The Cole Adventures [DISCONTINUED]

13.

Persephone :

Finally my friend cuts the call after she told me all the hot gossip in the school. Its not that I am interested in it, it just feels good to know your shit is more sorted than others.

I was plugging my phone in the charger when Aunt Claire walked in.

"Anna got a call so I thought I would give you a look? But turns out you are too busy chatting to your friend. You know it hurts my poor soul so much." she says dramatically and lays on my bed.

I collapsed beside her and punched her arm lightly. I love how I can be so free with her. Sometimes I wish she was my mum. No offence my mum is great but Claire is so different. She is just fun and something more which I can't name.

"Don't be mum" I said.

"What do you mean?" she asks as we stare at the stars above my bed dad I had dad install when I was just eight. I remember how mum agreed to it after I pleased to her.

"You know perfectly well what I mean."

She sighed and turned her head towards me.

"What have you thought about the future?"

"What? Why- wait, did mum put you to this. God I swear. You come once and she puts you to such petty shananigans." I sighed getting up wanting to tell mom off but Claire holds me by my arm and I pause.

"Was I that obvious?" she asked. "Don't tell her. Please don't storm off and argue with her."

"Give one good reason why I shouldn't tell her to stop interrupting my life and mind her own damn business."

"Because she loves you and cares." she says and I pause.

Maybe she is right, I am overreacting. God I am like one of those teens from movies.

"And also I love you Persephone but I really love my sister too and I won't listen such language about her."

"I am sorry."i said sitting on the bed as she once again lied on the bed marking it as her own territory." Its just that. Sometimes you know... She can just be too inquisitive. I know it's for my own good but it's irritating. "

" I get it. "

" What? How do you get it?" I asked lying beside her once again staring at the stars.

"Well you aren't the only child she raised. She pretty much raised me. Your Granny used to work and Grandad was almost always out on business trips. We used to have nannies but still. I am just two years younger. I was kid but so was she. By the time she was ten she requested mom to stop the nannies. I remember how she pleaded with all her might. As if they weren't any good. And since then she became sort of like my mom."

"Yeah but she was you sister. Sorta mom is not mom." I said still not getting the point.

She smiled and looked at me and continued "She always thought I was a child. Even when I grew up and was in High-school. She was like that. Won't let me make bad friends. Always wanted to know where i go, with whom I go and then I felt it too. How annoying she was! Do you know she even sacred Emmet when he started going out with me. She still does maybe. "she says laughing.

I laughed too." sorry Anna. Let me take that bag Anna. I always make dinner for Clara Anna. "I said imitating Uncle Emmet.

" Yeah, did you notice as well? "

" who won't. He is just so intimidated and awkward around her. It's hilarious. "

We laughed again.