21 SINS IN THE ABYSS

Never enough.

They told her she spreads poison,

They said she unfurls blackness,

They said her words were venom,

They told her she embodied weakness,

So she made the poison her own,

She accepted her darkness,

She imbibed her venom alone,

Only to fall in love with that abyss....

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Athea sat there. Tears falling. Staring at the wall, with a disturbed expression on her face. She did cry everyday. It had become an addiction. But today was different. It hit harder. Something about love and happiness ignited the fire of such a deep fear within her, that even death seemed like a best friend. Well in her case... it probably was. The damned romcom had triggered that state of her. She cursed at her laptop with so much resentment, that even Gods of anger seemed like sober beings. She found herself walking to the blasted mirror. She gazed at her tear stained face. She decided that gloom suited her better. She thought she looked beautiful with that melancholy look on her face. She heard the sound of the doorbell and jumped a little. She hurried to her bathroom to get rid of the puffy red eyes, a tomato nose and a flushed face. As soon as she felt satisfied with her appearance , she ran down to get the door. She opened it to find her best friend, Cara Davis grinning at her with the most cherubic expression one could make. Her mood lightened instantly. Cara or Cay , as she called her was one of the few people that Athea felt loved by. She enveloped Cara into a tight hug and didn't let go of her for a solid period of 5 minutes. Sensing that something was off, Cay just hugged her back. She knew her best friend always felt comforted when she was offered physical reassurance. Athea pulled away from their embrace and invited Cara in.

"Soooo Cay...watsup? Didn't really expect yah."

"Can't I just come over to meet my best gal?. WITHOUT any ulterior motives".

"Well, I guess I'm just so used to being used by the whole world, that it's become hard to believe   that someone actually cares about me".

Cay pouted and said, "I'm not a part of this 'world' of yours, am I?".

"Well of course you're not. I'm just being the sulky girl I am".

"And I'm here to change just that. Wanna do something fun?"

"As long as it's badass...I'm down".

Athea didn't really feel like doing anything of that sort. But she didn't want to disappoint Cay either. So she put on her fake smile, which was like a second nature to her. Well, it's Cay that we're talking about. She immediately noticed that Athea's enthusiasm wasn't showing in her body language. Being the direct person she is, she said , "Okay honey. Tell me what's wrong".

Athea answered through her silence. "Aths? Looks like you need some me time. I'm going to leave you alone now. But we ARE talking about this tomorrow. Take care sweetie. I love you."

Athea flashed her a half smile in response. As soon as Cay left, she went back to her bedroom and crashed on the bed. She picked up her teddy bear Mr. Mishka, as she called him and put him next to her. It was weird that a 16 year old possessed a teddy bear, but she felt at home with him. She lay thinking about her best friend ,Cara as a mental image of her formed in her brain. Cara was of an average height and was curvy in a very attractive way. Her long black hair could be compared to the finest strands of silk. She was smart and understanding. She was sassy and had a comeback for every insult that was thrown at her. Boss woman. Yup that was apt for her. She was pretty much perfect. Heck, she managed to smell like cookies even after a run on the hottest day of summer. Athea's thoughts shifted from either a memory of Cay or a characteristic of her personality. She'd always been kinda jealous of Cay. Not the bad kind of jealous. The kind where you get inspired to be a better version of yourself. Although Ethan had told her otherwise.... Ethan Hollisters. An involuntary smile formed across her face at the very thought of him. Realising what she had just done, she blushed pink. She hugged Mr.Mishka close as she snuggled into her blanket. With thoughts of Ethan and Cara running across her mind, she fell into a deep slumber...

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Hey y'all !!!! 

So this chapter was half made during a flight... 

Shoutout to @MrinaliniShey and @ZanyandCoffee for helping me with some tips! 

 And .....happy birthday again NamNam....!! ILYSM~