Embry woke up with a start, the sunshine blaring down on her face harshly. It was going to be one of those lazy days for her. It was already afternoon, she having slept in from staying up until early morning. She had fallen asleep on the couch as it was much cooler than her room. As it was getting closer to summer, her home in Hawaii felt almost unbearable at times despite the air conditioning. Embry rubbed her face, feeling the indention from her computer mouse on her cheek. No wonder she wasn't comfortable. She sat up, touching the track pad of her laptop to ease it back on.
“Glad to see you back with the living,” Embry heard behind her, giving a small jump from the sudden noise. Without bothering to look she knew it was her older sister and guardian, Evelyn.
“Yeah,” Embry huffed, not quite awake yet, and heading towards to kitchen to rummage up something to eat.
Her sister followed, appearing more eager than she usually did. Embry grabbed a muffin, scrutinizing Evelyn as if to figure out what she was up to. It was too early for this.
“Sooo, what do you plan on doing today? I mean it’s your day off from work and all.”
“No idea, I’ll probably do some school work then hang out on the internet all day,” Embry answered, taking her breakfast and heading back towards her computer.
“I was thinking maybe-“ Evelyn was distracted for a moment, a hand instinctively reaching for her lovely golden necklace. She had a habit of touching it whenever it pulsed, a look of joy on her face and she turned around, greeting her wife with a kiss.
Embry looked glanced at them, mimicking her sister's action and touching her own necklace. It was cool to the touch, meaning her own soul mate was far from her. She looked away from her sister and sister-in-law in jealousy, much like she did with others who had found their soul mates at her age.
Her sister was one of the lucky ones. Evelyn’s soul mate happened to be their neighbor so she was able to grow up with her. Now they were married and in their own happily ever after. “Well, then again,” Embry thought, “they do have to deal with me.”
Due to the passing of their parents a few years ago, and being a good ten years older than her sister, Evelyn has taken charge of her sister. Ever since that day, Embry hid in her shell and pushed people out, leaving her friends and now attends an online school.
Evelyn pulled away from her wife, seeing her sister touching her own necklace, that common gloomy look on her face. She gave a knowing look to her soul mate, Rena, and she nodded, knowing Evelyn wanted to talk to her sister, and left the two alone.
"Did I ever tell you Rena's uncle was in the same pickle as you?" Evelyn asked softly, making her way to sit beside her younger sister and hold her in a hug. Embry shook her head, her fingers delicately tracing the indention that is the design of her charm. "Well, he wasn't until his late thirties until he met his soul mate. He was sure he was going to be...alone.”
"They never respond," Embry said softly, her necklace seeming to feel colder than usual. Her sister hugged her fully, wrapping her arms around her. Her sister decided to change the topic, standing up and fixing her too flowery dress.
"How about when I get back from shopping, we'll go for a girl's night out. You haven't been outside in a few days," She laughed lightly, trying to bring up the mood. She was only given a shrug, and Evelyn sighed in defeat,"Alrighty, call if you need anything. Rena and I'll be back in a couple hours." With that, Embry was alone.
She turned back to her computer, speeding through her math lesson to distract herself from her self-pity and general gloominess. She decided to marathon one of her some series she heard of, as well message Talon on an instant message.
“Yo! Pretty sure you’re having a better time than me.”
“Glad to see you back with the living,” Embry heard behind her, giving a small jump from the sudden noise. Without bothering to look she knew it was her older sister and guardian, Evelyn.
“Yeah,” Embry huffed, not quite awake yet, and heading towards to kitchen to rummage up something to eat.
Her sister followed, appearing more eager than she usually did. Embry grabbed a muffin, scrutinizing Evelyn as if to figure out what she was up to. It was too early for this.
“Sooo, what do you plan on doing today? I mean it’s your day off from work and all.”
“No idea, I’ll probably do some school work then hang out on the internet all day,” Embry answered, taking her breakfast and heading back towards her computer.
“I was thinking maybe-“ Evelyn was distracted for a moment, a hand instinctively reaching for her lovely golden necklace. She had a habit of touching it whenever it pulsed, a look of joy on her face and she turned around, greeting her wife with a kiss.
Embry looked glanced at them, mimicking her sister's action and touching her own necklace. It was cool to the touch, meaning her own soul mate was far from her. She looked away from her sister and sister-in-law in jealousy, much like she did with others who had found their soul mates at her age.
Her sister was one of the lucky ones. Evelyn’s soul mate happened to be their neighbor so she was able to grow up with her. Now they were married and in their own happily ever after. “Well, then again,” Embry thought, “they do have to deal with me.”
Due to the passing of their parents a few years ago, and being a good ten years older than her sister, Evelyn has taken charge of her sister. Ever since that day, Embry hid in her shell and pushed people out, leaving her friends and now attends an online school.
Evelyn pulled away from her wife, seeing her sister touching her own necklace, that common gloomy look on her face. She gave a knowing look to her soul mate, Rena, and she nodded, knowing Evelyn wanted to talk to her sister, and left the two alone.
"Did I ever tell you Rena's uncle was in the same pickle as you?" Evelyn asked softly, making her way to sit beside her younger sister and hold her in a hug. Embry shook her head, her fingers delicately tracing the indention that is the design of her charm. "Well, he wasn't until his late thirties until he met his soul mate. He was sure he was going to be...alone.”
"They never respond," Embry said softly, her necklace seeming to feel colder than usual. Her sister hugged her fully, wrapping her arms around her. Her sister decided to change the topic, standing up and fixing her too flowery dress.
"How about when I get back from shopping, we'll go for a girl's night out. You haven't been outside in a few days," She laughed lightly, trying to bring up the mood. She was only given a shrug, and Evelyn sighed in defeat,"Alrighty, call if you need anything. Rena and I'll be back in a couple hours." With that, Embry was alone.
She turned back to her computer, speeding through her math lesson to distract herself from her self-pity and general gloominess. She decided to marathon one of her some series she heard of, as well message Talon on an instant message.
“Yo! Pretty sure you’re having a better time than me.”
