Sorry for the delay in posting chapters and my unbelievable tardiness caused by my ever-growing laziness. Anyways, updates are going to be more frequient from now on since I don't have to do anything else besides writing. I'm very thankful for the few of you that stayed with me and my book till now enduring my slow updating.
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Layla's POV
We had a lunch, if I can even call it that way. Their food was...divine. It was amazing. It was pizza meets chocolate meets every single thing that makes you want to eat it every minute of every day â times two million and thirty four. That is how good it was.
I will dream of it for ages.
I will remember it forever.
My life is changed.
I am ruined for any kind of food that is not it. For. The rest. Of. My. Freaking. LIFE!
Aside from that I didn't listen to conversation that was happening at the table. They were talking about some boring stuff like when we were going to come back to school and things like that. Maybe I should've listened. That is probably more important than food.
Ha-ha yeah, right.
Anyways, we went back in the room to take our things after I was finished and Kayden made a ton of jokes about my eating skills. That little Ultrrian is childish like that sometimes.
As we waited on the bus to come and collect us, I heard someone calling my name. In a second there was Nimueh in front of us. She was smiling at us widely as she ran into Rose's arms and hugged her tightly.
After a brief talk she gave me a kiss on the cheek and a letter for Luke.
The bus came and took us far away from the dream house back to the seventh circle of hell where the Violent are swimming in the river of boiling water according to Dante. That could be a good description of the region.
Because Rose was just as tired as I was we separated and went straight to bed.
I was surprised to see mum and dad home with Luke. They were fine with him being there simply because they liked it better when I wasn't alone all the time. As if would be able to endure being alone for more than an hour. I have Rose to bug after all.
"Momma, I have to ask you something", I said seriously. My mum looked up as she fixed her ponytail.
"Just be quick, your father and I are already late for the meeting", she said.
"Oh, really? You're leaving"
"Yes", she said and sighed, "Was that the question you wanted to ask?"
"No", I said shaking my head, "obviously, that was just me making unnecessary conversation. Anyways, I wanted to ask if you maybe knew..."
"What, Layla?" she cut me off annoyed.
"Calm down", I said slowly and rolled my eyes, "Jeez... as I was saying... do you know if Ultrrians have like...you know...emotions?"
She stopped getting ready and looked at me with serious look. I turned and saw that dad did the same.
"Why do you want to know?" dad asked. I moved my gaze between them as I narrowed my eyes.
"Reasons"
They looked at each other and then me.
"Yes, they are able to feel and they do feel - maybe even more than we do, only thing is that in their culture feelings are considered irrelevant and distracting", mum said carefully, "now tell me why you want to know"
I looked at her and then dad. They both had unreadable expressions. I frowned.
"Reasons"
Mum raised her eyebrows and then just got back to what she was doing before dropping the subject clearly annoyed knowing I won't answer that question.
Why I didn't want to answer it? Well... I don't even know. Curiosity?
They weren't going to stay so I didn't bother with setting Luke a new bed. He was just sitting there reading my school books. He was preoccupied so I decided to just leave him alone.
I just fell in my bed and died momentarily.
Rose's POV
After a short nap that lasted half of the day, I got up and just sat in empty room. My hair fell over my face and I blew it up, but it just got back on the same place. I rolled my eyes. I guess that my hair feels the dislike I have towards those strawberry blonde locks.
I licked my lips.
It was quite cold.
I wandered if Layla took care of Luke. It would be terrible, if he was cold or hungry. Especially after a night we spent away from him. Did he sleep well? I shook my head and decided to go to Layla's after my mind finally wakes up.
The letter from Nimueh was here and I couldn't wait to see Luke's face when I give it to him. I had to negotiate with Layla about who is going to take it, but after I told her that Luke is with her all the time, she gave in.
I rubbed my upper arms trying to warm up.
I don't think that it was this cold two days ago. I mean the coldness was undeniable, but bearable. Now it felt like little knifes poking me all over my completely covered skin. I slowly made my way under covers and wiggled energetically. That's better.
I closed my eyes for few more seconds enjoying my, now uncomfortable, bed. I was completely fine with that rough blanket and squeaky mattress, but after heavenly night of sleep on a cloud in perfect princess mansion I just kept noticing every little uncomfortable thing.
A certain someone held my attention especially well. My mind just kept going back to him no matter how much I tried to stop it, but after some time I figured that thinking about Adrian is way better than thinking about my squeaking bed and unnaturally cold air.
His tall figure appeared in the blackness. All I saw were his broad shoulders in white t-shirt and his perfect hair. He turned around quickly with a smile on his soft lips and spirited look in his glowing green eyes. He was indeed a handsome looking man.
I smiled at thought of him kissing me or even looking at me. I was very much in love with him, but I was still skeptical about him. He did say I love you and for me it is a big deal. I only feared that for him those were just three empty words.
Sometimes I just feel like I'm trying to ruin my own happiness, but other times I feel like I'm not careful enough and I'm going to get my heart broken again.
Am I being too paranoid or too love-struck? I couldn't tell.
I haven't seen him for only a few hours and I still managed to miss him so very much. It was crazy. I'm so clingy. I sighed at that thought and quickly dismissed it by shaking my head.
The lunch today went by so fast. Adrian's brother - Kael was very... civil. He told me that the program will most certainly continue despite that little protest and very soon, for that matter, as Ultrrians are way stronger and faster than humans. He also said that he'll do everything in his power to find the people who had done that. Adrian was almost 100% sure that Ultrrians were ones who had caused the school to crumble down, but the King kept an open mind.
I have, on the other hand, had a certain suspect on my mind, but I didn't say anything. How could I? He is my best friend... or at least he was.
Daniel and Cole did act strangely, not just on the day of the protest, but before. They were secretive and full of hatred.
Just like I was.
But that was before I got to know them. Or maybe just Adrian changed my mind. I don't know. Daniel didn't have Adrian to show him the other side of the coin; all he knew about them was that they murdered his family. God knows how angry I was just few weeks ago. Those glowing eyes only reminded me of my grandma burning alive... and not just that. With time you somehow direct all the hatred and every bad thing that happened to you on some touchable enemy. That way you can have someone to blame every time something goes wrong. You can picture the glowing-eyes freak and make him suffer like you do or even do it in reality.
It is so odd how love changes the way you see things. In most cases it clouds your judgment, but sometimes it does quite the opposite â it opens your eyes. Because of love people are able to forgive; to let go. Hate and grudges often hold us back from actually living the life to its fullest.
I am going to show that to Daniel.