That first week of being back was so foreign to Elsa. The bustling city, the crowds of people, the small fact that she felt happier. The past months before were full of dread, sorrow and fear. She could still feel of what she thought were remnants of those emotions but Elsa did everything to hide those feelings from her sister. It was easier said than done, though. Every time there was a loud noise or sudden movement of her body, the blonde would always have a something flash in front of her eye or get lost in a memory that felt so real it was hard to tell if it were reality or not. Every time she had one of those memories she felt that she was losing control of something, and it terrified her of what it could be.
When her sister would see Elsa do this she would always ask if something was wrong but Elsa's answer was always the same, no. Anna never pondered to much on it as Elsa would feign a smile and play it off. It hurt to do it and Elsa didn't know why, but her sister couldn't know what she was feeling.
Other than that, Elsa was trying to enjoy the time she was having with her younger sister. Anna had the entire week planned, but she was never good at following any plan so things played out as they did. She had told her older sister that she could only get a week of work and that most of her classes were in the late evening. So the first few days were sight seeing at every monument in the entire D.C area. Their fist stop, the Lincoln memorial.
"The Lincoln Memorial Anna, we've seen it like a thousand times when we were younger." Elsa said from her seat on the futon, slowly changing the channels on the TV.
"But why not see it a thousand and one times as adults." Anna, who was on the other futon, smiled at her sister. "There's always something new to see."
"Well what would we see that's new about it, if there is anything." Elsa returned a smile.
"I'll get to see it with you again, that's new." Anna stood up from where she was sitting and walked over to Elsa.
Elsa's smile became warmer, "You're such a dork."
"But I'm your sister, and I have the right to be a dork." Elsa and Anna giggled a bit. "So come on let's go." Anna pulled on her sisters arm.
"Can't we just stay here." Elsa said playfully.
"No there's nothing to do here except play pointless, brain cell killing video games." Anna tugged harder on her sisters arm.
Elsa kept shaking her head and had her eyes tightly closed, but kept her tone happy. "So video games are fun. I used to be pro at them."
"Yah I know but let's do something active."
"I always did kick your ass in any game, especially Mortal Kombat. Guess you're afraid of losing." Elsa knew Anna loved Mortal Kombat and it was the only game the red head could stand a chance at winning against her older sister. But Anna was determined to do something out of apartment.
"Nice try missy, but you'll have to prove that later. Right now is the time to go see the Lincoln Memorial."
As their playful bantering went back in forth Elsa's demeanor slowly became sharper and agitated. The thought of going into a crowd frightened her. She thought something would happen or she'd go through another painful memory. When she was on her way home, she had flights from Paris, to New York City. Both had huge crowds of people that would push and shove each other, not caring who they hurt. Every time she as shoved or bumped into her mind would become blank as she slowly lost control over something.
She really didn't want to go anywhere. She felt safer in the apartment, but only to a certain point.
"Come ooonnnn, lets get out of here and do something fun."
"No, Anna." Elsa said sounding serious. But then quickly added, "We can have fun in here." She said making her tone sound happier, feigning a smile.
"Really? There's nothing to do here. We can play Xbox or PS3 later. Right now though is the time to get some exercise."
"Are you saying I need exercise, am I fat Anna?" Elsa said raising an eyebrow. She hoped that would distract her sister and forget about going out.
"Wha-nononono. I'm not saying that, you are definitely not fat. Not even close. That's...that's preposterous." She said turning her voice into a weird regal accentt. "No, I'm just saying getting exercise is nice. You know let the endorphins flow a little. Move around, shake a leg, walk around. You know. I didn't mean to say that your fat, because you're not. No way in hell you're fat. Far from it sis. Believe me when I say you are not fat."
"Okay then." Elsa looked at the TV again.
Realizing what her sister had done, Anna called out, "Wow, not cool. Smooth move at trying to distract me, but nope. Not today." Anna took the remote from Elsa's hand and turned of the TV.
"The hell Anna." Elsa said raising her voice.
"I told you, we're going to the Lincoln memorial."
"I said I didn't want to go." The older girls tone came out harsher than she meant, and the look on Anna's face made her feel terrible.
"Oh, okay. We don't have to I guess. Maybe tomorrow." Anna smile weakly and when she turned around her head dropped. She walked away into the kitchen.
What the fuck is wrong with me. Elsa scolded to herself. She rubbed her temples and walked into the kitchen. "Anna," The red head turned around, her eyes watering just a bit. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me there, but I'll make it up to you. I hear the Lincoln Memorial is nice this time of year."
The younger girl wiped her eyes and smiled, "Really! I wonder what gave the idea to go."
Elsa smiled. "Alright then, the Lincoln Memorial it is." Elsa got up from the futon and both girls made their way out the door.
They made there way to the metro station where Elsa and Anna had met each other when Elsa came home, the King Street metro station. From there they would take the blue line and get off at the Smithsonian. It was around noon, Anna didn't have class to about five and not a lot of people would be on the metro, so finding a seat was going to be a lot easier. Anna hated it when there where a ton of people on. Just like driving in traffic she was almost certain one of these times when the metro would be so full that she would be able to get off and miss her stop and have to get off somewhere she didn't know.
Even though the metro wasn't crowed, soldiers were still the main people that rode the metro. They got on and off everyday and their families crowded around everywhere. Neither of the two like thinking about what that soldier was giving up. Anna always choked up because the day Elsa left was the worst day in her life.
The girls found a seat, Elsa on the inside looking out the window and Anna on the outside doing the same.
"Do you remember the first time we saw the Lincoln Memorial?" Anna asked sweetly, trying to get her mind off the despondent memory.
Elsa turned her head to face Anna. "Of course I do shorty." Anna huffed and smiled at Elsa. "It was winter and you were three and I was had just turned seven. Mom and Dad had never taken us into the city before, but now that I was old enough, we could all go, it was their present to me for my birthday."
"But at first it was only going to be you and them, and I would get fucked over and stay with a that lame babysitter."
"Yah, but you complained and cried on wanting to go so badly." Elsa smiled a bit. "It wasn't until Mom got really mad and Dad gave up on trying to calm you down that they left the decision to me."
"But of course you did the mean thing and pretended to think about it, you bitch." Anna's smile grew brighter.
Elsa gave a small laugh. "Which only made you angrier. In fact I think you groveled at my feet to go."
"I did not. There's no way in hell I would grovel for or do anything."
"Maybe now, but not when you were three."
Anna grinned, "Yah when I was three. Now shut the hell up and go on with the story."
"So which is it? Do you want me to keep going or not. Those last two statements are very contradictory Anna."
"You know what I meant." Anna huffed.
"Are you gonna beg me to keep going." Anna only shook her head and laughed. "As I was saying Mom and Dad put the sake of you going with us on me but I already knew the answer, which was yes of course." Elsa chuckled. "That day we got in the car and headed into the city for the first time. Dad always thought we were to young and Mom didn't like the city. Also you were too much to handle just in the house, which made them worry about how you would act outside the house."
Anna laughed. "I was a handful."
"Was! From the looks of it you still are." Elsa giggled and shoved Anna, who returned one.
"Looks can be deceiving." Anna added.
Elsa shook her head and continued, "Anyways, once we got into the city, you wouldn't stop talking about how 'awsome' all the buildings were, their size, how many there were. You were so intrigued by just the buildings alone you forgot the main reason we were in the city in the first place." Both girls laughed. "We drove around for an hour while you observed every building. Being the middle of winter too, there was a small layer of snow that made everything so much, cooler." She put emphasis on the last word.
"I see what you there, Haha." Anna said sarcastically. "That wasn't even a good though. Come on I could do better than that."
Elsa almost gave a very un-lady like snort but caught herself. "Pssh, I'd like to see you try."
"Your on sista." Anna cleared her throat while Elsa rolled her eyes. "It was the middle of winter and we were making our way into the city. With the snow, the already awesome looking buildings look super duper ice." Anna smiled but after a short awkward moment silence and disapproving stare from her older sister Anna's smile fell and she quickly admitted, "Wow that sucked ass. So go on with the story."
Elsa burst out laughing. "That was terrible Anna. I don't know how you could come up with something that bad." Anna rolled her eyes and her sister to continue with the story.
Elsa calmed herself to start talking again. "Uhh were was I, oh yah, so after that hour of seeing all the buildings including the White House and all the other important government buildings, we finally managed to get where we were supposed to."
The metro started to slow down and both girls realized this was there stop. Elsa stopped talking for a second as both girls got off the metro and out of the metro station. Unlike the King Street station, which was an outdoor station, the Smithsonian station was underground. With that, the walls were plastered with more posters for the war. Elsa hated those posters and kept her head down. She walked behind her sister, who was cheerfully walking through the crowd, dodging and fishing her way through the crowd with ease.
Which was another thing that was bothered the older girl. It wasn't even a holiday but for some reason that didn't deter people for visiting the Smithsonian. People kept bumping in to Elsa and every time it happened she would feel something that was a mix of anger and angst. She felt her hands come out of jean pockets and her arms camce across her chest. An overall sense of panic started to settle in.
"Anna." Elsa said in a slightly shaky voice.
The red head had gotten lost in the crowd and out of view from Elsa, which put her in an state of near panic.
The younger suddenly appeared in front of Elsa. "Yah." She said blissfully.
"You think you could slow down a bit, it's not a race." Elsa's voice was still shaky, but she managed a smile.
"So, it could be."
"Anna-" Elsa said sounding serious.
"Sorry I'm just so excited."
"I know you are." Elsa said smiling purely this time.
When they got outside it was a beautiful spring day. The wind was low and there wasn't a cloud in sight. The leaves on the trees were almost all in and the famous cherry blossom trees were almost in bloom. In the next week or so they would bloom for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which was another excursion Anna planned but that was going to be a surprise for later in the week.
As they walked, Elsa continued with the story. "Well from where I left off, we had just arrived at the Lincoln Memorial." Both girls started in the direction of the memorial and Elsa continued to talk. "We were both besides ourselves to see the thing that we actually screamed the first time we saw it. We got out of the car and nearly sprinted up all those stairs."
"But Mom and Dad had somehow planned for that and caught the both of us in there arms. Saying 'We need to stay together." Anna cut in.
"Yep. So we all of us went of the stairs to the see a statue sitting a chair ,looking rather intelligent, and once we got to the top Mom set you down and of course you sprinted everywhere. At the time the place was huge but when we got older we realized it wasn't that big, so that's probably why Mom let you go bat shit crazy." Anna gave a small laugh. "I of course being the calm girl I was, walked around and read both the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address. I was at a higher reading level than my class, so they were fairly easy to read and somewhat understand." Elsa didn't see but Anna had rolled her eyes. "You on the other went back on forth between both documents and couldn't even say half the words."
"I was three so give a brake miss brainaic."
Elsa's smile faded at the complement but her joyful tone made up for it. "Alright, so after a while Mom and Dad decided to get us some hot chocolate from a stand that was near by. In their eyes that was only the only thing was going to stop you from bouncing off the walls in that place, chocolate."
"My one true weakness."
"One of mine too." The girls were now at the foot of the stairs leading up to the main part of the memorial. "Once they bought us the hot chocolate we returned to the memorial and sat down right here to drink it." Elsa and Anna sat down on the step. "Mom and Dad cuddled together while you and drank our hot chocolate and talked about how awesome and exciting the city was, and the monument. After we where finished drinking the hot chocolate it wasn't long before the both of us fell asleep."
"Yep, it was one of the best and coolest days of my life."
"You were three and yet somehow you remember it like it was yesterday." Elsa said softly.
"Well duh, somethings you can't forget because there either the best or worst part of a person's life. Things like that aren't easily forgotten." Anna's word hit hard into Elsa's mind.
She lifted up her head and saw the blonde haired man again. He was by a food stand looking at her, nodding his head.
"You know what I can go for right now." Anna casually said.
Elsa turned her head away from the man and looked at her sister. She smiled, "Let me guess, hot chocolate."
"Yah, how'd you know." Anna said pretending to sound shocked.
"I was thinking the same thing."
"I guess two minds do thing a like."
"Got that right. But a hot chocolate in this weather is crazy."
"Nothings too crazy Elsa. Only if it's bat shit crazy, like me."
"Thanks for that insight Gandhi." Elsa said sarcastically.
"Why thank you Elsa. I could win the noble prize with my philosophy."
Elsa gave a small laugh. "Yah okay."
The both of them sat and their and talked for a while. They would tell each other what they remembered. Eventually they got tired of sitting and walked around inside the memorial. They looked around but didn't stay too long, and when they left it was decided it was time to eat. both girls where extremely hungry and Anna had originally planed to walk up into China town and eat at the restaurant the two of them had loved so much when they were back in high school and the first year of Elsa's college. But of course Anna had gotten so distracted from telling Elsa another story about there travels into the city, that they had walked down to Union station.
It didn't matter though, so they had lunch there and then went walking around even more. Before they left Union Station, Elsa had spotted a pair of finger tip-less gloves in one of the store windows. She needed them, the Fox Chasing white and black sweat shirt she had on didn't have the arm length to hide her hands, and the dark blue jeans were a little tight, causing the pockets to feel smaller and cramped.
"Those are cool, they match your outfit."
"They do don't they. Well I like them so uh if you don't mind..."
"Are you kidding Elsa. You don't have to worry money. I have a good amount from my job, relax."
With that Anna bought the gloves and in no time they were back in the Smithsonian area.
Elsa thought about asking to go into one of the Smithsonian's but the lines were incredibly long to get in so, she decided against it. Instead she and Anna reminisced about there childhood together. The older girl thought for a second though and realized Anna hadn't told her any things about college. Maybe that for another time as it was only the third day back, the second was wasted by watching TV and being shown around the area a little bit. But Elsa new that Anna would have some funny college stories to tell.
As the day continued on Anna and Elsa probably managed to walk off their lunches. By the time they got home, it was nearly five o'clock. Anna rushed and got ready for class in seconds. The class was only an hour so Elsa wasn't alone in the apartment to long. But being alone in the apartment felt awkward to the older girl. When she'd look at the pictures Anna had saved it would leave her with burning wet eyes, and the thoughts of how that picture turned out.
There were a lot of things Elsa had left behind. She didn't know if Anna had kept any of them, and Elsa didn't want to ask. She knew her sister was heart broken when she left and Elsa didn't want to remind Anna any of those feelings.
For dinner was left overs from the diner out they had on the first day. Anna also made Raman noodles and heated up some hot pockets for the both of them. She had also ordered a pizza just in case they felt like it wasn't enough. As she once put it, a college budget wasn't the best thing in the world. But at least it was enough for food and from time to time a diner out.
As they watched TV and flipped through channels, Elsa noticed that Anna didn't have the local news or Fox as channels. "Hey Anna, why don't you have any news stations?"
"Hello, it's called the internet." Anna said taking out her phone and shaking it.
Elsa rolled her eyes and smile. "Yah but you're missing the shows on the two channels. It's not all news silly."
"I know, but I don't care. I don't like the news. So let's not think about the news. It only talks about the bad shit that's been happening." Anna's tone was now low and a little morose.
Hearing the change in tone from her younger sister, Elsa asked, "What's wrong Anna."
"Nothing, lets watch something fun like FX. They have cool TV shows on there or maybe they have a movie on. Or we could watch AMC or Spike. They have good shows. Like Tattoo Master and The Walking dead. Maybe something's on one of those two. Who knows, there could be a movie on one of the them, or both, then we could switch between them and not have to watch those stupid god damn commercials. Maybe instead of TV we could play Xbox or break out you PS3 and play something."
Even though Anna was trying to make it seem like she was rambling on playfully, Elsa new she was nervous about something. "Anna, there's something not right in your tone. What's the real reason you don't have any news channels."
Anna's eyes grew soft and sad. They looked around the room and then at Elsa. "I don't have them because they always have on the stuff about soldiers, and it's never good. Once and a while they would say the names of the ones tha...that died." Anna started to choke up, and Elsa walked over next to her sister. "Even when Mom and dad watched the news I would always make sure never to watch or listen to it."
"Okay Anna but you're still avoiding the question." Elsa's voice was soft and caring.
The younger girl sighed, "The reason I never watched the news or have them is because once you left...I, I didn't want to hear your name be called." Anna was starting to softly cry. Elsa felt terrible for bringing it up. Once again she had made her sister cry. "I didn't want to know you...I didn't want to know." Anna couldn't say the word and cried harder.
Elsa held back her own tears. You idiot. You should've know the reason why. It was so obvious to see. "I'm sorry for bringing that up Anna. I didn't know, really I didn't know."
"It's okay Elsa. Better that you know why, than keep it a secret. I hate keeping things locked away it never feels right."
Elsa smiled but felt hurt inside. She knew Anna would want to know some of the things that happened over there, the friends she made. How she felt now. Those last words clung to the older girl. She was going to lie to her sister but at what cost to herself.
They sat in silence for a while before the pizza arrived and afterword's Anna lightened the mood by turning on her Xbox and watching That Seventies Show on Netflix. After a few episodes, some very loud laughing, and some stomach cramps later both sisters felt better and went to bed not long after word.
After a few more days of visiting the monuments and going to the Natural History Museum things were normal and fun. Anna was always talking about there past and from time to time talk about her college. She said guys were always coming and going from there. Girls sometimes signed up but for the most part it was the draft that was taking them. They only reason Anna had missed the draft was because she was flat footed.
Other than that Anna would avoid talking about the draft and enlisting. She knew it was affecting Elsa, as well as herself, and didn't want her sister to think about anything that happened when she was overseas. Though she really wanted to know who Elsa had made friends with, what they did to keep there minds at ease, Ha army lingo, I'm such a dork, how they kept in touch with family. Elsa had never contacted her in anyway, but Anna always wrote to her. Maybe with some of the things that have happened they got lost or something. But right now it didn't matter. She wanted to spend as much time with her sister before she had to back to work in two days.
Today she was taking Elsa to the Air and space museum. It was her favorite museum out of all them. Elsa didn't know why because, Anna was never good in science or math. No matter how hard she tried, Anna could never get the hang of the confusing equations of math or the theories and vocabulary of science. As she put it one time when her homework was giving her a headache, "I prefer creativity. All of this bullshit math and science was based of creativity to begin with. I don't get why I have to learn something that someone else thought of. Also look at this, when in the hell am I going to use system of equations in everyday life."
But Elsa explained why, "Anna we learn this to be creative ourselves. You may not take something from this but someone else will. They may find something wrong with this or they might add on to it. The point is you can't be one sided to look at something you don't get. It may seem stupid to you but someone else in your class could be the next big mathematician and get rich for thinking of it."
"Good for them but why do I need it?"
"So that you can appreciate it and what someone did to learn it. Try not to be selfish and think just because you don't get it, it's stupid. One day you'll have kids and they'll ask you the same question. Don't you want to know how to do this and not feel stupid to your kids."
Anna ended up barely passing the class but felt proud that she at least past with her sisters help.
She stopped thinking for a second as they arrived at the museum, the line was as usual long and moving stupidly slow. Oh come one. This will take a fucking forever. Uhh for fucks sake.
"Try not to speak out loud Anna. Your sailor mouth could get you into serious trouble someday."
Feeling embarrassed that she had thought out loud, Anna cheeks grew a little. She sheepishly looked around and saw that there was a family of five behind her. Two of the kids looked 3 both girls, and the other looked five year old boy. The girls looked to be twins, each had dirty blonde hair, light green eyes and hey were holding hands. They both wore white and yellow flowered dresses, denim jackets and wore flip-flops. But there hair style were different. Probably to tell them apart. One had her hair in a pony tail and the other had a perm. They boy wore a Nationals baseball cap with blue light jacket and white sweat pants. He also wore light up racecar shoes that had red and blue lights.
They were all giggling and snickering at Anna's remark. When the Anna looked at the parents, she got cold stares.
"Uhh sorry about that. I didn't mean to think out loud. I strongly dislike waiting in long lines that's all." She looked down at the kids who were still giggling. She kneeled down, "Sorry about that kids. Don't use language like that it's not very mature and I don't think your parents would allow you too use those kind of words."
"Why not?" The boy asked.
"Because young kids like you shouldn't use that language."
"I'm not that young, in uhh," The boy started to count his fingers, Anna smiled, "In nine days I'll be six."
"Well then your getting big, but not big enough to use bad words."
"Awe why not? How come you can use them."
"Because I'm an adult. But even adults shouldn't use bad words. My parents and your parents would tell you that."
"What did your parents say." The girl with the pony tail said.
"They told me not use those words because they were dirty. Like wash your mouth with soap dirty."
All three of the children said ewe at the same time, making Anna chuckle.
"Does that mean you're dirty." The boy asked.
Anna laughed but was hid that fact that she was hurt. "No. I brushed my teeth very well And I take long showers. My sister will tell you that I take very long to get clean." Anna leaned in and whispered. "She doesn't like it though."
"Why." The girls said in unison
"Because she doesn't like waiting just like I do."
"Is that you sister?" One of the kids pointed to Elsa.
"Yah. She's more behaved than me. Isn't that right Elsa."
"That's right. My sister ,kids, is not very behaved. Our parent would have some very strong words for her." Elsa smiled at Anna.
"She's right you know. So remember don't use those words. They're very bad and no likes to here them."
By the time Anna was done talking to the kids, she and Elsa were already through the security line. It had nearly been an hour of talking but the conversation with the kids was a great way to pass the time. When Anna said good by the parents didn't scowl at her anymore, which made her feel relieved.
"Well that was a good way to kill time, don't you think." Anna said turning to Elsa as they walked around in the museum.
"Yah it was. You really like to talk to those kids."
"Just another reason to become a teacher Elsa, I love kids."
"Teacher? When did you get that idea." Before Elsa left Anna had talked about becoming an Actress or singer. From what Elsa remembered, Anna was actually pretty good at both and was one of the best at her school. Which was kind of funny because for as good as she was an actor, her lying was absolutely terrible.
Anna thought for second, "I don't really know actually. It just kinda hit."
"When did it hit you."
Anna thought harder this time, "About two years after you left."
"Oh, a-any reason why."
The younger girl was struggling to come up with a reason. She shrugged, "I really can't think of one. Oh well, it'll come to me eventually."
"Alright then. Let's look around Anna, instead of just walking around aimlessly."
For about two hours the sisters walked around the entire museum, looking at different airplanes, space probes and rockets. Anna would go on about how cool something was or how much she loved to see things like this. Elsa would make snarky comments on becoming a pilot and Anna would roll her eyes or shove her sister. Which would then prompt Elsa to remind Anna what floor they were on and walk Anna towards the railing if she didn't stop shoving the her in the arm. Anna would always say yes, but then shove the older girl one more time just for laughs.
By the time it was four, Elsa and Anna were getting ready to leave and head home so Anna could get to ready for class. They were walking towards the door when Anna saw the simulators. She and her sister loved those things, especially the jet fighter one. It was closest thing to that Anna could do with that didn't make her freak out.
"Hey Elsa let's do the simulators before we go."
The older girls eyes widened, "I-I don't know Anna it's getting kinda late and I don't want to have you late for class."
"It'll just be one go Elsa. Come on, we loved these things. Let's do it for old time sake."
Elsa took a deep breath, "Okay, but only this one time Anna."
"Kay."
For how late it was there was still a pretty good line that for the simulators. Anna constantly told Elsa if only she wasn't afraid of heights that she could to almost anything. After waiting for thirty minutes and Elsa's constant thoughts about not doing this, the two of them finally got the front and signed up for the fighter jet simulator. When one opened up the two of them emptied there pockets and went to on of the simulator stations.
Before getting there were two computer monitors that had the same thing as the simulator. It was supposed to be a quick training thing so that people could get the hang of the controls with out wasting there time to figure it out in the actual simulator, which had a time limit on it.
When Elsa and Anna got to there station, Anna had butterflies in her stomach. She was nearly jumping up and down with excitement. She kept telling Elsa how excited she was and how much fun it was going to be. Elsa on the other hand though was having a very different reaction. Her palms were sweaty and sticking to her leather gloves. Elsa didn't want to upset her sister again, she had already paid for this little ride, but she knew how it was going to end well. By the time the simulator pod opened to let them in, her entire body was shaking.
"Alright you girls strap yourselves and make sure everything is securely fastened. That red button is to stop the ride earlier if there is an emergency of if you don't want to continue." He checked both of there seat belts, making sure nothing was loose of strapped in wrong. "Alright your all set." They walked out and closed the door.
"Here we go Elsa." Anna said excitedly.
"I can't do this." The older girl said.
"What." Before Elsa could answer the simulator started.
"Let's do this." Anna was controlling the flying while Elsa was supposed to control the machine gun. Anna's movement of the pod was aggressive and because of how it worked, it could also turn upside down. Almost like a the real thing it could pitch, and roll. Her sister was telling her what to shoot at but the older girls fingers where frozen.
"Come on Elsa, shoot." The older girls eyes widened as Anna's voice slowly become that of a man she once called her friend. Anna on the other hand was confused at her sisters state. She wasn't doing anything. Anna continued to move the simulator pod around to try and get her sister to do something.
Elsa's heart was racing and her sister wasn't even paying attention to how her entire body was shaking. "Anna you need stop."
"What why? We can do this."
"No, stop now." Elsa was starting to yell.
"What's wrong." Anna made another turn and flipped the pod upside down.
"Stop! I need to get out."
"Elsa?"
"I can't fucking take it anymore."
"What?" Anna didn't know what was happening to her sister but it was starting to scare her.
"Anna, Stop the fucking piece of shit. Do it now. DO IT!"
"What's wrong." Anna finally looked over at her sister and saw that Elsa's eyes were closed tightly shut. Her left hand looked as if it was holding something. Her right arm hand was on the top of her head, but was at least a couple inches over it. Anna didn't know why Elsa was doing this. But she made the mistake of moving the simulator again.
This time Elsa's eyes shot open and her eyes filled with fear and anger. She looked around looking for a way to escape. Her breathing was heavy and her entire body was shaking. She then remembered the red button. "I said to stop!" Elsa's hand slammed onto the button and the everything went dark as the simulation stopped. It was a second later that door opened and Elsa scrambled out of the pod. She pushed the guy aside and ran.
"Elsa!" Anna got the straps off her as fast as she could and got out of the pod. In a quick glimpse she saw her sister running towards the bathrooms. Anna sprinted after her sister. She didn't know why Elsa was doing this but what ever it was made Anna scarred. Her sister never went through anything like this. Please be okay. She kept repeating to herself.
When she opened the bathroom doors, Elsa was in one of the stalls. Anna called out for her sister. "Elsa, I'm really sorry that I made you do that. I didn't know it would cause you to get really sick. Please don't hate me. I'm sorry."
When Elsa heard that the anger she had in her body, subsided. Her sister thought she left because she had gotten sick. In an instant Elsa knew she had to play it as that. "It's okay Anna. You didn't know. I should've gone on in the first place." Her voice shook but there were small coatings of anger with in her tone.
"I'm sorry Elsa. I didn't know. God damn it why didn't I stop the stupid thing." Anna said under her breath.
"I said it was fine, Anna really." Elsa flushed the toilet to make it seem that she had thrown up. When she stepped out of the stall Anna raced over to her.
"Elsa I'm really sorry." Anna saw that her sister had a trail of tears on both sides of her cheeks, which were flushed like the rest of her face. "I'm sosososososo sorry." Anna reached out and hugged her sister.
Startled at first, Elsa slowly brought her arms around her sister. Her breathing was more relaxed and she felt calmer now. "It's okay Anna. You didn't know. You didn't know." In the back of Elsa's mind there was a voice saying, She doesn't know.
"Well," Anna said releasing her sister, "Sorry I made you go through that but, I kinda need to get going. It's four thirty and I have class soon soooo." Anna rubbed the back of head.
Elsa gave her sister a small smile, "Well I don't want to make you late. So let's our things back and leave."
"Okay. This bathroom is really clean by the way. Good thing too because bathrooms are really disgusting and I wouldn't want anything getting you clothes. I only have enough money right now to wash my clothes now." Elsa laughed.
"Oh I see, your shit first."
"That's right. It's also a good thing you threw up in the toilet and now on that sweatshirt, because that's my sweatshirt that you are wearing."
"What I like it. Your just lucky I didn't get anything on it or it would be mine."
"Oh what you think just because it had your puke on means I don't want. Well think again because you could throw up, sweat, or bleed in that thing, and I'll still call it mine." Anna winked at her sister.
"That's really gross to think about Anna. It makes me want to throw up again."
"Well don't away from me and not on my sweatshirt, okay?"
"No promises shorty."
"That's another thing, I'm not that short. For god's sake look at me." Anna stopped walking and motioned around her body. "I'm five-seven for Christ's sake. You just happen to be five inches taller."
"Yep, which to me, makes you shorter, thus giving you the title of shorty. So I dub thee Anna the short."
"What in the hell gives you the right to dub me. Who died and elected you Queen."
Elsa's smile remained but now it was faked and she had to shake her head quickly. "Nobody, so let's keep moving. I don't want you to be late for class."
"Fine but when I get back we are going sit down and talk about your so called status of queen. As I said, once you start helping with the rent the maybe, I'll let you be a jester, maybe."
Elsa laughed, "Jester, you fit that role perfectly you fool." Both girls laughed as they made there way back to the metro.
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