I remember how seeing the shape of your mouth that first time, I kept staring until my blood turned to rain. Some things take root in the brain and just don't let go.
Wednesday.
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TWO. my sister, a mirror I cannot avoid
Andy and Wednesday grew up with Morticia and Gomez discussing Nevermore's hi온라인카지노게임. They would read them Edgar Allan Poe stories before bed. She's named after an Edgar Allan Poe character (Andromeda Lenore Adams, like she needed another reason for people to think she's a freak). The only color she was surrounded by was the color black. She never spent time outside, thus her very pale skin. Andy spent a lot of her childhood alone, and after a while she was able to convince herself that she liked it that way.
When the family walked into one of the rooms, Andy was blinded by a sea of bright colors. Her father gasped. "It's so. . . vivid." Gomez gasped.
Then, a flash of blonde and pink are in front of them and Andy flinches, seeing a girl with short blonde and pink hair, and she's smiling big. "Howdy, roomie!" She greeted Wednesday.
Wednesday took a startled step back.
"Wednesday, this is Enid Sinclair," a grinning Principal Weems introduced. "Enid, this is Wednesday's sister, Andromeda. the girls, grinning. She motioned to the girl standing back. She'll be rooming across the hall with Kennedy."
Enid was gaping at the lack of color in their clothing. "Are you feeling okay? You look a little pale."
"Wednesday and Andromeda always look half-dead," Gomez chimed.
Her smile faltered. "Oh." Enid gained composure and stretched her arms. "Welcome to Ophelia Hall!"
Wednesday was quick to step back from the contact.
Again, her smile fell. "Not a hugger. Got it."
"Please excuse Wednesday. She's allergic to color," Morticia explained the dismissiveness.
"Oh, wow. What happens to you?"
"I break into hives and then the flesh peels off my bones."
Andy hid her grin. She felt a pair of comforting and cold hands on her shoulders. "Andromeda's the one with the softer touch." Her mother adds.
Enid perks up again. She moved in front of the other sister and opened her arms. Andy made no move but instead, Enid enveloped her in a hug and she froze. She wasn't a hugger either. "Oh, and I love your name!" Enid compliments once she pulls away. "It's so pretty!"
"Thanks," Andy muttered, still stiff.
"Luckily, we've special ordered you a uniform," Weems interjects. "Enid, please take Wednesday to the register's office to pick it up along with a copy of her schedule. Give her a tour along the way. Andromeda, shall we introduce you to your roommate?
"Ooh, you'll love her! She's one of my best friends." Enid assures and she and Wednesday leave the room.
When Andy's alone without her sister, she feels vulnerable. He followed Weens across the hall, keeping close to her family. She held her breath as she walked through the door, expecting another burst of color, but to her extreme shock, she's met by an abundance of black. Black painted walls, decorated with band and movie posters, mostly horror movie, and black bedding with purple care red pillows and blankets.
