Before them we were lost; we were stuck in our twisted version of wonderland.
Before them I hadn't noticed; my sister was following in my footsteps, spiralling into a dark hole.
Before them I had forgotten; I'd lost myself in the drugs and isolation...
🌿Listen to Loving Someone by The 1975 while reading this piece🌿 I've taken inspiration from the character Effy in skins for Pippa's character mainly for the end of this chapter but also throughout the book. Also I think my chapters and kinda small, idk if you guys like that or not? I just get the feels when I come across a part that I think would end the chapter well even if it cuts it short? ------------------------------------------ An invasive light had awoken me, I cracked my eyes open to reveal the sunlight streaming through the glass although I didn't mind so much as I found myself wrapped around what had felt like an angel. She was still asleep and I'd hoped that this moment could last forever, her velvet lips were pressed on my neck and I rubbed her arm, "Hey kiddo." I croaked, I wanted to kiss her forehead so desperately. She opened one eye then stretched a little, she whispered and sat up taking off her shirt, I wanted to cuddle her from behind and pull her back into bed, spooning with her was all I could think about. I broke out of my thoughts, "So I'm going down to the beach today, wonna come?" I scratched my head and sat up. Pippa got up and shuffled over to her dressing table to throw on the t-shirt that was laying on her chair and then sat in it. I shrugged pulling my knees up to my chest. She stared in the mirror blankly for a while to then break out a chirp, "Sure." she turned around quickly with a faded smile and began to put her hair into a messy bun.
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I bit my lip as I tried to figure her next move out before reaching to my left to retrieve my clothes. I get dressed. I bared my teeth shut and sucked air through them as I stood up wiping my jeans off, "Breakfast?" I clapped my hands together and pointed at the door. "Down the stairs on the left." She turned to the mirror again and wafted her hand as if she was dismissing me. ------------------------------------------ 🌿Change the song to 10,000 emerald pools by Børns🌿 ------------------------------------------ And so I wondered downstairs. Pippa had told me she'd meet me there. I whistled into the kitchen until my eyes met Poppy's. I paused. She was stood at the counter in a A t-shirt and gym shorts, eating a pop tart with a spoon - a vast improvement on the mess she was last night.
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Poppy had turned around raising her eyebrows, looking me up and down with her spoon still in her mouth, she took it out before sucking it again, "And you are?" the corners of her smile curled unsettlingly, "We met last night, I'm Sam." I moved into the kitchen with a skip in my step to sit down on the counter. She put her spoon down, "Oh okay cool." She became distant before snapping back again. "Were you at my party?" She sat down opposite me pulling out a packet of cigarettes from the fruit bowl, she took one out and dabbed it on the table as I spoke, "No, I'm a friend of Pippa's." I bit my tongue a little, my tone changed as if I was asking for her approval. She then put the cigarette in her mouth and lit it with the lighter she pulled from her pocket. "Well when you put it that way." She shrugged, it took a couple of goes before her cigarette lit. I quickly took to correct my error, "It wasn't like that, I didn't mean that." Poppy then put her lighter down, swung her legs and peered at me, I felt like she could see straight through me. "I was." She smiled and took her phone out to snap a picture of me, she'd leaned on the table and put the flash on, my eyes tried to desperately adjust. She then leant back down in her chair, her legs came up and rested to the side on the table. She smoked her cigarette and then showed me the picture raising one eyebrow with a grin.
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"That my friend is a love bite." She clicked a her tongue. I laughed nervously as my hand went up to my neck as Poppy took out her cigarette and blew smoke to the side, she ignored my weak attempt to make conversation. Silently Pippa came toddling in from the door frame and headed straight for the fridge, grabbed a carton of juice and perched next to poppy, taking a swig. Poppy's eyes follower her as she did so. Once she had sat down the twins both leant forward simultaneously. Pippa bit her lip smiling and the took Poppy's cigarette, taking in the smoke, her eyes locked on mine the whole time. Poppy then swung her legs to the side standing up, she chewed the inside of her cheek as she walked toward the cupboard. "Do you like smoothies Sam?" She stood on her tiptoes peering into the cupboard. "Who doesn't." I laughed a little with Poppy meanwhile Pippa's eyes still remained on me, she smiled as if she knew something we didn't and we never would.
