Emergence

Chapter 4

" I'm so glad you're talking more!" Edmund says in excitement. I bite my lip as I grin, grabbing his hand.

" I'm sorry I didn't talk a lot, I just haven't really figured myself out yet. I just don't have a personality yet." I assure him. He smiles, rubbing his thumb across my knuckles.

" I'm excited to find out more." Edmund whispers in my ear. I giggle as stop, my hand slides off of his.

" It's possible that you might not like who I become." I whisper. Edmund stops as he moves my hair out of my face and adjusts himself on the bed.

" I will love whatever person you become, I really adore you." Edmund says as I start to hear the clicking of shoes on the wood floor. I stare at my door as it softly gets knocked on twice.

" Freya." Vince says soft and tenderly. I look back at Edmund while I run towards my mirror quickly, spraying my body with perfume as I lick my braces. I move my hair as I walk towards the door, pointing towards my closet.

" Yes?" I call. I look back and realize that Edmund is already hidden and smile.

" I thought giving you some papers of how to take care of your braces will help you. I also wanted to talk about something." Vince assures me. I slowly open the door as I see his green eyes pierce through the door.

" Yes, that's fine. What kind of special care though? Are these hard to maintain?" I question. Vince's freckles pop in the light as he shakes his head.

" Yes there is. You need to brush a special way, you can't eat certain foods, and etcetera." Vince explains. He walks passed me as stops, turning around towards me. I stare at him as he walks around in a circle.

" Is there something wrong?" I question, moving my hair back. Vince looks back at my mirror and shakes his head.

" No, it's nothing. I'm sorry, it just surprised me that you decided to put perfume on this late at night." Vince says with a bright smile. He points at my bed and smiles. " Do you mind if I have a seat?" He questions.

" Yes of course, have a seat. I'm sorry about the perfume, I hope you aren't sensitive. I just wanted to test out the smell, I didn't know you were coming in here." I reply. He smiles and shakes his head, sitting down on my bed.

" It's not a problem, I just wanted to give you this paper." Vince says extending his hand. I smile and take the paper from him and stare at it.

" This sheet explains all of the special care for your braces. For instance this says right here-" He points at the paragraph and smiles brightly. " you can't have carmel of sticky foods." He reads. I stop, and look back at him.

" You don't need to read it to me, I can read it to myself." I assure him. Vince stops and looks at me as he scoots away.

" I-I'm sorry, that wasn't meant to be rude. I was just letting you know that I'm able to read, I- I just thought that's what you were testing." I explain trying to make up for the rudeness of my reply.

I didn't want to make him sad, he's just really awkward. I wonder if that's why he made us, he's probably so intelligent that he just can't relate to normal people. Maybe he made us to keep him company, so he could have friends.

" That's okay, it isn't a test. It's just very important for you to care for your braces properly." Vince says. I shake my head as I get up and go to walk out of my room.

" Okay, tha-" I feel him grab my arm as he shouts.

" Wait!" He booms, tightening his grip on my arm. I feel my heart race, as I throw my head back. My wet hair smacks me in the face as it sends water droplets on the carpet.