So it was Aisling. (Halloween edition)

Chapter 5

Word count : 2339

Time: 9:08pm Halloween is sooo close y'all😆👻

Everything was different. It had come to my notice that in the past few days of living with the Hendersons, I mean apart from their new home, obviously. Kion was different too. He was more playful than when we were 12. I thought he'd gain some semblance of maturity yet he flirted with everyone! He always greets me with a "Good morning, darling" 

Or make lewd jokes whenever we passed by each other to head to the bathroom. "We could have breakfast in bed, you don't have to come on down" He would say and I would very obligingly wipe him with my towel which he would cackle to as he scrambled away. At first, I was awkward when he freely spoke his mind and then the annoyance came but when he flirted with the granny just next door I knew I wasn't his only victim.

It gave me relief to know I wasn't the only one receiving this onslaughter of second-hand embarrassment. Of course, I can't say what got the granny flushing that she almost had a heart attack because of parental guidance...

"Good morning Ash" Daisy greets me, rubbing her pouty eyes. Her hair is a bird's nest and traces of last night's dinner cling to her PJs. I knew I should have used a bib. "Good morning Angel" I smirk at her dishevelled form, she's so cute with how big her cheeks are bloated. She hurriedly blinks her brown eyes open as she catwalks to where I stand and hugs me by my waist.

"Thanks for last night" She muffles into my waist, raises her head to look up at me and flashes me her award-winning baby-fever smile. I'd have to find a boyfriend and then a husband before we can talk about that. Ahh~ how lonely I am.

I've always wanted to meet my 'someone' like in a dream. So pure, the clouds would be big and as bouncy as jiggling jello. Two rainbows would be in the sky and the world would slow to halt. The breeze would be still but the air would be waiting right in front of you for you to sniff in...Weird description but the point is it would be love at first sight. Like I would know when I have found my soulmate right there and then. I wish...

Helen and Mike were as pleasant as the morning smell of tea. This morning their smiles had been even bigger when they suggested we had our own Bonfire gathering.

 Miranda was still...well Miranda. When Kion told me he didn't understand her I thought he said so because he was a guy but I couldn't tell why she would, one morning be smiling at me and indulging me in her activities but the next second she would switch up so fast. Whether it was with the family or not, she'd suddenly act cold. At first, I thought it might be as a result of some friendship struggles but she's been doing this all week and I was getting tired. I still know deep down though that she cares about me, that I could right my wrong but how can I improve when I don't even know the exact cause of all this?

But surely, the problem was with me.

"Good morning darling"

"Good morning chicken legs" I smirk as I turn around to face a half-naked Kion. He's wearing black slacks but his upper body is left to see as steam rises from his back, his shoulders rise and drop. I notice the little drops of water that cling to his hair slide down to his broad shoulders.

"What sports do you play?" I inquire about this. Why are all parts of him toned? Superior masculine genes? What the heck??"Volleyball" He shrugs his shoulder as he dips his head into the white towel in his hand when he comes up for a breath he completes with " And badminton"

I've seen TikToks on badminton and if I knew someone that played badminton I'd have asked why they were not toned!

"Ready for the bonfire?" He quirks his eyebrows at me. Oh yes, the bonfire. Helen wanted a family-only gathering but I never really took the Hendersons as Halloween Enthusiasts. Helen had even stopped me from packing to help her out with planting skeletal figures around the pool. But everything was different, even the state of their wealth.