One Winter Night (on Hold)

Chapter 2

“Yo Madeline you alright? I saw you running out of the girl’s bathroom you okay?”

“Yeah I’m fine, just a little confused” Of course which was a lie. “Who do I have to beat up?” asked no other than my best friend rolling her sleeves up like some gangster.

“No-one Jessica, I really don’t want you in detention again and besides its nothing” she could see right pass me; she knew I was lying and to top it off a tear rolled down my puffy eyes.

“Liar who did it come on tell me before I have to force it out of you” Jessica was very different from everyone she had the bad girl attitude. She would dye her hair exotic colours just for the fun of it and what she said she did it.

“You’ll think I’m stupid but if you really want to know it was Candy, she was being her Miss. Popular self and I kind of snorted which ticked her off” I could see Jessica’s hand forming a fist but I had to stop her from getting herself in trouble again.

Everything started blurry and everything felt like it was going away and then it hit me like a rock. I woke up with a thick layer of sweat all over me; I stucked my amber blonde hair behind my ear as I got up from my bed. I looked out of the window as the snowflakes froze on the glass.

Realization hit me again; it was only a dream, my best friend is dead she isn’t coming back. I tear escaped my eye and before I knew it I broke down and started to cry on the carpet.

I don’t know how long I stayed there and cried but it seemed long since Susan came running into my room and tried to calm me down, but it only led to more tears. Susan didn’t say anything she just rubbed my back and made small circles until I stopped.

She led me to the bathroom; I sat on the counter as she prepared the water at a right temperature so I could bathe. She dropped a few drops of “bubbly” and made it a bubble bath.

She left the bathroom and returned with some scrubs and warm towels. After I stripped down I let the warm water embrace me completely. Susan opened braid and began to shampoo it.

“Why are you doing this Susan?”

“Isn’t this what sisters do for each other?” she replied quietly as she massaged my hair.  Susan and I are Identical twins the only difference between us is that her hair is short and my hair is quite longer that hers.  Susan and I have never been so close, she didn’t interfere in my business nor did I in hers. I let out a small laugh as I thought about it. We never had the close sibling relationship and nor did are parents persuade the matter.

I was so indulged with my best friend that I forgot that I had a sister. I felt a pang of guilty, that I never was there when my own sister needed me, yet here she was helping me in my time of need.

“I’m sorry”

“For what?”

“For not being a good twin sister”

“You were never really good at”

“Yeah I know”

“I don’t blame you though”

“Why is that?”

“Because, who would want a sister like me?”

“Just because I’m ungrateful for having a sister doesn’t mean you’re a bad sister” there was silence the only sound was of the water dripping from the tap. Susan handed me the towel and left the bathroom.

I walked out of the bathroom, my towel wrapped tightly around me. Clothes were already picked out and kept on my bed, I checked the time it was almost seven in the morning and I had school in an hour.

I changed into the clothes kept on my bed; I didn’t feel like braiding my hair so I kept it open and wore a beanie. I walked downstairs into the kitchen where I found my mom sipping on some coffee and reading the daily paper and as for my dad he was reading his book “Tiny little pieces” as he drank his coffee as well. Susan was already sitting in her usual seat drinking hot coco and scrolling through her phone.

I took a seat between my mom and Susan and silently drank my hot coco and ate my scrambled eggs. The House was extremely quite than it used to be, my parents aren’t very fond of loud noises or any noises at all so that house remains as if everyone in it were dead.

Jessica’s house was completely different from our house. Music would blast Jessica’s room while he parents would dance to it. Smell of roast would come from the kitchen and the house had an orange glow to it, it felt that the house were alive, well was alive.

I put my dishes in the sink; grabbed my bag and headed off for school. I really didn’t want to wait for Susan as she might be going with one of her million friends. The school itself was a twenty minute walk. The sky outside was light blue with snowflakes falling here and there.

The trees looked beautiful with the snow covering them but it looked different today, it was as if something was missing. Jessica was missing.

It never occurred to me how I was covered in blood in that alley with my dead beast friend, it just never did. It was like a big blur, I remember walking down the street with Jessica after our shopping at forever 21 but after that it’s like a complete blackout.

Those voices that I have been hearing is it me or am I going crazy? Have I lost it? What is going on? I really have no clue. Who would even try to kill Jessica and me? And most importantly am I hearing Jessica’s voices?

I guess I have to put my thoughts aside for now, I was right in front of “Steven’s high school” and it is time to face the music.