The Chronicles: Green Night

The Decision

As I began gently waking up Eryk and Ailee, an uneasy feeling settled over me. The boy's stare was making me increasingly uncomfortable. It was challenging to decipher whether his expression held disgust or pure anger, not that it mattered much; it was apparent that he harboured some resentment toward me.

Ailee was the first to stir, stretching her legs and rising, her yawns signalling her waking up. Her eyes lit up as they met the gaze of the other boy, exuding happiness.

"Suho! You're home! How was school?" she exclaimed, leaping toward him. He greeted her with a hug, his smile warm, and patted her head affectionately.

I noticed that he was Asian, though his name still caught me off guard, not that it made a difference.

"Yeah, not bad. My last class got cancelled, so I came home early. How was your day?" Suho inquired, his smile never wavering. While Ailee pondered her response, Eryk approached me and opened his arms. I assumed he wished to be carried too, so I lifted him and started heading towards Suho.

"Today was really cool. Francis played with us all day, and we talked in the garden about his past. And then we napped," Ailee replied with an infectious grin.

"Oh, really? That's nice. Ailee, Eryk, I need to take Francis with me for a while. Could you go to your room and play there?" Suho stated, though his voice and his gaze conveyed annoyance. Unaware of the tension, Eryk and Ailee agreed and returned to the mansion.

It always astounded me how children could effortlessly brush off annoyance or negativity, even when it was directed at them.

As they left, I sensed the mounting tension between Suho and me. In an attempt to diffuse it, I offered a warm, genuine smile. Regrettably, he merely scoffed at my attempt.

Did he just...scoff at me? Mock me right after I smiled? Seriously?

"Come on. Lys wants to talk to you," he snapped, rolling his eyes as he noticed my shocked expression.

I was taken aback by his attitude, shocked that he was addressing me like I was some servant of his. What was his problem?

"Hello? Are you deaf or something?" he snapped again, growing increasingly irritated.

That did it! I approached him and met his eyes, retorting, "No, I'm not deaf. I was simply wondering at how you can stand here so freely with a big ass ego resting on your shoulders flame boy."

"Who do you think you are?" he shouted, as if my comment had just jolted him awake.

"Someone you don't want to mess with," I replied, turning and heading to Lys' office.

With huge satisfaction, I strolled through the hallways. There's nothing quite as gratifying as delivering a well-deserved putdown to a rude ass. However, my moment of triumph was interrupted as I passed by an open double door, revealing a lively discussion taking place within.

"Jess, you need to calm down," a soft male voice attempted to relax someone.

"Calm down? I can't calm down! It's unbelievable. Lucas, did you hear what that hyena said to me in front of Dominique? She called me a 'fat cow' and told me not to try and talk with the 'rich and smart ones'!" Jess's furious outcry pierced through the mansion.

I froze in my tracks, standing before the open door. Now I could see three people inside the guest room, two males and one female. They appeared to be around my age.

One of the boys got this shock of blond hair that practically glows in the sun. His skin's got a nice tan, like he spends a lot of time outdoors. And man, he's tall, like at least 10 centimetres taller than me.