Poked Back (ON HOLD)

Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Aliza

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 “Why are you so quiet?” Dany asked me from the front. We sat in our car as Dad drove us home, my Dad looked back at me when Dany pointed out my silence.

Thing is, when I have gone through so much for one day, I lose my potential to talk. Although there is no living person alive who can talk more than me, I mean I’m really talkative and I can a bring up any coversation with any person. I checked my thoery once, in class, there were about four students present that day. I sat so quiet and nobody else bothered to talk, all were sitting face forward, doing nothing and saying nothing.

I sat there watching them all until I lightly said “Why the hell everyone is so quiet?” and they all started talking like they were dying to have a conversation. Heh. I have magic powers, I know. I can make a person talk, I can even make them open up to me. Something about me is so weird, people start trusting me instantly and seriously sometimes it’s annoying but me being my curious self, I knew I couldn’t let go without knowing everything.

So, here I sat, silence engulfing my presence. I turned my face and looked outside the window. So weird that I went past these roads, streets, shops and houses everyday but still I felt like I was watching them for the first time. I was concentrating on anything but my thoughts. Even I didn’t know why I was being so quiet and I knew like everytime, I’d ignore it again and deep down I knew this was about Salar.

“Aly?” Dany said again, concerned filled his voice. “What’s wrong, sister?”

I ignored him again, not bothering to answer him. As much as I wanted to say something, I was afraid I might do something that would give away my actual feelings. Dany shifted in his seat, facing me and saw me looking outside  the window. I don’t know what expression he held but I knew he was concerned and wanted to know what was wrong with me.

“Migdet?” He teased. “What happened to you? Did you finally lost the ability to talk? I told you to talk less and now you used up all your voice!”

I knew what he was doing now, he was going to annoy the hell out of me until I do speak but tough luck, I was good at doing everything I put my mind into. And this time I put my mind into not speaking, and this was my final thought. I ignored him like he wasn’t there and he poked me in the shoulder with his finger.

“Aliza?” My dad spoke softly. I didn’t know if he was still looking at me but I shut them all out.

With single sigh, I pulled out my phone from my pocket and jammed in the headphones in my ears and plugged it in the mobile. I played the song unconditionally by Katy Perry and let the music surround me. Dany kept poking me and didn’t budge off, I took out my phone and typed a message to Dany.

Cut it out.

A second later, his phone buzzed and he took out his phone, staring at me. He looked at my message and concerned filled his eyes. He looked at me last time and sat straight in his seat. I sat there with a flat face and stared out of the window. Listening to lyrics that suited my situation terribly.

I will love, unconditionally. How the words were so true. Minutes later, we reached home. I dragged my lazy ass out of the car, walking straight towards my room. Mom passed me by but I didn’t say yo this time, I wasn’t really in a mood to be funny right now. My mom smiled at me and as I returned her smile with a flat face, I moved past her.

“Aly? What happened? Did your father say something? Aliza? You okay?” My mom kept asking me these questions as she followed me, I went straight, entering my room I closed the door behind me and locked it. She knocked on my door for a minute but went away as she knew I needed space.