Monochrome Stories
Chapter 22 - - Ep 21: Family First
White's POV
"I thought you'd never answer!" My mom exclaimed.
"Well, now I did. What do you want?" I asked.
"I didn't get the chance to talk to you when you visited... So I was wondering if maybe you could-" I interrupted her.
"No. There's no reason for me to visit, is there? Please, stop calling me. I don't want anything to do with any of you. Bye."
"Wait Wh-"
*click*
Why now? Why did she have to call now that I'm supposed to be happy? It's fine. It's okay. Just don't get worked up over it. It was just a call. There's no need to get mad over it. Just gotta head back to Lilac. She must be waiting for me.
I headed back to our seats and saw Lilac taking a sip of her drink while staring out of the window. Damn, she looks so pretty. Her long, silky hair. Her beautiful purple eyes. Her soft lips... Wait! No! Bad, White! You can't have any of those thoughts! You aren't even going out with her! Erase the impurities from this mind.
"White?" I heard Lilac's voice ask. I looked over to her and saw that she was looking at me. "What are you doing standing there? Sit down." She said.
"R-right. Yeah." I replied as I took a seat.
"Who was that? You took a while with that call."
"It was nobody important."
"Are you sure? You look a bit pale. Are you alright? Do you need anything?" She asked as she put her hand on my forehead.
"I'm fine, Lilac. There's no need to worry." I replied as I pushed her hand away.
"Alright then." She said as she took a sip of her drink again and a bite of the strawberry doughnut in front of her. "I bought you some coffee and a crepe. I wasn't sure what you wanted."
"That's fine with me. Don't worry..." I replied.
Shoot... Think of a topic, White. You can't just go with her to a cafe and waste precious alone time. Think of something that might be worth talking about...
"Hey, White..." Lilac called to me.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"I'm not sure if I have the right to ask about this, and I know I promised that I wouldn"t force you to tell me, but I really have to know... Why did you do it? That day I saw you lying on the floor with a pool of blood around you, I didn't know what to do. It's really a good thing that I invited Black to come with me. If he weren't there, I have no idea what could've happened to you..." She said as she tilted her head down. Her happy expression was turning into sadness and guilt. It was such an awful thing to see. My heart hurts so much just by looking at her.
"I'm sorry..." I said.
She looked at me in shock. "W-what?"
"I'm sorry I worried you and Black... That day just wasn't a good one. A lot of stuff happened, and I guess my sadness overwhelmed me."
She inched closer towards me and touched my cheek. Her warm hand made me feel at ease. I feel like I could tell her anything. "It doesn't matter what you did then. What matters is why you did it. I don't wanna force you to tell me anything, but ever since you got that call earlier, your expression turned into exactly like how you looked like in the hospital. Call it a hunch, but I have a feeling that call wasn't just nothing. If there's something bothering you, you can tell me, and I promise I'll help in any way I can."
She's so cruel. Telling me all this even though I think she knows exactly how I feel. It's like she wants me to fall in love with her more than I already am. It's unfair, because I don't know how to make her fall in love with me too.
"Lilac, if I tell you anything, you won't see me the same way as before." I told her as I held her hand.
"Nothing will change." She replied.
"Alright, then here goes..."
And just like that, my mouth moved on its own. I told her everything that happened to me, everything that I'd felt, and everything that hurt me. I explained my complicated relationship with my parents, and why I did what I did. She looked shocked at first, but her expression turned into pity. I knew it. She sees me differently now. I'm sure she'll start treating me differently too. This was a mistake. I never should've told her. I should've just stayed quiet and pretended that everything was okay, just like always...
I felt a light touch on my hand and saw Lilac shed a single tear. "White, from what I heard from your story, I really do think your mom wanted to help you. Sure, at first she must've just been helping herself, but she's become so desperate now. I'm sure she realized what she did wrong, and she just wants to fix her relationship with you." She explained.
I brushed her hand away. "No!" I exclaimed. "There's now way I'm gonna talk to her! Never... Never again..."
"Well... If not her, then what about your sister? How do you think she feels after her brother left her without any warnings? How do you think she felt when you brushed her away when she tried to talk to you in the hospital? If you don't wanna talk to your mom, then at least hear your sister out. I'm sure she has lots of things she wants to say to you. Plus, this might help you too."
"You think so?"
"I know so. Call her and tell her you wanna meet her."
"I-I can't. I don't have her number..."
"Well..." She held my hand again. "Then visit her at school. You know where she's going, right?"
"Yeah... Can I really?"
"Of course you can. You're family. I'm sure she'll welcome you back."
I stood up and picked my bag up. "Thanks, Lilac, but I have to go now. I have to see her!" I told her as I started to run, but then she grabbed my wrist to stop me.
"Before you go, I know this isn't something I should stick my nose into, but you should tell Black. Doesn't your best friend deserve to know?"
"Of course he does." I replied. "Just not now... Not yet..." I pulled my arm away and proceeded to run out.
I can't believe she talked me into doing this, but she might be right. Talking to my sister might be the first step for my self improvement. I've decided! After I talk to her, I'll go see mom and dad.
"I thought you'd never answer!" My mom exclaimed.
"Well, now I did. What do you want?" I asked.
"I didn't get the chance to talk to you when you visited... So I was wondering if maybe you could-" I interrupted her.
"No. There's no reason for me to visit, is there? Please, stop calling me. I don't want anything to do with any of you. Bye."
"Wait Wh-"
*click*
Why now? Why did she have to call now that I'm supposed to be happy? It's fine. It's okay. Just don't get worked up over it. It was just a call. There's no need to get mad over it. Just gotta head back to Lilac. She must be waiting for me.
I headed back to our seats and saw Lilac taking a sip of her drink while staring out of the window. Damn, she looks so pretty. Her long, silky hair. Her beautiful purple eyes. Her soft lips... Wait! No! Bad, White! You can't have any of those thoughts! You aren't even going out with her! Erase the impurities from this mind.
"White?" I heard Lilac's voice ask. I looked over to her and saw that she was looking at me. "What are you doing standing there? Sit down." She said.
"R-right. Yeah." I replied as I took a seat.
"Who was that? You took a while with that call."
"It was nobody important."
"Are you sure? You look a bit pale. Are you alright? Do you need anything?" She asked as she put her hand on my forehead.
"I'm fine, Lilac. There's no need to worry." I replied as I pushed her hand away.
"Alright then." She said as she took a sip of her drink again and a bite of the strawberry doughnut in front of her. "I bought you some coffee and a crepe. I wasn't sure what you wanted."
"That's fine with me. Don't worry..." I replied.
Shoot... Think of a topic, White. You can't just go with her to a cafe and waste precious alone time. Think of something that might be worth talking about...
"Hey, White..." Lilac called to me.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"I'm not sure if I have the right to ask about this, and I know I promised that I wouldn"t force you to tell me, but I really have to know... Why did you do it? That day I saw you lying on the floor with a pool of blood around you, I didn't know what to do. It's really a good thing that I invited Black to come with me. If he weren't there, I have no idea what could've happened to you..." She said as she tilted her head down. Her happy expression was turning into sadness and guilt. It was such an awful thing to see. My heart hurts so much just by looking at her.
"I'm sorry..." I said.
She looked at me in shock. "W-what?"
"I'm sorry I worried you and Black... That day just wasn't a good one. A lot of stuff happened, and I guess my sadness overwhelmed me."
She inched closer towards me and touched my cheek. Her warm hand made me feel at ease. I feel like I could tell her anything. "It doesn't matter what you did then. What matters is why you did it. I don't wanna force you to tell me anything, but ever since you got that call earlier, your expression turned into exactly like how you looked like in the hospital. Call it a hunch, but I have a feeling that call wasn't just nothing. If there's something bothering you, you can tell me, and I promise I'll help in any way I can."
She's so cruel. Telling me all this even though I think she knows exactly how I feel. It's like she wants me to fall in love with her more than I already am. It's unfair, because I don't know how to make her fall in love with me too.
"Lilac, if I tell you anything, you won't see me the same way as before." I told her as I held her hand.
"Nothing will change." She replied.
"Alright, then here goes..."
And just like that, my mouth moved on its own. I told her everything that happened to me, everything that I'd felt, and everything that hurt me. I explained my complicated relationship with my parents, and why I did what I did. She looked shocked at first, but her expression turned into pity. I knew it. She sees me differently now. I'm sure she'll start treating me differently too. This was a mistake. I never should've told her. I should've just stayed quiet and pretended that everything was okay, just like always...
I felt a light touch on my hand and saw Lilac shed a single tear. "White, from what I heard from your story, I really do think your mom wanted to help you. Sure, at first she must've just been helping herself, but she's become so desperate now. I'm sure she realized what she did wrong, and she just wants to fix her relationship with you." She explained.
I brushed her hand away. "No!" I exclaimed. "There's now way I'm gonna talk to her! Never... Never again..."
"Well... If not her, then what about your sister? How do you think she feels after her brother left her without any warnings? How do you think she felt when you brushed her away when she tried to talk to you in the hospital? If you don't wanna talk to your mom, then at least hear your sister out. I'm sure she has lots of things she wants to say to you. Plus, this might help you too."
"You think so?"
"I know so. Call her and tell her you wanna meet her."
"I-I can't. I don't have her number..."
"Well..." She held my hand again. "Then visit her at school. You know where she's going, right?"
"Yeah... Can I really?"
"Of course you can. You're family. I'm sure she'll welcome you back."
I stood up and picked my bag up. "Thanks, Lilac, but I have to go now. I have to see her!" I told her as I started to run, but then she grabbed my wrist to stop me.
"Before you go, I know this isn't something I should stick my nose into, but you should tell Black. Doesn't your best friend deserve to know?"
"Of course he does." I replied. "Just not now... Not yet..." I pulled my arm away and proceeded to run out.
I can't believe she talked me into doing this, but she might be right. Talking to my sister might be the first step for my self improvement. I've decided! After I talk to her, I'll go see mom and dad.
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