Forever Siblings; come what may..

Chapter Twenty

Allie's POV

I wake up to find Oris sleeping on my bedroom couch. He's covered himself in a blue duvet that I keep in my closet for emergency. Well, all my siblings have extra duvets in their rooms for the same reason. He's sleeping peacefully and little snorings are escaping his throat. I wonder why he didn't share my bed. It's 6*6, more than enough even for three. For a moment I want to wake him up so that he can sleep well on the bed but I decide against it. I let him continue sleeping.

The happenings of yesterday flash through my memory. I met father- then the blood- Oris and Coy joined us-then...what else- everything went dark. Later, I woke up with dizziness and I remember hugging Oris. Inside the car, I couldn't hold the sleep any longer and...oh,I tried to stay awake for some time but seems I ended up slipping through to deep sleep. How I got on my bed, I can't tell.

I take a brief shower before going for breakfast. I am so sure I will be the one to make it. Should I tell you how hungry I am?

Elex is already seated on his favourite couch sipping on his favourite orange juice. He narrows his eyes at me when I take a sip from his glass without permission. It tastes divine. I would agree with him that nothing beats chilled orange juice in reviving an arid throat.  I might reconsider my diet and begin taking orange juice in the morning. Following his footsteps. Well, I don't think I can trade my morning coffee latte with anything. Nothing can compare with it- oh, cappuccino comes so close but I still would go for the latte.

Rene joins us. She is staggering. I think she got drunk. She rubs her eyes before greeting us.
"Do you have to make noise? It very early for heaven's sake!" Oh my, Rene and complaining are one and the same thing. They are literally inseparable, especially when someone happens to disturb her sleep. Fact is, even if nobody disturbs her sleep she will always wake up to complain. She is just a baby.

Something looks strange this morning. Rarely does Coy wake up among the last. He's always the first to get out of bed for his morning work outs. Looking at the watch, I get a bit anxious because it's almost 9:00am. I know that Coy would never stay in bed for that long but I would excuse him today, since yesterday was very eventful.

Rene takes her lemoned-warm water as usual. Since the moment we reconnected, I have always seen her do that for her pre-breakfast. She is Keen on her diet, no wonder her body. Once in a while, she tries to talk me to proper dieting but I always fail terribly at it. Don't get me wrong, I am not a foodie girl- I keep watch of what I eat but I am nowhere close to Rene.

By the time Oris joins us, we are all done. He walks past us to the kitchen, only to emerge with a cup of brewed coffee. Its scent is heavenly and for a moment, I think I am going to drown in it.
"Where's Coy?" Oris asks. Oh, he doesn't even 'goodmorning' us.
"I think he's still sleeping. Anything important, I can wake him." I tell him.
"Oh, courtesy demands that you greet us first before you start asking questions." Rene and her 'courtesy demands' reprimands Oris. The latter grins. He lifts his hands up after placing his cup on the table. He then slightly bows down- his way of greeting.

"Check on him Allie!" This sounds so much of a command from him but I obey. It's early in the morning and I don't want some fights
"If I decide to oversleep one of these fine days, please don't you dare wake me up." Rene cautions. We all know that and nobody would even think of walking her up.

Coy's bedroom is empty. His bed is neatly tucked in. Everything is in it's own place but his travelling bag.
Fuck, a note on the table catches my eyes. It's well folded and on top, it's addressed to me.

Sweet Allie.
I want you to know that I love you more than you would ever imagine. I love Rene too. And Elex, and Oris. I love you all...
I am doing this for the love I have for you all, especially for Oris. But again for my own sake. I am not asking you to approve of my move, that would be selfish of me. If you take it positively, well and good, but if you decide to disapprove of it, it's fine too. I know it's crazy of me to leave. Let me be...
I know you are already crying but, I am so sure Oris will speak some sense into your brains. He will tell you that I don't even belong- that I  am fucking bastard. Yes, I am one.
In as much as I would love to stick by you, I feel I would always be  a source of fight. Oris will always pick on me and knowing you and Rene, you will always fight for me. I don't want to be the cause for division. At least for the sake of the love I have for you.
I am leaving. I will go far away and please do not tire yourself looking for me because I won't let you find me- I will find myself another family. I will always hold you dear and my love for you all will never die.
I am not forgetting the vow! We vowed to stick together as the forever siblings, come what may. Well, the mere fact that I am not a real sibling, renders the vow on my part invalid.
Fight your battles and please do not let Cornelius separate you. Always remember the vow. I am happy that your relationship with Oris is partly mended and I hope you will continue working hard to keep it like that.
Tell them that I love them. And I love you more...

I am tempted to wake you up and bid you good-bye but I know you will be mad at me for being selfish... That's why I won't.
Goodbye Allie.
Hugs to them all.
Coy.

Fuck, the devil. This can never be true...