I didn't know what Nexi meant.
She sounded... like she didn't want to be our friend anymore.
Never mind, Ibe, you're overthinking, Nexi and Eina will be your best friends forever, you're overthinking.
But the words she said kept repeating and repeating in my mind, making me dizzy.
I shuddered.
"Ibe, are you okay?" Eina asked.
"Mmhm..."
"Gosh darn it! Can you three stop now?!" Alyssa cut in.
"Okay, okay!" Nexi widened her eyes.
"Oh my gosh... finally..." sighed Vina.
She pointed to a girl with short ebony black hair, who was entering the room. Her scowl, I had to say, scared me.
"That is Tamara Jaden," Vina declared.
That, not she?
"HEY, JADEN!" Alyssa raised her voice. "THESE THREE ARE THE NEWCOMERS!"
The girl turned her icy blue eyes at Alyssa. "Say that again, Lyz?"
I have no idea how she asks questions with a scowl on her face.
"DON'T CALL ME 'LYZ'! AND, SAY HI TO THESE THREE!" shouted Alyssa, even though the cabin wasn't too big.
"Oh. Well hi." She looked to Eina, Nexi and I. Then she turned back to Alyssa again. "So, Si an, I've done my job."
After that, she dragged a chair out from the table. The chair scraped against the floor, and I winced. She sat down, crossing her arms.
Alyssa and Vina looked at each other blankly for a second.
"That was an Îinsanrésian swear, wasn't it?" Alyssa asked.
"But she's definitely not Îinsanrésian," Vina said.
"What's Een-san-ree-see-in?" I said.
"Îinsanrésian, you fool." Vina rolled her eyes.
"Watch who you call a fool," Nexi snapped at her.
"Oh there," yelled Alyssa.
Then she pointed to another girl. She was whispering to a boy who had white hair and pale blue eyes and was much taller.
"That gremlin, y'all, is Rochelle's little sister," she said.
"Raven! You see here? The newcomers?" Alyssa pointed at us.
"Hey! It's rude to point!" Eina blurted.
"Who do you care about?" Alyssa hissed.
"O-oh, um, yes," that girl, who looked at us, mumbled.
"So? Greet them!" Alyssa raised an eyebrow. "Then screw off!"
"I-I'm sorry," the girl gasped, her blue eyes wide. "M-my name is Raven Zhoner..."
"Hi, Raven!" Eina said. "I'm Eina Aleksandra Hugwell, nice to meet you! These are my friends, Ibe and Nexi."
"N-nice to meet you too..."
"She seems much nicer than Rochelle," whispered Eina to me.
"Yeah," I whispered back.
"D--"
We looked at Raven. She frowned, eyebrows furrowed, eyes narrowed.
"Don't say that about my sister!" she said, her stutter gone.
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FRIENDSHIP
General FictionIsa-Belle (Ibe), Eina and Inexa (Nexi) are best friends who never thought about leaving each other. When Nexi's father, as a Soldier, is called to fight for the Fayanese, Nexi has to go with him. Ibe and Eina follow after her, and soon, they find th...
