🥀Crystallight 2: A Family Reunion🥀

🥀Chapter 8: What Happened That Night🥀

~~~~~~~~~Iv's POV~~~~~~~~~

It had been around two weeks since Ashley came to stay. She was right about the illusion spell, Aiden didn't recognize her as our cousin, which I was honestly thankful for.

To my surprise though, everyone seemed to like her...

She'd always watch cartoons with Alyse, and music with Aiden, and books with Sage, and even video games with Noah.

Especially with Noah.

It honestly made me kinda angry that everyone liked her. But then again, they didn't know her. The real her. Only Aiden and I do, and Aiden doesn't know it's her right now.

Was she just trying to get everyone's trust? Did she have something big in store for all of us?

I was down in the kitchen, taking an apple from the fridge as all of these thoughts passed through my head. I let out a sigh, I shouldn't have let her stay. It's dangerous for all of us.

"Ivangelys?"

I tensed up as a voice called my name. I turned to see Ashley walking over with a small smile, and I felt that familiar anger that always boiled at her sight.

"What do you want?" I asked, not trying to hide her the salt in my tone. No one was around, they wouldn't see this.

However, she only smiled. It wasn't a smirk, nor was it purposely innocent.

It was genuine. I hadn't seen her smile like that since we were kids. It was honestly kinda scary..

"I just wanted to thank you for letting me stay, I know we've never seen things eye to eye, and I know you don't trust me. It still surprises me you let me stay."

"It's not like you gave me much of a choice."

"Still, you could've told your brother who I was, and he would've easily kicked me out without even listening to me."

I thought for a moment, that was true in a way, if there was anyone who disliked Ashley more than me, it was Aiden, simply because he knows the effects of what she wanted to do.

"So I really thank you for letting me stay.." She wrapped me in a hug, catching me off guard. I got ready for anything, in case she wanted to stab me or choke me or attack in any way.

But she didn't.

She only hugged me. An actual hug. "I know I've been the most horrible cousin in the history of ever, but... I do hope you can eventually forgive me..."

I stayed silent, not knowing whether to believe her or not. She soon pulled away, the smile not leaving her face before walking to the guest room.

Was I wrong to hold a grudge for so long...?

I let out a sigh, going up to my room and letting myself fall on my bed. Staring up at the ceiling, my thoughts were more scrambled than before.

I groaned in frustration. "Fuck this, fuck it all, why did any of this have to happen?!?"

I buried my face in my pillows, not wanting to leave my room for the next thousand years. It wasn't long until I feel asleep.