The girl on the other side

Ellen's family was very nice, she had two sons, Josh who was married to Kailey, Enrico who had a small daughter named Zoe, and one daughter, Mirina. They made the trip more enjoyable, everyone treated her very well, except for Josh, who still had doubts about trusting her or not..

The girl was very silent during the trip, since the girl got in the car, after the shower, she seemed very quiet and distant, but did not want to tell anyone what happened. Not even Julien knew, he just chose to watch her from afar, since the girl didn’t want anyone around, he didn’t understand what was going on in her head, he just remembered that they were laughing, and getting to the car, seeing as always Ellen's family having fun, no big deal.

—We are here! Mirina, and Alyra, you two are coming with me. —Enrico called, making the girl stop thinking.

The girl did not question, just got out of the car and approached the two.

—You guys wait here, if something happens, just call us.—he said and everyone agreed.

At a distance Alyra followed them, the girl was still quiet because she did not know what to say, she had not spoken much to them since she arrived, in fact she had not spoken much to anyone, only Ellen.

—Where are you from?—Mirina asked curiously.

When she realized it was her, she didn't want to lie, but she also didn't know what to say.

—Um, I lived with a lady on Illumin 6.—she replied.

—Wow! Was it the healing tribe where you were born?— asked the girl, her brother was quiet, but he was paying close attention.

—No, I don't know where I was born.—the girl said.

Technically, it was not a lie, she did not know if she had actually been born on planet Earth or on Plutanix.

—How can you not know?—She asked even more.

—It is complicated.

—You have powers, right? Why did you stop living with the lady you used to live in?—She asked even more.

—I had to move.—she said, thinking, hoping it was the last question.

—But she was not your mother, was she? Do you have family? I don't have a father anymore, but I have a mom, and brothers.— She said simply.

—N-no, I don't.— She replied.

—Oh, so you're an orphan, right?

That conversation was making Alyra uncomfortable, it was difficult for her to talk about that subject, with every minute that passed, Alyra felt her heart even heavier than before, suddenly, she could only think about her own parents, and how much they were missing.

—Enough, Mirina, come and help me get things.—Enrico said.

—But Enri, I …

—Mirina …—he said firmly.

The girl just made a sad face and agreed, entering the shop, while Enrico and Alyra stayed behind, Alyra went towards the door of the place, but stopped when she heard her name being called.

—Alyra?—The girl looked back.—I'm not sure what happened, but I know it must be difficult for you.

The girl just looked at the floor, she had a strange feeling that had been chasing her since they left the last stop, it was like sadness, worry and even a tightening of the heart.

—Take a walk around, Mirina and I will take a while, just don't go too far and come back soon to help us carry the shopping.—The man gave a sweet smile.

—Thank you, Mr. Enrico...—the girl said and smiled weakly.

—Just call me Enrico.—The man smiled and entered the room, meeting the sister who was waiting for him.

Alyra then started walking through the dark streets, she was already far enough away not to be seen, she was so caught up in her thoughts and feelings, that she can barely notice the distance, when a familiar voice made her freeze in place, Julien quickly looked at the place where the voice came from and stared at who it was, he didn't know her, but by Alyra's reaction, it wasn't someone she wanted to talk to.

—Dinah …—Alyra said in a weak voice, and felt her heart ache.

—Yes, Alyra.—she said in a light voice.—It's me!

When the girl turned around, she saw the woman's pale skin, she had a very sad expression, and from her eyes, many tears came out, she had become a spirit.

For some reason, Alyra felt bad for the woman, which seemed strange, given the way she killed Dinah.

—What do you want from me?—Alyra asked, feeling anxious.

Dinah approached, causing the girl to step back in response, the woman looked at the floor and sighed.

—I want to apologize to you, Alyra.—the woman said in a sad voice.

—You shouldn't be sorry, I killed you.— she said, wiping away her tears.

After that, everyone was silent, Julien walked away, and gave them more privacy, deciding to just get involved if it was extremely necessary.

—We didn't do what we were going to do.—the woman began.—We all agreed that we would to help you, but we ended up not realizing where you needed help.

Alyra listened quietly, taking in all the new information.

—We were greedy, and thought only of us, after a while.—Dinah said.—We thought it was your fault, but today I see it wasn't, but they don't know it, so you need to take care of yourself!

—Blame me for what?—Alyra asked and frowned, ignoring half of what the woman said.

—Some of your actions were extremely disrespectful, Alyra.—Dinah stated.—We lost count of how many times you offended us, or tried to hurt us, so much that we even need to lock you up in the room.

Alyra was even more confused, she had never done that, why the woman was lying about it, if she had supposedly come to apologize?

—I never did that, I never tried to hurt any of you, I mean, not before that …—Alyra replied with tears in her eyes.—On the contrary, it was always you who hurt me.

—Is that what she made you believe?—The woman asked with an even more painful look.

—I don't understand...—she said confused and shook her head.

—Alyra, I know you say that we did you wrong, and that you never understood why, right?— Dinah replied.—It's not without reason, Alyra, you just don't remember.

That seemed like a lie, but Alyra started to think about it, the first time Alyra stopped at Plutanix, she didn't remember killing her own parents, only after Vega told her.

When she was going to be caught by the werewolves, she woke up the other day at the hospital, but how? What happened when she was unconscious? Searching her memories, Alyra realized the number of gaps that were there.

—What does that mean? Is someone messing with my head?—She asked.

—Every time you get distracted, someone is lurking, waiting to take control, Alyra!— Dinah warned.

—Who?—She asked.

—The girl on the other side.—she concluded.