Color Me

Her tears

Zoe ran through the house and shut  her door.
She slid under the bed and covered her quivering mouth.
Her sobs were silent. Veins popped in her forehead. Sweat was making her clothes stick to her body like second skin.
Each second passing seemed to flay her nerves more and more.
Her door was rattled. And pushed but it didnt budge.
She could hear the  string of curse words flowing on the other side of the door.
Then it was quiet.
How long she stayed under the bed she doesnt know.
Packing her books and some clothes,  she tossed the bag out the window and her body followed too.
She landed with an omph but hey we can cry later.
Zoe took a run for it, to the only place she knew was safe for her.

She banged on the door. Heart in her hands not knowing if she had been followed or not.
The door opened. Austin looked at his friend, eyes wild and open. Sweaty and on the verge of a panic attack.
He didn't waste time nor ask questions. He never did. Austin wrapped her up in his arms. Taking half her weight and letting her walk for her prides sake.

Alyce watched her twin move through the house with his best friend. She knew it was something bad but Zoe was  family and she is always welcome.

Years of the same routine. It became a habit,  she'd found her sanctuary. Austin would go batshit whenever she tried to toughen it out and help herself.
He was like a big brother to her which was kind of funny when his own little sister irked him more often than not.

Havent been sleeping properly for a week now,  this is ridiculous.
Where the hell is this boy?
Zoe was getting impatient.
Austin had said to wait for him at his place.
She stayed on the couch,  watching reruns of some baseball game.
Baseball cool sport but she's more of basketball, rugby and American football type of girl. I know sounds brutal but you cant blame a girl for her taste.

Memphis was calling her name and oh so sweetly. How she fell asleep nobody knows.

Zoe felt herself floating in something that was cool and relaxing,  oh she's in a pool.
Suddenly her hair was yanked back and used as a rope to drag her out the pool and onto the pavement.
The onslaught of pain that followed left her gasping for air.
Her attacker had a half seared off face, teeth showing in the burnt half. She screeched. He hit her in the mouth and she spit out a tooth and a half.
This motherf*cker just knocked out her tooth and chipped the other.
She tried to fight him and push him.
But he racked his long nails on her skin,  opening it and leaving beads of red in their wake.
Her swimsuit was cut off by the claws that should have been nails on a mans hands.
She kept thrashing and trying to throw him off her. He wouldn't budge.
Her head was banged on the pavement.
The dull ache-

She woke with a start, eyes unfocused and a wet face.
Trying to get her bearings and situate herself.
Austin was kneeling on the floor watching Zoe blunder about.
"Why am i on the floor?"
"You were having a nightmare. You wouldn't wake up so i pushed you off the couch. Figured it was better than a bucket of water."
"Definitely better."
Wiping her tears not understanding why she was crying. The remnants of her nightmare just that it was a nightmare.

"Come on lets go get some girls."
"Zee you are such whore."
"Hey I'm a lady pleaser. They know I'm not asking for love or their hearts.  Thats asking for a heartbreak."
"Oneday some girl is gonna make you work for her time and you are gonna be whipped and hooked. In all kinds of ways."
 
Alyce rushed out behind her twin and his best friend. They were talking about girls obviously..
This party was gonna be lit but gosh all parties they showed up for were always lit.
She kind of felt sorry for their baby sis Kim,  not yet allowed to party with her older siblings.
For good reason though because a 14yr old should never party with 17yr old seniors.
  Alyce looked at her twin again as he talked about Zee's non commitment ways.
Austin was an okay guy but wait she's saying that cause he's her twin but according to her friends,  he is a hunk.  Standing at 5'8 with dirty blonde hair like hers and baby blue eyes with a sweet smile that melted hearts everywhere.
His best friend wasnt lacking either. 5'7 female,  curves in all the right (she knew cause she'd seen her in a two piece swimsuit once) but she wasn't  showy about it. Zee is more of a tomboy or androgynous female.
Hair kept long usually in two braids or a ponytail of some kind. It had an undercut that made her ooze sex appeal somehow.
And both of them born charmers who could talk a girl out of her pants.
She's lucky she's off limits for Zee cause she's Austins twin sister which makes her family. Its not a loss cause Alyce didn't swing that way but still you gotta admit girl looked good everyday.

She laughed as Zee looked absolutely  mortified when Austin said some girl is gonna have her hooked.
"Stop arguing about it you two. We'll just have to be satisfied with i told you so when she's asking us for advice on how to woo a girl."
Austin high fived his twin as his best friend pushed him a bit.
Love was a myth to Zee.
And thats it.