Petals on The Moon || Reyna Ramirez-Arellano x Fem!OC

LXX

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Hello again.

"And it feels like..." I searched a bit for the words. "It feels like I'm actually able to remember what it's like to be alive, I think. Which is weird, because I never wanted to die. But I didn't exactly want to live."

"You wanted to be asleep," my therapist said.

I nodded. "Exactly. I wanted to be asleep."

He smiled at me. "I'm so proud of how far you've come, Suki. It's been amazing to watch you grow. Literally and figuratively." For once, I was able to laugh about that. I usually just feel embarrassed when people bring attention to the fact that I am the same height as Sebastian now, but lately it really hasn't been so bad. I'm just tall. It's weird that I ever used to be embarrassed about that, considering I was actually shorter back then. "Y'know you're the only patient I've had that's taller than me?"

"Really?"

"I bet we could share pants," he said. "Thirty-two inch inseam."

"Me too! Well, thirty-three on my real leg. Thirty-two on my short leg." I get my pants special hemmed. It is either have it too long on the fake leg or too short on the real leg. Then Sebastian said, Just hem the one side and make yourself the main character. And, well, sometimes, he actually has pretty good reasoning. "Well, I have to go."

"Have fun," he said. "I'll see you again next week?"

"Yep. Same time."

I got up and left. In the magical borders of our camp, it is fairly neutral temperatures all the time. But outside, it is almost Christmas. It has been one whole year since Reyna and I discovered the threat of the basilisk. One whole year since Jason robbed my brother and one whole year since I was given my legion marks.

It's weird to think about. I think I was a very different person back then. I know Reyna, Jason, and Sebastian were. I did not call Sebastian by brother because I did not know how close we would be. But he is very much my brother. I wish a lot that we were born to the same parents, because I think having him around when I was a kid would have made my whole life a lot easier. I know he never would have let Devon get too close to me. And he would have always held me when life got hard. But even though we don't come from the same mom and dad, I'm thankful for him every day of my life.

Reyna was different too. A little shorter, maybe a little less bulky, but now, her name is pretty common around here. She's got one of those get-things-done attitudes that kind of snaps everyone else back into shape. She's helpful and sincere, but blunt and pretty willing to admit she doesn't like certain people. But Soledad has really taken a liking to her, which is also catching everyone's attention.

Jason is also really growing up. He's gotten way taller these past few months and pretty bulky, and I think he's becoming less cute and more handsome. He used to be cute like a boy, since... well, he was shorter and not too bulky, but also, his jaw was not so sharp and he had this sort of goofy smile and didn't know what to do with himself. He's way different now. He's got this crazy sharp jawline that Sebastian envies, his hair got darker, and his face got more symmetrical. He's got the nose and the glare of a Roman statue, which is really making girls swoon over him. He's looking a lot more like a man now. His shoulders got really broad during October and November, so when he holds his sword, Sebastian smacks it out of his hand to make him look goofy again.