:đź’–JUST USđź‘„
Just Us Episode 1
THEME: (Do You Believe?)
©️RUTHIE LEE
“Bella’s POV”
Sometimes I think my life is like a Cinderella story, Only Cinderella lived with her step mother and two step sisters, and her life ended up in a ju-icy beautiful way,
While me….
I’m staying with my aunt in a small town, with her two younger daughters, it’s kind of like Cinderella’s, but I think I’m going to grow old if I think my life is going to end up in a ju-icy way or beautiful way, No prince charming to save me from this kind of life….
Well I do feel like I’m Cinderella sometimes, but sometimes I don’t, cause Cinderella was being maltreated by her step step mom and everyone else, whilst I’m being seen as invisible over here… My aunt hates me, I could feel it. Scratch that, not that I could feel it, it was obvious, she doesn’t talk to me, ask about my health or whatever she does or ask daughters, and way to make it obvious, Her two daughters Are twins, Jane and Jennifer, fraternal twins. To make this even more ear shocking, we were all born on the same month and on the same day, though I was one year older than them but we were all born on the 4th of June. Well we were supposed to celebr@te our birthday on the same day, and we did celebr@te it but I was locked up in my room the whole day, and that was like two weeks ago.
My aunt always tells me to stay in my room, I always come out either I want to go to school or wash the dishes, or do the laundry but besides that, I never go out of my room.
And well I kind of thing that’s like being maltreated.
The reason I live with my aunt is because my Dad died three weeks ago, it wasn’t a shocking Death cause he was alre-ady in a critical sickness where the doctor told me he doesn’t have enough time left, i would secretly cry in front of my dad if he was asleep, and the day he died I was just too weak I couldn’t even offer a whince. I was all my Dad had, My mom… Well I never got to know her after she died during child delivery, my delivery…
My dad’s death was expected but still painful, and immediately he died, his sister took me in and now I’ve been living a life I don’t deserve… Which is quiet and doesn’t seem like I exist.
A teenager, always in her room every day, with no phone, no TV, just me studying, or laying on my be-d thinking about how my life can turn out great. Or should I say thinking about nothing.
I’m living a sad life.
And it su-cks.
The door to my room opened and Jane stepped in with her backpack, “You’re going to be late! We’re all waiting!” Jane said,
“I’ll be there.” I said lowly shoving my books in my backpack.
“Well hurry up!” Jane gro-an ed before walking out of my room.
Well the only nice thing my aunt and her husband do for me is give me a ride to school with the twins.
.
I gr@bbÂŁd my backpack and hurried out of my small room with a small balcony, God I hate this room.
I walked into the car with Jane and Jessica and my uncle James drove me and his daughters to school…
Getting to school, just like they wished, I pretended not to know Jane and Jennifer and we went our separate ways, I was also one grade older. I got to clas-s and the day’s work began.
I’m kind of like a loner. I don’t talk much, I think a lot, but talk less, I have a friend Sophie, she’s nice, we hang out together, but we’re not that ti-ght, we talk less when we’re together, but eat lunch together and study in school together. I talk to other people when I have to, I don’t when I don’t have to.
My life is boring, though I hate it I’m getting used to it.
.
.
School was over that day and I took a different ride home, I always do, I always take the bus after school.
Jane and Jennifer intend I do this to prevent people from being suspicious of us being related.
They should be happy they have a cousin like me.
On my way back home sitting beside Sophie on the bus, she was busy with her phone and I was watching her deal with her phone. I used to have a phone, not until my aunt sma-cked it on the ground saying a teenager must always study for the rou-gh road ahead. And Jane and Jennifer have one. Now isn’t this just unfair.
Sophie st©pped typing whatever she was typing with her phone and turned to me.
“Still can’t believe your aunt won’t let you have a phone.!” she said.
We’ve known each other for just two weeks and I’ve given her a little tale about my life, so she knows a few things about my life.
“That’s how she wants it, unless she’ll kick me out of the house, she’s looking for every opportunity to throw me out, but I won’t fall for any and follow her rules”. I sighed.
“Okay, just know you can borrow mine anytime or we can both save up our allowance and buy you a new one.” Sophie offered with a quizzical look but I shook my head… “It’s okay, what do I nee-d a phone for, I’ve got plenty things to do and watch!”
“Oh really?” Sophie laughed sarcastically. “When you mean things to do and watch, you mean watching the hideous looking tree that’s close to your small balcony?”.
I’ve invited Sophie to my house once and she had seen the small balcony I have and a tree opposite the balcony that the br@nches are almost crawling around the railings of the balcony.
“Okay fine maybe I do nee-d a phone but I just don’t want to get kicked out!” I bit myl-ips.
Sophie smiled. “I un-derstand!”
We both remained silence and watched the thousands of trees we’ve pas-sed by, this town I know everyone’s rich cause the houses here are magnificent, I haven’t seen any odd or poor looking houses anywhere, but yet the town is few and the houses here are not so much. Giving it enough space for trees, and heavy winds that pas-ses by during nighttime…
“Oh right, Mr Lawrence test is coming up next week. Can we be study buddies?” Sophie asked with a smile.
I prefer studying alone,… But she doesn’t have to know that, I like her company, but nowadays I prefer being alone.
“Sure why not!” I smiled.
“Great, so I’ll come to your place.” she said and I nodded. Like my aunt is going to let me go anywhere.
We got to the bus st©p bid each other goodbye and went our separate ways.
I got home and head straight to my room, I took a shower, head downstairs to take my dinner, ate alone in my room and start to study.
After studying for hours, I realised it was dark and I decided to call it a night,
I walked to my small balcony and looked up at the stars, I sighed and looked away, remembering the days when I would wish and wish to be free and away from this place, but now I do believe wished don’t come true.
My life can never change, I’ll probably live like this until I get married, who’d ever want to get married to a girl like me.
I hate my life but honestly there is nothing I can do.
I glanced down at the Iron railings around my balcony to see the tree opposite the balcony had, had it br@nches curled up with the railings if Care is not taken this stupid tree might start growing in my room.
I rolled my eyes at the tree and walked over to my be-d,
I sighed and la-id on my be-d, I just wish, something would happen, I hate living like this. I mean I am alre-ady living Cinderella’s life, at least tables should turn and give me an adventurous life like Cinderella, even though I don’t get a prince charming, I want to get out here.
Before loneliness swallows me and I exist no more.
But little did I know.
And who said wishes don’t come true…
đź’–JUST USđź‘„
Just Us Episode 2
THEME: (Do You Believe?)
©️RUTHIE
Bella
It was nighttime but I couldn’t seem to fall asleep, I kept sighing, tossing and turning, I didn’t know what was wrong but It was awkward I kept feeling uncomfortable…
I suddenly shivered when I felt a cold Breeze against my b©dy and I glanced at my balcony doors to see them open…
Again I forgot to close them, I sighed as I thought about standing up, and walking to the doors to close them. I glanced at the door again feeling lazy to stand up, when all of a sudden something small sprinted across my room in full speed, I g@sped in shock and sat on my be-d.
‘What was that”? I asked no one in p@rticular as I slowly c@mÂŁ down from my be-d and turned on the light.
The light gave my room full brightness and I looked around to see whatever had gotten into my room. But it was still the same. I saw nothing.
I glanced at my balcony and walked up to it.
‘Had one of those tree squirrels walk in my room?’ I thought as I shut the doors of my balcony.
I shut my eyes as I thought of whatever animal might have sprinted across the room. I am so dead.
What if it’s a snake? No a snake doesn’t look like that, perhaps a cat, a ch!pmunk?..
I sighed as I started to look at every corner of the room that’s fit for any small animal to hide.
Aunt had told me before moving here to always close the balcony doors since it’s close to a tree that any animal can find it’s way in here and now.. Today… Why did I forget to close the door.
I sighed tiredly as I opened the doors again to the balcony, Whatever animal c@m£ in here, must be trying to leave so… It Must leave from the balcony.
I closed the door again when I thought about another animal finding it’s way in here again…
I walked up to my be-d and gave the most tired yawn ever, whatever animal c@mÂŁ in here, I’ll just have to deal with it till I get back from school tomorrow, it’s just 11pm and I’m very sleepy.
I turned off the light and fell on my be-d, and before I knew it I was fast asleep.
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The next morning I woke up feeling… Well the same as always, not so happy about school but still yet, have no choice.
After my morning routine I was in the car with my uncle and my twin cousins, I was quiet as always and they were the ones talking, since they own the world now. And I’m kind of not allowed to talk.
I got to school and sadly went to clas-s, didn’t talk to Sophie that much, we just had lunch together and went to some clas-ses together. But besides that I was alone all day, as always.
The day went by slowly and finally school was over.
I took the bus as always, Sophie and I sat together but we didn’t have any conversation, till we got to the bus st©p and said goodbye to each other.
Lame friendsh!p. Well it’s not like we have anything to talk about though.
I got home and Jennifer and Jane were alre-ady home cause I could hear their arguing voice from their room.
They argue every time and it’s just unbearable to hear.
I got to my room and tired on my be-d, I tossed my backpack aside and stared at the ceiling for a minute before standing up and heading to the bathroom to take a shower.
Taking a cold bath really helped my aching and tired b©dy and after wra-pping a towel around my b©dy, I walked into my room drying my hair with another towel when I heard a strange sound coming from un-der my be-d.
I paused to listen carefully. And yes it was a strange but familiar sound.
I froze when I thought about it being the strange animal that entered my room last night.
I slowly dropped the towel I was using to dry my hair and quietly walked to the side of my be-d.
I slowly bent down and looked un-der my be-d, it was dark but something green was glowing…
Immediately something jumped out and landed on my face causing me to scream and wiped whatever hairy that had landed on my face.
I breathed heavily as I stood up to look at what I had pushed away from my face to see a whimpering brown puppy with a fancy looking Dog collar around it’s n£¢k. It was too cute.
I g@sped and Knelt before the whimpering puppy.
“Oh my…”
I g@sped as i raised the puppy up to stand on it’s feet.
“I’m so sorry I pushed you too ha-rd ..” I said as I moved my around around the puppy’s little head.
It gave a light bark and it’s eyes sparkled right at me.
It was so beautiful.
“Where did you come from?” I asked the little puppy as I t©uçhed the collar around it’s n£¢k and raised up the green looking pendant, it was a glow in the dark pendant,
A name was written there and it was “JoJo”.
“Jojo” I called with a smile, the puppy barked but I shunned it saying “Shhh” and placing my f!nger over myl-ips.
It’s like the puppy un-derstood and st©pped barking but he was seemed happy cause his ton-gue was out and his tail was wagging side ways happily.
“Okay…” I carried the puppy… Jojo… Up and walked to the balcony door.
I opened the door and walked to the balcony.
“Did you come from here?” I asked Jojo and he barked twice.
“Okay… I don’t know if that’s a yes or no… But I know you must have an owner and you nee-d to get back to your owner, so now go back to wherever you c@mÂŁ from.” I smiled at Jojo as I dropped him on one of the tree br@nch that had circled around the t©p railing of the balcony and I ti-ght£ñed my towel around my che-st.
“Okay… Now little b©dy go..” I smiled but he barked.
“Sorry… I don’t speak dog but you can leave now…” I said pointing at the tree, maybe it could un-derstand what I mean by pointing to the tree.
Jojo barked again but I rolled my eyes… “Look it’s your owner.” I g@sped pointing at the tree but he wagged his tail happily instead. Not planning to go anywhere.
Honestly I would have taken this dog, if my aunt would not chop off my head and if it didn’t have a dog collar, now I know it belongs to someone, and I’m not going to be accused of what I didn’t steal…
“Jojo… Leave… Go… follow the br@nch and get to the tree, that’s where you come from right?” I said and sighed when I realised again that I was talking to a non-human.
Soon I’ll find a really big saw to cut off this thick tree br@nches crawling around my balcony railings to prevent any animal from crawling from that tree to my room.
God I hate this place.
Suddenly Jojo barked and before I knew it he ran away, following the br@nch and disappearing into the tree leaves.
“Finally” I breathed out.
I made a turn about to step into my room when I heard his barking again. “No.. Not again” .I said and turned to see Jojo jumping and running up to me.
“No no go back.” I said to the cute puppy in front my eyes…
“Come back Here you …
i heard another voice call out and I looked up to see a boy coming out from the tree with some sticks and leaves stuck in his hair.
He paused when he saw me looking at him…
“My… mine…” he was suddenly speechless but managed to say that as he pointed to Jojo but kept looking at me.
The boy was… I don’t know how to put this. He was strange looking, like strange, but in a beautiful way. I know it’s weird saying this but he and Jojo had the same kind of glossy eyes.
“Is he yours?” I suddenly asked referring to Jojo.
“Mine.” he managed to say still looking at me.
Why is he looking at me like that?
I thought,
I g@sped when I realized I was just in my towel.
“Okay… Okay Jojo is yours you can take him and leave.
I said walking inside my room and closing the doors.
“Wait!” he said immediately crawling over the br@nches and almost jumping down my balcony when I st©pped him.
“What are you doing?” I yelled..
“I’m coming to meet you!” He smiled.
“No… What? Who are you? You know what… I Don’t want to know plea-se get out!” I rushed my words closing the doors, locking it and placing my curtains to cover the doors.
What the hell…
Who is that,? Is he some kind of per-vert or what?
T. B. C