Halo | 18+

chapter sixty two

- AURELIA JONES -

Anger was an understatement to what I felt when I walked into the living room this morning.

Gwynn was asleep on the couch.

I stood there for a solid five minutes debating if I should kill her or not.

It's not like I'd get arrested or anything. Thinking back on it now, I don't know why I didn't.

I know I sound terrible for thinking these things, but Gwynn is a horrible, disgusting person and I hate her with every fibre of my being.

I'd calmed down after yesterdays outburst, but I'm still mad.

With every right to be too. Ollie seems to understand why, but Rez can't see it.

He wants me to be her friend so bad and it's killing me.

I loved her like a sister and I was heartbroken when she died. But then I found out what she did and I grew to resent her.

Her and Jace deserve each other.

I was sitting on the front porch with my knees pulled to my chest when the door opened.

At this point, I couldn't tell who was who so I waited until they spoke before I determined how I was going to feel.

"How long have you been out here?"

I shrugged, "Before the sun."

Ollie sat beside me, stretching his bandaged foot out in front of him.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

I didn't respond.

"Aurelia." He said my name, causing me to look at him. "What?"

He gave me a pointed look, "You can talk to me, you know."

I sighed, "Yeah I know but- at the end of the day it's me against you guys. My opinion doesn't matter because the decisions been made."

"What decision?"

"Gwynn staying with us." Even saying her name tasted bitter. I scrunched up my face.

"It's not like we can kick her out-"

"That's exactly what we can do! Why are you guys arguing with me on this? Do you not remember the shit she did to me? To us?"

"Hey guys... what's going on?" Rez interrupted, making an appearance on the porch as he closed the front door.

I rolled my eyes, "Nothing, don't worry."

"Doesn't sound like nothing."

"Right sorry, I forgot that you have to know everything."

"Aurelia don't be like that." He said, "I'm sorry about Gwynn showing up out of the blue but in case you don't remember, she was our friend once too."

"That's it, Rez. Was. She was our friend. Then she fucked my boyfriend and left me for dead."

"It was years ago Lia-"