my sisters keeper

chapter 3

Today was such a long and exhausting day. I couldn't wait to go back to my humble abode.

After staring intensively at Hunter we ended up finishing the essay in class , well I ended up finishing it in class while he tapped away on his phone but bottom line is I'm exhausted.

I walk up my drive and up to my front door. I stare at  the brown, wooden door infront of me. I mean do I really want to walk in?

I sigh and open the door. I am instantly attacked by the sickening smell of my mother's perfume .

"Ariel?" My mother's stressed voice said over the sound of my sister's squealing.

I walked towards my sister's room upstairs. Unlike my room hers is large and painted black and pink with a walk-in closet, full length mirror, 50' flatscreen TV and a queen sized bed.

"Yes mum?" I asked looking down at my beat up black and white converse shoes.

"Take a shower and look presentable we are having dinner with the new neighbors." She said not even looking at me.

I solemnly nod and head to my room. The house next to ours was for sale for about three months now . But people didn't seem interested in it that much. I don't know why because that house was beautiful.

I head to my shower and brush my teeth and hair. I head back to my room and change into a yellow sundress , denim jacket and my brown sandals.

I sit down at my desk and open a book from my shelf, Chinese Cinderella,  I love this book . I don't know why but I connect with it emotionally.

I hear a knock downstairs and the sounds of feet hitting the wooden floor. I stand up and head downstairs.

There were three people  sitting at the dinning table, my mom and two other people I couldn't identify , I guess they were our new neighbors.

The woman sitting on the left hand side was a small women with brunette hair that had blue tips. She was wearing a black dress with red heels and the man opposite her was very buff. He looked important with his black suit and red tie. He had brown hair and green eyes . His eyes seemed to pop something in my brain but I couldn't put my finger on it.

I walked down the last few steps and sat down next to mum.

" Hello dear." The woman said. I looked up and saw that she had directed that greeting to me.

"Hi." I said but it was barely audible. I think she heard though because she smiled.

"What's your name dear?" She asked. This surprised me because no one has ever talked to me this long.

"A- Ariel."  I said while clearing my throat.

"Well I promise Ariel you are going to love my son." She said. I didn't know what she was talking about so I nodded and looked down at my lap.

" Oh no, it's not her. It's my other daughter, Alice!" My mother said in a chirpy voice.

" Oh." The women said almost dissapionted.

The room fell into an arkward silent for 3 minutes and 25 seconds, yes I was counting.

Alice came downstairs wearing a long red dress with black heels , her  brown hair was tired in a tight high ponytail at the back of her hair.

She makes her way down the stairs and sits next to me , all while a big smile is plastered across her face.

"This is the daughter I was talking about." Mother says while gesturing to Alice.

"Oh." The brunette haired lady said.

"Well..... What's your name dear?" She said with a hint of dissapiontment in her voice

"Oh it's Alice." My sister says while twirling her hair around her thumb and index finger.

While my mom was about to talk the door opened to reveal brown haired- green eyed boy.

"Sorry I'm late." The boy said. He looked familiar but I was never
good at remembering people so I brushed the feeling off.

The boy sat down across from me and smiled. It was a forced smile that much was obvious.

"So. I'm guessing that Hunter and Alice are confused as to why their here. Well it's pretty clear me and Alice's mother have come together and saw it necessary for you guys , once you have finished highschool of course, that you marry each other." The brunette lady said.

The room fell in complete silence.
Now I remember why he was so familiar he was the boy from school. I was happy  for my sister , I think ??

But there was this tight feeling in my chest that proved otherwise.

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