FLOWER

CHAPTER 8.1

The chirping of birds gently wakes me up. The morning sun rays want to creep under my eyelids. Pleasantly warming the skin. I stretch, content, I don't encounter any resistance. It's wonderful. For a moment I sober up. Nasturcji got up earlier than me. This sleeper rolled his letters earlier than I did. I hear the sound of conversation. I'm listening.

- Róża will be up soon, go back to bed.

- I still have half an hour. She won't even notice that I was on my feet.

- Be careful

- When she wakes up, I'll tell her I was in the bathroom.

What does that mean? She's going to lie to me. I don't understand anything. I immediately remember my mother's strange phone call to my sister in the school bathroom. But again, there are no specific words. An anchor point. As well as organizing a family meeting behind my back. Nasturcj is fooling me. Of what I can be sure. We were always honest with each other, without secrets. What's going on all of a sudden. How long does it take. I get dressed trying to digest everything. A feeling tingling beneath my skin tells me this isn't about Asher.

I'm going to get food. My conspirators are in the kitchen, inexplicably silent and with fake smiles plastered on their faces. A great day begins. My suspicions are expanding. But how can you be sure? There are only two mugs of my parents' coffee on the table.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, how did you sleep, little flower?

- Okay. - I poured myself a glass of water.

- You're already up. - Nasturcja is turning pale. I already know he feels guilty. - Yes, but what strength brought you to your feet at such an early hour?

- I'm surprised myself. -She was still wearing pajamas. Dark circles under the eyes from lack of adequate sleep. In addition, she yawned every now and then. Who is she trying to fool? -You have your phone with you. - The cunning mantis must have wound another alarm clock. It's not a nightingale in the morning to get up on your own.

- Yes, what do you need?

- I have to call myself, I lost my phone somewhere yesterday.

- But he was on the bed.

- I've searched all over and it's not there.

He hands me his unlocked device. Thank you, but I know the password. One click and I see an alarm clock set to 5 am. She went crazy. I set it up again.

- Everything's all right.

- Looks for range.

After several dozen seconds. It starts barely vibrating. Where did she keep it that it woke her up? She doesn't even want to know. I'm impressed. She thought of everything. There's a little twitch in my head. There's something else. I have to check this out. I'm going to her room. I look at the mattress covered with a blanket. I get rid of the soft fabric lying around. A pristine white surface appears before my eyes. Like a sniffer dog, he sniffs the entire bed. There's nothing wrong with the mattress. No smell, dirt, anything. Trying to think and not howl with rage. My little sister was supposed to watch over me. They don't trust me even at night. I can't explain it otherwise. If she was afraid of sleeping alone or anything else, she would have told me about it. And she didn't lie about the mattress. 

- You are prohibited from approaching the door in my room.

- Hey. - Piska - It's not like that.

- Little Rose, let's talk.

- You must be kidding me! Now! Really now! You want to talk. And what was bothering you before?! What!?

- We will sit down calmly.

I squeeze past them through the door. My mother and sister move away a bit. Dad grabs my sleeve as I pass him.

- Let go! - I growl. I pull away when he doesn't loosen his grip. "I'm going to school."

- At least eat something.

- I don't have an appetite.