Deceiving Appearances

Chapter- 3 I have to tell someone...

‘RIIIIIIING’

“Uuugh noo!” I whined lazily.

The alarm kept ringing as I groaned and move around on my water bed.

I felt Zuko resting his head on my back, for the first time the bed wasn’t moving while both of us were on the bed, when Zuko is on the bed it always moves.

I couldn’t sleep yesterday, terrible nightmares were haunting my dreams, I had kept turning on the bed and the waves that my movements created on the water bed had made me terribly nauseas, my body was sore and my body could barely stand the pain.

I turn over on my back but the covers where still covering me completely, Zuko moves as well and rested his head now on my belly.

“Aah” I winced my legs had this terrible soreness to them.

Zuko started rubbing his head on my belly, it felt nice even if the covers where in the way, I pulled my hands out from under the covers and started petting his head, his fur was fluffy and it soothe my fingers.

The water bed started moving because Zuko started wagging his tail from side to side, showing me how pleased he was with my cares. I hug Zuko closer to me and the bed stops moving.  I stayed there in silence for a few minutes with my eyes closed.

Peace, that’s what I felt, the alarm had stop ringing a long time ago and I felt at ease until memories started flashing back to me, the cage, the running, the two vampires wanting to rape me,  the rain, the sewer, the weird vampire, everything.

I gasped and opened my eyes, my breathing becoming rapid and exaggerated.

“Vampires” I whispered with wide eyes. “Vampires?” I repeated, with my bottom lip trembling.

My mind couldn’t register all the memories that were basically throwing themselves at me, my heart started to pang, I started feeling anxious and looked around my room scared and nervous.

“Vampires.” I said with a weak voice and my body shaking.

Zuko was oblivious to my state as he had lifted his leg and started licking his balls, it had caught me off guard and it made me forget why I was freaking out.

“YOU PERVERT! Get off my bed!” I pushed Zuko off my bed and he barked at me and ran around in circles before flopping on the floor and started licking his balls again.

“Nasty” I glared at him but soon I remember what I was freaking out about and I took a deep breath.

I need to talk about this to someone, I can’t keep it bottled up, and I feel like going crazy!

I need to talk to my friends; they could help me ease this anxiety.

 “Arienayed, get up already!” I heard my grandmother yell sweetly. I groan loudly and got out of bed. I did my daily routine slower than usual because the pain restricted me to do everything normally.

When I got down stairs I didn’t feel like eating, I wasn’t in the mood to eat, how could I? when my mind was full of conflict.

“Alright, don’t eat my delicious French toast, you turtle” grandma mocked me because I had my head down and my hair all over my face trying to hide, like a turtle would when it would tuck its head in.

“Like if you ever workout before” she murmured but I heard her. That‘s the explanation I gave her why my body was aching.

“Hey! This is the recognition I get for actually working out, when I’m the laziest crap ever.” I whined and she just rolled her eyes at me.