Twins Next Door

Chapter 10

Mia was sitting in between Ethan and Grayson at the dinner table. She was eating the meal that Lisa had prepared. The adults were talking about some random things. Mia was zoning in and out of reality. She was lost in her thoughts when Grayson nudged her. She looked at him.

"Are you alright?" He asked. She nodded as she continued to eat. Eventually, everyone had finished eating and they were all in the living room. Mia sat on the floor, near the Christmas tree. She wasn't talking to anyone. She was doodling in her scrap book that she had brought with her.

It was late at night when the Watsons were leaving the Dolans. They were all standing by the door as they said their goodbyes. Mia was about to open the door when Ethan and Grayson stopped her. She looked up at them.

"Hey, are you sure you're okay?" Grayson asked. "You seem to be here, but your mind is elsewhere. We just wanted to make sure you're okay. We're worried about you, we all are. All of us were searching for you this morning. We were worried: we found your blades. Why did you cut yourself?"

"Why were you going through my belongings?" She asked.

"Because we were trying to find a note or something you may have left behind to tell your parents that you were going out for a while and would be back in a bit. But we couldn't find anything. And then Gray found the blades..." Ethan couldn't finish.

"You didn't have permission to look through my things!"

"We were only looking out for you!" Grayson explained.

"I don't need you looking out for me!" She replied. "I can take care of myself!" She opened the door and walked home. The twins sighed as they watched her walk through the snow. They turned around and hugged the Watsons as they left.

Mia went to her room and locked her door. She waited for everyone to go to sleep. It was 12am when she checked everyone's room. Everyone was asleep. She walked back to her room. She locked her door. She opened her window, feeling the cold breeze of the winter weather. She climbed through the window and climbed down. She looked around to make sure no one was watching. She began to walk down the street.

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Grayson was lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. He couldn't stop thinking about Mia. She had changed so much. She was no longer the girl he had met four months ago. The girl who was shy. The girl who was always smiling, even through the hard times. She was no longer Mia Watson.

He was disturbed from his thoughts when he heard a sound from outside. It was as if someone had jumped in the snow. He climbed out of bed and looked out his window. He saw Mia walking past the front yard. He was confused, but decided to follow her.

Quickly, he got dressed and tiptoed downstairs. He left his house and followed Mia. He watched as she walked to a store that was open. She was inside for about 5 or 10 minutes. Grayson waited outside for her.

She came out with a bag full of items. He followed her again. She was smiling while she walked along the streets. She was listening to music while dancing. She smiled up at the sky as it began to snow. She kept swinging the bag back and forth.

Eventually, she stopped in front of a house. Grayson recognised the house. It was Grayson's bully. He was the one who had insulted Mia on her first day. Grayson stopped and watched her. She put her hand in the bag and pulled something out.

He noticed it was silly string. She smiled as she walked towards a car. She began to cover the car in silly string. She was smiling as she ran around the now-covered car. After she had covered the entire car, she walked to the house. She stepped back a little and pulled a box of eggs out the bag. She took an egg and threw it at the house.

Grayson stood and watched as she vandalised the house. When she was done, she walked away. Grayson followed her. Mia was walking to another of the bully's house. She did the exact same to every bully that had been mean to her throughout school.

It was 2am when Mia walked to a random house. As Grayson got closer, he recognised the house. It was his bully from his last school. It was strange because Mia had never met him. Yeah, Ethan and Grayson had spoke about him. But Mia had never met him.

"This is for Ethan and Grayson," Mia whispered before vandalising his house. Grayson smiled when he heard her. She still cares about them. Mia had completed her mission and began to walk home. Slowly, Grayson walked home. He was being as quiet as he could be. He didn't want Mia to hear him.

They finally arrived home. Grayson watched as Mia climbed through her bedroom window and closed it behind her. Grayson smiled as he walked through the front door. As he closed the door, the lights turned on. He turned around to see Ethan standing on the stairs.

"Where were you?" Ethan asked.

"I couldn't sleep, so I went for a walk," Grayson lied. He hung his coat on the coat hanger and kicked his shoes off. He was about to walk up the stairs, but Ethan stopped him. Grayson looked up at him.

"I'm you're twin, I know when you're lying," Ethan said. "Tell me the truth".

Grayson sighed as he began to explain where he was. "I couldn't sleep. I heard a noise outside. And when I looked through my window, I saw Mia walking down the street. I decided to follow her. She brought a few things before paying her bullies a quick visit. She then went to a certain house. It was someone from our old school".

"Wait! You mean..."

Grayson nodded. "Yep! She still cares about us. She's just scared of getting hurt again. I think she's trying to repair herself. Or build a new her to protect her broken pieces. But our Mia is still there. She isn't fully gone. She still cares about us. We still have time to fix her".

"What did she do exactly?" Ethan asked.

Grayson looked down at the floor and smiled. "She... erm... she may or may not have vandalised their houses" Grayson said uncertain. Ethan looked at him in shock. Grayson was waiting for Ethan to yell at him, but he didn't.

"Serves them right!" Grayson looked up at Ethan in shock. "They shouldn't bully someone they don't even know! They hurt us! They bullied us without having a valid reason! They got what they deserved! I'm glad Mia did that!"

"I think we should go to bed before mum wakes up" Grayson suggested. "She'll flip if she knows we're still awake". They walked upstairs and went to bed. Grayson lay in bed and thought of Mia. He smiled as he fell asleep.