She's a Goddess

Where is Joy?

Song of the chapter: Cursed by Lord Huron. 

Iris's P.O.V; 

As I leave my room, a wave of emotions flash over me, anger and confusion, mostly about what Fabian had told me and the way Joy treated me. 

Taking a deep breath, approaching our room, preparing myself to face her. 

Walking in, surprised to see Joy surrounded by all my family's documents and books, she is researching about what I am. Her eyes are red from crying but she tries not to show it, fighting the urge to go and comfort her because I remember our argument.

Joy looks up as I clear my throat, not noticing she had company. 

Nothing but silence as we stare at one another, both of us too afraid to say anything, clueless as to how to fix whatever our argument was about. 

I'm the first to break the eye contact, taking my towel and pyjamas as I walk to the bathroom. 

Pretending to be unbothered is the hardest thing but it's got to be down. 

Turning the water on first, wanting it to heat up as I take off all the dirty and smelly clothes I had been stuck in for two days. 

Stepping into the boiling water, feeling relief as the hot water hits my skin, drizzling down my shivering body as it washes away all the grime and dirt. It would be nice if if washed away all my memories as well.

Once I feel clean, I turn the water off, immediately attacked by the chilling wind as I dry myself off.

Putting on my pyjamas before going back to my room, fully expecting to ignore Joy once again but she isn't here this time. 

She must have found it too awkward as is probably staying downstairs for the longest possible time that Victor will allow her, until 10 o'clock. 

*Next day*

Eyes straining as they readjust to the light flooding through the room, waking me up and indicating that it's early morning. 

Turning over, not ready to wake up yet, but the first thing I see is Joy's untouched bed. 

Did she really wake up early just to avoid me? 

I rest for a few more minutes before getting ready for school. 

The whole time I have been getting ready, Joy has not made a single appearance. Expecting to see her downstairs but she isn't there and I don't think she would have gone to the school so early.

Having a bad gut feeling, I fight against my bruised ego and ask the others if they have seen Joy since last night and none of them have. They all have the same theory as me, thinking that Joy is still ignoring me because she is embarrassed of the way she treated me. 

I know there is more to the story, Joy isn't the type of person to run away. 

Sitting down for breakfast with all the others but I don't have much of an appetite, only grabbing a muffin. Alfie mumbles about how less people eating means more breakfast of him as he takes the entire bowl of scrambled eggs. 

We all start to make our way down to the school, I decide to walk alone, wanting to clear my mind and relax. 

No matter what I force myself to think of, I can't shake the feeling that there is a presence behind me, following me. Against my better judgement, I turn around, happy when I see nothing but trees as I continue walking.