Dark 2

19 : Reborn

"Um, Zayn? We um, kinda need to talk about something." I said slowly, while he just finished his cup of tea.

"Huh?" He asked, placing it on the dining table.

"Kids, we gotta leave." Mom yelled from her bedroom.

"Yea, mom." He yelled back. "What is it Audrey?"

"Later." I said.

"Uh, Abel? Never mind. Audrey, could you come here?" She yelled again.

"Coming." I yelled back, placing my coffee mug on the table, and ran to her. I almost slipped on the way. Abel was busy playing with something small on the floor beside the sofa. I went closer to see what it was.

"What is it Abel?" I asked him, leaning down on him.

"This is my pet ant, look I even made a home for him." He said, showing me a bottle cap, with a tiny small ant in it.

"Oh." I said. "What did you name him?"

"Anty." He said. "Or should I name him ant man, like in marvel?"

"Audrey?" I heard mom calling out again.

"Coming." I said, walking into her room. "Yea what?"

"I've got some noodles, vegetables, and sauces. Can you make it work for tonight?" She asked.

"Yes, definitely." I said, hugging her, as she was holding a couple of files and her phone. As we walked out of her room, we heard Abel screaming like crazy, throwing his bottle cap away.

"What is it?" I asked, running towards him.

"Anty started climbing up to my fingers." He said, scratching his fingers like crazy.

"Shall we go then?" Mom said, playing with her car keys.

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"Gosh, where were you guys?" Louis asked, biting onto a sandwich while they were standing in line outside the auditorium. "Lisa, you're confident, right?"

"I am a little nervous to be honest." She said, biting her nails. "Audrey, you know about the competition happening next week, on the day we're gonna have to dance, don't you?"

"What? I thought it'll be just another opening ceremony of the fitness center for the juniors." I said. "Gibbs never mentioned this in his speech, did he?"

"No he didn't." Lisa said. "He'll make an announcement today."

"Eat faster Louis." Niall said, looking around. "Gibbs will make the final decision. I just hope he selects us."

"Chillax, Denver and Rose will be there too." Liam said.

"Rose?" I asked.

"Third year economics professor. She's an amazing dancer." Louis said, throwing away a piece of tissue, and started wiping his lips with another tissue.

"And on what basis did they select Gibbs and Denver?" Harry asked.

"Gibbs probably because he thinks he owns the place. And Denver? Um, probably because he's a notable alumni?" Louis said.

"Maybe." I said. "Hey, are you guys first?"

"Nope. Third year BCA students are up first, followed by third year BSc, second year BBA, third year B.Tech, third year B.Voc, Jake's group, and finally us." Louis said.