Chapter 4
Prongsie 9:17
I just think you can still improve in writing :) I try to help beginner artists by reviewing them on my streams and showing them to more people. But I still need to entertain my subscribers so I will sometimes say out of pocket things, even tho with you I think I was very kind. Don't take everything on the internet too seriously love x
Prongsie 9:18
Also I do really love your new song. The raspy voice is suiting you so much.
Prongsie 9:18
Also how old is this acc and why not any new pictures? Will you ever show your face?
L30_._ 9:20
I am still not sure of your song writing experiences. And this account is over 6 years old. Recently I haven't taken enough pictures to post, and I will not be showing my face.
Prongsie 9:21
Oh if I knew you waited for my reply I would've replied sooner love
Prongsie 9:21
That's really a pity, I'm sure you are breathtaking ;)
Prongsie followed your account
Prongsie 9:23
Why are you not replying to the compliments? Always reacting to just comments you don't like will ruin your mental health x
Regulus put the phone down with a thud and sighed.
Whoever this is he shouldn't start messaging him, this person is just annoying and rude.
He rolled his eyes, laying down, soon will be ten and Regulus must stand up.
His legs ache and his arms feel too heavy but he can do it. He can still finish his routine.
Looking around at all the posters makes him think of the past, of his cousins before they had to get married.
Of the stray cat they smuggled inside of their house, father didn't react much, mother tried to let it in for a few days before she got disgusted.
Regulus put on a blue headdress, baggier sleeveless band t shirt and shorts.
Music played through his headphones.
His phone buzzed just as he was finishing, out of breath he opened his phone to find a fee more messages from Potter he didn't open, and one message from him father.
Papa 11:11
Talk to Kreacher.
XXXXXXX 11:13
I will
He went to the bathroom upstairs, the mirror was foggy from the hot water he let to flood into the sink.
He dumped a towel in, putting it on his face for a few minutes.
Regulus wiped the mirror and looked at the t-shirt he wore. He didn't want to admit it but his fingertips were vibrating, he wanted to take his phone. He wanted to take the picture.
He wanted to be more active. Not for anyone. But he wanted to feel like he can't do this.
The flying though in his head every day didn't allow it.
Just one small mistake and the euphoria he felt will disappear. The feeling he finally got accepted will leave him, making him even more miserable.
"How do you feel?" Kreacher asked him, still looking at documents.
"I'm fine. How are you, Kreacher?"
"I'm okay, just stressed about the deadline. I still have so many documents to look over and applications."
"Applications?"
"For a new maid, the last one said she's tired of cleaning shreds almost every day."
Regulus looked down at himself, he was sitting on a chair in the corner of the office. Kreacher, their butler and also their good family friend, was writing on the computer, but sometimes glancing at him.
"Do you need help with your homeworks? I saw that you've got plenty of them, and the deadlines are nearing."
"No, thank you. You're already having a lot of work to do."
Regulus was about to leave, but he had to turn around "Will you tell them about yesterday?"
"About what? It was a quiet day." Kreacher looked at him and winked.
Regulus nodded and went to his room.
He set his phone on his desk, making sure only the guitar and his hands are visible.
This time he didn't sing. It was just his guitar.
Regulus had this melody stuck in his mind for forever, the contrast between soft and rough. It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for him to smile and post it.
"Something is on your mind?" Pandora asked through face time.
"No-"
"Yeah, tell me."
"This guy, he talks all the time about my voice."
"Is it making you uncomfortable? Tell me who it is and I'll smash his head."
"It's not making me uncomfortable, it's just that I don't understand it."
"How come?"
"After the guitar video he texted me he was excited to hear my voice and was sad he didn't. I don't understand. Also why is he still messaging me, I didn't reply to him anymore."
"Is he maybe trying to flirt?"
"Don't be stupid, Panda." He rolled his eyes.
She laughed and put the phone on her nightstand, facing her as she changed into her pyjamas.
"I got something more important. You know the girl in our music camp we liked? The black one with bass. Goddesses braids."
"Yeah I remember her, what was her name? Cassandra?" Regulus said, looking down qt his hands.
"Dorcas, but everyone called her Cas. Anyways, Ev found her and asked how she was doing and they talked and Ev asked if she wouldn't want to go out with us."
"What did she say?"
"She said yes! And also said she has time on Tuesday!"
"That's good. She seemed so cool. Like she was literally glowing."
"Tell me about it, I had a summer crush on her."
He laughed "Yeah! Xeno was so jealous."
"But I don't know where we should take her. Like it has to be something fun and cool, right?"
"You're asking the wrong person, I'm very far from fun or cool."
Pandora took the phone and went with it to her twin's room "Yeah I know. We thought of like aquarium maybe, or an indie concert if we could find one and get tickets."
Regulus rolls his eyes "I know which one of you came up with which idea"
"But the problem is Barty got locked in his room for accidentally scratching his father's car."
"Are you sure it was accidental?"
"You will not believe it but we were calling at that very moment and this time it was actually an accident." Evan said.
"So we need to come up with a plan to kidnap Barty from his locked room on the third floor."
Felix laughs in the back "Barty is Rapunzel."
"Yeah, totally. We need to come up with a pl
an: Get Barty out of his tower."
"Is his father the witch?"
"Probably" Regulus said.
"Bollocks, I thought the witch was hot."