As the anxious Joanna tried to look for what to do Kayden who has been standing at a spot staring at her pulled closer and pecked her on the cheek.
"What…,"
"Although it pains me that I have to leave you so early I have to say my good night here," Kayden said beaming at her.
"Goodnight and make sure to dream about me," Kayden walked to her window as he talked. He turned and gave a long gaze at her face before he jumped out through the window.
"What…," Joanna ran to peep out of the window after he had jumped.
"He will be the death of me one day," Joanna mumbled as she continued staring at the guy who was sending her blowing kisses.
Noticing that the footstep was very close by, Joanna closed the window and appeared on her bed.
It was just when she had pulled the quilts over her body and shut her eyes that the door flew open.
ραпdα nᴏνɐ| сom "Sleep as much as you can because very soon you will find yourself in the netherworld after falling into an everlasting slumber," Adhara, the one who had entered the room said.
Joanna opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling after Adhara left.
It wasn't long after Adhara left that Joanna heard footsteps in front of her door. For the third time that night, she pretended to be asleep.
Even with her eyes closed, she was able to perceive the person's scent.
"Why are you acting sneakily instead of sleeping?" Joanna's voice made the intruder jump up in fear.
Joanna sat up on the bed and stared at the small boy who was in his pyjamas.
"Gosh, you scare me!" Anthony said holding his throbbing chest.
"You wouldn't have gotten scared if you were not acting like a thief so late at night," Joanna said playfully.
"It's quite late so why haven't you slept yet? Do you perhaps need something?"
Instead of answering her immediately, Anthony sat on Joanna's bed.
"Big Sister, have you forgotten that I find it hard to sleep without you by my side?" Anthony asked while looking at Joanna's face.
"Ever since you left, I haven't slept properly. I always have nightmares…,"
"And did you tell your mother or Laura about it?" Joanna asked seriously.
"No because I will only get yelled out if I did that," Anthony said sadly.
Although Laura was his biological sister they don't get along well. Because he always sides with Joanna he got on not only her bad side but also his mother.
And this always resulted in him being yelled at.
Out of everyone at home, Joanna was his clothes person and then followed by his mother.
He might be a little boy but he was smart enough to know that his mother and everyone else hate Joanna.
"You know Big Sister here doesn't have a problem sleeping with you every night but Little rice ball, you need to start sleeping alone. And not merely sleeping alone but you need to get used to it…,"
"But why is that? Will you stop sleeping with me and telling me bedtime stories?" Anthony asked unhappily.
"Because I will not always be around all the time…,"
"Are you leaving me again?" Anthony asked looking very sad.
"Of course, I am not going to leave but Big Sister has to get married someday right or do you want me to remain single forever?" Joanna asked playfully as she pulled the boy into an embrace.
"No, I want sister to get married and have plenty of kids," Anthony's face lit up immediately.
"Brother Kayden treats Big Sister very well. He says he wants to marry you and I approve but you can't tell him this ok?" Anthony said innocently.
"I didn't say I want to marry him so why is that he already has your approval huh?" Joanna said as she playfully tapped Anthony on the nose.
"Brother Kayden is a good guy and I like him a lot…,"
"Didn't you act as if you dislike him in the past so why are you singing of his praises today? Did he perhaps bribe you hmm?" Joanna asked pretending to be angry.
"I liked him in the past but I didn't say it because I didn't want him to take you away from me…,"
"So what made you so benevolent now, my little prince?" Joanna asked as she stared at his innocent face.
"He snuck out of the palace to be with me when you were not around. He even brought me to the cliff to talk to you. That's why I like him more now," Anthony said softly.
There was quietness after Anthony finished talking. There was a shift in Joanna's emotions following Anthony's last words.
"Big Sister, why are you crying? Did Tony say something wrong?" Anthony said sadly.
"What are you saying I am not crying…," Joanna paused talking when she touched her cheek and realised that there were indeed tears there.
[What is wrong with me? It's hard for me to get emotional to this extent so why did I cry without even realising it]
Joanna wiped her tears and turned to look at Anthony.
"Are you crying because…,"
"You can sleep with me if you are scared of sleeping alone. I will make sure to take you to your room before your mother comes to your room in the morning," Joanna quickly changed the topic.
"But you were crying…,"
"Go to bed now so that you will wake up on time for school," Joanna said seriously.
Anthony lay on the bed and rolled to the inner part of the bed to leave space for Joanna.
The two siblings fell asleep cuddling each other tightly that night.
After that night Joanna spent so many days trying to get her university issue sorted out.
It took her two weeks to get everything finalized for her to start university.
Today being her first day to officially start university, Joanna and Audrey chatted happily as they walk to school.
Unlike how her mood normally turned sour when almost getting to the school gate she didn't feel this way.
Apart from today, she can't remember going to school happy. She is always sneaking around to avoid being picked on but today she was very confident.
The school gate was just ahead of them when suddenly a car coming at top speed without blowing its horn almost ran into her.
Had she not jumped to the side she would have been run over by the red sports car.
"I know you girls were never seeing clearly in the past but have you all suddenly gone blind?" Audrey asked furiously glaring at the girls who were laughing.
"You and your stupid friend are the ones who are blind and everyone can testify to that," Nora said sticking out her tongue at the end of her sentence.
"And you should be happy that she ran away or else it would have been her dead body you would have carried…,"
"I dare you to repeat that and I will…,"
Joanna grabbed Audrey's right hand not letting her attack Sophie like she wanted to.
"Drey, save your breath because these mindless fools are not worth it," Joanna said to the shock of everyone around.
"Did you just say something?" Tiffany asked not believing that it was Joanna who just insulted them.
Ever since they knew Joanna she had never raised a voice at them not to mention insulting them, so how did such a girl insult them in public.
"They have no better things other than bullying the weak. They are nothing but thugs in designers," Joanna said fearlessly.
Audrey's mouth dropped open in shock. She could not believe that the girl she had known for the best part of her life was the one who just insulted the mean witches she had always avoided in the past.
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