When Will It Be Bright Again? - Merrell Twins Fic

Chapter 1: Roni's Comeback

I sat at the usual empty table. It has been empty for a month now. I miss the times when all you can hear was angelic laughter coming out of twin sisters. I haven't seen them in a really long while. I've been trying to reach them but looks like they changed their numbers.

At that moment, the cafeteria door opened. A glimpse of a girl with a fishtail braid on her side, very pale skin, chapped lips and a gloomy expression. She was even wearing sweatpants. It was Vanes- Veronica? It was Veronica wearing glasses that are very similar to Vanessa's.

"Roni! Over here!" I waved and smiled madly to Veronica's direction.

All she did was glanced at me and continue to make her way to the long line to take food. From her glance, I saw no light in her eyes. I'm so curious. I never ever saw her like this. It's usually joy and her eyes lights up and her dimples show. Just like her identical twin.

Veronica was coming back to this direction. I stood up and approached her.

"Hey Ron Ron!"

"Don't talk to me," She said with a low voice. Very firm and hardly soft.

She took another glance at me. This time I can see how puffy her eyes are. How dark her under eyes are. She quickly made her way to the door leading to the hallway.

Okay, that was totally not the Veronica I know. Well, I have Maths class with her maybe that is the time she will talk.

Math Class

"Veronica! Welcome back!" Mr Haron clapped his hands in excitement as she entered the class. He really likes Veronica as she always gets good grades in his class.

"Hi Mr Haron," no hint of emotion in her voice at all.

She was coming this way. She usually sits next to me but this time she passed that seat. She sat at the back of the class next to the window. That seat has never been sat on. Well, in my experience.

"Uhm Veronica, are you sure you can see from back there? I really suggest you to sit next to Autumn, the usual place where you sit?" Mr Haron smiled.

"It's fine" Veronica said as she looked at him with bored eyes.

Veronica would never talk to a teacher like that. It's like I don't know her anymore.

Throughout the class I keep glancing at the back, making sure everything was okay. She kept on playing with her pencil in deep thought. Everytime Mr Haron asks a question to the class, she doesn't respond like she would normally do. Waving her hand up in the air in excitement. At one point he got tired of waiting for an answer so he called out Veronica to answer. She said "I don't know" in a monotone voice. Very very not Veronica. I need to know what is going on. I am her bestfriend after all.

After class, I saw her with Casey in the halls. The Casey that she has been crushing for a while now. I gasped in the omg-my-bestfriend-is-actually-talking-to-her-crush kind of way. I got closer and she pushed him and said "get out of the way, Casey,"

I am very confused. This is not Veronica at all. Maybe I should stop by her house.