track nine
Penélope Park PoV.
My whole life was resolved most of the time there, for breakfast. Jade and I have been silent since we sat next to Taylor, the blonde seemed to be analyzing both. It wasn't even that cold, but Jade insisted on wearing a scarf so that the neck wouldn't be on display, I didn't care about that.
- Will you guys not tell me what the fuck happened yesterday? - Taylor asks trying to break the climate. It was as if we wanted her to find out for herself, Jade and I looked at each other almost laughing.
- I'm enjoying my cereal. - I said eating a spoonful.
- And I ... - Jade thinks of an excuse. - I would like to eat in silence please.
- Decided what yesterday? If you're sitting here it's because everything went well. Shouldn't Josie be with us now? - Taylor asked, I almost drowned
trying not to laugh.
- It wouldn't be a good idea, not now.
As usual, Taylor and Jade sat next to each other and facing me. I couldn't help but laugh when Taylor uses that proximity to try to get the scarf off Jade's neck.
- Get out of here ... hey ... help. - Jade speaks trying to dodge.
- No scandal, Jadelyn. - Taylor fights when the other one gets more attention than it should for us. I just watched the scene laughing.
- Privacy, have you heard? - Jade asks when his neck is exposed. Taylor's eyes are half closed behind those thick lenses.
- You had sex, so Penelope didn't come back to our room. You bitch. - Taylor throws the garment at me. - You two are two sluts.
- Don't you want a megaphone? Maybe I should get on the table, they didn't hear you from the lake, idiot. - Jade in a desperate attempt to make the witch on her side shut up.
- Come on, are you ashamed of what we did? - I asked him suggestively.
- I just find it dowdy that every tower in this castle knows.
- You didn't seem worried about being inelegant when you were sitting ... - I said in a teasing tone before being interrupted.
- If you finish that sentence I will throw a stupefy on you. - Jade threatened. I don't know if I was kidding or not.
- Shall we forget the fact that you two weren't going to talk to me? Wasn't your case over? For the love of God Penelope, I'm getting confused, and Jade, gives you respect. Taylor continued to criticize.
Despite the hostile words, her tone was more relaxed, even though she was upset to think we weren't going to tell.
- It doesn't start with the sermon, we were going to tell you, it just seemed funnier that way. It was not a big deal.
- It was not? - Jade asked offended, I swallowed. - I'm just kidding.
- Do you think you can go out exchanging body fluids as if it were nothing? And Josie, how is it? - Taylor asked a little more seriously.
- We are not dating yet, we do not combine exclusivity, everything is ok. - Jade explained. - In other words, without hard feelings.
- If you say. - I still spoke in that tone.
- I discovered something interesting this past week, I thought about talking to Taylor first but I don't know. - Jade prepared the ground. - Lizzie Saltzman has a new affair, crush, or girlfriend.
- What makes you think I would be interested in who Lizzie dates? - I asked.
- I saw it yesterday, you will love to know. - Taylor gets excited.
- Are you interested why Lizzie is picking up Hope Mikaelson. - Jade says smiling a little mean. My eyes go from her straight to the end of the table where Hope used to be with her brother, only he was there. I passed by the face without being able to pretend that I was not disturbed by the information.
- Do not play with me.
(...)
I would love to say that the motivation for being where I was was Swift's speech about me being who I am and damn my enemies, but the truth was that I was slightly uncomfortable with the Saltzman case.
- Great, Satan in the bathroom of the myrtle that moans, two hauntings. - Lizzie didn't hesitate to offend me when she saw me through the mirror reflection.
- Did you expect someone else? - I asked.
- What are you doing? Following me? - Lizzie rolls her eyes. - Yeah, I'm waiting for someone, and that's none of your business.
- You're right. - I smiled softly. Lizzie turns to me in disbelief. - But I'm nosy.
- I found out the worst way, my sister didn't talk to me for months, you know?
- I can understand her. - I said sarcastically. - Let's not talk about the past Lizzie, no hard feelings.
- Fuck you, Penelope. - Lizzie says trying to get out of the bathroom, that's when in a quick movement I pulled my wand.
- Your date will have to wait. - I still spoke kindly, even if out of pure irony.
- Are you threatening me? Lizzie asks, raising her voice. - Satan, we're done for you, my sister and me. Follow the path of the whore who gave birth, and miss me.
- Your new girlfriend, Hope Mikaelson, how?
- We're just staying, like two normal people, if you want to try to poison me against her, you're wasting time. None of us owes anything to you.
- Let me screw this up for you. - I gave a smile, and then left the bathroom.
The discomfort kept growing inside me, every time I thought about the two together I wanted to punch Lizzie Saltzman, Hope Mikaelson in the face too, damn Mikaelson. Both deserve each other, I deeply hope that they stay together and my problems are finally over completely.