Moths to a Flame

19. The Breaking Point

Aria pov

I woke up in my bed confused. How did I get here? I walked around the dorm at 2am. Thinking about how I could have gotten here. I don't remember anything after I finished taking out the whole of that camp. I grabbed a new fresh uniform and went to the shower. Once I was done I applied the tonic and went back to bed.

February rolled in with more snow. But for me I have had enough. I was going to confront those boys. We are going to put a stop to this or they can say goodbye to their girlfriend. This whole Victoria thing was going too far and I'm tired of it. They are going to talk to me about this whether they like it or not.

After a week of contemplating it and how to word it; I finally figured it out. I sent them an owl to meet me in the Undercroft after lunch when I knew we were all off. I skipped lunch and went straight there I couldn't eat, not like this, riddled with so much anxiety.

I must have paced that room dozens of times the nerves were turning into an unanswered anger and I shot confringo spells all over the room and a few bombarda's to blast the wooden crates to pieces. But it only made me feel worse. When I had exhausted myself I fell to the cold hard floor and started to cry. That's when I heard it the clicking and clanging of the door to the Undercroft opening. I stopped abruptly and wiped my eyes and took a deep breath.

"Aria?" It was Ominis' voice I turned to see him standing there.

"Where's Seb?" I ask.

"Oh we was helping Victoria with some Herbology thing he'll be along shortly." Ominis says. He couldn't see it but I rolled my eyes at that. And moved my self away from him.

"What's that smell? Fire? Smoke?" He says.

"I was... practicing confringo" I say.

"Oh" he said and then sat on the couch.
I heard the door open and in came Seb.

"Hello, sorry for my tardiness—"

"Yes I've heard you were helping her" I cut him off venom lacing in my voice. He looked stunned.

"What's got your wand in a knot?" Seb asks. He came over to me. That just pissed me off more.

"Did you seriously just ask me that?" I challenged him.

"Yeah" he says.

"Well where shall I start, how about how you, either of you, haven't paid a speck of attention to me ever since we came back from the Christmas break because of her, I spent our five month anniversary alone crying here and blasting the Undercroft to pieces then putting it back together to just blow it up again. I haven't kissed or even touched either of you since then. Or that I've been leaving the castle to take out my anger and frustration on poachers and spiders! I've been so alone in the last Month. Your friend is the problem, you're spending too much time with her" I tell them.

"I'm sorry I was just being nice to her" Seb says

"That's what you got out of all that! I'm here pouring my heart out to you. You were flirting with her!" I yell.

"I don't know what you want from me" Sebastian says.

"I want an apology, some kind compassion. You're supposed to be my boyfriend both of you. And If I have to tell you what to say then what's the point." I tell them.

"I'm sorry" Seb says

"That was pathetic!" I shouted.

"Okay! Both of you" Ominis says.

"No you're just as much to blame Ominis." I say pointing at him.

"I guess since you both got what you wanted out of me you don't want me anymore so you're moving on to the next new girl huh" I say my
anger dissipating into sadness. I started to sniffle and the tears fell from my eyes. I take deep breaths from the yelling. "I thought I loved you boys and I thought you loved me, but I guess I was wrong" I choked up.