AFFLICTION

o7

TAZANNA

I started waking up. when I opened my eyes I found Dallas staring at me.
He startled me so I backed up a little from his bed.

"Do you have sisters?" Dallas said suddenly

"W-what?" I stuttered

"Do you have sisters?" He repeated himself

"Why are you asking?" I said defensively

"Just answer my question" he sighted

"Yeah. Yeah I have only one" I answered

"Really? so whats her name?" He kept pushing, I don't know why.

"Ellie" I decided to stick with the truth because he anyways he doesn't know Ellie

His eyes were burning into mine like daggers

"Why are you asking?" I asked

"Nothing" he kept staring at me

I felt so uncomfortable so I got up suddenly "are you okay now?"

"Yes. I am fine" he said

"I need to go. Sorry for sleeping here" I said looking at the ground. I felt heat rising in my cheeks

"No worries" he said Cooly

I stopped at the door "I guess I will see you later"

"Yeah we will" he said surely

I turned and left

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DALLAS

I kept staring at the door since zane left.

Can it be? But why? Surely its not? But she said Ellie. And a major point is that they look so much alike.

My head keeps spinning. I need answers right now. But if I asked zane, I might not get them.

I jumped out of bed. Took a shower and went out

***

I met Finch and Thomas at Apple Bees

"Guys I haven't talked to russ for a while how's he?"

"I talked to him last night, he's pretty good" finch answered

"I need to ask something. Does Ellie has a brother?" I needed to know.

"I don't think so, but she has a sister, why are you asking anyways?" Tom said

"I am just curious. Whats her name?"

"It was tana or tara something like that" tom said

"Its Tazanna"Finch said

"Wow" I said surprised. i started connecting the pieces together. Everything makes sense .

"What" Thomas said

"Nothing" I said smiling

Then we changed the topic but my mind kept lingering on tazanna.
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Tazanna

Why was he asking so many question did he figured it out. My mind kept racing. What will I tell him. We haven't talked since that day. I am scared he will ask many questions.

I went to my room and I found Noah sitting on his bed

"Hey where have you been"

"Ummm I was at Dallas's room" I hate lying to noah so I decided to stick with the truth

"Dallas? What?" confusion was seen on his face

"He needed a help with something" okay that's not a lie, technically

" Zanna are you keeping something from me?"

"No, why?" I started getting nervous

"I can sense a little crush here" he said excited

I calmed down instantly. I thought I was caught "no he's just a friend" I said defensly

"Whatever makes you sleep at night " he said smiling so wide

I sighted

"Tommorow we are going to a friend's party"

"I don't feel like going. Plus I wasn't invited"

"You will come with me. It will be fun"

"But I hate partying"

" that's not a suggestion. we are going."

I sighted in defeat. I know when Noah makes up his mind, there is no way I can escape it.

I can't say I am looking forward to this party.