Chapter 12: Her eyes:
When I opened my eyes I felt like my skin was on fire. There was such heat that I couldn't breath. Intense that seemed to burn threw me and radiate outside of me just to encircle again. Water poured from my forehead in sheets and I tried to concentrate on a single thing to look at until I met Michelle's eyes.
"Your running a really high fever. I think I want a doctor to come and see you. I'm worried. Drink this." She handed me a cold glass of water but my hands were shaking and I could only take my eyes away from her just enough to swallow.
"Amara?" More light came into the room and there was Amara. He stood there with two blankets one in each hand and laid them across me.
"Just sleep." I only saw the deepness of his eyes until I closed mine…
When I opened my eyes there was someone else in the room with me. A deeper set of eyes that seemed to see threw me almost to the point that made me want to ask what was so intriguing in them but I couldn't find the words.
"Hi. Amara and Michelle said you're there new roommate? How do you feel, they told me you were sick?" I looked at a small girl. She had bright pink pigtails and scarlet eyes.
"I'm Rini." She smiled and asked me what was my name. I just smiled and left it at that until she sat down on the bed next to me and was about to say something else until a tall girl with long blonde pigtails in an odango style at the top came charging in.
"Rini what are you doing in here? Why can't you just say in one place for five minutes without me having to come and get you?" She said in an almost irritated tone until the young girl stunk her tongue out at her and she did the same back and finally noticed me.
"Oh, sorry…Rini I think we need to go. Can't you see she is trying to sleep? Sorry about her. I'm Serena and this is my…cousin." She smiled sweetly and I remember where I saw her. That day when I was standing outside of the Sueki's and she was there with three other girls and she was the one whining about something but I can't remember what.
"Serena? Rini?" Michelle stepped in the room and realized I was up. She introduced them again to me and suddenly the same three other girls came in the room. They looked the same as I had seen them before but they had on different clothes of course.
"I'm Lita…this is Mina. Rae and Amy. So, Amara told us you are the new roommate? Are you going to Juuban High?" They were quick the start a conversation. Lita was the tallest. She had long brown curly hair that was in a ponytail neatly behind her head. He green dress made her look very feminine but she still had a strong build to her. Next to her was Amy. She wore a dark blue dress and blue sandals and was holding some sort of text but in her hands while she told Serena that Rini was just a child for the second time and not to let her bother her that much. Rae's black shorts and red shirt made her long raven colored hair look stunning in the sunlight even though she was arguing with Serena about what she had just said to Rini and Rini just stuck out her tongue and said something that made everyone laugh but Serena.
"Brat." She said rolling her eyes and Rini said she was more of a brat than she ever was. The door opened and there was someone else. She was tall but looked a lot like Serena. She had long blonde hair that glittered and her white skirt and red shirt seemed to clash with the stuff animals that she was holding.
"Sorry, I'm late guys. You never would have guessed who I met in the Arcade…" She paused when she realized that someone else was in the room besides just her friends. She spoke to me and laid a cute horse stuffed toy next to my bed.
"Everyone this is our roommate. She is going to be staying here with us I guess. She's doing a little better today and that's for coming over and asking. Her name is…" Amara stopped and everyone looked at him waiting for him to say it but no one knew it.
"Catrina." I said very low. They all said hi to me and began to explain to Amara and Michelle what happened today at Juuban High registration. It was almost time for school already and it seemed like summer had just started. I causally listened to them tell their stories and all the things that happened this weekend. It was kind of nice just to listen to them in some kind of way I wanted to be like that, but I wasn't that type…or was I?
"Excuse me?" Everyone seemed to turn in the direction of the voice. There stood someone that I couldn't take my eyes off of. His eyes, his hair, his body and something about him seemed to trap me until he spoke and once he did I was still lost in his every word. He looked at me and said he name was Darien. I thought what a great name that was. He said he had been looking for the girls all day. I wish he were looking for me like that. Then Serena almost clung to him and that's when she introduced him as her boyfriend. He smiled and looked a little embarrassed but there was such charm about him that you couldn't almost tell.
"Why are you here Darien?" She said his name in such a child like manner it was almost hard to believe that he had chosen her out of all of the other girls out there, but she was cute.
"Well, I just wanted to let you all know that I…well I have been excepted to go to a University in America. It could be a year. Maybe more." He smiles and everyone looks shocked but Serena smiles and excused herself from the room and Darien goes after her.
There is silence after a while and Darien says he is going home and pack and Serena comes back in the room looking a bit upset but she is keeping it controlled for everyone but you can see it in her eyes or at least I can.
"Rini…we need to get you home okay? Guys, I'll meet you at the café later." Rini doesn't argue but almost seems to understand and they leave together.
Michelle puts another cold towel on my head and says she will be right back as she walks in with the others. I didn't notice or wonder since that day why I haven't seen Serena's cousin Rini for a while…maybe months…
That night, Michelle and Amara made me feel more comfortable and I slowly did open up to them but not enough for them to hear me or even realize what I meant.
"Good night Catrina." They both said as Michelle shut the door and I looked out the window.
"Her eyes?" For some reason I couldn't get Serena's eyes out of my head. There was something strange about her. Something that she is keeping but why do I need to worry there is nothing that I need to worry about but there is a strange vibe I get from her. Her eyes?
Later on that night, now almost morning, I still couldn't sleep but this time in my dream I saw something new.
It was a woman. Tall and clouded by darkness. Her long black hair was curled and she wore a black dress. Her piercing blue eyes with some kind of symbol on her forehead shined bright threw the darkness of the night.
I have never seen her in any of my dreams before and I didn't understand this. There was no point or was there?
She just looked at me and smiled and then disappeared into the night as Amara woke me up…
When I opened my eyes I felt like my skin was on fire. There was such heat that I couldn't breath. Intense that seemed to burn threw me and radiate outside of me just to encircle again. Water poured from my forehead in sheets and I tried to concentrate on a single thing to look at until I met Michelle's eyes.
"Your running a really high fever. I think I want a doctor to come and see you. I'm worried. Drink this." She handed me a cold glass of water but my hands were shaking and I could only take my eyes away from her just enough to swallow.
"Amara?" More light came into the room and there was Amara. He stood there with two blankets one in each hand and laid them across me.
"Just sleep." I only saw the deepness of his eyes until I closed mine…
When I opened my eyes there was someone else in the room with me. A deeper set of eyes that seemed to see threw me almost to the point that made me want to ask what was so intriguing in them but I couldn't find the words.
"Hi. Amara and Michelle said you're there new roommate? How do you feel, they told me you were sick?" I looked at a small girl. She had bright pink pigtails and scarlet eyes.
"I'm Rini." She smiled and asked me what was my name. I just smiled and left it at that until she sat down on the bed next to me and was about to say something else until a tall girl with long blonde pigtails in an odango style at the top came charging in.
"Rini what are you doing in here? Why can't you just say in one place for five minutes without me having to come and get you?" She said in an almost irritated tone until the young girl stunk her tongue out at her and she did the same back and finally noticed me.
"Oh, sorry…Rini I think we need to go. Can't you see she is trying to sleep? Sorry about her. I'm Serena and this is my…cousin." She smiled sweetly and I remember where I saw her. That day when I was standing outside of the Sueki's and she was there with three other girls and she was the one whining about something but I can't remember what.
"Serena? Rini?" Michelle stepped in the room and realized I was up. She introduced them again to me and suddenly the same three other girls came in the room. They looked the same as I had seen them before but they had on different clothes of course.
"I'm Lita…this is Mina. Rae and Amy. So, Amara told us you are the new roommate? Are you going to Juuban High?" They were quick the start a conversation. Lita was the tallest. She had long brown curly hair that was in a ponytail neatly behind her head. He green dress made her look very feminine but she still had a strong build to her. Next to her was Amy. She wore a dark blue dress and blue sandals and was holding some sort of text but in her hands while she told Serena that Rini was just a child for the second time and not to let her bother her that much. Rae's black shorts and red shirt made her long raven colored hair look stunning in the sunlight even though she was arguing with Serena about what she had just said to Rini and Rini just stuck out her tongue and said something that made everyone laugh but Serena.
"Brat." She said rolling her eyes and Rini said she was more of a brat than she ever was. The door opened and there was someone else. She was tall but looked a lot like Serena. She had long blonde hair that glittered and her white skirt and red shirt seemed to clash with the stuff animals that she was holding.
"Sorry, I'm late guys. You never would have guessed who I met in the Arcade…" She paused when she realized that someone else was in the room besides just her friends. She spoke to me and laid a cute horse stuffed toy next to my bed.
"Everyone this is our roommate. She is going to be staying here with us I guess. She's doing a little better today and that's for coming over and asking. Her name is…" Amara stopped and everyone looked at him waiting for him to say it but no one knew it.
"Catrina." I said very low. They all said hi to me and began to explain to Amara and Michelle what happened today at Juuban High registration. It was almost time for school already and it seemed like summer had just started. I causally listened to them tell their stories and all the things that happened this weekend. It was kind of nice just to listen to them in some kind of way I wanted to be like that, but I wasn't that type…or was I?
"Excuse me?" Everyone seemed to turn in the direction of the voice. There stood someone that I couldn't take my eyes off of. His eyes, his hair, his body and something about him seemed to trap me until he spoke and once he did I was still lost in his every word. He looked at me and said he name was Darien. I thought what a great name that was. He said he had been looking for the girls all day. I wish he were looking for me like that. Then Serena almost clung to him and that's when she introduced him as her boyfriend. He smiled and looked a little embarrassed but there was such charm about him that you couldn't almost tell.
"Why are you here Darien?" She said his name in such a child like manner it was almost hard to believe that he had chosen her out of all of the other girls out there, but she was cute.
"Well, I just wanted to let you all know that I…well I have been excepted to go to a University in America. It could be a year. Maybe more." He smiles and everyone looks shocked but Serena smiles and excused herself from the room and Darien goes after her.
There is silence after a while and Darien says he is going home and pack and Serena comes back in the room looking a bit upset but she is keeping it controlled for everyone but you can see it in her eyes or at least I can.
"Rini…we need to get you home okay? Guys, I'll meet you at the café later." Rini doesn't argue but almost seems to understand and they leave together.
Michelle puts another cold towel on my head and says she will be right back as she walks in with the others. I didn't notice or wonder since that day why I haven't seen Serena's cousin Rini for a while…maybe months…
That night, Michelle and Amara made me feel more comfortable and I slowly did open up to them but not enough for them to hear me or even realize what I meant.
"Good night Catrina." They both said as Michelle shut the door and I looked out the window.
"Her eyes?" For some reason I couldn't get Serena's eyes out of my head. There was something strange about her. Something that she is keeping but why do I need to worry there is nothing that I need to worry about but there is a strange vibe I get from her. Her eyes?
Later on that night, now almost morning, I still couldn't sleep but this time in my dream I saw something new.
It was a woman. Tall and clouded by darkness. Her long black hair was curled and she wore a black dress. Her piercing blue eyes with some kind of symbol on her forehead shined bright threw the darkness of the night.
I have never seen her in any of my dreams before and I didn't understand this. There was no point or was there?
She just looked at me and smiled and then disappeared into the night as Amara woke me up…