Elijah Knight

Chapter 9- Irresponisble Sister

My drive back home consisted of my salty tears streaming down my face, while I harshly kept wiping them away and controlling the steering wheel with my free hand. My lips trembled as I choked back a sob. When I stopped In front of my house, I stayed in the car and slammed the wheel in frustration and once again began crying. I wept at how pathetic and lonely I felt. All that I wished for was to once again live in a time where all I could see was his tranquil, ocean blue eyes and the warm glow of his dimpled smile, that would always clench my beating heart.

I hadn't realised that it was getting late and so when I enerered the house, I heard the distant sound of the tv from the living room and 2 voices talking to one another. I slowly walked into the living room to find Sapphire and Lukas sprawled out on 2 different sofas watching the latest episode of The Flash. As they heard my steps they both turned towards me, putting their hands up to give me a wave, as they continued to eat their popcorn. The both of them stopped mid- wave as they took in my state.

Oh, I almost forgot that I looked like a complete mess. My jeans and my tee-shirt were now stained with blotches of mud, from my previous attempt so make a "slick" escape with the bag. My hair was all over the place and looked like a nest from the numerous times I ran my hand through my hair and pulled it in frustration. The tears from when I had cried had dried on my face, my cheeks were puffed up and my eyes were bloodshot from rubbing them hard. Let's just say I wasn't having the best of days.

The two of them leapt up in an instant bombarding me with questions and checking to see if I had injured myself; all I could do was silence them by wrapping my arms around them both and giving them a tight squeeze. No words were needed and the silence felt almost comforting. When I say I have the greatest friends, I mean it. After breaking away from the hug, no more questions were asked and the talking was kept to a minimum. Although I knew how desperately they wanted to ask me what had happened, Luke and Sapph both respected my privacy and didn't ask again, knowing that I would tell them when I was ready.

Sapphire walked me upstairs to my room and opened my wardrobe up, picking out a pair of grey cotton shorts, a plain black tee-shirt and my undergarments. She pushed me towards my ensuite and gave me a gentle smile and  said, "Go on in. I'll be downstairs in the kitchen with Lukas. Come down as soon as you're done."

I weakly smiled at her as she gently closed the door and entered the ensuite. My mind and body had finally begun to feel calm as the jets of water came down on me. I closed my eyes as I took light breaths and tried to forget about the events from today. After I had finished my shower, I slipped my clothes on and wrapped my towel around my hair, serenely making my way down to the kitchen.

From the hallway I could smell Lukas's homemade lasagna and imagining it's meaty sauce in between the layers of the pasta had my stomach grumbling. As I entered the kitchen, I saw three plates set on the counter and a grin made its way on my face as I licked my lips in delight.

"You know me so well Luke. I can't wait to eat this." I exclaimed.

As soon as I took a bite out of it, I released a small moan as the delicious combination of the seasoned meat and juicy tomatoes entered my taste buds. There was just the right amount of cheese mixed together with a soft and crispy crust.

"I'm glad you like it as always." Luke laughed at me as I smiled wide with food still in my mouth. Sapph and Luke simply just laughed as we continued to eat Luke's fine masterpiece of lasagna.

We had decided to rest in my room and so we all found our own comfortable places on my bed as we lay down. I took a deep breath and told them what happened today and why I was crying. By telling them what had happened, I meant leaving out the entire events of today, and only telling them about what Elijah had said to me.