Chapter 8

The dinner after

I woke up and rubbed my eyes. I felt something in my arms. The fox. Did it follow me? Cagney jumped on my lap and meowed. I petted her.

"Elisa?" I asked.

"I'm in the kitchen." She answered.

"How long was I asleep?" I went in the kitchen.

"It's 2 in the afternoon." She gave me a plate of food.

"Thanks." I said.

"No problem." She smiled.

"For everything." I added.

"It's what friends are for." She sat down and we ate.

I looked at her as her phone rang. She answered it. "Hello? Xanatos wants her back before dinner? No, I can do it. No, Owen… Non-negotiable? I'll tell her. Yes, she's eating. Yes, I understand. I- Ok then. Bye." She frowned as she took the phone away from her ear.

"Is he coming to pick me up?" I frowned.

"Yes. And Xanatos too." She sighed.

"He doesn't want me to run away." I said, stabbing my baked potato.

"Talia, will you be ok there? I mean, they aren't the best with this kind of stuff." She said.

"I have you and the clan." I said.

"Yes, but you should have support at home." She frowned.

"I'll be fine." I said.

"Alright." She wasn't happy about it.

I got the toy fox and Elisa wondered where it came from. I said I wasn't sure, but it was something Puck gave me. Owen and David came and I had to say goodbye to Elisa. I dragged my feet and got in the limo. I played with the fox's foot and found it comforting.

"Talia." He spoke.

"I don't wanna talk about it." I looked out the window.

He stayed quiet and then we got home and I went to the cage. I lied in bed and I didn't do anything until Owen called me for dinner. I went with him and sat down. Fox and David looked at me while I ate.

"What?" I frowned.

"Do you want to talk about what happened Saturday?" Fox asked.

"What do you want me to say?! I broke up with someone I had no idea existed! That I don't remember them and may never remember them? I didn't even know I liked girls! What do you want from me, Fox? What do you want?" I growled, having at some point stood up during my rant.

"Talia…" David said.

"I'm done. I'm done here." I left the dining room and went outside to the courtyard. The moon was bright and the night was cold.

I went to the spot I jumped off of months ago and sat down. I hugged my knees and pathetically whimpered as the wind cooled my tears. It wasn't fair. I didn't deserve this. Why couldn't anything go right for me?

"I'm not fine, Elisa. I lied." I whispered to the stars.

I woke up in my bed and I didn't remember going inside. I lied in bed and I remembered. I remembered my first time with Adriana. I accidently woke up David and Fox with my anguished wails.

Days later, I heard Goliath and Elisa went missing and I had nothing left.