Aria's the nice girl. So kind, so soft, so sweet.
Her story starts now.
"Aria, dear!" Helga screamed from the other side of the oval. "Wait up!"
"Helga," Aria beamed. "Thought you went in front of me?"
"Ugh, came back to give Julie her science project," Helga shrugged as they walked towards the gate side to side.
Their trip stayed silent, like always.
There aren't much to say when you're near Aria. Everything just seem so.....peaceful.
"Helga," Aria picked up a conversation for the first time in the day. "I should tell you something."
"What?" Helga's thin, cheerful eyebrows raised curiously. Her lips curving upwards.
"I'm moving schools," Aria announced as they stopped at her doorstep. Helga's lips dropped away from each other and mouthed the word 'what'.
"N-No way!" Helga's sharp voice broke out in the peaceful neighborhood. "Hell no!"
"Helga, sorry," Aria bit her lips as Helga threw her arms around her. "It wan't really by my will...if you know what I mean."
"Oh Aria!"Helga tightened her surrounding arms. Worried that the next second her best friend will vanish.
Goodbye's always the hard part. Especially when you don't know when will you meet next.
"Aria?" Miss Lwell raised her voice as she did the role of her homeroom. "Is Aria here today?"
"Absent," Helga replied, as the whole class's attention was drawn towards the empty seat.
"Thank you, Helga," The teacher continued with the rest of the list. Helga let out a breath as everyone drifted their attention to elsewhere.
Elsewhere.
Aria's elsewhere.
Recess and lunch appeared emptier than a cave without Aria. Although she doesn't talk much, her presence is enough to hold the scene. Without her, the others are all going crazy, as if someone just force-fed them five buckets of sugar each.
It's going to be like this for the rest of high school, Helga reminded herself, unless Aria returns.
"Hey, Helga!" Clementine laughed. "Wanna join us?"
Helga looked up. Clementine is one of those naturally joyful girls who never stops seeking fun.
Is she asking me because Aria is gone?
"What are you guys doing?" Helga asked, remaining still on her bench.
"We're doing a quiz! Wanna join?" Clementine pointed towards Viola's laptop. Viola's the quiet, mysterious girl. Sometimes it's hard to tell what she's thinking behind her dark brown eyes.
"What is it about?" Helga stood up and walked over, leaning over Viola, who's sitting down on the ground with Clementine squatting next to her.
"How gifted you are in areas of magic!" Clementine beamed. "Amazing, right?!"
"Yeah, I guess," Helga forced a smile. If Aria's here...she'll doubtlessly be the best at potions with her natural gift of sensitive senses.
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69 Short Stories
Kısa HikayeA collection of stories that are short and doesn't take long to read. Suitable for people who aren't in the mood of reading a super long novel. :) The number of words will be placed at the end of the title, usually around 1000 words each. As you ma...
