𝖲𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗏𝗈𝗂𝖼𝖾𝗌|~𝒟.𝑀

5

Hey little authors note! sorry those other chapters were so uh boring but! I needed them for the plot! But don't worry, buckle up because the story is finally getting real now!!!

The next morning, the first rays of sunlight began to seep through the cracks in the sealed window, casting a gentle glow over my face. I slowly opened my eyes, seeing Aspen's peaceful presence sleeping on his mattress on the floor. After the incident with my father, Aspen didn't feel safe. Neither did I, and just to be safe we moved his mattress on my bedroom floor so I'm able to keep close watch. Mum still hasnt left her room, I tried knocking but nothing. Seeing Aspen asleep and the house quiet the world felt calm and safe, but the reality of the situation with father quickly set in.

I carefully shifted, trying not to wake Aspen just yet. The night had been long and filled with fear, but we made it through. I took a deep breath and scanned the room, ensuring that everything was okay. The silence was almost eerie, but I chose to see it as a moment of peace.

"Hey Asp," I whispered softly, pushing his shoulder to nudge him awake. He squirmed and slowly opened his eyes, I could see that he was still shook up from what happened as the fear was still evident but mingled with a hint of hope. "Your okay" I smiled to reassure him "we got this"

Aspen nodded, his eyes searching my face to see if I was lying. "Okay kas, I trust you" his voice was small and a small smile tugged at his lips.

"Don't be scared, I will always protect you, remember?" I smiled as I teasingly poked his cheek. A giggle slipped past his lips as he nodded. I cleared my throat slightly "er- are you hungry?" nervously I bit down on my cheek. I still haven't spoken to my father after what happened nor had I even seen him. I was dreading seeing him.

Aspen nodded slowly, I could see the fear washing over him, making him drop his expressions. I stood up from my bed, as my feet hit the cold floor. This quickly gave me a morning wake up call as the cold sensation drove any exhaustion away. "Well! Let's go find something to eat then!" I said as I tried to be as energetic as I could to hopefully cheer him up. " How about eggs?" I smiled at him as his face lit up, sending him shooting out of bed and straight to his feet.

Slowly we left my bedroom as we glided down the steps, aspen walking slowly behind me as I was in front shielding him from anything coming our way. I was expecting to see father passed out on the couch but surprisingly he wasn't. Quite shocking, seeing as that's been his bed for the past few weeks. As I examined the house some more my eyes dragged across every feature I saw that he wasn't home. Sudden relief washed over me as I let a happy sigh out and gave Aspen a nod. Instant relief washed over his face. Aspen rushed to the fridge and started to pull the eggs out. I pulled the pan out and turned the stove on as I watched the pan heat up. Aspen, cracked the first egg with such gusto that half of it ended up on the counter. "Nice aim mate" I teased, grabbing a paper towel to clean up the mess.

Finally we got all the eggs into a bowl and started to whisk. Aspen groaned in boredom as he watched me whisk the eggs together. Stopping what I was doing I looked up at him "what?" I asked confused. "I want to do some work too" he whined as he rolled his eyes. "Mate no way! not this part." I laughed, "You will make a huge mess" I smirked. "Will not!" Aspen protested as he was determined to whisk the eggs himself. Pushing the whisk and bowl over to him "mate i swear if you make a mess" I spoke as i clicked my tongue against my teeth. "Merlin Kas! I won't" Aspen rolled his eyes.

Aspen started to whisk the eggs, all was good..until it wasn't. Eggs started to fly out of the bowl as he was whisking too fast. "The whisker wont stop!" aspen squealed as the machine was flinging eggs everywhere. A scream left my lips as I ducked under the counter hoping to miss the flying eggs. "It's raining eggs!" Aspen giggled as eggs continued to fly. "Merlin!" I screamed as I crawled over to the outlet and ripped out the cord, cutting the machine off. I stood up as eggs dripped off my shirt "Aspen." I hissed through my teeth "Ew egg monster! Go wash yourself!" Aspen giggled loudly as he pointed to my shirt.