Pearl White liked to think of herself as talented, not that she was cocky, she wasn't, honest, but she was proud. Prima Ballerina of her dance academy, senior in high school, straight As, and an amazing girlfriend to boot, what more could she ask fo...
Blue and Sky arrived only fifteen minutes after her grandparents. Sky hugged them tightly and helped her mother to a chair, who only received a small hello from her father.
"Hello Pearl, how are you feeling today? I like your haircut." she smiles at her young niece. Her body was aching today and she just could not handle dealing with her parents.
"Thank you, I feel fine, gladeveryone is here." She said, "are you feeling alright?" She asked, she could see her aunt was in pain, but she also knew that she wouldn't say anything about it.
At her question Blanche looked to her older sister with concern.
"Oh I'm fine, Sky needed to help me up to the room a little more tonight but it'll be alright, maybe you could help me out to the car later Blanche.. I'm afraid I'd fall over on this little one." She joked, but no one laughed.
"Of course..." Blanche said, never breaking eye contact with her sister.
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They all hung out for nearly two hours when Grandpa decided that it was getting late and they would need dinner so they should head back to the Whites home. Nana gave a kiss to everyone except Blue, and her heart nearly broke for her beloved aunt.
"Nana." She said loudly as they tucked the box of presents away in the corner for Christmas Day.
"Oh, yes darling?" The aging woman said, moving to her bedside.
"Will you do me a favor nana?"She asked in her sweetest cancer voice. Hoping that what she said next would go over better than it was going to in her head.
"Oh anything" she said kindly.
"Tell aunt Blue that you love her and mean it" the little dancer said and all eyes fell on her. Though she knew in her heart that this wouldn't work, she felt the need to stand up for her beloved aunt if not one else would.
"Pearl!" Her mother called quietly.
"What mother!? She hasn't even spoken to her daughter all day! And Aunt Blue hasn't done anything todeserve this treatment!" She called, her body tiring from the excitement.
Blanche looked at her sisters sullen face, and her nieces hidden eyes, but the frown on her face as well.
"Well go on mother." shesaid after a moment.
"That's enough" Blue said firmly from the sidelines. She stood on shaky legs.
"If she can't say it herself than I don't want to hear the lies she'll spew now..." she mumbled, moving to leave the room, her grandfather almost looked like he would call after her but a glance at her grandmother preventedthat.
"Mom!" Sky called afterher mother. Moving to follow her out the door and bringing the older woman's cane along with her. She didn't arrive with the assistance soon enough and they all watched as Blue stumbled over herself and fell.
"BLUE!" Blanche called, running to her sisters side.
"I'm fine..." she said pushing everyone away, she was embarrassed, her mother hated her and her father wasn't brave enough to love her aloud.
"You're bleeding mom.." Sky pointed out.
Indeed she was, bleeding from herforehead, a lot.
A nurse rushed to her side after Pearl pressed her call button, and than pulled herself out of bed. Dragging her iv stand with her.
"Pearl! Get back in bed!" She heard her nana yell.
"No. I need to make sure she's alright..." Pearl said tiredly, leaning most of her weight on the Iv stand now, and she was only halfway to the hallway.
"Pearl! You need to get back in bed" she heard Opal say as she moved to her side, gripping her waist on one side as Ame gripped the other.
"No I- where's aunt Blue?"She asked, she couldn't see her family in the hall anymore.
"They took her to her somestitches, please get back in bed, I'll go and make sure she's alright myself but you're going to make yourself sick doing this." Opal said, nudging to Amethyst to move Pearl back to bed.
"See Pearl, I knew you should've stayed in bed." Came the smug tone of her grandmother." Blue was just being dramatic, just like when she was spewing all the stuff about being in love with that straight woman... Fuchsia was it?" Her nana rambled and she felt Amethyst freeze in her task of settling Pearl back in bed.
"F-fuchsia?" She asked.
"I believe so, really quite ridiculous, the woman was married and had a baby! I heard she had another with another man!"
Amethyst growled as she let go of Pearl and moved to the old woman's side.
"That's my mom you're talking about lady!! And I know for a fact she did love Blue!" She nearly screamed.
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"W-what?" Pearl asked, this was all just to much.
"I knew there was someone else, Rose always told me about how mom would cry out for someone in her sleep and how she never seemed happy with my dad, or hers, it had to have been Blue..." Ame explained.
"Oh god..." Pearl mumbled, her eyes searching for something to puke in. The pure volume of new information overwhelming her, and her worry for her aunt making her even more nauseous.
"I'm gonna-" she gagged, grabbing for Opal who brought a pan in front of her and she puked hard, her throat burning.
"I think it's time for everyone to leave" Opal said, her tone deep and leaving no room for arguments.
Helena and Richard left then, but Ame didn't budge and Opal didn't make her. Instead she climbed up onto Pearls bed and cuddled her, both confused and worried.
"I'll go check on your auntfor you" Opal said and left the room.
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When Blanche finally came back to the room Pearl and Ame were both asleep in the bed, Blue had received four stitches in her forehead and Sky took her home with a message of love to Pearl.
They looked so peaceful that Blanche didn't have the heart to wake Ame, instead letting her sleep and just closing the door to the room.
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^Saturday December 24th 2016^
When Pearl woke she could smell something delicious, she cracked her eyes open and saw pancakes and cinnamon rolls on the tray next to her bed.
"Good morning sleepy head, its nearly noon." Her mother greeted from the sides, eating her breakfast with Ame, Sky and her Aunt Blue.
"You're ok!" Sheexclaimed, looking to her aunt.
"I'm fine love, I appreciate what you did for me." She said softly, than gesturing for pearl to have some breakfast.
"Oh I don't think I'm allowed" she said though her stomach grumbled at the thought of the delicious smelling food.
"Oh Opal brought it, she said it was fine for you to have and you should get some before we eat it all."
