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Idalia (the secrets of the whispers)

Chapter 4 What is she

Word Count: 3516    |    Released on: 11/11/2021

. The blinding sunlight from my window made me scrunch my face. I gr

the duvet off me. I felt around for my coverin

red, "five more

an hour late

ctures, mine starts at 1:

res, mine was by 12pm. G

self to the bathroom to get ready. I hurriedly brushed my teeth, took a ba

l. I threw on the first thing my hand picked and ran downstairs, struggling with

started laughing, I looked at myself to make sure I

e grandmother clock. I frowned when I saw t

erate how funny it was. I walked over to her and hit her head with my shoes. She s

yes and hissed. "Okay, I'm sorry. Don't squeeze your face like that,

nto a fresh brand of laughter.

t of her eyes and smile

le one. Whenever any of us was down, we talked to her. She didn't exactly know what to say, but she always encourage you, even if she is aware the idea is completely stupid or don't believe you. I

Sa

gh. I took in a deep breath,

me something but I cannot remember exactly what she was saying." I rushed out. Sage had gone silent.

she repli

How is it th

to the kitchen, I heard someone singing while cooking. At first, I thought it was you, but when I got there, I only found an empty kitchen. The stove wasn't on, but it was hot, like someone was just using i

r too, on the fifth night. According to Judith, she couldn't sleep so she went out to the balcony to look at the stars. Judith said when she got there, she saw a girl with g

ria always loved looking at the stars with Judith,

he saw Victoria arranging her shoes. Victoria always cleaned up after her, she wasn't se

ht I was seeing things but Sage, this shit is real. What are w

isagreed. "What did she tell you

m slowly began replaying itself in my e

tr

ds, remember the sapphire leafed oak tree of White Spring L

at i

r the sapphire leafed oak tree of White Sp

she tell

nding at an oak tree which was firmly rooted in the middle of a lake. I

must find

know anywhere,"I poi

to be here in Willow Spring." She suggested. I nodded in ag

id I was running out of time, time for what? Honestly, now I think about it, Victoria always had this weird moment where she speaks like she is not fr

tten here, there was once a tree like that here in Willow Spring, the main attraction of the town. The sapphire leafed oak tree

, but only the portrait painted then, shows it glory. It was after a century that the great willow tree grew in the very

to them, but to her it does. First, let's get to s

I knew I was missing something i

uld find anything useful. I was running with my backpack hoisted onto one shoulder, I wasn't focus on where I was going

e you were going?" A fem

logised, pushing my

ked at the stupid girl. She was a little bit tal

e apologising to him, not you.' I snap

briefly and rolled my eyes away before walking past them.

Parade. Those girls protect each other as much as they backs

, just

eshm

pare

should stay away from

ll m

y can tease you, make fun of you, but just know it's all a joke, they never mean anything they say. Their leader is Sandro Ramon, a quiet guy who doesn't really fancy dat

ister named Adriana?" I ask

r mother is Italian,

s so gett

a thing for g

st dye their hair green and put on green eye lens, but he never falls for them. He only

it's hard to f

shades of green just to impress him, my eyes are hazel you see. It didn't last long, he slept with me

Wo

rself. She dyed her hair green and probably made her eyes emerald.

queen of colours and her specific

n any of the school political race. They are very rude, arrogant and egotistical; presumptuous bastards. They treat girls or anyone lowe

if I

ush, set of rich pretty girls, the richest in the school. Their leader is Coco, she's a very nice person, too nice I'll say. The rest of her teammates aren't that nice, but she is. Then The Pink Parade, girls who think they are holier-than-thou, arrogant bit

boring detai

e. They love looking for trouble and getting away with it. The leader is the mayor's youngest daughter,

I patted her shoulder and turned into another hal

he cafeteria to buy something to eat. I bought cheesecake and skimmed yogurt, Sage was already th

sighed heavily and lowered her cheeks to her

like a drea

"are we going to do this or go home? Before

time, her bringing us together and then dying after making us promise to come to her home town. Now I think about it, Tori never knew her parents, or never spok

a ghost the whole time?

so." Judith replied tautly. Emerald sla

ith's message and I haven't been at eas

t and she sent us here to do

meth

ng, Judith at the balcony looking at the stars, me in your mirror laugh

e replied with a dry swal

fore it was too late. Then she also said something about the oak tree, the one she told me before she died. Th

go pee?" Emy a

ied. Emy picked up her bottle of soda, opened the cap and gulped do

a clue." That was a pretty smart suggestion. I shut my eyes and tried to

lking into the forest surrounding the house. "I kept walking deeper into the woods behind the house, until I was far too deep in the woods. I found myself at a smal

out of time. Whispers, whispers..." That was the first thing she said, her words were unclear. Th

ded my eyes, and she turned around for me to see her. Tori looked like she was brutally murd

eave, Candy, trust me..." That was when I woke up. Although her voice echoe

rest behind our house and we shouldn't leave t

e and solve the my

who have been acting h

o's

out of our seats. Adriana laughe

an to startle all

movie we saw yesterda

movie?" Adr

" Emy s

k stunning, like you are shining for a sp

standing behind her, beaming at Emy Who wasn't even paying attention t

d, grabbed her bag and

ay someth

h replied absent mindedly. "Ida, we need

riana, maybe we can ha

" Sandro asked. Emy snapped

e here, hi." She sai

ng you to sit with us," he said charmingly, putting on hi

portant I must take care of, right Dally?"

ooked at me for an answer. With what I remember, the forest is way too

ith replied, picked up h

ut maybe another t

e from picking her bag. "What is more important than sitting

t too deep into her head. "Something more than you, and plus, I never said you were impor

ke I was. "Come on, sis." She catwalk to the door while I tagged

just got dissed

d with concern, placing

f he should ever like me, it'll be because I have green eyes. I hate that. So I'm sh

come after you,

she winked at me. I laughed and interlocked our arms

aid it,

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