The Twin Salvation

Just Me and You

Yanin POV

We make it to my car without running back into our mother. I know we are going to hear it when she gets home. I don't know why but that woman has gotten under my skin. Since the day she refused to let us go to our fathers funeral. Everything changed after that she grew mean and heartless. I'm pulled from my thoughts as Yairi is oozing sadness and I can feel it in waves.

"What's wrong" I asked.

"It's nothing I will get over it" she says.

"No you need to let me know, was it mom?" I fidget in my seat.

"No honestly it's dad, standing up there tonight I realized he won't be here. Not for college graduation, my first child, not even if I get married" she choked back a sob.

I completely understand where she is coming from. I thought the same thing today more than once. I let her get out what she needed before I said anything.

"I saw Aunt Michelle pretty sure it was my imagination but I know it was her" I finally get out. I look over at Yairi she is staring at me with her mouth open in disbelief.

"I know right" I chuckle out.

"Are you sure it was her? She is dead Yanin she died with the rest of them" she answers.

"That's why I think it was my imagination but I saw her that's why I almost fell" I say.

"Here I am thinking you are just a klutz and why I never wear heels" she smiles.

"Do you remember our bet" I asked.

"Sure do my bag is packed for tomorrow, she says, I need to know what's going on. I need answers you can't say anything you have to leave with me tomorrow. Mom won't stop us if she thinks we are going to our dorms."

I smile at her I have had my bag packed since we made the bet. I stay quiet seeing she is waiting for a response.

"I am already packed, tomorrow it is, just you and me" I tell her.

Yairi POV

"I'm already packed, tomorrow it is, just you and me" she says.

I have never felt so content than I did at that moment I have her and she has me. I knew she was distracted but never thought I would hear Aunt Michelle's name of all people. That just adds to my suspicion something isn't right and I will find out. I think the medicine has something to do with it as well.

"I'm not going to take the medication anymore" I say so fast.

"Why" she asks.

"I want to see what happens if I don't, you take it and if nothing bad happens we can try to get you off" I stated.

"I will give you a week, than I will get off mine but you already missed today" she answers.

I smile as we pull into the driveway. Thankfully no one is home. I go straight to my room and get ready for bed I have a big day planned and need all the rest I can get. I toss and turn and sleep is not coming anytime soon. I get up and tiptoe to Yanin's room when I'm suddenly grabbed. Screaming my head off Yanin shoots out of the room running down the stairs toward my scream. She flicks on the light and my mother is standing there while Andrew has me by the hair.

"Let her go" Yanin demands.

"You two owe me an explanation" my mother says.

"I don't owe you s***" I scream out as Andrews grip tightens.

"Give me your pendants, now" my mother says struggling to hold it together.

"OK just let her go, I don't know where hers is hidden. We can get them and come back down" Yanin explains.

Andrew looks at my mother and she shews her hand at him. He throws me on the floor and I crawl to where Yanin is. She gets down and wipes the tears off my face making sure I'm ok.

"GET THEM NOW" she screams.

"I will give you mine but I will leave this house tonight" I tell her.

"I will too" says Yanin.

"Then start packing be down here and out of the house in 20 minutes" she says through clenched teeth.

We run upstairs I grab my pendant and open then top drawer to grab a box out. Throwing what I can into my backpack and grabbing my packed bag I run out of the room. I run right into Yanin and fall hard on my ass.

"Sorry are you ok, where's your pendant" she says.

I hand her my pendant and she bolts down the stairs. The last thing of my father and I have to give it away I wanted to cry. But I got up and ran after Yanin making it to the living room just in time.

Yanin POV

I have never in my life been more scared for my sister and from my mother. To allow Andrew to hold her like that I wanted to break every bone in his body. We ran up stairs to pack I grabbed my bag and laptop. I run out of my room and slam right into Yairi making her fall back hard.

"Sorry are you ok, where's your pendant" I say.

She hands me the necklace and I run down the stairs to my mother. She's sitting on Andrews lap when I come in with a smirk on her face like she won.

"You didn't have to do that to her" I yelled.

"Now you want to talk you didn't have anything to say when I had your sister" Andrew answers.

Something inside of me wants to run at him and rip his head from his shoulders. I want to rip my mom limb from limb and I don't understand why.

I hear Yairi coming down the stairs fast.

"Look out" she yells.

My mother pounced at me before I knew it I caught her like if she was nothing. I threw her against the wall knocking her out then Andrew came after me. Yairi was quick she jumped off the steps kicking him and knocking him down. I threw the necklaces into the living room. He ran directly toward them not giving us a second glance.

"RUN NOW" I yelled at Yairi.