Is this it?
Josie showed Penelope everywhere and everything she could at the boarding school. The only home she’s ever known she’s learned all the ins and out, all the nooks and crannies. This led her to show only a selected few her own special tour of the boarding school, which now belongs to what is referred to as the “super squad” trademarked by MG. Protecting the school from ugly monsters has earned them the right to that name mg says.
After the first three walks around the school, Penelope almost knew that place as well as an average student did. During the fourth Josie stopped mentioning all the facilities and resources they could offer. She didn’t care about that nor the green-eyed girl in front of her. Penelope didn’t want to leave her, even though Josie had given her, her room key, and her class schedule, and shown her how to get from class to class. She knew her siblings wanted to catch up but she felt intrigued. They continued walking throughout the school, this time talking about whatever crossed their mind. It was like a catch-up between old friends, even though this was their second time meeting.
“So is there a boyfriend now?” Penelope asked without turning to meet doe brown eyes.
“No. Not anymore. After sitting with your advice I took it.”
“He’s okay. We are still friends. We sat down and talked and talked. He said he knew it was coming.”
“I would think. Crying and running away after he told you he loved you seemed like a big clue.”
“Anyways.” She rolled her eyes at her. “Lizzie, my twin sister, was okay about it all she has her eye on a new fling. Pretty much over what she ever had for Raf.”
“Typical?”
“Yeah. She finds something to fixate on and then the next second she has her eye on something else. I mean the minute I break up with him she stops talking about how I should be a better girlfriend and how he’s such a great guy. Now she’s talking about another guy and how he’s so blah blah blah.”
“Sorry. I am rambling on too much, aren’t I? It’s just-“
“You do that a lot don’t you?”
“What?”
“Apologize for talking about your feelings. You don’t have to do that with me.” Josie looked up to the hybrid, admiring her.
“Your turn.”
“For what?”
“To talk unapologetically about you.”
“I think I like it when I am the mysterious stranger and you're the one pouring out all your feelings.”
“Come on. If I ask questions will you answer?”
“For you. Why not. Better make them good.”
“When you were talking about Alexis and Jed. It was like you hadn’t seen them in years not months. Why is that?”
“Oh. I haven't seen them in years. They keep me busy, decided that seeing my brother and sister wasn’t important enough.” Everything for the last 16 years that had left Penelope’s mouth had been carefully calculated, the right amount of emotions, giving information but never enough. But with Josie, it was different. Josie asked and Penelope wanted to spill everything.
“They? Your parents?”
“No. “They” the council.”
“They decided everything for the three of you.”
“No. Just for me. What I do, where I go, who I am around.” She said bitterly.
“And you parents just let them?”
“My parents aren’t exactly around.”
“Your parent’s away, your siblings here, and you by yourself.”
“Uh- yeah,” Penelope scoffs. The realization never hit her before, they were all a team, a pair, a dynamic duo to say and she was abandoned, prey for the council to pick on.
“That must be so lonely.”
“No. Not really. I had Mason. He was my best friend.” She hadn’t thought about him. She spent her entire time away thinking how shit it was to be pushed out of her own home. But not once did she think about Mason. It hurt too much, that was so much betrayal all at once she pushed it down, and ignored it for the sake of her sanity.
“Your founded family?”
“Yeah. Yeah. He was family. You got someone like that, Jojo.” As much as she loved Mason, she would rather not talk about him.
“Yeah, a few someone’s. I will introduce you later. But right now I am starving. Are you?”
“Hungry for a few things.” She said with her devilish smirk. Josie blushed so hard, she choked out her next words. “Let’s go.” Josie walked off, not looking back to see if the eldest park was following.