Aurora:
In a world where love had to be earned I would never be good enough. I was the black sheep in the family, the witch without magic.
While my sister excelled in every type of way I had to suffer in silence, tormented by the people I should ha...
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It was Saturday evening now and I felt less dead than a few hours ago. Sadly I couldn't evade work anymore so I would have to return to work tomorrow morning. I didn't even know how to explain my absence. Lady Thatcher could basically smell my bad behavior.
I was sitting in my dorm room staring at the stones. For now, I didn't feel any different from the usual. At least mentally. The green stone still weighed heavier in my hands than the white one but there was no demonic power taking over my body. So carefully, I tapped a little on the perfectly white essence.
Even without any knowledge about the power I possessed accessing auras had become easy for me. The feeling of pure white energy cursing through my veins felt almost natural. This was what I imagined elemental energy to feel like. It hummed along my skin even though I was barely touching its essence.
Suddenly the door to the room opened. Quickly I put the stones and the book I had found in my old clothes back underneath the bed. I was scared to carry them around with me because they felt as noticeably as a wildfire. Even just listening to the air you could hear the quiet humming.
Daisy entered the room saying goodbye to someone. I panicked because I wasn't prepared to meet her yet. Surely, she must've noticed that I had been gone the whole evening and night. I didn't know how to explain my absence without giving away what had actually happened. What I was doing was probably illegal because I was pretending to be another person. And if she found out I was scared that she would see me as something else entirely. I was a liar and a murder. There was such a stark contrast between us.
"Hey, Daisy"
She stopped in the door abruptly. "You're back" she said, her voice sounding confused. Her demeanor wasn't as happy anymore as when she had talked to the person behind the door.
"I fell asleep in one of my rooms yesterday and only woke up late at night. Then I had to leave early again because .. you know.. I didn't get any work done while I was asleep" I rambled. I was aware that I was over explaining even though she hadn't asked anything yet. I was the worst at lying.
"Uhem" she replied without looking at me. Obviously she could tell that I was lying but I couldn't speak the truth though I felt awful. Not yet at least.
"Are you going to eat dinner now?" I asked even though I had already eaten in the cafeteria with Blayze. Another time I had faked my identity.
"Yes" she replied nodding. She rebraided her short braids and cleaned her face with a small towel. I didn't know if I had expected her to invite me to go with her. Or be a little enthusiastic about my return. This was all just a huge mess. I just wished I could tell her and drown myself in her bubble of joy and simplicity.
"I'm coming with you" I said and followed her out of the room. On the way to the kitchen I tried asking her about her day but she kept giving plain answers. "How was your day?" "Good" "That's great"
