Zodiac Street

97|| The Zodiac Street Conduct

Over the few days passed, Sabrina noticed something was in the air. And it certainly wasn't love.

For the days spent she couldn't help but notice something with Phoebe. Every morning, as Sabrina would walk past Phoebe's open door, she would catch a glimpse of her housemate seated at the end of her bed, appearing slightly weaker than the day before.

She noticed that with every day that passed, Phoebe had gotten quieter, her skin growing pale and cold. She had noted how her housemate had received more headaches and would sometimes stumble when she moved.

And it wasn't just her, it was Alex as well. Sabrina couldn't help but notice how Alex had grown increasingly quiet over the days. For every call she made, she would hear how her best friend would speak softer than usual and would have long pauses in conversations followed by a couple of 'sorry's here and there. One thing's for sure, Phoebe and Alex would both tell her as they admired their new accessories, that it was just a cold.

She'd hate to disagree with them, especially with how close she felt with Alex and how her friendship with Phoebe (and Lily too; though Tyler did forgive her and Carol but yet held a grudge) had rekindled.

But deep down, she had a gut feeling that something felt up. And it wasn't a cold.

It was yet another early afternoon in Zodiac Street. Sabrina, after conducting her skincare routine, made her way down the stairs and headed into the kitchen. She waved to Phoebe and Carol who were both seated at the stools at the kitchen island, exchanged in a gossip session. Sabrina couldn't help but notice how like every other day, a tiny fragment of Phoebe's energy had faded away.

She decided not to question it and instead rinsed her hands at the kitchen sink.

"Not even a 'hello, how are you?'?" Carol laughed. "Not even that and the first thing you thought of is the sink."

"That's not my first thought of the day." Sabrina threw her head back with a laugh. She turned off the kitchen sink and shook her hands, "My first thought is wondering what the f*** Gilbert may do this time around."

"Is it really?"

"No. I lied. Gilbert is my second thought. My first thought is chocolate." Sabrina wiped her hands on a blue and white checkered tea towel. "Also, I waved. That counts as my way of greeting."

"I know. I just find it funny how we progressed to formal greetings to that."

"Formal greetings are still used." Phoebe pointed out quietly, "Levin always greets everyone with a 'hi' and a 'how are you feeling today?'. It is his form of greeting."

"That makes sense." Sabrina nodded. "Levin feels like a prince here. He's Zodiac Street royalty."

"Cleo's also Zodiac Street royalty too, isn't she? She's like a princess." Carol wondered, "She's graceful and dignified. We can thank Vivian for that."

"And Tahlia."

"And Tahlia."

"There's another princess as well."

"Who?"

"Gilberta." Sabrina laughed.

"How could I forget! Gilberta is the most royal of them all here." Carol smiled. "Prince Levin, Princess Cleo and Princess Gilberta. I don't know about you but that sounds like a nice sounding trio."

Phoebe laughed. "You're right! It does sound like a nice trio!" Suddenly she raised a palm to her forehead. "Ow..."

"You okay?" Sabrina turned to her friend immediately.