Chapter 6
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“Black or blue?”
Assessing the two tops, I settled for black and Nadine went to change. We were currently packing for our trip to Romania. The flight was of tonight and everyone was extremely excited for it.
“Zara, Nadine!! Come downstairs please..”
“Coming Mama!!”
I screamed back and waited for Nadine to get out of the washroom when suddenly I heard her saying,
“Zara, I am looking fat in this. Choose another one.”
A frown appeared on my face and I sat up straight while saying,
“Show me first.”
“No.”
“Nadine, come out.”
“But-”
“I am the one who will decide how you look. Now shut up and come out.”
She got out after a few minutes and stood in front of me. She had a pout on her face and it was very rare when I saw Nadine being insecure about something. Taking her look, I did a round of her and to say that I wanted to smack her really hard would be the best.
The top wasn’t all fit but a little loose. It had a v-neckline but nothing too deep. The sleeves were made of lace and had a polka dot print on them. It was tucked a little inside her jeans and gave her a classy look.
Narrowing my eyes at her, I then hit her shoulder for which she pouted even more.
Definitely not a normal Nadine’s behaviour.
“Nadine, you look stunning. My sochon, did anyone say something about your looks?” (beautiful)
She looked at me with hesitance in her eyes and quickly moved her eyes away from mine. If possible my frown deepened even more and I could feel anger bubbling within me.
Who in their right stay of mind decided to invite a killer in their life?
“Nadine you utter the reason behind your discomfort right now or I swear to the Gods above the rest after that will be your fault.”
“Zara it’s nothing. I was just a little insecure-”
“Exactly. Why the f**k were you insecure in the first place? Where did my all tough and confident friend go? Someone said something, didn’t they? Tell me who, right now.”
Tears formed in her eyes and she immediately hugged me while letting out a small sob. My heart broke seeing my friend like this.
The person is gonna pay for her tears.
“Shh, liebling. Calm down, tell me why you are behaving like this.”
She looked up from my shoulder and sniffed a little. I led her towards the bed and handed her the box of tissue as she cleaned her face and started speaking.
“I...I...met…”
She kept stuttering and couldn’t form a proper sentence. I gripped her hand straight and gave her a reassuring look and she took a deep breath while trying to speak once again.
“I...I..met..my..ma-mate la-last night.”
My eyes became wide upon hearing her statement. She had turned eighteen two months back but did not find him during her birthday party. She was a little upset but did not let it ruin her nice and cheerful mood.
Once getting over the initial shock, a huge smile broke out on my lips as I began bouncing on the bed and squealing like a teenage girl.
“That was about time!! I knew it. Who is he? And wait...why would you cry about that?”
Excitement replaced confusion and I sat down impatiently waiting for her to spill the real tea.
“I didn’t get his name.”
What in the seven heavens?
“You are telling me you don’t know your mate’s name? Even after you met him last night? Are you nuts?”
She only smiled sadly at me and started crying hysterically. Suddenly alarmed by her situation, I took her in a tight hug while running a soothing hand across her back.
“Nadine, what is wrong sochon? Why are you crying like this? Please tell me what happened.”
She only hugged me tighter and whimpered a little. Her head was still buried in my neck that was becoming wet with her tears as she said,
“Last night when we went back home, I wasn’t able to sleep. I got a glimpse of something near my window and, alarmed, I went to check who it was and Zara, let me tell you, it was a magnificent sight to behold.”
Awe and adoration was clear in her voice as she said the last line. Pulling away from me, she took a deep breath and rubbed her hands with mine while continuing her words,
“It was something like never before. The moon made a shadow of him as he continued staying still in the air with the help of his black and beautiful wings. He was looking at me with his red eyes but only that facial feature of his could be seen from where I was. They were shining brightly in the dark night and made a perfect match to the eerie darkness but his eyes didn’t terrify me, instead did a weird magic on my body and mind and even on my soul”
When the hell did she become a speaker? Her words dripped with awe and fascination as she continued describing his form.
“Don’t ask me how but by the way he was looking at me, I knew I was his mate, I should have. The weird pull, the sudden tingly feeling and the uneven beating of my heart, everything pointed in that direction.”
Those feelings sound familiar.
But if they-
“I tried calling him but that’s when he spoke. His voice was magical but his words, his words hurt really bad Zara.”
Tears started flowing down her face once again but she continued,
“He said that I wasn’t what he was looking for in a mate. That me being a human only comes as a liability to him. He said I wasn’t even beautiful enough to be made for him. All the while his voice was emotionless and it gave me chills all over my body. I tried confronting him but he didn’t let me. He only said that he would never see me again and flew away.”
“Did he..you know...ahm, reject you?”
I honestly didn’t want to hurt her by asking that question but it was important. No one hurts my friend and gets away with it.
Her eyes became wide and she shook her head negatively.
“No, he didn’t. He only degraded me and went away. I couldn’t see his face nor did he tell his name so even if I ever see him in front of me, I wouldn’t be able to recognize him.”
“You don’t even need to recognize such a filthy creature.”
“Zara!!”
She gasped at my words. I had a great patience level but after what all she said, more like after what all I heard he said to her, all I want to do is find my way to him and slap him for the amount of precious pearls my friend let out of her eyes just because of that undeserving creature.
“If I see you shedding a tear over that creature ever again then remember, I will be the one digging his grave. Human or not, I won’t be afraid before hurting someone who hurt you. Now wipe that beautiful face of yours and jump back to your bubbly self. You are the most beautiful, funny, supportive and deserving person I have met Nadine. Never let such stupid words get to your head. Get up now commander, we have a mission to complete.”
I said the last statement in an army general tone and she laughed a little and gave a salute in return.
“Aye aye captain.”
“Come on, mom was calling us.”
We both headed to the living room which was filled with pleasant chatter. I made out a few voices but a particular two had me freezing in my mid step.
“Mrs. Becker, please let us be your hosts.”
“Yes ma'am, it will be an honour.”
“Hey!! Why did you freeze?”
Her voice was loud enough for everyone in the room to look directly at us. She shook me a little and I snapped my head in the front only to see the twins sitting at the seat in front of my parents. Their eyes connected with mine and I sucked in a sharp breath.
The two were seriously playing with my senses and no matter how much I tried to stop myself from getting lost in those deep oceanic eyes they always became successful in doing just the opposite.
“The weird pull, the sudden tingly feeling and the uneven beating of my heart, everything pointed in that direction.”
Nadine’s previous words rang in my ears as I looked at the two.
Were they what I think they are to me?
If they are then why didn’t they tell me about it?
Don’t they want me?
No no no, bad Zara, very bad. Do not make assumptions without doing any research on it.
But the sparks when we touch, the pull I feel when I am near them..
What else could it be apart from what I am thinking?
“Ahh, there are you both. Do you know how long we have been waiting for you to arrive?”
Breaking the eye contact with them, I looked at mama who held a fake stern expression. Giving her a sheepish smile, me and Nadine apologized for the delay.
“Oh hush Evelyn. The girls might have been a bit busy.”
My dad, my saviour!!
A wide smile made its way on my lips and I ran and gave him a tight hug and placed a kiss on his cheek as everyone else chuckled at us. Well mostly everyone, apart from a certain two, who were busy staring at my soul.
“Now now, let’s discuss what we called you for.”
Mama cleared he throat and said,
“This is-”
“Aunt Evelyn, we know them. They don’t need a special introduction.”
The teasing behind Nadine’s tone had me narrowing my eyes at her, in response to which she only winked at me like a wicked witch.
“Yes of course. My bad. So like I was saying, they will be the one giving us the tour of Romania. You know the country is unknown to us and they were kind enough to be our guardians during the journey.”
My heart almost stopped at her words and I looked wide eyed at Nadine who only sent me teasing smiles along with cheeky winks.
And to think that she was crying a few minutes ago.
I mentally shook my head at her and looked at mama and tried to reason my distress in other words rather than the ones I want to use.
“But mama, why can’t we hire a tour guide or a tour robot? I don’t think it would be appropriate to disturb the twi- I mean Mr. Remus for our benefit.”
Before she could say something another voice opposed my statement.
“There is no disturbance Miss. Becker. We will be more than happy with giving you a tour of your- I mean our homeland.”
There was slight impatience in Alden’s tone as he said the words as if desperate to get confirmation from us. From me.
“That is great Mr. Remus. We thank you once again for giving us your precious time.”
My parents and the twins then started talking about the trip and what all will be required while I sat there staring in space, praying for only one thing.
Oh dear God, please give me patience and endurance during this trip or I might just crumble due to their constant gazes on me or even by being in a two meters radius from them.
- Writer
