A MAFIA STORY: MY FATHER'S DEBT

Crysneal

Enora's POV

I slowly opened my eyes and I was on my bed, the lights off. I turned on the night lamp and sat up, I remembered falling asleep on my dad's chest, he probably brought me here. I was taken aback by the buzzing of my phone.

There were a lot of missed calls from Janae, Lili, Anne, and Crystal. Well most of them are from Crystal. Is she calling to mock me? There were also several texts from her as well. I decided to check them.

Crystal: My love, please let me explain.

             I'll come over tomorrow.

            Please pick it up.

           It's okay if you don't want to talk 

me but Nael is outside in the snow please let him in because your parents won't.

I sighed and dropped my phone. I remembered everything that happened in school again and I was livid. I got off the bed and grabbed two umbrellas and a thick blanket.

I walked out the front door, my parents should be fast asleep because it was almost midnight. They must have deactivated Nael’s fingerprints to lock him outside. I walked on the slippery snow to the gates that surrounded our house. I unlocked it with my fingerprint and there he was, shivering and wet in his uniform, he was definitely going to catch a cold.

I didn't say a word to him, I only tossed the blanket and the other umbrella as well before turning around and walking into the house again, it's his choice if he wants to come in. My mother must have threatened Alfred not to let Nael in.

“Enora,” he called after me as soon as we walked into the living room.

I didn't respond, I poured him a cup of hot coffee and handed it over to him then bolted off to my room. He stopped me just as I was about to climb the stairs.

“I'm sorry,” he muttered.

His hair was wet, and so was everything about him.  His eyelashes were tangled as well, suffering from the intense cold he must have been in. I wasn't ready to talk to him so I pulled my hand out of his grip and turned around going into my room.

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“Mom,” I yelled in between laughter, she was trying to manually squeeze an orange and was literally messing up everywhere.

“What?! I didn't always used to be rich and this was how I made Orange Juice,” she laughed heartily.

We were distracted when Crystal and Nael walked in.

“Hey baby, Hey Crystal,” my mom washed and dried her hands.

I didn't go to school yesterday, I didn't today as well and I might not go again tomorrow. I'm not just trying to get over the shit that happened I'm also getting better, I woke up yesterday and started running temperature.

“Bye, Mom,” I climbed down the kitchen stool while my mom was hugging Crystal and hopped to my room.

A few moments later, I heard a knock on my door. I got up and pushed open the door, it was Crystal.

“Yeah?” I rubbed my aching eyes.

“Can I talk to you please?” She asked, pitifully.

I stepped back, permitting her to walk into my room. I sat on my bed and waited patiently for her to explain the reason why she ditched me.

“Enora, I have no excuse for the horrible things I and those stupid girls did to you but it was for a good course I promise,”

I corked an eyebrow at her; that doesn't explain anything.

“Nora, I'm serious. Trust me, I overheard them planning something to harm Nael and I needed to stop them. I didn't want him to get hurt or expelled because of their silly games. That was why I did that and I had to prove my loyalty to them by cutting ties with you.” 

I was more angry.

“So you cut ties with me, joined Nadia’s crew and hurt me so much because you wanted to protect Nael? Can you even hear yourself? I lost my high school goal, something I had been planning for years, you were my running mate and you ditched me, and conspired with them to humiliate me because of Nael? You chose Nael over me?” I was trying to understand her theory.

“Yes, I mean no. Nora listen, I love you and I feel terrible about everything that happened but I didn't know about the picture I swear and I didn't campaign or ask anyone to support them.” She said that it makes everything better.

“You know what, just go, leave my room. Since you wanted to protect Nael, you know where his room is so just go and leave me the fuck alone. Seventeen years of sisterhood, seventeen years of Friendship you threw it down the drain because you wanted to protect Nael from his girlfriend? For fuck sake Crystal I chose you over my cousin for several years goddamit,” Tears were already strolling down my cheeks and I couldn't control them.

“I'm sorry, Nora. I feel like a terrible person right now but I acted based on how I felt, I'm sorry,” she bent over, supporting her weight with her hands on her knees, crying as well.

“How do you feel? You are a terrible person, How did you feel?” I yelled.

“I like Nael,” her words came out as a whisper.

“What?” Her sobs filled the room for the next few seconds.

“I like Nael, not as childhood friends or family friends or siblings, I really like him. God I have had a crush on him since we were like ten. I have tried to tell you several times but I just couldn't.

Woah.

I couldn't have even guessed. My previous anger was immediately dissolved. I ran my hands through my hair frantically, pacing around the room. 

What?

It was too much to comprehend at once. Memories began flashing through my mind. She might not have been able to bring herself to tell me but she showed it several times. I either ignored it, thought that it was childhood friendship, or was just intentionally oblivious.

“Crystal,” I sighed and moved close to her, pulling her to myself and we hugged.