Secrets kept under the surface

Old memories

Both Nocedas entered their home. "Mom?! You here?! We're home!" yelled Lucia while taking off her green jacket. A sound of footsteps came out of the living room. "Yes girls! Come here please!" said Camila.

"Are you going to talk with mom?" Asked Luz and quickly finished putting on slippers. Lucia inhaled, "yes... I am." Said Lucia, not really sure how she was going to explain the situation to her mother. She didn't like confronting her problems, but Lucia knew that she should talk with her mom

Both sisters entered the living room to see couple of objects and few boxes lying around and their mother in middle of it all. Luz looked at Lucia to realise she was just as confused as she was.

"What happened? Did tornado passed through here or something?" asked Lucia, scratching back of her head. "Oh, no, no sweetie.." said Camila, "I'm planning to do garage sale." She explained. "Oooh," said Lucia with understanding tone.

"Luz, I want you to go through your stuff and bring me the ones that you no longer use, okay?" Said Camila, "sure thing mom!" said Luz, grabbed one of the boxes, turned around and ran upstairs to her room.

"And you Lucia, do you think you can help me bring these boxes outside?" She asked and closed one of the boxes. "Sure, I can do that," said Lucia and got on one knee to help her mom fill the boxes.

"Um... mom?" Asked nervously Lucia. "Yes mija?" Said Camila and put aside another filled box. "Can I.." she swallowed hard "talk to you about something important?"

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Luz ran upstairs to her room, she dropped the box and immediately fell on the bed. It was a long day for her, first getting embarrassed in class, than she was taunted at lunch and finally, she put a nail in coffin by accidentally pissing off her sister.

And the fact that Amity just stood there- Luz shook her head, she didn't want to let that memory ruin her mood. Amity was no longer her friend after all.

"What a day," she said, into the pillow.

Luz raised her head a little, to look around her room. "What stuff I don't need..." she said and her eyes narrowed, examining her room carefully, until her gaze fell on her closed.

"Yea, I can started here," she said to herself, got up and made her way to closed. She opened the door and started to looking through her thinks.
She pulled out an old ball, few books she was too old for, some old poster and a white shirt with Good witch Azura on it that she had grew out of. "I'm going to miss you buddy," said Luz placing a gentle kiss on shirt and placed it in the box.

After that, she moved onto her table, where she picked some old mangas she had lost interest in. Than she opened the bottom drawer and took out several colourful blank notebooks that she never find use for.

Something shiny caught a corner of Luz's eye. She narrowed her eyes and started to rummaging through papers, when she finally managed to grab the object, pull it out and and take a good look at it, she froze.
It was a necklace with small golden heart attached to it. On heart was written A & L; the old symbol of friendship that she and Amity used to have.

Luz's heart started to beat faster, she threw the necklace across the room. She could feel her legs shaking.

No, no, no, no!

She grabbed her head and fell on her knees, her breath hitching. Luz was shaking, she didn't want to think about Amity! She didn't want to be reminded about the all the happy times they spended together. How much hurt she felt when Amity ditched her. And how she treated her after.

A feeling of pain started to grow in Luz's chest, she pull her knees to her chest. Luz wiped tears from her eyes and covered her face with her hands as if that could quiet her thoughts. She didn't want to relive this; she didn't need to go back down this path.