss Thorpe..are you okay?" Principal weems asks noticing the redness under my eyes and the tiredness taking over me. "I..um..I..im fine" I whisper as I look down at my freshly painted nails. "Happy birthday nyx!" Thornhill says going to hug me.

I look up at her and a confused morticia steps closer to us. "Its Nyx's birthday?" Morticia asks giving me a sad look. "Yeah..I saw it was on her file..as dorm mom I always look for students birthdays" Thornhill says with a huge grin. I could just punch that grin off her face.

"Did your parents send anything for you?" Weems asks smiling at me. I shake my head "n..no..probably waiting till next weekend to give it in person". She nods "well..go enjoy the raven with your friends Nyx". "Not like i have any.."I mutter as I walk off.

I stand at the side of the dance and watch as everyone has fun with their dates. Even wednesday is dancing with someone. I can't because my girlfriends someone who im not meant to be with..

I feel hands slide around my waist from behind and a head rests ontop of mine. I play with the rings on morticias fingers as I people watch. "Tish..weems is staring.." I whisper. "Let her..I told Rissa you've had a bad day and im keeping you company.." she says as she kisses behind my ear.

I hum and I lean back against her. "Why didn't you tell me its your birthday?..is that why you are upset mon chéri?" Tish asks as she holds my hands in hers. I nod slightly as I stare at Xavier from across the room "My parents didn't text me to wish me a happy birthday...neither did Xavier..he didn't even bother to come over here..".

I feel tears fill my eyes again and I turn to look at her. She cups my face in her hands and kisses my forehead. I wrap my arms around her waist and I rest my head on her chest. She sways us to the music as she tries to calm me down.

A throat clears behind us and I hear tish say "oh fuck off larissa..shes having a bad day and im comforting her..". "It better just be that..I wish I could allow you two to be together..but it would be against the school rules" Weems says.

I pull away from morticias chest and she wipes the tears off my face. Her face changes to a confused look when it starts to be blood she wipes off my face. She looks up to the sprinklers as a red liquid spurts out of them. I hear weems scream and smile slightly.

Tish wraps her arms around me and guides me outside. We hear weems come out behind us and she starts talking to morticia "I need you to help me fill out the incident forms". Morticia looks between me and weems "but-...can I bring Nyx..shes still not that ok and i don't want to leave her alone..especially since she doesn't have a roommate.".

Weems looks at me for a while then nods "fine..but you don't tell anyone I let that happen..and I won't tell anything that happens in my office..okay miss Thorpe?". I nod quickly and I hold onto morticias hand. We head to Weems' office and I sit on morticias lap as she helps Weems.

I notice morticias eyes flash red and I hold my wrist up to her. I lay my head on her chest and I listen to her heartbeat. "Are you sure mon chéri..i-" she starts to say. "Tish..im fine.." I whisper out. She nods and her teeth sink into my wrist. I fall asleep as her lips are still attached to my wrist.

I wake up laid in the same position. Except this time morticia is asleep and we are on a chair closer to the fire. We also have a blanket over us. I look over to the other seat and Weems is asleep in it.

I start to stare at a space. I still don't feel mentally ok. I feel like I could just spend the rest of my life life sat in bed crying. Why didnt my family with me happy birthday? Do they not want me anymore? They probably got sick of me..morticia probably will soon too. Then ill just be alone in my sad little life..No friends..No family..No Tish-

"Mon chéri?!" I hear Tish whisper shouting at me "did you hear me?...I asked if your ok?". I nod slightly not feeling like speaking. "I was talking to you..and you weren't replying my love.." she says kissing me gently. I nod again and I lay my head back on her as she plays with my hair.