Melody Mew Mews
Chapter 11
To Avoid the Inevitable
To her, the sky would always remain a black, endless abyss; bright stars were always blanketed by a thick veil of storm clouds and pelting rain, or perhaps it was her vision, Cassidy could never tell. Eyes droopy and very much exhausted, she stared outside her living room window in mild interest. It was a lazy night for the Kalmensons family and Cassidy was making as much as she could of it. Television occupied by her elder sister and laptop snatched by her dad as punishment for her arriving home late from the cafe, she found an odd sense of calm in watching the tree's whiplash their branches and street over run by perpetual darkness. Time always felt inevitable and constantly their were things to get done, responsibilities to uphold. Staring out the window made her feel absent of any duties; it made her feel like a leaf slowly twisting off the tip of a branch. And for a moment, everything was calm, their was no anxiety clinging to the center of her chest. At this thought, her mind drifted to her science homework waiting idly on her bed upstairs but she ignored the impulse to tend to it. Homework was so troublesome and disrupted many of her relaxed nights; she finally settled on setting her alarm clock to an earlier time in the morning to complete it.
Cassidy sniffed the air; a heavy scent had snaked from the kitchen over to her half of the living room. She wafted the air and picked up chicken with the faintest hint of lemon pepper; give it up to her doggy half to notice such detail from a simple sniff. Rising weakly off the cushioned wooden chair, the now brown eyed teen lumbered into the dining room, intent at being the first to get a nice large piece of chicken; again, give it up to her doggy half. She slumped into a chair, back turned to her frantic mother who had once again forgotten to check on the soup. The thick liquid sputtered onto the top of the white oven, whistling and screeching as it did so. Cassidy just winced at the shrill noise and plugged her ears with her two fingers.
Soon everyone was perched around the table and the only noise was the scraping of forks against plates and salt shaker violently juddered up and down. The lively and warm conversation that usually settled upon the kimonos family during suppertime had been seemingly avoided.
" So, is Ash coming back anytime soon?" Cassidy interjected the thick silence. Her mother continued to chew her food regularly and took a gulp of water.
" We don't know." Mrs. Kalmenson, eyes unmoving, proceeded to grab at the salad bowl and refill her plate.
" So she's just going to stay with David?" Cassidy sighed, pushing her mash potatoes around with the tip of her fork. Ashley , or Ash, was Cassidy's older sister and the second eldest child of Kathy and Dean Kalmenson. Seventeen years old and pregnant, she was staying with her boyfriend after a heated argument with her parents.
" That's what she wants." Her father grumbled. ". . .Raised her better than that."
Cassidy lowered her eyes, suddenly finding her shiny fork particularly interesting.
" Well she wants to keep the baby." Her mothers words came out bitter. " Let's see how that works out for her."
Jenna, Cassidy's 20 year old sister, exchanged a look with her pretty younger counter part. Rolling her eyes wearily, Cassidy stuffed her mouth with a few green peas and slowly chewed. Suddenly she felt her cell phone vibrate in her pant pocket and silently pulled it out. The periwinkle razor smoothly flipped with a click and alerted her of a new text message.
" Help. Zombie chimera anima. Kisshu's a bastard. Hospital."
Cassidy quirked an eyebrow in interest. Zombies?
" Oh, Shit." Cassidy muttered.
" Cassidy Rae Kalmenson." Her Mother shot though not as strictly as she probably should have.
" What?. . ." She widened her eyes. " I didn't say anything."
Now her it was her mothers turn to roll her eyes.
" Raised you better than that too." Her father chided, but his eyes slightly crinkled in amusement.
" I'm full, so I'm going to bed now." Cassidy rubbed her eyes to emphasize her point dramatically.
" Thanks mom."
Her mother nodded in reply as Cassidy slipped out the dining area and past her room.
Kisshu's a bastard? So she's heard. Maybe now she'll get to meet the infamous alien once and for all.