Secretive Sister

two

august 14, 2023: 2 pm

y/n pov:

taylor carries me into the apartment, quietly thanking logan. she shuts the door behind us, never letting go of the tight grip she has on my body.

we hug like this for a couple more minutes before i slowly detach from her. my eyes are a little teary as i revel in the relief i feel to finally be reunited with my sister. taylor notices this and concern quickly takes hold of her face.

"y/n/n, what's wrong baby?" she asks quickly

i wipe my eyes, give her a smile and reply with "nothing - i just missed you so much."

"awww i missed you too babe" she says back, giving me another quick hug.

i grab my luggage, struggling to handle all of it by myself. taylor quickly intervenes and takes half and we head towards my room. my room is right next to taylor's and i have my own connected bathroom. we place my things on the floor and i breathe in deeply, thankful to be back in my own space.

"how about i help you unpack and we can catch up? we don't have anything to do today until around 5 so we have plenty of time!" taylor says.

i look up in confusion. "what are we doing at 5?" i question.

taylor smirks at me and says, "let's just say there's certain people who requested a homecoming dinner with their favorite girl."

i smile as a i realize she means that i will get to see my surrogate sisters in just a couple hours. however i cannot help but feel my stomach fall as i think about having to eat again. this fast was going so well and i was finally feeling empty and perfect. i really didn't want to ruin it.

suddenly i feel a gaze on my face and i glance up to see taylor looking worried again. "y/n what's up? your smile just completely dropped? i thought you would be excited!" she questions.

i put on my best acting face, pulling on that momentary joy that i experienced when i found out about the dinner. "i'm fine! i just feel super tired and don't really feel like unpacking."

taylor nods, seeming to believe me. "do you want to just take a nap? i can wake you at 4 so you can get ready. we are just going to gigis house so we don't need to dress up or anything." she offers.

some alone time sounds wonderful right now, so i smile and nod at her. "t, that sounds perfect. thank you so much!"

taylor squeezes my hand and kisses my forehead lightly. she walks out of my room, shutting the door softly.

as soon as she leaves i stand up and walk over to the door. i lock it quietly and go onto youtube. i go into my liked videos and click on the top hour long, no equipment, workout video. i run through that once, and still don't feel satisfied. even with sweat dripping down my face and my limbs shaking with exhaustion. i find another 45 minute video, this one focusing on abs. i do this one as well.

checking the time, i see it is 3:50, meaning taylor will be coming in any minute. i run into my bathroom and wash my face, making sure to dry it completely before unlocking my door and settling under my covers with my eyes closed.

about 6 minutes later the door opens and taylor walks over to me. she shakes my shoulder gently and i pretend to wake up from a deep nap. "hey y/n, it's time to get ready now." she murmurs.

"alright, thank you tay" i respond, adding a little post sleep rasp to my voice. i rub my eyes and get out of bed.

taylor leaves my room, letting me get ready. i open up my suitcase and look through my clothes. eventually i pick out a pair of tan cargo pants with a tight black long sleeve. i braid my hair in two braids down the sides of my heads. i grab a couple rings and a cute silver chain necklace. finally i don my white platform converse, i walk over to the mirror.