The Next Chapter: Twisted Series Next Generation

Chapter 60: Charlotte Larsen

"How am I even supposed to look him in the eye!" A high pitched shriek slips from my lips. The heavy movement of my chest could shake mountains as I pace back and forward in my room like my feet are on fire. Abandoning the task of wrapping Anastasia's birthday present the moment Camilla entered my room letting me know that everyone was supposed to arrive by next week.

Everyone included the guys who's OCD I triggered. A part of me was hoping the ground would open up and swallow me whole as my long legs carried me at the speed of a hawk.

My focus fell back to my older sister who was sitting on my bed, looking more regal than I ever could. Nobody would believe that moments ago that she fell into a lake.

"He isn't the type to hold grudges, bug." She coaxes in a motherly voice in an attempt to soothe the raging storm within me. Running an elegant hand over the swarm of sheets that hang disastrously on my bed.

For the past 24/7 I had remained locked in my room in complete Picasso mode, perfecting Anastasia's gift in order to make up for the incident that was partially my fault.

Okay so maybe I was a big instigator of it, which is why my only focus was making sure her present was stellar.

Through my mothers long list of contacts, I managed to snag the number of a man who creates artifacts out of glass.

It was no secret that Ana was the biggest lover of nature, with her pugnacious attributes came a soft spot for anything created by mother nature. 

Even before our relationship went to hell, she used to take me out to the beautiful forest behind the castle as I watched her become one with nature.

When an advisor suggested cutting some trees down for a project, Ana lost her mind and would not stop crying and begging for the entire week. She begged Mom and Dad to not touch the forest and swore to do whatever in order to keep it as it is.

Obviously they relented and Mom passed a clause saying that under royal decree, no party had the right to investigate the forest.

So, in order to right the wrongs of last week and make sure my sister has an enjoyable birthday, I had a glass bunny ordered for which I decorated and painted until it practically sang to perfection.

I hated what mine and Ana's relationship became. There were not even any clues to how we became like this. One minute we were close then next she was screaming at me every opportunity she took.

Which led to me retaliating in childish ways until we were both suffering the consequences.

Well none of that anymore. After learning of her new found attraction, I wished to start anew with her after her birthday.

However, the thoughts of Maverick began plaguing my mind with every step I took. The thought of seeing him had me biting my nails in anxiety.

The guilt I felt for triggering him was immense, which only worsened because he never told his parents that I was at fault for what happened.

If his parents learned, then my parents would learn, and then I would not even wish to enlighten the idea of consequences they had in mind.

A shudder shook my frame as my frown continued to downturn my lips with every squally thought.

As badly as he hurt me that day when I confessed, it did little to render the feelings I had for him.

Call me a hopeless romantic but falling in love softened my heart, and I was ecstatic for when the moment was right for me.

My parents had the most beautiful love story to ever exist, and I say that with no bias. How both of them were ready to sacrifice everything for one another, how Mom literally fought against parliament to marry the man she loved. How Dad never left her said even though everything was against them.