Elizabeth walked for what seemed like hours, her feet numbly moving one in
front of the other, leading her down endless streets and parks. She had no
idea where she was or how she got there, but she dropped down by Secca
Lake, losing herself in the calm movements of the water.
The words continued to tumble around inside her head, growing louder and louder until she couldn't hear anything else. She screwed her eyes up tightly, unwilling to cry.
"How could she?" she whispered through clenched teeth. "The little bitch!" She angrily said, throwing her fist down on the ground. The tears came quickly and furiously as the images came to her mind.
She could see them together. Jessica and Todd. How many times did they do it? Obviously she slept with him for her to be...Elizabeth shook her head, wishing it would all go away.
"How could she do this to me? How.could he do this to us? The fucking bastard! I'll kill him!" she yelled, scaring the families who were scattered along the shore of the lake. She ignored their startled glances, too wrapped up in her own misery.
Elizabeth broke down, crying angrily in disbelief. She couldn't believe her sister and ex had betrayed her like this. But the proof was right in front of her. There was no denying what must have happened. There was no denying how they felt about her.
She fell face forward, burying her face into the soft grass as the tears fell down her face. She'd never forgive Jessica for this. Never.
~ ~ ~ ~
"But really it just sucks, you know? I mean, if I buy pink clothes and everything and it turns out to be a boy, which it inevitably will if I follow the family line, then it will just suck. Because buys can't have pink things, it's just not right," Jessica chatted excitedly, twirling a strand of hair before coming to the realisation she needed a haircut.
"Jess, that's truly lovely, but I really need to go now. Enid's here and I want to spend some time with her." Winston muttered anxiously into the phone. He needed to talk to his girlfriend desperately.
"But Winston, you're the only one I can talk to. Please," she begged into the phone, wishing that she had entrusted the secret to one of her closer friends. But that would have defeated the purpose, because they were the biggest gossippers known to mankind and everyone would have known about the baby within ten seconds...
"Is that alright, Jess?" Winston muttered again. Jessica frowned, realising she had tuned out his voice. But then again, it was Winston.
"Woah, I can't believe I'm actually spending time talking to you. What was I thinking? I'm going," she hung up the phone, angry at herself for her actions.
With a sigh, she stood up, rubbing her stomach with a smile on her face. The mess in her room was starting to annoy but she didn't want to clean it yet, so she carefully made her way into the bathroom.
Looking around, Jess frowned. Elizabeth's stuff was scattered around the bathroom. She pattered over to Liz's room, peering her head in to see if her sister had possibly fallen asleep while getting ready for a shower. But Liz wasn't there. Odd. Jessica merely shrugged and undressed. If Liz wasn't there, she could use this opportunity to try out her sister's new body cleanser and scrub.
~ ~ ~
The sun set softly, washing the sky with colour. The cool air settled in, bringing cooler breezes and brisk winds through the town of Sweet Valley,
Darkness fell gently, enveloping the town like a security blanket as people settled into their homes.
Elizabeth lay on the shore of the lake, her eyes red and raw. She was exhausted, incapable of lifting even a finger.
Her frame shook slightly as the cold chill of the night swept through her body, aided by nerve-wracking tremors of the information she'd overheard that night.
"How could they do this to me? How? God, because I wouldn't fucking sleep with him, he goes off for my twin sister?" she bitterly cried out into the air.
"And how dare she? She was the only one who knew everything. I told her everything and she.she..." The tears flooded out once more, leaving Elizabeth unable to stop the torrent of water falling down her face. She looked up into the sky, wishing the answer would strike her down; that or a bolt of lightning.
"God, what's wrong with me? SO they slept together. It hurts, sure, but why does it hurt so much?" she asked herself, wiping the watery tracks from her face. "Why does it hurt to think of Todd with another person?"
Liz shook her head and gathered herself together. She was freezing cold and all she wanted was to fall into her warm bed, wrapped underneath the covers, hiding away from the world. She stood up, shivering in the cold air and slowly made her way back home.
~ ~ ~ ~
Winston hung up the phone, breathing out a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god, what the hell did I ever see in her? I would have been committed!" He said loudly, flopping down on the cheek. He blinked a couple of times, looking over to see if he'd gotten a reaction out of Enid. Nothing. With a sigh, he sat up and ran his hand through his hair.
"Look, Enid, I'm sorry about yesterday. I just.I got caught up and."
"Did you really think I'd sleep with you? On our, what, second date? I mean, is that all you want? A good fuck? Because if it is."
"No! No, where did you get that idea?" He stood up, angry at himself. "Look, Enid, I just.my brain shut off, you know? I was thinking with my dick. And you weren't exactly pushing me away, so."
"HOW DARE YOU?" She yelled, jumping up and facing him. "So, as long as I don't say no, it's alright? You little fuck.!" She slapped him hard. Breathing heavily, she grabbed her bag and stormed out.
"Don't talk to me again, Winston!" She screamed out, slamming the door behind her.
With a groan, Winston sank back down into the couch, his hand still clutching his stinging cheek. His mother poked her head around the corner obviously concerned.
"Winnie? Darling?"she asked, hesitating. He shook his head, mumbling, before sinking even further.
~ ~ ~ ~
Lila tapped the pencil one more time, before throwing it down on the table. She sat back, picking up her history book.
"Ok, Civil War, civil war.guys in uniform killing each other over something or other," she mutered to herself, flipping past a couple of pages. Her eyes flittered to the phone once again before she forced herself to concentrate on the book.
"Ok, guys, uniform, tea party, Liz likes tea, maybe I'll get her some..oh fuck!" she cried out. "I can't concentrate!"
She looked over at the phone once again, willing Liz to call her. She'd been waiting all night for a phone call. Finally, she started studying to keep her mind off her girlfriend.
"Come on, Lizzie," she muttered, standing up and lying down on her bed. "I want to her your beautiful voice".
She lay down, her hand on the receiver, ready to pick it up as soon it called.
It never did.
The words continued to tumble around inside her head, growing louder and louder until she couldn't hear anything else. She screwed her eyes up tightly, unwilling to cry.
"How could she?" she whispered through clenched teeth. "The little bitch!" She angrily said, throwing her fist down on the ground. The tears came quickly and furiously as the images came to her mind.
She could see them together. Jessica and Todd. How many times did they do it? Obviously she slept with him for her to be...Elizabeth shook her head, wishing it would all go away.
"How could she do this to me? How.could he do this to us? The fucking bastard! I'll kill him!" she yelled, scaring the families who were scattered along the shore of the lake. She ignored their startled glances, too wrapped up in her own misery.
Elizabeth broke down, crying angrily in disbelief. She couldn't believe her sister and ex had betrayed her like this. But the proof was right in front of her. There was no denying what must have happened. There was no denying how they felt about her.
She fell face forward, burying her face into the soft grass as the tears fell down her face. She'd never forgive Jessica for this. Never.
~ ~ ~ ~
"But really it just sucks, you know? I mean, if I buy pink clothes and everything and it turns out to be a boy, which it inevitably will if I follow the family line, then it will just suck. Because buys can't have pink things, it's just not right," Jessica chatted excitedly, twirling a strand of hair before coming to the realisation she needed a haircut.
"Jess, that's truly lovely, but I really need to go now. Enid's here and I want to spend some time with her." Winston muttered anxiously into the phone. He needed to talk to his girlfriend desperately.
"But Winston, you're the only one I can talk to. Please," she begged into the phone, wishing that she had entrusted the secret to one of her closer friends. But that would have defeated the purpose, because they were the biggest gossippers known to mankind and everyone would have known about the baby within ten seconds...
"Is that alright, Jess?" Winston muttered again. Jessica frowned, realising she had tuned out his voice. But then again, it was Winston.
"Woah, I can't believe I'm actually spending time talking to you. What was I thinking? I'm going," she hung up the phone, angry at herself for her actions.
With a sigh, she stood up, rubbing her stomach with a smile on her face. The mess in her room was starting to annoy but she didn't want to clean it yet, so she carefully made her way into the bathroom.
Looking around, Jess frowned. Elizabeth's stuff was scattered around the bathroom. She pattered over to Liz's room, peering her head in to see if her sister had possibly fallen asleep while getting ready for a shower. But Liz wasn't there. Odd. Jessica merely shrugged and undressed. If Liz wasn't there, she could use this opportunity to try out her sister's new body cleanser and scrub.
~ ~ ~
The sun set softly, washing the sky with colour. The cool air settled in, bringing cooler breezes and brisk winds through the town of Sweet Valley,
Darkness fell gently, enveloping the town like a security blanket as people settled into their homes.
Elizabeth lay on the shore of the lake, her eyes red and raw. She was exhausted, incapable of lifting even a finger.
Her frame shook slightly as the cold chill of the night swept through her body, aided by nerve-wracking tremors of the information she'd overheard that night.
"How could they do this to me? How? God, because I wouldn't fucking sleep with him, he goes off for my twin sister?" she bitterly cried out into the air.
"And how dare she? She was the only one who knew everything. I told her everything and she.she..." The tears flooded out once more, leaving Elizabeth unable to stop the torrent of water falling down her face. She looked up into the sky, wishing the answer would strike her down; that or a bolt of lightning.
"God, what's wrong with me? SO they slept together. It hurts, sure, but why does it hurt so much?" she asked herself, wiping the watery tracks from her face. "Why does it hurt to think of Todd with another person?"
Liz shook her head and gathered herself together. She was freezing cold and all she wanted was to fall into her warm bed, wrapped underneath the covers, hiding away from the world. She stood up, shivering in the cold air and slowly made her way back home.
~ ~ ~ ~
Winston hung up the phone, breathing out a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god, what the hell did I ever see in her? I would have been committed!" He said loudly, flopping down on the cheek. He blinked a couple of times, looking over to see if he'd gotten a reaction out of Enid. Nothing. With a sigh, he sat up and ran his hand through his hair.
"Look, Enid, I'm sorry about yesterday. I just.I got caught up and."
"Did you really think I'd sleep with you? On our, what, second date? I mean, is that all you want? A good fuck? Because if it is."
"No! No, where did you get that idea?" He stood up, angry at himself. "Look, Enid, I just.my brain shut off, you know? I was thinking with my dick. And you weren't exactly pushing me away, so."
"HOW DARE YOU?" She yelled, jumping up and facing him. "So, as long as I don't say no, it's alright? You little fuck.!" She slapped him hard. Breathing heavily, she grabbed her bag and stormed out.
"Don't talk to me again, Winston!" She screamed out, slamming the door behind her.
With a groan, Winston sank back down into the couch, his hand still clutching his stinging cheek. His mother poked her head around the corner obviously concerned.
"Winnie? Darling?"she asked, hesitating. He shook his head, mumbling, before sinking even further.
~ ~ ~ ~
Lila tapped the pencil one more time, before throwing it down on the table. She sat back, picking up her history book.
"Ok, Civil War, civil war.guys in uniform killing each other over something or other," she mutered to herself, flipping past a couple of pages. Her eyes flittered to the phone once again before she forced herself to concentrate on the book.
"Ok, guys, uniform, tea party, Liz likes tea, maybe I'll get her some..oh fuck!" she cried out. "I can't concentrate!"
She looked over at the phone once again, willing Liz to call her. She'd been waiting all night for a phone call. Finally, she started studying to keep her mind off her girlfriend.
"Come on, Lizzie," she muttered, standing up and lying down on her bed. "I want to her your beautiful voice".
She lay down, her hand on the receiver, ready to pick it up as soon it called.
It never did.
