Haiden:
I had only just sat down in my room when Troy followed me. We sat together in silence. I guess he wanted me to express what I was feeling, but I was not ready for it.
What was I supposed to tell him? That it hurt to watch others live my life? That I was jealous that all the power and luxuries that belonged to me were now being used by this leech of a family?
"Let’s talk about the confession video," Troy suggested.
Finally, he found a topic we could talk about, something that would distract me from the pain of not having what was supposed to be mine.
"Yeah, Oriana really messed up," I muttered.
Troy’s plan worked because all my attention shifted to Oriana and how angry I felt that she did not stop even after she had been caught using magic to control us by shaking hands with the Shadow Earth Eater. She continued to be toxic and play games.
"I do not understand why it is so hard for her to accept that none of us were into her," Troy complained, scoffing and clenching his fist.
For a moment, I got lost in my thoughts.
"I mean, look at Fauna. It seems like these women do not take no for an answer," I remarked, grunting until I heard a soft knock on the door.
"Oh," I groaned.
"Do you think it is her?" Troy questioned, already understanding why I was tired.
"I do not have the energy to deal with her," I muttered, clenching my fists and cracking my knuckles.
"Then let her stand outside for a while," Troy suggested, and I liked the idea.
I nodded and hunched forward, placing my elbows on my thighs, while Troy leaned back on his hands.
"We will meet with Yorick. Do you think he will accept our apology?" I asked, tapping the tip of my shoe on the floor.
"It will be difficult. He has always been very understanding with us, so of course it will take him some time too," Troy replied, then suddenly paused.
He buried his face in his hands and lowered his body to match mine.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Oh, goodness, I have been really bad before too," he admitted.
Just then, the knock on the door became frantic.
"We should answer the door before she barges in," Troy remarked, getting up and waiting for my approval.
I stood up with him. I did not know why we both walked to the door, but I figured it might intimidate her, so we did.
The moment we opened the door, just as I expected, she was holding a tray with two large glasses of orange juice.
"I squeezed it myself." Just as I expected from Fauna, she started speaking almost instantly, even though nobody had asked her anything.



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