Emotion and Color (Continued)

Laurance's New Problem (2 Days Before Y/N Wakes Up)

Laurance’s POV

I woke up on my bed in my bedroom. I blinked open my eyes and cringed from the feeling of something warm and wet on my arm. I lifted up head and saw Cadenza sleeping and drooling on my arm. I smiled. She still cared about me as her brother even after all the trouble I’ve caused tonight. I’m lucky to have a sister like her.

I rub her shoulder a bit to wake her up. She slowly flutters open her eyes and they widen when she realizes that I’m awake. She hugs me tightly and does it so almost instantly, with tears streaming down her cheeks.

“I’m so sorry, Laurance! I should’ve stopped him and I didn’t! You could’ve died and the last words you would’ve heard from me were hurtful! I’m such a horrible-” I put my hand over her mouth and stopped her there.

“No. Your not. Whatever you were going to say; you are not. Your an amazing sister and friend. You’ve always been that way. You got Y/N to come to this school, even after all the horrible things she’s gone through here. You’ve even got her a little bit more comfortable with physical contact. You stayed here with me even after all the mayhem and trouble I’ve caused tonight. Y/N even seemed like she was somewhat open to me when we, um… well, when her and I… talked…”

I looked down in shame.

“I knew that what I did was unforgivable. Garroth, Aphmau, Y/N; Oh Irene, Y/N. She’s probably hates me more than anything right now. Once everyone else finds out what happened, they’ll hate me as well. I wish I hadn’t kissed her, but in the heat of the moment, everything in head told me otherwise. I’m such a horrible, disgusting, and perverted person. I wish Garroth had just finished me off right then and there.”

“Laurance, please; never repeat those words again.”; Cadenza said, wrapping her arms around me and hugging me tightly. My eyes widen as she embraced me.

DID I JUST SAY THAT OUT LOUD?! OH MY IRENE, SHE WASN’T SUPPOSED HEAR THAT! WELL, IT’S TOO LATE NOW, LAURANCE! ABANDON SHIP! ABANDON SHIP! WAIT, I CAN’T ESCAPE! HER MAGICAL SISTER POWERS ARE TOO STRONG FOR MY MASCULINITY! NO! (My life has become somewhat complete because of Laurance’s inability to handle his angsty teenage boy emotions right now.)

But I look down and give a half smile. “I promise; I’ll never repeat those words again.”

Cadenza loosened her grip and looked me straight in the eye. Tears had started to form in her eyes.

“You promise?”

“Yeah, I do. Now wipe those tears away, will ya? You know I can’t stand seeing my favorite sister cry.”

“Laurance, I’m your only sister.”; Cadenza laughed, rubbing the tears off her eyes.

“Exactly.”; I said, pulling her towards me. “Now, I’d like to get out of this bed. I need to stretch from all this lying down.”

“Alright Mr. Stubborn.”; She said sassily, pulling my blankets off me. For some reason, my legs felt numb and heavy. I could barely, if at all, move them. What was going on? Why couldn’t I move my legs?

“Well? Are you going to get up or what?”; Cadenza asked me sassily. I just stared at my legs, trying everything I could to make them move. Nothing was working. Nothing. I looked up at her, tears starting to form in my eyes and then streaming down my face.

“I thought you were done with regretting about what had happened at prom? Is there anything else that happened that you want to talk about?”; She asked, with concern in her voice.

“No, Cadenza. I think there’s something wrong with me.”

“Laurance, there isn’t anything-”

“Cadenza. I can’t feel my legs. I can’t move them. I can’t feel anything below my hips. I can’t feel anything.” Her eyes widen. She was smiling, but it wasn’t a happy smile. It looked more like a  frightened smile.

“You’re lying. Your joking, right? Because it’s not funny. Laurance-”

“I’m not joking, Cadenza. I’m serious. I really can’t feel my legs.” Her eyes started to well up, tears were rapidly streaming down her face. She cupped her hands over her mouth.

“Oh my God…”