Beyond Friends

I'm bored...

✧~𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓~✧

"Guess I'm going to eat ice cream by myself...." I whispered and scooped the ice cream putting it in my mouth and giggled from the taste.

I'm very bored.... I want to do something, or talk.

"What are you doing here alone, Aster?" Someone from behind me suddenly talked. Liane! Finally, I'm not going to be bored....

"Lianne! Are you busy?" I said and turned around to face her. "Me? Not really, I'm just going to clean the kitchen. Your mother told me"

"Ohh.... Okay, just by yourself?" I asked. "No, Hanna and Mira is going to join me." She said and i nodded in agreement. "Okay, then. Is there any new gossips? I'm bored...."

"Where's Xander?" she asked. "Uhm... important work." I said and smiled. Scooping ice cream and put it in my mouth. "He got some important work?"

"Oh, right! That's the exact word!" I said and started giggling. Gosh, I feel like an i***t. "Hanna! Mira! I exclaimed when I both saw them.

"Your mother is asking for you, Aster. She's at the 3rd floor. I think she needs help, there's other ones there too." Mira suddenly said making me furrowed my brows.

"Why?" I asked. Usually, the mansion gets cleaned every sunday. And it was still Tuesday. "We don't know, too. Your mother just said to start a deep cleaning in the house"

"Uhm... Okay. I'll go, now." I said and headed towards the stairs. I'm still eating the ice cream Xander gave me, and i promise I'm going to eat it all myself.

"Huh?"

"There you are, Aster. Stop eating and help clean. Go to the tables. Wipe it." Mom suddenly said. The pool was being cleaned. The floor was being mopped. And everything. "What's happening, mom?"

"Stop asking questions and start helping. We're all busy today and also tomorrow."

"Can I just finish the ice cream, mom?" I said and smiled. Please work..... "Hurry, up." She said and left me. "Thank you!" I squeeled and went over to the edge of the mansion.

They were rich! This mansion is freaking big, too. I peeked the bottom and saw a familiar figure. "Kiara!" I called out. She looked around making me giggle.

"Up here!" I yelled. "Over here, bestie!" I yelled again, and this time she finally saw me

Using my other free hand I waved at her and she waved back.

She was cleaning the garden. And so does the other making me more curious on what was happening. Probably a guest? An important one again.

"What are you doing there!?" she yelled back making me smile. "Going to clean, too!" I yelled back. "I'm busy!"

"Okay! Byeee!" I yelled, she nodded and started doing her job. My four friends friends are very serious in cleaning. Hanna, Lianne, Kiara, and Mira.

Hera and Tria was on the kitchen.... For cooking. Also, helping mom. Mom was the one I think who works the hardest. She clean's and also cook. Plus mom also bakes!

The carrot cake was very yummy.

"Just friends.... I want them best friends, too" I whispered and ate a scoop of ice cream, again. Xander, that i***t doesn't want me too. He told me he was the only bestfriend I had. And the other were just friends.

"What an idiot...."

I was finally done eating the ice cream and started helping on wiping dirt off the tables. Everyone was very serious in cleaning, and i still don't know why they were. We, were.

"Mom? I'm finish. Can I go down, now? I want to talk to my friend's...." I said when mom looked at me. "Are you done?" She asked seriously making me nod.

"Don't just talk, Aster. Help them."

"Okay, thank you." I replied and hurried to the kitchen. Maids were all over the place. They were in their black and white uniform, which apparently Xander's mother liked.

Black and white isn't really a bad combination. It looked good. The uniform has two kinds. The one was a shirt and skirt. The other was a shirt and probably trousers which I hate.

But, luckily. Xander was here. That i***t didn't let me wear a uniform, he said it was very informal. I agreed. I didn't want to where those too.

"You're all busy...." I said and everyone turned to looked at me. Including my 3 friend ms and some other I wasn't close with.

"Yes, Aster. Can't get your mom angry." Lianne said and continued what she was doing. Everyone did. I just turned and looked at the back door.

I promised mom to talk and help them, but my tummy just don't sit tight with me. "I'll be back, I promise." I said and turned around to leave.

After spending minutes in the bathroom I finally got out and looked at my small drawer. "I'm hungry again...." I muttered and smiled.

"Just some mixed nuts. This won't hurt." I convinced myself and agreeed with myself too. Someone might probably think I have a mental illness, but I don't.

I grabbed the pack of mix nuts, which Xander and i bought last month. Long story. But I think we're going to repeat buying snacks into my small bed side table with 3 drawers, again. It's almost empty.

"Why are you eating again?" A voice suddenly spoke making me flinched. "Mom?" I said and looked around the kitchen. "What? Didn't you just ate, Aster?" she questioned making me gulped.

"Uhm.... I did, but that was for breakfast. The time is for lunch already...." I reasoned. Please accept it....

"I wasn't talking about breakfast! You just ate a tub of ice cream, Aster. Now your eating mixed nuts again!?"

"Mo-mom...." I paused. She was already fuming with anger. Almost hot steam could be released out of her mouth.

"I was just–"

"Stop with your excuses, Aster. I'm going to tell Xander to stop buying you some snacks. You're not even helping like the others!" Mom cut me off.

I looked at the maid's inside the kitchen including my friend's.

I bit my lips hard trying not to cry because of shame. My mother just shamed me in front of my friends and some other ones!

They were busy doing their jobs but I know they were already thinking I was just here to eat. "What now, Aster? I didn't even raised you like that! You're not his sister, do you hear me? Stop acting like one. Get out. You're not going to help here."