What happens when someone who was supposed to be dead isn't? And when you fall in love with your boyfriend's best friend? And everything you knew and loved crumbles apart. Sophie Foster has lost all memory of her time with the Black Swan she has now...
"I'm going to kill him!" I lunge to tackle Fitz but Wylie blocks me. "What are you doing?! He hurt Linh, let me at him!"
Keefe takes my side glaring at Fitz, "For once I'm with Sulky McAngsty Pants. Not cool bro, using Linh to make Sophie jealous. I mean have some respect."
"Look, I really do like Linh, I just, I'm still in love with Sophie. I thought maybe I still had a chance," Fitz defends.
This time Wylie needs to hold back Keefe. I take a deep breath and close my eyes trying to control the shadows from tearing him apart. The fight continues and I just drown it out trying to focus on breathing. I close my eyes and feel the coldness of the darkness beckoning me, begging me to let them be uncontained. I feel a pair of hands on my shoulders, my eyes snap older.
"Hey, hey, hey. Tam are you still with me?" Wylie asks.
I nod slightly and go back to glaring at Fitz with Keefe.
"You know what screw this. I'm going to check on my sister to make sure she is okay," I switch my gaze to Fitz. "Don't even think about talking to her for a loooong time."
I pivot and walk out the door. The silence of the empty halls lets me take a break to think. Honestly, how could someone so awful do that to someone as sweet and innocent as Linh? She has never done anything to deserve this! As I approach Linh's room I hear giggling and chatting coming from the other side. I cautiously knock on the door and crack it open to peek in. Linh has a brand new hairstyle, Marella is working on Sophie's hair putting pink dye on the blonde strands.
I clear my throat, "Uhm, h-hey. Linh are you alright? Can I come in?"
She turns to the door smiling brightly when she sees me, "Yeah! Yes! What's up?"
"Wow, um ok well are you good? I mean after what just happened I wouldn't expect you to be so-"
"Relaxed? Happy? Calm?" Biana interrupts.
I look at her bewildered, "Well, yeah? I mean you just found out that your now ex-boyfriend was using you! How are you not pissed off? I know I would! I mean I am, Wylie had to stop me from ripping his head off!"
"And too bad, that would have been hella entertaining," a voice laughs from the doorway. Keefe walks over to Sophie. "Looking good Foster. The pink looks hot."
Sophie's face blooms with red, "Uhm, oh-uh thanks."
"Thank you, Tam, I don't expect you to protect me forever. I can take care of myself you know," Linh eyes Keefe and Sophie a bit enviously before turning her focus back to me.
Marella spins Sophie around in her chair finally finished with her hair, "Ok, ok, no more talky talk about the Finh drama. Let's focus on my amazing creation!"
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"Hey! I'm not some piece of art! I am a person you know," Sophie scolds her friend.
We all laugh at her snappy remark. I look around at all of my friends, I know people always see me as some sort of angsty teen with no emotion, but I really love every single person in this room, plus my amazing boyfriend. Actually maybe not Keefe, he gets on my nerves big time. Before I met all of them it was just Linh and me, sure they come in a very dangerous package, but I mean Linh and I were practically homeless. Now we go to Foxfire, we are not descrased for being twins, my sister isn't known as the "girl of many floods", we aren't alone anymore. Without them, I don't think I would know what it's like to be genuinely happy. I look around the room, Sophie is on Keefe's lap smacking his face lightly at something he said, and Linh, Marella, and Biana are talking with them joyfully. Wylie comes up behind me picking me up and carrying me over to the group.
"Awwwwwwwww!" the girls all sigh once they see me in Wylie's arms.
I blush, "Shut up! It's not that big of a deal, Sophie and Keefe are cuddle buddies all the time Honestly it is really annoying."
"Come on Tammy!" Linh wines. "We never get to see you all cutsie with your boyfriend."
I grumble and crawl off of Wylie's lap out of embarrassment. As a reaction to my protest, he wraps his arm around me pulling me close to him. I mutter something about not doing that but he ignores me.
"Yeah come on Tammy let your boyfriend love you," Wylie teases bopping me on the nose.
I scramble off of his lap and across the room, "Okay that is definitely a no. I love you and all but just no. No bopping, no 'Tammy', no affection! It's gross. I have my limits you know."
Everyone bursts out in laughter as I just sulk in the corner trying to hide the smile creeping its way onto my face. I really am very lucky to have all of them in my life.
I hope you all like the new but sort of short chapter! Tomorrow I am going to be creating a new cover and I am very excited about that! Love you all, stay safe, happy, and healthy. If anyone needs to talk during these hard times just dm me! <3
