All Chapters of Blood and Roses : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

×Anastasia×Griffin returned from the bathroom twenty minutes later, his pants were fixed and he looked a little bit disheveled. I'd made some tea for myself, and prepared a quick and easy pasta. It was Ryan's favorite. My brother could eat pasta every day for the rest of his life and never get bored of it. So yes, there was something wrong with him.The memory of my brother brought me a bittersweet smile. I have three siblings. Ryan, Exclipsa, and Marion.They were all older than me but we treated each other like the best of pals. Exclipsa was by far my favorite sister, but I loved Marion just as much. She had a more empathetic personality. And sometimes minded her own business. Something you won't see enough if you ever heard stories of my siblings. People don't like Exclipsa. She went through boyfriends every week like she was on a shoe sale. And Ryan. Ryan never told anyone that he was gay. He seemed to think that he would be insulted for it, and Gastillos don't like to give pe

×Anastasia×"The girl, you're uh- looking for- wait, are you wearing makeup?" I blink my eyes, they almost hurt. What did he just ask me? Am I wearing what?"On my neck, yes. But I didn't put on my face. I figured I'm going to sweat. The one on my neck is liquid proof, and it took alot of time."Griffin sinks his teeth into his bottom lip. "How the fuck do you remain beautiful without any makeup? I thought that was the secret to beauty."I laughed hard, my stomach cramped up in the process. There is nothing that can beat a speechless Griffin. "Dude, girls look gorgeous without make-up too. Sometimes it's a mask to shield our flaws. Others times it's a shield that makes us feel confident, I can't explain it to you. And most times than not, it just looks great on us so we want to have it on.But thank you. I'm glad you think I'm pretty without makeup."For the first time, Griffin blushes. He looks away from me, a half ass frown on his face. I made him blush. Ah!"Whatever. I was going

×Anastasia×I made through the weekend without twitching or giving into the discomfort that raked through my body. And Griffin, he's been absent in my life. I'd text him and he would respond once in a while. Every two hours with like one word. I think something happened but I'm too scared to ask him. Sure we kissed. And it was a spitfire of a kiss but Griffin gets angsty whenever I ask him. Something personal so I refuse too. He wants to help me find my family's killer but then what? We just go back to being strangers after that?The mixed messages are messing with my head. I like Griffin. I can admit that. I like Dell, maybe more. Though it's somehow equal. But Griffin is giving me the cold shoulder. He's a mystery. First, I'm learning that his father would kill him. And now, I think may have done something else wrong.Because he's been avoiding my eyes. On purpose. He'd accidentally lock eyes with me and then look away. I don't get it. I haven't done anything wrong recently. I

×Anastasia×My sweater pushes up my arms, and the heavy pour of the rain hits my skin time and time again. Giving a cold contrast to the burning heat surging through me. I am not well. Dell had to heal me on his own since he didn't trust the doctors not to murder me. And I wouldn't even trust them. I'd rather go to a witch doctor out of town. They're expensive but worth it. They'll save me the stress of having to worry about some nurse that has a grudge against my parents, sneaking into my room and injecting me with malaria. Or an STD. I've been staring at the roses for a good minute since I returned home. I didn't go to school, Dell promised he would return to go with me. It's fucking ridiculous how the principal tried to get rid of me. She really formed a lie in front of my face, and tried to convince me. What a bitch. She texted me this morning after my return. I've been out of school for onky two days, and those days have been fine. Alexis was worried, and strangely, so was Ava

×Anastasia×Alexis is a bitch. I had to accept that when I found my sister's old bicycle. She took the car to school, and I was thankful for that. I haven't returned since the incident. The headmistress has been blowing up my phone, saying we could talk about this. She wants to buy my silence and I know it. But I also know that no one would believe me if I ever reported it, so I didn't bother. I rode the bicycle to school. I spent the past few days digging through the garden, let me tell you, so far I've found nothing important. I think I'm missing something but I won't give up. We have flowers all around the house. Eclipsa said to check the roses, maybe I'm missing something. Alexis was leaning against the hood of her car when I arrived at school. She was having a conversation with Nona and her buddies. I got off, loosed the pin on my hair and smoothed my fingers on my shirt. I will always look good. Even when I'm distraught and unable to sleep. I've been sleeping only for an hou