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30 - A Sacrifice To The Mayan Gods

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

– Anaïs Nin

"You're still coming over tonight for Christmas Eve dinner, right?" I asked Lila as she continued to furiously text Finn, fingers flying across the keyboard. I was kind of surprised her thumbs weren't cramping considering that always used to happen when she played Mario Kart with me.

"Hmm? Yeah sure," Lila said.

"My brother's gonna be there!"

"Cool."

"Are you even paying attention?"

"Yep."

"My pet tortoise died last month so I built it a shrine and sacrificed its carcass to the Mayan gods."

"That's cool."

"Did you know, every time you zone out while I'm talking, a unicorn dies?"
"Absolutely."

"So I'm actually a reincarnation of a victim from the Nazi gas chambers and every time I fart, it's poisonous. That's why I fart so much around you: I'm secretly trying to murder you with my poisonous farts."

"That's nice."

"LILA!" I yelled, snapping obnoxiously in her face until her gaze snapped up, annoyed. "Did you hear anything I asked?"

"Dinner, dead tortoise sacrifice, dead unicorns - really prevalent death theme, Annie, are you alright? - and Nazi farts," Lila counted on her fingers. "Did I miss anything?"

"My brother's coming," I noted, trying to hide the amused smile as Lila went back to texting Finn.

She sighed as her phone died, putting it down and taking a moment to look me in the eyes.

"My dear Annabelle, your family has been more of a family to me than my own delusional parents and psychopath of a twin brother. Of course I'm coming over tonight and it's great your brother's going to be there! I believe some Terra Olympics are in order!"

I nearly squealed with laughter at the memory of last year's Terra Olympics. Mashed potato ended up all over the kitchen cupboards and my idiot brother some how got a bucket stuck on his head.

Terra Olympics are these annual competitions my brother and best friend have which range everywhere from reciting the periodic elements song while balancing on a beach ball and juggling various kitchen items to who can put on the best fire show using nothing but a matchstick and a can of hairspray. Yeah, kids, don't try this at home!

"We should have a girls' night," I suggested to Lila who was crawling around on all fours looking for an outlet to plug her phone in.

"Can Finn come?"

"That kind of defeats the purpose of a girls' night, Li," I laughed.

"You can bring Ciaran!" Lila pouted.

I froze, "not a great idea," I said a little sourly.

"Oh sober up Annie, I'm only kidding," Lila huffed, blowing a strand of brown hair out of her face as she squealed at the tiny outlet hidden under my bed.

"I was thinking we could invite Mist and Athena," I suggested tentatively.

"That's such a great idea!" Lila shot up, hitting her head on the bottom of my bed and collapsing back on the floor.