Chaotic Peace

4. A New Apartment

        I couldn't stop glaring at Becky as she continued smiling cheekily up at me. All of it really confused me- that meant Becky was the Valkyrie? It all made sense- I mean, Cerby was the sofa- Becky had given me that one! But if she was a Valkyrie, why didn't she tell me? There are no secrets between best friends are there?

        Questions flooded my mind as I processed everything that had just happened over the span of some hours. With another day my life was just getting more confusing and now that I knew my best friend was keeping secrets from me too? Or am I just being over-dramatic again?

        The later one, it makes more sense, said the voice filing her nails.

        Ugh, I rolled my eyes internally at it. I just felt so confused and didn't know whom to trust anymore; deep down, I knew I could always trust Becky but maybe I was just so mad at her for keeping it all a secret. I tried avoiding her gaze, but she was determined to talk to me.

        "Aris... Aris, please. I'm sorry, I know I should have told you before, but you've got to listen to me, Aris!" I shot her an apprehensive look as she made a desperate attempt to get my attention by raising her voice a little.

        "Listen to you? You always knew you could tell me anything! You very well know how much I hate secrets!" As much I tried not to yell, I felt my voice rising a bit.

        "I still can't understand why you had to not tell me- also, Cerby! Poor thing! I sat on him- ugh I feel horrible! Now, I'm starting to wonder if you ever befriended me only because you knew something like this was bound to-"

        I cut off mid-sentence as I saw the abashed look on Becky's face. Had the words I had said been any less true, she would have argued quite fiercely; I knew my best friend after all, or at least I thought I knew her.

        I turned away from her and took in the scene in front of me. Loki and Tom stood quite awkwardly and knew not what to do next. I noticed Loki exchange a glance with Becky who was standing behind me, and I felt a twinge of annoyance inside me.

        I walked past them and headed into the forest ahead, when I heard footsteps behind me.

       "Don't follow me." I said mindlessly.

        To be honest, a lot of questions fogged my mind. Why me? I mean, why had the monsters particularly attacked me and my house? Also, Loki, why come to me? Is it that something important I have that they want? Is it that I am important?

        You, and important? You're getting delusional by the minute honey.

        Not you bitch, right now, I thought. Why does my inner me have to be so mean to myself?

        I'm not mean, you're pathetic. I just speak the absolute truth.

       Shut up!

        I somehow managed to suppress the flow of my inner thoughts, and tried to think rationally, which was kind of difficult at that moment as being someone who has knack for being dramatic for everything does make life difficult. Everything felt conflicted, but then, the only person to whom I could go to for resolving a conflict was the one who had started it this time.

        I continued walking towards the forest ahead, when I felt something soft at my side- Cerby.

        Aww.

        Surely, I didn't mind taking this cutie with me. But then, where would I go? Well, nothing mattered at that present moment really. Maybe Grandma could help me, I thought.