You know what they say? Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
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"Mia Bella, you shouldn't have played with fire," he whispers in my ears.
"It's going to cost you.. your life." he said looking in my eyes, threatening me.
"Let's s...
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." – F. Scott Fitzgerald
VALENCIA.
"We need to go,"
"Why?" he asks,
"Here drink water to help you sober up." I give him the water bottle I found in my car
He takes the water bottle from my hands and throws it behind me. He takes a step closer to me.
"Why are you here, Val?"
"Listen to me, He's looking for you. He wants to kill you; WE NEED TO GO!"
Before I could take his hands towards my car. He looks behind me. Horrified and confused.
"And what do we have here? Love birds?" The disgusting voice said.
I wake up confused. What was that?
It's just a dream.
I look around me. My bedroom is shrouded in darkness. I glance at the clock: It's 4:00 am in the morning.
I have been having hard time sleeping. My dreams are always riddled. It's like my dreams are trying to tell me something I can't remember. I shake off my thoughts. I grab my phone and log into the fake Instagram account I made to stalk Syn. He posted something two hours ago.
He got a new tattoo? Wow.
Mercedes' comment made me miss her and her weirdness.
What happened to us?
I get off my bed as rub my head and scan the room to find my running shoes, my blue yoga pants and white t-shirt. I put my hair in a messy bun. I put my EarPods and search for my favorite song Fire Up The Night. As I make way to our front door and to the main gate. I stood at the gate until they slid open. Once they're open, I start running in the dark forest that is miles away from my mansion. The idea of running in the freezing cold and dark forest was a turn on for me. My thoughts start to creep in again.
What happened to us, Syn?
What did I do?
Was I capable of hurting Syn?
I did something I can't remember.
They cannot know that I can't remember things.
The thing is something happened to me before I left Angel Bay a year ago. I can't remember and I did everything I could possibly do to remember but it's like part of me doesn't want to remember. Maybe my nightmares are trying to help me remember. I'm sure the boy I'm always with in my nightmares is someone I know. Or maybe it's nothing. I realized I left the song on repeat as it blares in my ears, I keep running trying to shake off my thoughts.
The forest is quiet. I should be scared. But for some reason I am not.
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The awful thought crosses my mind.. Where are you Daniel?
I'm in the shadows, as I run, I scan the trees around me. They're big trees. Their leaf color has turned gold but somehow still green. That's the thing in Angel Bay. It's a creepy town with creepy stories.
Everyone thinks I ran away last year.
I kind of did.
I was trying to heal from something I can't remember.
One day I woke up with this pain in my chest and my clothes were soaked in dirt. That morning is when I realized that Daniel- my father didn't go out of town for business. He was running. As soon as I woke up that day Francessca came to my room crying handing me an envelope.
He left us a note.
"Valencia, Francessca. I'm sorry for not being the best father you girls deserved."
And that was it.
The reason why I left Angel Bay and went to my aunt is New York. Is because I was in a dark place. Both of my parents ran away leaving their daughters with their grandma. I was weak enough to do the same thing. Except Franny and Tatia knew where I have been.
It's been a year since the accident or whatever happened that I can't remember, and I still get nightmares every night. I didn't have control over it. I tried everything. I tried to stay awake for days, but I couldn't. I had no one to hold my hand and get me through the dark side. I didn't push my friends away. I was confused of what I could be capable of. What if I hurt someone that day? I keep having nightmares of a scared boy.
My aunt's husband is a doctor. He did a check up one me.
I was drugged with something that controls blood pressure and erase fearful memories at the same time. I don't know how did that got into my systems.
Nobody knows about this except my family.
I miss my old self. I try to pretend like she's still here.
But the truth is a piece of her died on that night she can't remember.
I look at my apple watch realizing I've been running for an hour. I turn around and run back home. I need to get ready for school.
As I get inside my house. I go straight to the kitchen. Lydia prepared breakfast for us. I decide to eat in my running clothes before I shower.
"Did Chesca wake up?"
"Not yet, Miss Valencia." She says
"Cmon Lyd, since when did you ever call me MISS Valencia?"
"My apologies Val," she replies and head towards the garden.
Weirdness.
I eat my breakfast and head upstairs to my bathroom and get inside.
My shower was short because I was excited for a new day. Yay! I hope my old friends hate me less today.
I get in my uniform and fix my hair.
My door is open, and my sister Chesca gets inside all dressed up for school, her blonde hair tied up in a high ponytail.
"You ready sis?" I ask.
"Yeah, but.."
"But what?"
"Jovan wants to drive us to school." I arched a brow at her.
"He texts you?"
"Ew no, but he's downstairs." She says before leaving me.
I head downstairs seeing Jovan talking to Tatia. And Tatia of course looking at him with a pure and heartfelt smile like he's her grand son or something. She loves everyone.
"Morning," I say
"Good morning my love," Tatia is the only person who replies to me.
"Ready for school?" Jovan asks me with an arrogant smirk.
"Yeah, let's go." I say before giving Tatia a cheek kiss.
"Let's go Kings, Syn is waiting for us outside and you know what happens when you keep a Castle waiting." He says as he looks me straight in the eyes.
