It feels odd, having this girl come out of nowhere, wanting to wash my hair, yet she feels like a mirror. Almost like I was talking to myself.
I don’t have a lot of friends in Fairy Village. I’ve always been too shy to get to know them, and they were too outgoing to want to be friends with someone like me. I always felt out of place, so complicated compared to them. They were so easygoing, and I was just so... shy.
They could talk to people in a way I couldn’t. While they were laughing with strangers, making new friends, I wanted to hide in a corner. And I never understood why I was like that, and it’s a mystery I still haven’t solved.
How was I still this shy considering my age? Was it really that hard to just speak? I felt the aggression building towards myself. Or was it frustration?
Maybe they weren’t the people I was meant to be around.
It makes me think of Ector, how easily I spoke with him, how easily he made me feel comfortable and made me laugh like it was the easiest thing in the world to do.
Don’t cry.
I force the thought of him out of my mind, even though he’s the one I want to think about, to honor the memories that we made in so little time.
“Let’s sit down here.” Her hand shows me where to place myself. “Are you from here? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you around.” She speaks again, really snapping me back to reality.
“No, I’m not. I’m from Fairy Village.” I told her.
“I have never been there.”
“It’s a very whimsical place.”
“What does it look like?” She says, sounding excited to know more.
“It looks magical, really. There’s a lot of flowers, and animals. The sun rays always display in the water and light green grass. Oh, and our library is up in a huge tree!”
“In a tree?”
“Yes! Isn’t it insane?”
“But how do the ones without wings get up there?” She asks, dragging her fingers through my hair.
“There is this big metal staircase in a wonderful tone of turquoise leading up to the wooden door itself.”
“Wow, it sounds like a tale.”
“I’ve never beenhere. All this looks like a tale for me as well.” I smile, distracted by my surroundings.
“Oh, it’s nothing special, really.”
“You see, us people always seem to enjoy what we don’t have. I’ve never been to a place like this, I’ve never really been outside of Fairy Village before.”
“Is it far from here?”
“Yes, unfortunately. Maybe you can visit sometime.”
“Oh, that would be amazing. I’ve only ever been to Mermaid City and Seashell Town.”
Hearing her speaking the names makes me realize how close I actually am to getting my sister back.
“I think I’ve gotten all the blood out of your hair now, Genevieve.” Her voice echoes, sounding almost like an angel. “Your hair is beautiful, I’ve never seen a hair like yours, with pink stripes.”
“You haven’t? It’s very common in Fairy Village, almost all of us have highlights in one color or another.” I let her know.
“Wow, that’s amazing!” Her fingers go through my now much shorter hair a few more times before I hear her voice again. “All done.”
“Thank you,Illysia.”
