Black Rose

Uncharted woods.

The black dark forest stood in my way as I cycled through the wilderness at 10 pm. I wanted to go through it but it was late and frankly I think I couldn't do it alone. I stood there just looking at the break in the fence surrounding the vast expanse of the dark dense forest. I was very excited to come visit this part of the neighbourhood. It was considerably far from my humble home. It was far and uphill to be precise.
"later, someday." I said pointing at the fence and turned around and went home.
I had to park my cycle near the garage and jump through the window to my room. I tried to be as quiet I could. As I landed I put my foot on a prank balloon, quickly Tia was awake. She propped herself on the pillow.
"Did you go through it?"
"No, I was late to reach it."
"A man full of excuses, that's what you are."
"Firstly I am not a man till I am 18, that is 4 weeks and 1 hour from now."
"Okay." She said and put her arms up "come here you nerd"
Tia, my only life partner she was born just 2 minutes later. It so odd that I had once shared space inside a small womb with her. She was my exact opposite or maybe I was her exact opposite. She was the only person left with me. Our mother died soon after our birth. Throughout the first 3 months dad had taken care of us, the crying- puking, moody, milk drinking, cute new-borns.
Well Tia has retained her cuteness but I sort of lost it in the onset of puberty. I was elder to her by 2 mins but I always like her bossing around me as she is quite older than me.
"I want you to promise me that you will take control of your fear and just go through that forest for god sake."
"Once and for all, you mean?"
"Yes baby, yes."
She smiled and held me hard in her arms. I wish I could know what mom was like. I really wanted to. We fought over a piece of chocolate cake which as left in the fridge after that we slept.
It was hours before I found sleep. During that period I was busy fiddling with my mp3 player and once I grew a sense of boredom with it I just lay silent. I was thinking about mom and friends and family and dad. Dad. Well he is just an ordinary but extraordinary dad. He wasn't around much due to his work. He was a sales manager. He travelled a lot, and gave us the free right and responsibility of the house, only after we were 13 of course.