The Twins // 5sos

1.3 Cocoon

"You've been in the same position since Monday." Alana says walking into the apartment after her Design lesson.

"It's only Tuesday."

"Get a wash!" Alana shouts.

"I'm comfortable in my cocoon."

"Don't be fucking ridiculous, get washed and dressed."

"No."

"Listen Zoe, forget the invitation okay? It's in the bin. It's gone."

"It's not that."

"Then what is it?" She sighs.

"I told Luke I like him."

"Oh, well God forbid." She says.

"No Alana, I told him I LIKE him." I emphasise, she looks at me and smiles widely.

"Zoe has a boyfriend!"

"I don't! We haven't spoke since I ran out."

"You ran out?"

"I ran out." I say, there's a moment of silence before she runs over and starts to hit me lightly across my arms.

"ALANA!" I shout pushing her away from me.

"He is a very nice boy!"

"You sound 60 years old!"

"He is perfect for you."

"There's no such thing as perfection." I say getting out of my cocoon and going to the bathroom.

"Just keep running from your problems then!" She calls after me, I roll my eyes and turn on the shower.

"Correct!"

***

"What are you doing?" Aurora asks.

"Huh?" I say snapping out of my daydream and looking at her.

"Why are you looking at that invite? Didn't you throw it away?"

"Yeah Alana did."

"And you got it back out of the bin because?" She asks.

"I don't know." I frown.

"Do you want to go?"

"I'm not sure."

"Personally I think you do. You had a big tantrum and then you got the invite back out of the bin."

"I just want to know why."

"Know why?"

"Why she left Aurora." I say looking at her, she nods her head and looks down.

"Then why don't you go and ask?"

"I can't ask her at her wedding!"

"She left you Zoe, wedding or no wedding you deserve to fucking know." She says, I look at her and nod.

"I'm going."

"Are you taking Alana?"

"No. She doesn't want to go."

"Are you sure?" She asks.

"I'll ask but she'll say no."

"Double check." She mutters looking at her chipped nails. I nod and walk into the kitchen.

"Alana?" I ask.

"Yeah?"

"Mum's wedding."

"I don't want to hear about it."

"But-."

"No, like you said we hate her." She says washing a dish.

"If you don't hate her, you can tell me. Don't just go with what I say." I tell her, she looks at me and stares.

"I. Hate. Her." She says through gritted teeth, I frown but nod my head walking back to my room.

"I'm going on my own." I tell Aurora.

"I'll help you pick an outfit, do you think this is the best idea?" Aurora worries.

"We'll find out."

"When's the wedding?"

"Friday."

"What are you gonna tell Alana?"

"I'm going out with Luke or something." I say shrugging my shoulders.

"That'll be good except Luke's gonna be just downstairs?"

"I'm taking him with me."

"Does he know?"

"Not yet." I say looking through my wardrobe.

"Well ask him."

"Fine." I mutter taking my phone out.

"So impersonal." She mutters.

To Luke:

Wedding, Friday night, me and you :) wear a suit.

I hit send and stared at my phone while I waited for a reply.

To: Zoe

I thought you didn't want to go to your mum's wedding? But okay I'll go, for moral support.

"He's coming." I tell Aurora.

"Does he know it's your mums wedding?"

"Yeah, he guessed as much." I laugh.

"You two are cute."

But I ruined it.