Crimson Pack

Chapter 22

Aria~

I fell asleep, thinking of what to say to my mother. Honestly I've no idea what  she's going to say. I've no idea how she's going to react. There are so many different scenarios and I don't know which one is worse.

I wake up to the sound of the door opening. It's still early. I kind of love early mornings like this one. It feel like the rest of the world is still is still fast asleep and I'm the only one who's awake. Everything feels like it isn't real and you  forget about your problems, because for now it's just you, the world and the sunrise. However I do believe that it should be illegal to wake someone up when it's still dark outside. My brain can't function properly that early.

"Good morning Aria. They told me that I have to wake you up earlier today " Mara tells me and I blink my eyes a few times just to clear my vision.

"Thanks " I mumble and stay exactly where I am, without moving an inch.

"You need to get up though " she tells me

"I will" my voice muffled by the pillow. I can hear her laughter.

"Aria" she calls my name once again

"I am up, look " I stand up look at her.

"You should be downstairs in less than an hour " she lets me know

"I'm just going to take a shower. Could you find some clothes for me? I'm sure that if I do that I'll choose a dress over pants" I laugh at that thought and she nods while smiling.

I step into the shower, toes flinching as they touch the chilled ceramic floor. Showers help me wash away the stress, the anxiety, even the bad thoughts. When I was little I used to sing in the shower. Now I make life decisions in there. I try to concentrate on the feel of the water on my skin. After taking forever in the shower just because I stood there, thinking about life, I walk outside. The cold air hits my bare skin that's not covered by the fluffy towel.

Mara isn't here. I can see the clothes that she chose for me. I'm so glad that she helps me choose clothes. No, actually she chooses the clothes for me. I don't help her at all. Choosing what the wear never really bothered me, but now that I have a huge closet, I can get lost in there. It's bigger than Narnia's closet.

When I'm fully dressed, I blow dry my hair as fast as I can. There's a tray of food on the table across from my bed when I walk out of the bathroom.

I eat as much as I can and when I finish eating there's a knock on my door. I stand up, pulling the dress down my thighs and open the door.

"Rise and shine Aria " What does he want from my life ?

"What do you wnat Stuart " I ask him

"You need to get downstairs. You're leaving shortly " he let's me know

"Let me grab a coat " I grab one from the closet and hope that it will keep me wrong. The weather is better than yesterday but it's still quite chilly outside.

"Did you sleep well? " he ask me

"Did you ?" I reply with another question.

"Yes " he nods

"Wait, did you sleep outside of my door?" I ask him

"I can't tell you " he shakes his head and I frown.

"Are you excited? " he ask me again

Sometimes people want to have a full conversation in the morning. Stuart is one of them. I guess it's okay to kill those people.

"Why do you always ask so many questions? " I tell him

"I learned from the best " he winks at me and I roll my eyes.