21 SINS IN THE ABYSS

Adorable Bundle of Sass.

Mirror mirror on the wall,

Did they love her at all?

Singing 'bout shattered hearts,

She sat here , torn apart,

Tears, she held back,

Felicity, she lacked,

Used to an aura of dystopia,

A mind of twisted nostalgia,

She writhed in her black hole,

Waiting for a part to make her whole...

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Athea woke up as the sun rays kissed her face. She opened her eyes unwillingly. She was NOT a morning person. She groaned as she realised it was Friday and not Saturday. Damned school!! Realising that she barely had any time to spare, she rushed to the bathroom for a quick shower. Brushing as she waited for the water to heat up, she heard the sound of a notification from her phone. The sleepyhead finally felt awake when she saw who the text was from. Ethan . 

An involuntary smile began to form across her face as she replied to his good morning text with her own. It was weird that he texted her. He was the high school hunk. He looked like he came straight out of a modelling magazine. With a jaw that could cut diamond and a ripped body, he definitely had his share of followers from the opposite gender. And that wasn't the end of it. He was smart. A+ on all of his report cards. Heck, he was on the school debate team AND school swim team. He was personified perfection. He wasn't even cocky about it! Athea realised that he probably wanted something from her. Why would the most popular guy contact her otherwise? To ask her out? Hell no.

 She figured it was getting too late and dropped her phone on the bed. After turning the faucet to start the shower, she started humming a song. She sang melodiously, but always refused to believe it. That's just the way she was. Always looking for the good in others and never in herself. Cay would get pretty annoyed by that characteristic of her. She enjoyed the feeling of water running against her body. Showers always relaxed her. Her thoughts drifted off to Ethan. She was thinking way too much about him. During class. During dinner. And now in the shower!!! Even more so, since he recently started texting her. She didn't like the idea of crushing on him. However, thoughts of being his girlfriend were always sweet ones. She decided that she wouldn't let him distract her. She had to have her priorities sorted. Wrapping a towel around her body, she decided what she wanted to wear. She'd always had a good sense of clothing. She always had an elegant tone of sophistication in her simplicity. Pulling on a white cropped sweatshirt and ripped jeans that complimented her rear end , she went in search of shoes to wear. She decided on black combat boots and put them on. As she grabbed her bag, she simultaneously brushed her hair and went down the stairs. 

"Good morning sweetie. You didn't even have dinner yesterday night. Everything alright?", her mum asked.

"Oh I'm fine. I was just too lazy to make myself something to eat and I didn't really want to wait for y'all to be back", she replied chuckling.

"Oh alright. So what can I get you for breakfast?"

"Nothing mom. I'm running late. No time for breakfast."

"Athea Adelyn Nyx. You better eat your breakfast. End of conversation."

"Mom I can't afford to be late. Not today. I have cheer practice."

"Okay, but I'm not too happy about that. You better not be skipping meals from here on."

Athea gave her mom a quick hug in response and practically ran out the door. Her school wasn't too far and she walked there on most days. Just as she reached school and put her stuff in her locker, a hand tapped her shoulder. Thinking it was Cay with her usual grin, she turned with an annoyed expression on her face. She knew she'd messed up when she noticed the diamond  cutting jaw. It was Ethan. He was smirking at her with a half sided smile. Boy did it suit him.

"Hate me that much Athea?"

"Huh. What. Yeah. I mean no. I thought you were Cay."

"Uh huh"

"So how can I help you?"

"Cold much? Can't I just say hi to you? Or are you too precious for that?". He lightly tapped her cheek as he said that.

Athea folded her arms, lifted her left eyebrow and put on a flirtatious tone. "Well, quite the contrary. Your hi's are much welcome. And YOU'RE the gemstone of the school."

"Get a room you two." They both blushed and turned to see who it was. It was Cay. Ethan said bye with a rather pink face and Athea smiled in response.

"So looks like things are heating up between you two".

"Nah. We're just friends".

"Friends that are going to end up with twins by the end of this year".

"Cay!!!!".

They both chuckled and went near the swimming area for cheer practice. They changed into leotards with the school logo stitched on them and put on their shoes.Just as the team started with the warm up, they realised the swim team had practice too. Both teams finished warming up. The cheer team giggled as they saw boys remove their shirts and dive gracefully into the pool one by one. They started their routine. Athea was the flyer of the group. Not only because of her small structure, but also because she was the best in their team. She started with a round off and transitioned into a back walkover. She then went for two back handsprings and did a back somersault. She ended with a layout and landed in the arms of her team members. They hoisted her up as she did a classic bow and arrow. She then pulled her leg into a scorpion , into a needle and then into an over extended needle. She jumped down and stood up with a perfect pose. The whole team then did straddle jumps and went off into a series of floor exercises and tumbles. The practice ended and the girls changed into their normal clothing. School was normal and rather boring. Funnily the teachers didn't assign them work even though it was a weekend.

Athea was walking back home when she heard someone's footsteps beside her. She turned to see it was Ethan. He flashed her one of his devilish grins. "So Aths. You're not too bad at cheer. What you did there was impressive".

"Says the captain of the swim team".

He casually slung an arm over her shoulder. "You're so tiny. You're the perfect armrest for me." He chuckled.

"Hey!!! So what if I'm short?", she said pouting.

"I didn't say it was a bad thing. It's quite cute actually. Short girls always make guys feel manlier. And it's awesome when they hug you and rest their head on your chest".

"You seem like you're very experienced mister." She was rather happy that Ethan liked short girls.

"Maybe I am".

They walked in a comfortable silence as Athea reached her house. "Well Ethan, this is my stop. It was nice talking to yah".

"Right back at yah , you adorable bundle of sass", he said winking. She waved at him and rang the bell. Did Ethan just call her adorable? Did he just wink at her? Boy was today good...

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Hey y'allllll!!!!

So it's 3:40 AM and here I am~

Y'all asked for more Ethan content and .....well, you can see I went crazy with some flirting. Honestly it's just making up for my singleness IRL T_T.

Comment down below or DM me if you're a part of the short gal squad!!! {I really wish all guys had Ethan's thinking OwO}