Landed Wings - By Skylhur Tranqille Page 0,47
face because he’s back here with me, and safe.
“Ash, I’m sorry. Ok? I’m sorry.”
“No, not okay. Why would you do that?”
Tears of frustration, anger, and pent up anxiety form in the corners of my eyes.
“Why would you do that?”
“Oh, Ash…I didn’t mean…I just thought…”
“You thought what? Did you ask me what I thought? Huh? Don’t think for me. There’s no excuse. You could have felt what I was feeling, tried to listen to me but no, instead you just decided to leave and assume. Well guess what? Right now, I don’t want you here. Leave me alone. I have to rest before tomorrow.”
Chapter 31: PARK
OBSIDIAN
When I reach the park, Ivory is sitting on the bench, waiting. She’s so small. Her feisty personality makes her seem more…larger than life. Next to her is the yellow bag. I walk over and she looks up at me.
“I opened the bag. There’s a tux, two tickets, a pair of dress shoes, a foldable handkerchief, and…a blindfold, chloroform, and handcuffs.”
I stop short.
“Ive, are you serious? About the last few items.”
“Yes.”
“That’s illegal. This is serious. I’m not taking the chloroform.”
“I was about to suggest that. You’re not trying to hurt Ash, you just have to find a way to convince her to come back. The chloroform is taking it to another level.”
“Just what I was thinking.”
“Are you taking the other stuff?”
“The blindfold and handcuffs?”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll take them.”
Ivory looks disapproving. Ash is her best friend. I want her so badly to understand.
“They’re a last resort Ivory. I care about Ash too.”
“So you don’t love her anymore.”
She sounds cynical and ironically amused at the same time. I look into her chocolate brown eyes, so large, like a doe’s.
“No, Ive. I can’t afford to.”
“Is love so fickle with you, Obsidian?”
“I didn’t love her.”
I look down at my shoes.
“She was a crush I could never let go of because she wasn’t interested.”
“All you guys are the same. You want what you can’t have.”
I look up, surprised. She sounds so bitter. She’s looks off to the side now but turns back quickly. Maybe I’m imagining things, she’s smiling now.
“Ive, how are you going to come with me?”
“I’m going to come as your “guest”, your “lady friend”.”
I laugh.
“Oh, ok.”
“I’ll wear a red scandalous dress for the occasion.”
“Seriously?”
“No! Don’t look so excited.”
“I wasn’t.”
She scoffs and looks to the side again.
“Thank you for coming with me to get Ash.”
“You don’t have to thank me – I’m not going with you because I think Ash should be home, I’m only going with you because I don’t want anything to happen to Raven.”
“How can you say that Ive? I thought Ash was your best friend.”
“She is. She’s my best friend who decided she would rather be LandBound than here with her friends.”
“Then why are you helping me?”
“Because Ash isn’t hurt. Raven is. And I’m not going to
abandon one friend who had no choice for one who did.”
I don’t know how to respond. I hear what Ivory’s not saying. She thinks I’m focusing my attention on Ashlynn when I should be focused on Raven. But she’s wrong, the only reason I want Ashlynn back is so I can get Raven back. I can tell she doesn’t like being a part of this. Tomorrow there are a lot of things she probably isn’t going to like. She’s just going to have to deal with it.
Chapter 32: REPORT
ASHLYNN
I wake up to with a queasy feeling in my stomach.
“It’s today Mocha.”
“I know Princess.”
“I’m scared Mocha.”
“I know that too. Look at me Ash.”
I open my eyes and look at him.
“You will be fine. And I’ll be there. Truly this time.”
I walk out, leaving him behind. I went through the same
process as yesterday in the shower, but when I get out, I
blow-dry my hair. If I was SkyBound, I would have just been able to take a quick flight but here they need machines to help then dry the hair fast. There are still a lot of preparations to make. I have to do my hair, and my makeup. It’s already eleven o clock, and my performance is at seven. That leaves me eight hours. My hair takes twenty minutes to dry. I still am not used to it, this red, brown, black. Mocha says it looks hot though I don’t know if I believe him. Everything looks hot to him. I walk into the kitchen and grab some cereal. There are Astro Circles, Sky Pebble’s, and the good and old-fashioned Peanut Butter Nest Crunch. Peanut Butter Nest Crunch it is. Mocha comes