The Other World

Chapter 21: Riddles And Warnings

I woke up early in the morning. It's been a few days since the dance. I looked at my watch and saw that it was 6:30am. Why did I wake up so early..? Wait....today is. CHRISTMAS. I got up and raced downstairs.

Shockingly everyone was already awake. They were all in the main room, sitting around the tree. We decorated the house the day after the dance. Everything looked merry.

"Merry Christmas." Robby said, giving me a bear hug.

"Merry Christmas everyone."
We all gave each other hugs and sat around the tree. Even my parents and Levin and Lorain were there.

"Ok ok. I woke up really early for one thing. GIFTS!" Kameron said, looking like a 5 year old.

We all had a cup of hot chocolate and surrounded the tree. We started giving each other gifts.

I got a pink (of course) purse from Kate. My parents got me ear rings and a bracelet. Levin and Lorain got me a dress and a pair of jeans.

Kameron and Robby gave me an album with all the pictures of us when we were young and all the pictures of us when I found out about Charilot. There was one with me and Stark at the water park. And Kate and I laughing as we pranked the boys.

There was one where Kameron and Gomin were carrying me on their shoulder. In one of the pictures, Robby was holding his stomach in pain while I stood there with my hand covering my mouth, a shocked expression on my face. I remember that day. Robby said I couldn't kick a punching bag if my life depended on it and I accidentally hit him instead.

Gomin got me a locket. I opened it. On one side there was a family picture with all of us including Gomin and his parent. And on the other side there was a picture of Gomin and I when we were young. I was dressed as a princess and him as a knight.

"I'll always be your protector." Gomin said when he gave me the present.

"Thank you." I smiled.

I saw Kameron giving Kate a gift. It was his lucky necklace. He always wore it and told Kate that he would give it to the girl that meant most to him. I teased that maybe he would give it to Livy. I guess I was wrong.

Kate threw her arms around him and gave him a kiss. Her gift to him was a picture of herself and him on their 10th birthday. She was laughing at him while he had cake all over his face.

"Kate, you still have this picture?" Kameron said, with a goofy smile.

"Of course. It was the year I got accepted at Laris best school. But refused to go without my twin."

"Ya. I was kind of glad that you didn't accept." Kameron said.

"Of course. I'm me."

"On second thought, maybe not so much."

It was a truly touching Christmas and a few tears were shed when Rodger and Sinaya were mentioned. Robby was sitting by himself with a gift that hasn't been opened yet. I walked towards him and sat down.

"What you got there?" I asked.

"A gift."

"Aren't you gonna open it?"

"No. It's not for me."

"Then for who?"

"I got it....for Rodger."

"Oh."
We sat in silence.

"What is it?" I asked

"I- he always told me how he wanted a sword. I got him a gift card from a sword store since I didn't know which one he wanted."