โก ย ย ย : ย ย ย ๐๐ย !
the house had been strange since the texts arrived. everyone else in town, most people in town, could pass them off, see them as some sort of sick prank and delete the history no matter how persistent this masked person seemed to beโฆ but the lancasters? ronan let out a small sigh as he made his way upstairs, mind full of aidenโs face, voice, and habits. the way he teased ronan about liking mayonnaise on his fries. that near permanent purple bruise on ronanโs left shoulder from where aiden smacked it when he laughed too hard. the roses. he shook his head out, as if he could simply shake aiden from his memories, and rounded the corner.
he paused, eyes wide and heart beating at a rapid pace far too quick for someone of his disposition. the door to aidenโs room, previously kept shut by his mother, was open so wide it was almost haunting, ronan himself perhaps beginning to fall victim to the tricks of the horrific prankster. he moved forward with speed, shoving aidenโs door so hard it banged against the wall, heart quelling suddenly when he noticed a familiar figure sat on the floor, surrounded by keepsakes, ronan finally exhaling.
โ ave, ย you ย scared ย me. ย what ย are ย you ย doing ย in ย here ? ย โ
ย ย with it being around the time of aidens death, things had been particularly quiet in the lancaster household. not to mention the mysterious text messages theyโd been receiving and her father acting as if everything was perfectly fine to keep afloat their pristine facade to the media, sweeping it under the rug as usual. but avelina could not do that, could not live in a bubble all her life ; faking smiles and pretending as if everything wasnโt falling apart. and so she had wandered into aidenโs old room, at first to dig for clues she may have missed the first time round, but soon found herself tumbling her way down bittersweet, memory lane.
ย ย she was sat on the floor, a pile of aidens things around her when the door came crashing open, almost causing her heart to jump straight out of her chest.ย ย โ ย ย well itโs good to know i project fear in people when iโm not even trying to be scary. ย ย โย ย she mused, flashing her brother her pearly whites as she swiftly avoided his question. the smile grew faint from her lips however, as she returned her gaze to the box of aidens things in front of her. pulling out the dusty board game, she allowed her mind to reel back to the time aiden had first brought it back for them all to play. it was one of the few happy memories she had ; a time where it felt as if they were a real family. her, ronan, aiden, and their eldest brother and sister all knelt round the living rooms coffee table, bickering over who was winning and who was not. snakes and ladders, a game of pure luck. come to think of it though, avelina had come across many snakes in her life ; but never had she let them drag her down.ย
ย ย โ ย aiden used to win this game all the time, ย ย โย ย she started, faintest of smiles on her sweetheart lips as azure hues took in the worn out game before her.ย ย โ ย it was as if luck was always on his side..ย ย ย โย ย until it wasnโt she thought, that fire within her burning brighter than ever to uncover the truth behind her dear brothers death.
