Chapter 2[Strange...]

"So you're saying I was absent for a day, just one day and you got yourself a detention?"

She looked at me unbelievably while I gave her my best innocent smile.

"Girl, you have no idea how worried I was when you weren't picking up my calls!"

She kept her hands crossed while glaring at me.

"Oh come on,Mrs. Sherly took away our phones.How was I supposed to know you'd call me at that moment?"

My face drooped down while I was giving her my best puppy-eyed look.I saw her take a deep breath.

"Do.Not.Ever.Do.That.Again!"

I nodded immediately as I faked a salute to her.

"Okay Mom!" I emphasised the word 'mom'.

She just glared at me then gave in and chuckled.

Name: Luna Beatrix

Age:18 years old

Status: Bella's childhood best friend and sort of like an unblooded sister to Bella

"Bella?"

"Hm?"

"Can I know something?"

I turned to her face mixed with deep thoughts.

"Yup"

"How in the world did you end up in a 2 hour detention in Mrs.Sherly's class with that annoying jerk?"

I started laughing while skipping around the side walk like a happy kid down the lane.

"Trust me, I don't know either.He said something funny and I started laughing like a weirdo and then Baam!I got myself a detention."

She just laughed and followed after me.We kept walking till we reached my apartment.Once we reached there, I walked onto the apartment stairs until I realised something.I stopped and turned to her.

"Say, why were you even absent today?"

She froze and her face turned slightly pale.

"Ahh.....I was just....you know...." She took a deep breath.

"You know what,let's just say I had some important business to tend to."

She looked at me expectantly while I gave her a warm smile and nodded in return.I don't really mind the fact that she keeps secrets from me.Just because she's my best friend, I don't expect her to tell me everything, just like how I don't.

I've known her since I was a kid.Although we are extremely close and treat each other like sisters, we still respect each other's privacy a lot.When there comes a situation where she needs space, I'll always be happy to provide it and it's also the same way around.

"You coming in?"I asked her.

"Aah...no I have some errands to run." she answered, slightly zoning out.

"Hey, are you okay?"

She flinched at my sudden question.I could clearly see droplets of sweat forming on the corner of her forehead despite the cold weather.

"No no...trust me, it's nothing you should worry about."

"If you say so....."

She looked behind me and shifted her gaze back to me again nervously.She started fidgeting with her fingers.She only does that when she is nervous.

"I....I'll get home first...."

She tried her best to flash me a convincing smile but I could clearly see through her fake smile.

"Hm, I see.It's okay.Remember, don't pressure yourself too much.If there's anything, you can always reach out to me.I'm ready to listen.Take care.Byeeeee."

I waved at her before walking into my apartment.As always, she waited till I dissapeared through the door before leaving.

Strange....Keeping secrets apart, I've never seen her this distracted before this.

She behaved quite weirdly today as if her mind was constantly being distracted.Oh well, why am I even overthinking.She might just be tired.

"Rowannnnnnn!!!!"

I yelled my lungs out at the entrance of my apartment.From the kitchen, I saw a head peaking to look at me before slowly dissapearing back.I walked slowly to the kitchen, taking in the delicious smell.

"Oooooo, what do we have here?"

I saw a bunch of freshly baked muffins on a tray.I tried to take one but he slapped my hands off the tray.

"Hey, no fun!" I sulked.

He turned to me with an annoyed look on his face.

Name: Rowan

Age:25 years old

Status:Bella's step brother but both of them love and treat each other like biological siblings.

"My delicious muffins are not for those who completely forgot about their elder brother after school?Where were you anyways?"

I whined and tugged onto his shirt.

"Ow, come on.I had detention after school.It's not like I ditched you to hang out with my boyfriend or something, even if I had one....."

His eyes completely widen when I mentioned the word detention.

"You got what?"

"D-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-N" I spelled out the words slowly for ,you know, extra aesthetic purposes.

I swear he had an amused look on his face.

"Damn, finally my baby sister got her first detention?Weird tho, why would an art college give detentions?This isn't even high school.But damn, you must have messed up real bad."

I eye-rolled him while stuffing my face with the muffins.

"What did you do?Bunked class?Smacked someone?Got into an argument?Broke something?"

He looked at me with an expectant look.

"Err......laughed very loudly during a lesson?"

I answered, my mouth still full of cake.He looked at me unbelievably.

"That's it?"

I nodded while he sighed.

"I swear, I didn't expect you to be such a wimp"

I just glared at him.

"Whatever.."

" I can't believe you're my sister.I got in trouble almost every single day for breaking someone's jaw back when I was a student.But as expected, the little princess who wouldn't even hurt a mosquito got in trouble for laughing during class.Such a shame to my record."

I looked at him with the'seriously?' look.

What's up with people teasing me for this whole day?

"Anyway, start packing.You know right, we're leaving first thing in the morning tommorow."

I faked a salute at him.

"Aye aye captain!"

He chuckled and ruffled my hair while I quickly grabbed another muffin and ran to my room.