Underneath

👉 "chapter 5" : brawls and walls

Walking across the lawn, Zena had her bag over her shoulder, right hand tapping the screen of her phone, while her left hand frantically searched her bag for God knows what , while Zara trudged silently behind her.
      
          The weekend was cool, after the party on Saturday ,Zara made sure to visit the twins on sunday after church.

"Zara, the girls are picking me up, you can hitch a ride with me if you don't have one, besides it'll be a measure to know them more" still texting whoever she was texting zena still gave Zara a side glance to gauge her reaction.

"What's going on??" Zara asked with her arms folded over her chest.

    "What do you mean?" She drops her phone into her bag in order to give Zara her undivided attention.

    "Mom and Dad?, Sudden flight immediately after the party, you saw their faces, there was thick tension swimming over them"
Zena's confused expression only irritated zara
" come on zena you can't tell me that you noticed nothing" she finishes with a roll of her eyes.

         "Oh, sorry Zara not everyone has a thing to know all neither does everyone have a crave to look too deep into simple situations " zena says with her eyes in slits, and voice dripping with disgust and an upcoming anger that seems to have been keeping itself at bay.
The sudden change in Zena's attitude made it known to Zara that an argument was sure to ensue, looking at zena she decided to make her release all the pent up anger by of course adding salt to injury.

"So you are basically saying you aren't smart enough or too dumb to notice that there's a problem in your own family , do your senses only work for gossips?" this earns a gasp from zena who sends daggers to Zara, who maintains her rigid posture and neutral demeanor.

      "So now you think because you graduated already , or because dad praises you all the time or because every teacher worships the ground you walk on, you can talk down on me like that? ,Well guess what I have a brain and I use it for greater good and not for degrading others or making everything with a heart feel like shit!!...." Zara stops her by cutting her off.

"oh, so gossiping does what for the greater good?, Let me guess.... cure cancer??,I don't have time for this zena" she says and starts walking away but zena grabs her hand and pulls her back harshly.

    "Come back here, I'm your elder sister...."
"Let me see, by how many minutes?.....oh thirteen minutes and two seconds!!" As Zara turns again but to have zena pull her right back.

    "What is wrong with you?!?, You weren't the only one who lost an uncle on that day, if you turned to this because we lost an uncle how on earth will you grieve if we loose a parent?..... everyone keeps on covering for your behavior saying it's your way of grieving but it's been years, normal people cry in order to grieve but you just laughed at his corpse like it was making some hilarious joke....." Zena was cut off once again by Zara.

"People grieve for those they love, I never said I loved him, did I?,he died and so good riddance!!" She said with her palms balled in fists .
For the first time in a long time ,zena saw Zara's wall crack as it leaked scathing anger, but zena's expression held one of pain as her lips were parted in utter shock and disbelief.

      "You..how.... HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?!?, He was our role model, he helped us start our dreams of being dancers by enrolling us into one of the best dancing schools in the state and you stand there to say good riddance?, He helped mom and dad get on their feet to where they are now and you bloody say GOOD RIDDANCE?!?" Screamed zena who was on the verge of loosing her senses.

"Oh, he did all that? (Says Zara as she fawns Innocence) well I could pay him back all his filthy money but oops he's dead , my bad"
Due to her constant walking in circles, Zena's shoulder bag laid on the floor , on a normal day zena wouldn't have it if her bag came in contact with the ground but out of frustration she couldn't care less about it sinking into mud.