Chapter 3: The eye knows all
The rest of the day is uneventful. Nothing interesting happens. Unless you count Captain Idiot (Fours sidekick) and his twin lighting their pants on fire in chemistry. But, that is, unfortunately, normal at our school. Yeah, pretty sad, isn't it?
Today was the suckiest sucky day in the history of sucky days. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but none then less it sucked. I also got a bunch of homework today to top it all off. My life sucks.
I walk into the house and see my family, Christina, Will, Tori (a close family friend) and Caleb sitting there. I meant to put Caleb's name there. He's not family.
"Okay, is this some sort of intervention?" I ask.
"Yes, it is. Sweetheart, this is about your homework." My mom says. Not this again.
"Did Christina put you up to this?" I ask while glaring at Christina.
"No. I did." Caleb says. Why would he care what I did? He's never cared before.
"Why? You would be the last person in this room that is expect to care about me or what I do." I snap back.
"Beatrice, I do care. I'm sorry I'm bad at showing it." He says gently. I can feel my eyes soften. They harden again. I will not forgive him.
"Okay." I say. This way I won't have to argue with him or admit I forgive him. I would usually argue with him except this is Caleb, aka valedictorian.
They all take turns on lecturing me. I don't listen to any of what they have to say. Until it's Tori's turn. I don't know why but I always liked Tori a little more than everyone else. Probably because she gives it to me straight up whenever I ask for it.
"Beatrice, look. I say you should be able to do what you want to and everyone here agrees," everyone nods with her, including me, "but this is not exactly the most healthy habit. All I'm saying is that maybe you should try to break it. If you can't break this habit, so what? It's not a big deal. I'm only suggesting this to help with your health in the long run. People need sleep. It's a fact. You can survive at least a month without food, but only a few weeks without sleep. Please consider what I've said." They all know Tori has the most influence over me.
"Can I go now?" I ask. They nod.
"How about I come with?" Christina says. I would say she asks, but really this is Christina forcing you to let her hang out with you. She follows me upstairs to my room.
"What do you even do all day? And don't say social media, because I stalk your accounts and there is hardly ever any activity." She says giving me the eye. Oh no. Not the eye. The eye can see past every lie anyone tells. The eye will find out your deepest secrets. Well, it's been a nice run Cupid.
"Can you keep a secret?" I ask, " A real secret. Not like a 'I like a boy' secret, like a 'I murdered someone' secret. Can you keep it?" I ask. I give her my eye. I'm not sure which is worse, my eye or hers. My eye is an eye that says 'defy me and you die'. Except that's not true at all. She gulps.
"Am I alone in a room with a murder?" She asks.
"Depends if you can keep a deep, dark secret." I say mysteriously.
She thinks for a moment, obviously wonder if it is possible for her to keep a secret that no one can ever know.
"Yes." She says quietly. "Yes, I can." She says louder this time. I nod.
"Christina, you are not alone in a room with a murderer, you are alone in a room with Cupid."
I'm waiting for the screaming, or squealing, or 'Oh my god! I have to tell everyone!', but nothing comes. I open my eyes, only now realizing that I closed them once I told her, and find Christina looking down at me and smiling.
"You don't seem surprised. Or excited." I say casually.
"I'm not surprised, actually. I've been suspecting you of this for quite some time now." She says calmly. I start to panic.
"Is it that obvious?" I say, my voice turning very squeaky. Christina laughs.
"No. You weren't obvious at all. My eyes are all knowing, remember?" I laugh. Then I think of something.
"So, are your eyes all knowing relationship wise, as well?" I ask. She squeals, understanding what I'm getting at.
"Yes. And before you waste breath asking it, yes! I would love to be your cupid-in-training!" We join hands and do the jumping up and down and squealing thingy.
This day just got a lot more interesting.
Christina knows! She knows! She's now going to help Tris with running it! Yay! I am really really really hyper because I just got Divergent tickets! Yay! Fun!
Who wants to hear a Divergent joke? Well too bad! You're going to hear one anyways!: There is no i in Edward! Lolololololol I actually rolled on the floor laughing for like ten minutes at that!
Bye!