Tongue Slip

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First days in school are never ever the best regardless of what someone really is.

What I mean is that not even geeks who fellowship in books like I do look forward to going to school.

To make things worse, for me, I was stuck with Spring and his...for lack of a better word...weirdo friends.

It's not like I don't like spending time with Spring...as a matter of fact it's my second best hobby...but his friends....not really my thing.

Sometimes I wonder why he hangs out with such people who are nothing like me but then I remember that we might be twins but completely different persons with different personalities.

Quite Easily Explainable. (QEE).

After the 'Spring incident' on Saturday, we actually did hang out.

And by that I mean we just did stuff together.

I make it sound boring but in real sense it was pretty much more fun than I even expected.

If you have a twin then you know how great it feels to reconnect with each other but for those who have no twins then I guess I should try and explain to you the incredibility of it.
*********flashback*****************
I walk down the staircase with care so that I make as little noise as possible so that I can have an advantage over him of the element of surprise.

I held my breathe as I spotted him standing leaning against the kitchen counter, he's back facing me.

Perfect!

I mentally went over my plan and just as he was about to sense my sneaky presence, i lunged myself at him and tackle him to the ground and start my assault.

The most ticklish person in this world just happens to be my twin and so my plan works perfectly.

My hands land on the sides of his stomach and my legs across his thighs straddling him.

He yelps when his body hits the kitchen floor.

"Oh...no!!" He shakes his head dramatically.

So Spring like.

I smile and move my hands at first softly and he holds his breathe in preparation to and tries to pry my hands off but I'm faster and my fingers caress his torso chastely.

It's not long before his laughter fills the previously void tense air around the house and I laugh along with him.

"Autu..Autumn... S..sstooop.." Hic.."ppleea ....pleasssee..HIC.." Spring stuttered in between giggles and hiccuping and I laughed even more.

I loved this. I love how much we are so free.

It feels like flying.

I stop laughing and stare down at my brother, the most important person in my life.

His eyes are shut tightly and lips pulled up in laughter as he tries to control himself but with my fingers skimming across his skin he seems to be having a really hard time doing it.

A smile spread across my face as warmness spread in my heart.

You know sometimes we see things more clearly when we look more closely and deeply.

Right now looking at my brother I saw what every other girl, including my best friend, saw. He was awesomely cute.

Really good looking. He was a beauty to behold.

I guess I never really saw it before because he was always there yet so far away.

I let my mind wonder for a while. I'd my brother was really as good looking as it is, what of me? I'm I even close by? Do I really look good? I'm I even close to cute?

I mean we are almost the complete opposite of each other.

The only similarity comes in with the colour of our eyes and hair. While he took most of mother's features in a masculine way, I took to dad in a feminine way. So much of being twins.
Ohh and please don't ever tell him I said he is cute. His ego is already big enough.
"Hey, Autumn like what you see?" Spring asked.
S***! I had not realised that I had stopped my assault at all and now I had been caught!
He grinned and I hit his chest with my fist just before he flipped is over so that I was below him and he was sitting astride me grinning like he had won a lottery.
"My turn." He declared presenting his fingers in the air for me to see.
He slowly lowered them and that darkness, cold and vivid,almost palpable. I could taste it on my tongue, rose up from the centre of my womb up my stomach to my chest.
"Please don't!" I screamed and closed my eyes trying to push away the darkness but I just increased.
I waited but his fingers never touched me. Finally, I opened my eyes. He was looking at me all strangely. But I was relieved. Very relieved that he he'd not touched me. I'm scared of what I could have done. Broke his nose?
Relieved that something had stopped him. Be it the panic and raw fear in my voice or the look on my face it did not matter anymore. Nothing else mattered.
Then the look on his face changed from strange to hurt.
"I'm sorry." I blurted out quickly looking anywhere else but him.
"I...i know its ..." I started trying to explain myself but I did not have anything to say. So I shut my mouth.
He raised his eyebrows at me. When I did not say anything he stood up and walked to the fridge.
I propped myself up using my elbow."Spring?"I whispered.
"No. Don't." He snapped.
"Don't what?" I asked.
I sat up and crossed my legs facing him. He turned slowly and studied me.
"Will you ever tell me?" He asked me his voice loaded with raw emotion but his face straight and plain unreadable even.
I thought over his question. If I ever did tell him he would flip off and God knows what he could do. So I played clueless.
"Tell you what?"
"Tell me how...why...where... When..what...made you like this!" He said throwing his hands in the air.
"I don't know what you mean..." I shrugged."I'm pretty normal...if that is what you are referring to." I try to sound nonchalant. "Could you please send explained what you mean? "
"Like...you never want anyone to touch you at all. At least not farther than your elbow..Aut..what happened?" The concern in his tone was raw.
"You just sat on me." I pointed out
"That is not what I mean and you know that. You literary screamed like...like...some...dying puppy even before I touched you!"
I thought about telling him that I was on my girl time and therefore I have cramps or something like that.
"I..." Started not really sure of what I should say. I could not lie to him but then neither could I tell him anything...he deserved to know.
"Don't. Don't make up a lie. Tell me when you are ready. I'll be here waiting." He smiled. And I did too. He understood. I was on my feet and my arms were flailed around his neck in a tight hug catching both of us by surprise.
"Thanks."
"Um..anytime?" He said and I giggled. Just like that we had gone past another awkward phase.
But inside my heart was bleeding. How was I supposed to tell him that it's all because of him?
Blurt it out like.."Hey Spring, I grew up with you, i loved you, I laughed with you,cried for you, followed you, fought for you,I believed in you and all along you were never really there...?"
******end of flash back******
Just then I bumped into someone...my best enemy...Rita Edwards...
This day keeps getting better...notice the raw sarcasm...
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AUTHOR'S NOTE.
Thanks for reading my book we his far its always good yo know that there is someone out there who can see a side of you that is barely visible to the normal eyes...... Opps I should not say much least I find myself saying that in my character's mouth...
I love you so much .
Don't forget to read,vote and comment. I welcome all your suggestions on anything about this book
Lots of love.
Zephyr