Seek and You Shall Find

Chapter 4

After dinner, Ria washed the plates because it was her turn to do so. I was sitting on the counter, staring into space, when she waved a hand in front of my face. "Earth to Via!", she yelled, right in my face.

"Gosh! Shut up for a minute!", I yelled back. She was talking non stop since dinner and I wanted to spend some time alone but on the other hand, I really wanted to spend some time with her too, knowing that once Monday comes around, she'll be off strutting around school like she doesn't know me.

She frowned and turned her back on me. I hopped off the counter and spun her around to face me. "I'm sorry, okay?". She nodded and said "It's fine, obviously something's got you in such a bad mood." "Pretty much.", I replied.

And just like that we were back to our jolly, happy, selves. "Wanna tell me about it?", she asked. "I don't think so. Not right now, Ria. I'm sorry.", I said.

"Fine! Don't tell me!", she laughed and I laughed with her. "I'm going to rest, kay?", I said. She mumbled a "yeah" and I dragged my feet to my oh so purple room.

I sat on my bed for a few minutes, contemplating on what to do. I stood up and made my way to the balcony connected to my room. I opened the sliding door and settled on the recliner Dad put there. I was staring at the stars and I wondered why my dream affected me so much. I mean, just thinking about the drean itself, I get butterflies in my stomach. And when I think of Lily himself, I

get fireworks. Yeah. I know. Weird.

Maybe I really was going crazy. Too much studying or something. I was thinking of so many ways on how I was supposed to find Lily when all I remember was his eyes. It's not like I can post on the internet:

SEARCHING FOR: Boy with orange-slash-yellow-slash-gold eyes who love jogging im the rain. His name might be "Lily".

People would sure have a good laugh over that. I was desperate. I needed to find him. I was biting my nails which I tend to do when I was frustrated.

I was so deep in thought that again, I didn't realize Ria was leaning on the railing on the balcony.

She was clicking her tongue and she knew I hated it when she does that. "What do you want?", I asked. I was surprised that my voice sounded like a robot's. "You got it bad, twin!", she was smiling at me with a knowing look. "I got what bad?", I asked her, confused.

"It's a boy isn't it?", she was wiggling her eyebrows, which I hated too by the way. My mouth opened in shock and closed again. How she knew that, I had no idea. "Oh my goooosh. It's true?! Who is he? Do I know him? Does he go to Creston? Is he hot? When did this happen", she started quizzing me excitedly. "So we're playing twenty questions?", I asked her with an annoyed look.

"Oh please. Don't you try to change the subject.", she said. "I don't know Ria, okay? It was just a silly dream.", I sighed.

"Spill it. Spill everything!", she squealed. "Okay. But don't laugh or tease me, okay? I don't want to regret telling you this.", I pleaded. And so that's how I told her everything about the dream, and trying to find ways to see mystery guy. I couldn't keep such a secret to myself. I knew I couldn't. I would end up having sleepless nights if I didn't get it out.

"Geez Via. This is serious. You really want to find him that badly?", she inquired. "Mhm.". "I don't know if that's possible sis, but we can hope, right?", she told me.

I nodded and stared up into the starry sky. A comfortable silence filled the air. My gaze wandered to Ria, and she looked like she was thinking about what I just told her. "Please don't tell me you've caught my insanity.", I smiled at her. "No. I haven't. Listen sis. If you really want to find him. Don't stop searching. I'm sure we'll find a way to find him. We won't give up.", she smiled her dimpled smile at me which I also see in the mirror every morning.

"Wow? Who are you and what did you do to my sister? Why are you suddenly so concerned about it?", I asked her, seriously wanting to know the answer.

"Because. If finding him will make you happy, I would be really glad to help you. I want you to be happy since you don't have boy toys like me.", she said. I think she was pretty serious when she said that but ended it with a joke. I laughed at that and said, "I don't want any of your boy toys, sister. You can have all of them."

"Ha-ha. Gladly. Anyway. I'm going to bed sis. See you tomorrow. Good luck and another thing? I love you.", she said as she opened the sliding door to get back in the house. My sister can be really sweet when she wants to. "Thank you Ria. And I love you too!", I yelled so she can hear even if she was in the hallway already.

I found myself staring back up at the stars, still thinking of his eyes. I was pretty sure I wanted Lily to be in my dreams again. Still hoping. And with that, I decided to go to bed.