PART 2: UNRAVELINGS

March 23rd , 2017

Dione sighed as she placed a bookmark in the book as she placed it inside her night drawer and left her bed.

" Now a tear of pure love…", Mal said as she frowned, "I don't cry.", she said as Jay shrugged, " Can't we just cut up some onions?", he suggested, " A tear's a tear.", Evie closed the flour, " That's not true, Jay. They both have antibodies and enzymes, but an emotional tear has more protein-based hormones than a reflex tear.", she said while Mal smirked, " Looks like our blueberry learned some science", she said as Carlos smiled looking up from his gadget, " Whoa look at you Evie. Since when you started getting into science?", he asked as Evie smiled, " I just do.", she said coyly as Carlos did a small lopsided smile , " So now what?", Jay asked before seeing a girl in a cream colored bonnet grabbing something from the refrigerator, " Hey!", he called as the girl jumped a bit and turned her head, "Hi?…", she greeted awkwardly before tilting her head as Jay's face slightly flushed," Hey Dione...I didn't know that was you…", he said as Dione did a small awkward smile,"It's okay. Wearing a bonnet at night does kinda make me look different but um...Primrose said hi.", she said as she opened the bottle of water she took from the fridge she looked at four as she noticed Mal as the warm smile was still strewn on her face, " Oh! You must that Mal girl Primrose was talking about!", she said Mal smirked," Yes that's me…I'm guessing my reputation proceeds me…", she said as her tone became a bit cocky, " Yea she mentioned about a lot of girls having their hair done because of you…but can I ask a question?..", she said," Fine…" Mal said, " Why do you guys have no chocolate chips in your batter?", Dione asked as she pulled out the chocolate chips from the fridge and set them on the counter, " Chips?", Jay mouthed to himself looking at Carlos while he only shrugged in response, " Chocolate chips is the most important thing to add to chocolate chip cookies! It kinda cool to see someone know this front to back...do you guys bake with your family time to time or something like that?", she asked as the four stood quietly, " Oh no…that was too personal… I'm so sorry…", she quickly apologized, " Family is a personal matter I should've not intruded…", Mal slowly stopped stirring, " What do you think of the kids of the Isle?", she asked, "I think they are good people.", Dione said innocently,"It's unfair for them to be on the Isle just because their parents did a bad thing…but it makes me feel more worse about the younger kids that live there…", Mal watched as tears strewn down Dione's face as she played with the chocolate chip bag for a bit, " It's hard to stomach to think about sometimes, like yeah they manage they aren't incompetent but it doesn't mean that it's fair you know?", she said before Mal quickly wiped a tear from her eyes and discreetly placed it in the bowl, " Well it's life! But we have to get these into the oven, so thank you so much for coming by. Really, really have a good night..", she said quickly as Dione quickly wiped her eyes, " Oh…yeah sorry about that have a good night.", she said leaving the kitchen with her water.

"S-…Sweet dreams.."

Mal cringed before pointing at the group, " Alright that was disgusting. Boys, cookie sheet. Evie, oven. ", she ordered at the three scrambled to get the cookies done. Mal paused for a bit as she gently rubbed her fingers of Dione's tears.

" That little…", Uma muttered as she looked at Mal's spellbook seeing the highlighted love spell the sound of footsteps alerted her.

" But what about Uma and the others?", Evie asked, " Why does it matter? Uma can jump off somewhere…", Mal said as Evie frowned, " That's not nice…", she said, " Nice? Who cares about being nice Evie…we are here to take the wand and prove ourselves. Cut and dry.", Mal said before opening the door seeing Uma hold her spellbook," Uma why are you snooping in my stuff?!", Mal barked as she tried to snatch the spellbook from her hands," Explain why are you trying to get us kicked out of here?", Uma asked angrily before looking at Evie," And I thought you knew better but what did I expect from Mal and her lackeys.", she said bitterly before Mal glared at Uma.

" I hope you know that you're a disgusting vile bitch.", Uma said her voice low and bitter at Mal as she glared at the two girls shoving the both of them out the way as she chucked the spellbook in the dorm trash,"Wait Uma…", Evie said as she looked at Mal,"Evie stop fraternizing with the enemy and focus.", she scolded as Evie looked over hesitantly as she stopped and listened to the last of Mal's sentiments.

Evie sighed as she left her bed and went in the hallways as she sat down her back leaning against the hallway as she looked at the whirring bright vending machine that was down the hall sighing in irritation.

She can already hear her mother rampage already.

"Why doddle on the thoughts of morality? What matters is you get a prince! Who cares if you step on a few toes that's how I married that dreaded Snow White's father!"

Evie played with the carpet as she bit some of the inside of her lip as she figured out what to do, ' What would Ben say?...', she thought to herself,' Gods if only he was here to help me…', she took a pause before feeling the heat come to her cheeks," Why am I thinking about him? What can he do...he only would be devastated by what I'm going to do to him…", she muttered before curling her knees to her chest.

He doesn't deserve that. She cared for him.

Mal stared at the ceiling as a sudden stinging sensation spread through her body as she looked at the lady staring down at her while her long black hair covering her face as her body crawled across the ceiling as her neck twisted towards Mal.

"You must be her daughter…"

Mal felt her throat constrict as the words couldn't leave her mouth.

"Shame I couldn't get the wand but maybe I can grab you it seems it may appease them...my...you're quite pale."

The woman's fingers pranced across Mal's pale cheek as the fingers felt as if the cold temperature was trying to burn her skin.

"Don't be scared, just rest...I will return all of you home soon…"