Chapter 1
The Question
" Yes, My name is Natália D. Delano and I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come back home. I knew this would happen. But Why! Why did I come back!? "
A few years ago
'Mom, Mama! let's go, let's go...I'm late' Eva screamed as she munched her sandwich and struggled to balance her huge pile of books
'Eva, wait for your sister' my mom said 'I wish your dad was here to see you girls all grown up' she whispered as she softened her voice.
'Come on mom, not now! I can hear you' Eva rushed into my room after throwing away her books in our car.
'LIA! NATALIA! WHAT YOU DOING!? HURRY UP!!' and she left the room, slamming the door behind her. Yeah, that's me, Natália.... anyway it's Eva's first day in Med school and she is acting as messy as always. Our mom is dropping us off to our universities and I better get going before she loses her mind.
'Girls,I want you to keep your phones aside and start talking to me. Eva, you excited?' mom asked as she drove us. I could see her face glow like a thousand stars and happiness written all over her face. Getting into North Saint Martins wasn't easy for me, you know. 'Yessssss!' Eva replied as she shared a photo of her on Ig 'Lia, you do know that I can hear your thoughts, right?'
'Get off my head, will you!?' I murmured. I love days like this, gloomy, cold and dark which makes me feel so calm and at peace.
'Girls, you do know what I'm gonna say but again. Both of you are very special to me. Whatever happens, promise me, never tell who you are and where you are from to anyone'. Every time she said that we knew someone or something was trying to hunt us down. Our dad left us when I was just a year old since then our world revolves around her. Every 3 years we kept moving from one place to the other as if we were running away from someone but no matter what, we stick together as family protecting and standing up each other with love.
'Ma, was it good that we were born?' I asked her in a soft tone while grazing the cloudy sky. She leaned towards me and kissed my forehead and she said with a beautiful smile 'Yes, you girls are the reason why I'm alive. I will never let anything ever happen to both of you. Now give me a smile' I blushed.
'Awwww mom, Isn't Natália so cute when she blushes'
'I ain't blushing. Mom, can you drop me off here? Kali said she will meet me at a store near Starbucks'.
As I got down, mom gave me a sweet smile 'Don't be late for class, Lia be careful. I LOVE YOU!!'
'I love you too ma and Eva, boys hate it when you get into their head and you really really should throw away that jacket' I gave her a smile. 'Just because we are sisters, don't mean I'm as dumb as you' Eva said while she flipped her hair as if she was one of those Kardashians. I waved them goodbye and they left me in one of the busiest streets in London. 'Now then, where is that girl Kali!? I spoke to myself trying to figure out where the store was.
It was then it happened, As I entered the store I felt dizzy and I saw broken visions of my best friend being dragged into another dimension by a dark cold-hearted beast. I felt like the world collapsing, I could feel death itself and tears just didn't stop.
'NATALIA, over here!!!' I saw Kali inside the store calling me loud. The vision stopped and everything was back to normal, that never happened to me before.
'Babe, you alright ?' Kali asked as I was frozen. I said yes under my breath.
'Damn! we only got another 30mins, hurry up. Ow, let's get a latte on our way' She held my hands and we rushed. I knew we were being chased by a shadow, but who and why? . . . .
Chapter 2
Like every girl, I had secrets, dreams and a thirst for love but unlike them, I couldn't chase them, I was different then and now. Even though I and Eva were raised by our mom, we were born under a golden star. We had everything one could imagine or beyond, even stars were no limit to us. Delanos were the wealthiest of the wealthiest, from shadows to golden apples and even the royals around the world worshipped and feared the Delano family. I remember my grandfather telling us stories about the origin of the family and how important we were to man kind's judgment day. But after our grand father's death, we had to flee and stay hidden from the rest of the world living a normal life. I have always wondered what normal life really felt like but life like a river it keeps flowing.
I met Kali six months back after we moved into London, I remember sitting next to her on my first day at the university and since then we were always together. I never told her who I was in my past and she never asked.
I once asked her if she wanted to know my past, I was nervous but all she said was, 'Its okay, Life is ephemeral and what happens today is not going to exist forever. Times changes and so do we. We do learn from the past but it's history now, we walk the present for a gifted future'. I love her.
'Hi, Thanks for coming! What can we get for you?!'.
'I will have an extra hot, grande, two shot, caramel, semi-skimmed latte, and Lia will have.....'
'Ow sorry, I love raspberry caramel macchiato with extra whip cream'
'Really Lia?!' 'Yesss please!'
'Of course, Is that to have here, or to go?' 'Definitely to go, I'm Kali and Raspberry for Lia'
We got our cups, thanked the barista and ran to our class. As usual, he got Kali's name spelled as Kyle and she ain't happy about that I tell you.
Though we were in the same university, I was a Fine Arts student and Kali was aiming to be a world-renowned dancer. Watching her dance was magical, like raindrops.
Paintings, colors and every brushstroke was a way for me to communicate with the world about who I was. I painted every dream and nightmares that kept me alive. Kali, she was my only friend, I always kept a distance from the rest of the students in my fine art classes and focused myself to survive on my own. I spent most of my days with my canvas board, paint and brushes preparing for an exhibition that she signed me up for.
Though I never bothered to know anyone, there was this boy who caught my attention. He be 5.6 or 5.7, cute, dark black hair, brown eyes and what makes him special was the way he was. Everyone thought that he was annoying and the dumbest boy in class who made a fool of himself to make them laugh. He never spoke to me, though he sat next to me during the class hours. I have always seen him with a smile on his face no matter what the rest thought of him. Every time he sat next to me, I felt calm and warmth with his presence. I wanted him to talk to me but I didn't know why he didnt...
It was time for me to leave so I left my class and walked with a bunch of stuff on my hands.
As I was walking under the dark clouds, I felt a cold breeze and enchanted me tousling my hair and heart, kissing my cheeks with a sudden rainfall. I rushed all wet and freezing but little did I know that the rain changed everything about me. Looking for a cove, I saw someone rushing towards me with an umbrella, I got under the umbrella and there he was...
Chapter 3
Us
I was on my way to catch a bus back home but never expected the rain though it was a gloomy cold day and I still can't believe I found an umbrella in my backpack.
I just wanted to get back home before it rained cats and dogs so I hurried back. After a few steps I saw a girl in the rain, I knew she wanted help so I didn't think much and I rushed towards her with my umbrella.
'You alright?' I asked her not knowing who she was till she looked me in my eyes with her beautiful blue eyes. Her eyes were so beautiful even the stars stood silent, I couldn't feel the cold breeze no more, as if she turned my heart frozen. Her eyes could even turn Medusa to stone, I found answers to my pain and saw hope through her eyes. The pouring rain made her dark brown hair dripping wet, she was shivering and her pink wet lips quivering in cold breeze. I was breathless, I still couldn't believe it was her standing right next to me.
'Thank you .......' She whispered
(To be continued)
'Come on mom, not now! I can hear you' Eva rushed into my room after throwing away her books in our car.
'LIA! NATALIA! WHAT YOU DOING!? HURRY UP!!' and she left the room, slamming the door behind her. Yeah, that's me, Natália.... anyway it's Eva's first day in Med school and she is acting as messy as always. Our mom is dropping us off to our universities and I better get going before she loses her mind.
'Girls,I want you to keep your phones aside and start talking to me. Eva, you excited?' mom asked as she drove us. I could see her face glow like a thousand stars and happiness written all over her face. Getting into North Saint Martins wasn't easy for me, you know. 'Yessssss!' Eva replied as she shared a photo of her on Ig 'Lia, you do know that I can hear your thoughts, right?'
'Get off my head, will you!?' I murmured. I love days like this, gloomy, cold and dark which makes me feel so calm and at peace.
'Girls, you do know what I'm gonna say but again. Both of you are very special to me. Whatever happens, promise me, never tell who you are and where you are from to anyone'. Every time she said that we knew someone or something was trying to hunt us down. Our dad left us when I was just a year old since then our world revolves around her. Every 3 years we kept moving from one place to the other as if we were running away from someone but no matter what, we stick together as family protecting and standing up each other with love.
'Ma, was it good that we were born?' I asked her in a soft tone while grazing the cloudy sky. She leaned towards me and kissed my forehead and she said with a beautiful smile 'Yes, you girls are the reason why I'm alive. I will never let anything ever happen to both of you. Now give me a smile' I blushed.
'Awwww mom, Isn't Natália so cute when she blushes'
'I ain't blushing. Mom, can you drop me off here? Kali said she will meet me at a store near Starbucks'.
As I got down, mom gave me a sweet smile 'Don't be late for class, Lia be careful. I LOVE YOU!!'
'I love you too ma and Eva, boys hate it when you get into their head and you really really should throw away that jacket' I gave her a smile. 'Just because we are sisters, don't mean I'm as dumb as you' Eva said while she flipped her hair as if she was one of those Kardashians. I waved them goodbye and they left me in one of the busiest streets in London. 'Now then, where is that girl Kali!? I spoke to myself trying to figure out where the store was.
It was then it happened, As I entered the store I felt dizzy and I saw broken visions of my best friend being dragged into another dimension by a dark cold-hearted beast. I felt like the world collapsing, I could feel death itself and tears just didn't stop.
'NATALIA, over here!!!' I saw Kali inside the store calling me loud. The vision stopped and everything was back to normal, that never happened to me before.
'Babe, you alright ?' Kali asked as I was frozen. I said yes under my breath.
'Damn! we only got another 30mins, hurry up. Ow, let's get a latte on our way' She held my hands and we rushed. I knew we were being chased by a shadow, but who and why? . . . .
Chapter 2
Confession
Like every girl, I had secrets, dreams and a thirst for love but unlike them, I couldn't chase them, I was different then and now. Even though I and Eva were raised by our mom, we were born under a golden star. We had everything one could imagine or beyond, even stars were no limit to us. Delanos were the wealthiest of the wealthiest, from shadows to golden apples and even the royals around the world worshipped and feared the Delano family. I remember my grandfather telling us stories about the origin of the family and how important we were to man kind's judgment day. But after our grand father's death, we had to flee and stay hidden from the rest of the world living a normal life. I have always wondered what normal life really felt like but life like a river it keeps flowing.
I met Kali six months back after we moved into London, I remember sitting next to her on my first day at the university and since then we were always together. I never told her who I was in my past and she never asked.
I once asked her if she wanted to know my past, I was nervous but all she said was, 'Its okay, Life is ephemeral and what happens today is not going to exist forever. Times changes and so do we. We do learn from the past but it's history now, we walk the present for a gifted future'. I love her.
'Hi, Thanks for coming! What can we get for you?!'.
'I will have an extra hot, grande, two shot, caramel, semi-skimmed latte, and Lia will have.....'
'Ow sorry, I love raspberry caramel macchiato with extra whip cream'
'Really Lia?!' 'Yesss please!'
'Of course, Is that to have here, or to go?' 'Definitely to go, I'm Kali and Raspberry for Lia'
We got our cups, thanked the barista and ran to our class. As usual, he got Kali's name spelled as Kyle and she ain't happy about that I tell you.
Though we were in the same university, I was a Fine Arts student and Kali was aiming to be a world-renowned dancer. Watching her dance was magical, like raindrops.
Paintings, colors and every brushstroke was a way for me to communicate with the world about who I was. I painted every dream and nightmares that kept me alive. Kali, she was my only friend, I always kept a distance from the rest of the students in my fine art classes and focused myself to survive on my own. I spent most of my days with my canvas board, paint and brushes preparing for an exhibition that she signed me up for.
Though I never bothered to know anyone, there was this boy who caught my attention. He be 5.6 or 5.7, cute, dark black hair, brown eyes and what makes him special was the way he was. Everyone thought that he was annoying and the dumbest boy in class who made a fool of himself to make them laugh. He never spoke to me, though he sat next to me during the class hours. I have always seen him with a smile on his face no matter what the rest thought of him. Every time he sat next to me, I felt calm and warmth with his presence. I wanted him to talk to me but I didn't know why he didnt...
It was time for me to leave so I left my class and walked with a bunch of stuff on my hands.
As I was walking under the dark clouds, I felt a cold breeze and enchanted me tousling my hair and heart, kissing my cheeks with a sudden rainfall. I rushed all wet and freezing but little did I know that the rain changed everything about me. Looking for a cove, I saw someone rushing towards me with an umbrella, I got under the umbrella and there he was...
Chapter 3
Us
I was on my way to catch a bus back home but never expected the rain though it was a gloomy cold day and I still can't believe I found an umbrella in my backpack.
I just wanted to get back home before it rained cats and dogs so I hurried back. After a few steps I saw a girl in the rain, I knew she wanted help so I didn't think much and I rushed towards her with my umbrella.
'You alright?' I asked her not knowing who she was till she looked me in my eyes with her beautiful blue eyes. Her eyes were so beautiful even the stars stood silent, I couldn't feel the cold breeze no more, as if she turned my heart frozen. Her eyes could even turn Medusa to stone, I found answers to my pain and saw hope through her eyes. The pouring rain made her dark brown hair dripping wet, she was shivering and her pink wet lips quivering in cold breeze. I was breathless, I still couldn't believe it was her standing right next to me.
'Thank you .......' She whispered
(To be continued)
Love is a magical thing
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