Chapter 1

May's point of view

It all began on a Wednesday morning. That morning was just like every other morning. Maybe that's why I didn't feel anything bad was going to happen, Maybe if that day had been any different even in a little way maybe I would have known something bad was going to happen , maybe I would have been able to safe Karen. Maybe Karen would still be alive. Maybe.

But just like when bad things want to we are oblivious of it until its too late.

I woke at 7:00 am my usual time for a school day. For some people like my twin April it is late and there won't be enough time to prepare for school but for me it's more than enough because unlike April who has a ritual she does every morning before going to school, I have none, all I need to do is say my morning prayer, brush my teeth, take my bath and probably wash my ever straight blonde waist length hair, and just wear any cloth that my hands land on in my closet, which usually is my jean trouser and my hoodie . Finish. Done.

But April wakes up on a school day by precisely 05:40 am, she spends thirty minutes picking out her outfit which usually very fashionable, by 06:10, she uses twenty long minutes to bath, spends the remaining thirty minutes I use to sleep to do her make up.

I even remember feeling happy on that Wednesday because it was mum's off day.

And we had a family tradition we always did on mum's day off. The tradition was a thing we started nine years ago when dad left us for his new family with his then secretary who he is currently married to. Mum's off day was always our girls bonding time we talk about everything; boys, fashion, recipes, movies, dating and anything we could think of. We always did it together as a family but this particular Wednesday was different because my eldest sister Summer had gone back to college. My family is made up of Mum, summer the first child, April and I.

As always I am the last person to get to the dining room where we eat and waited for the school bus as April and I didn't have a car.

My Mom was already seated at the head of the dining table as always and April was seated at Summer's spot besides Mom since Summer was at college. I greet my Mom and April and sat at the other side of Mom. We had our family morning prayer and we started eating breakfast. Being a family of females only, means talking was allowed during breakfast. So my Mom And April started talking about how we should spend our girl's time today. They talked about a lot of things such as going to the movies or to the spa or the hair salon or shopping. They said a lot of things half of which i didn't hear. I look at Mom and looked at April, really looked at both of them and wonder where the hell I got my looks and personality from because I don't look or act like them at all. They are both not that tall, both brunette, blue eyes and are both a little curvy. Where as i am blonde, tall and straight with green eyes, the only thing i got from them is my C cups. They could both pass of as sisters, same with my elder sister Summer. They continued talking in the living room after breakfast as we waited for the school bus. Mom tried to include me in the conversation.

"What do think May? " Mom asked

"Uhmm, about what? " I asked since I had no idea what they had been talking about.

"We have decided to go to the spa" April said as she rolled her eyes.

''No, we have not, we are still deliberating on where to go and what to do" Mom said drawing out the words.

"Ok, am find with anywhere as long as it's not a waxing salon" I shudder thinking about the last time we went there on April's suggestion.

Mom looked at me "well, I think you should choose where we should go today, seeing as April and I always choose where we go. Its your turn today. So where should we go? "

I totally did not expect that " uhm, are you sure you want me to choose where we should go? My taste is different from yours and we all know I'm go to choose somewhere boring for you guys. So you guys should just pick somewhere you want to go and I come along"

April looked at Mom and at me and sighs.

"fine, May gets to choose where we should go but next time its my turn"

"Wow, ok uhm we could go to the museum or we could go to the library or we we could go see a horror movie" I said excited about the ideas.

"But " April said looking at me "No, to the horror movies and a big capital letter NO to the museum, I mean why would someone want to go to a museum to look at old thing" she scrunches her nose at the world old.

"April, let your sister choose wherever she wants to go, so if she wants to go to a dumpster, then we go with her. No objections. " Mom stated

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"No, its ok " I said "let's go to the mall, there is a bookstore there I haven't been to"

"What?!, a bookstore you haven't been to?, where on earth is there such a place" April said with fake shock and horror which I believe is half true because she knows that I love reading and I have visited all the bookshops in willow town. Apparently not all since there is one new store at the mall. Not for long.

"It just opened this Monday, I was planning on going on Saturday but we can go today and we could from there go shopping " I said enticing her with her favorite activity. Shopping.

"Fine, let go there. " she said with a sigh and an eye roll

"Well am glad you could decide among us selves like adults. I will come pick you guys from school so we could go from there" Mom said.

"Fine but---" May started but was interrupted by the arrival of the school bus.

We said our good byes to Mom with a promise to call our sister Summer and left for school with the bus.