Ok. So I said The Silver Mare would be next. BUT then i got writer's block. No ideas whatsoever. And finally my brain presents me with this, so I rolled with it :)
Sami, Natalie and I stood on the doorstep, arms full of presents, wrapped in bright paper and all bearing the same name. It was Cass’s birthday, and we were supposed to be celebrating with a party at the house she shared with Prim and Ali. I tapped on the door. No answering voice called back. No footsteps announced the arrival of someone to open the door. Instead, I heard the faint sound of Cass’s voice, raised in anger. I exchanged a glance with the other two and nudged the door. It opened, revealing a frightened-looking Prim. She placed a finger to her lips and jerked her head back. The voices of Ali and Cass, lifted in furious argument, were much clearer now.
“You don’t even CARE, do you!” screeched Cass.
“How can you say that, Cass?!” yowled Ali. We crept down the hallway, and saw Ali and Cass in the living-room, a few meters apart, glaring at each other. Ali looked somewhat shocked. Cass’s eyes were sparkling with tears, and she wore an expression of deep hurt.
“You don’t care! You don’t! It’s my BIRTHDAY, Ali. MY BIRTHDAY!” Her voice rose, Prim and Sami cringed.
“All you care about is those stupid quests! Not your friends! NOT EVEN YOUR FRIENDS’ BIRTHDAYS! THE ONE DAY THAT’S SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT ME AND YOU WANT TO DRAG US ALL OFF TO FIND SOME OTHER DRATTED THING! I HATE YOU!” Her voice broke slightly on the last word, and there was silence. The kind of silence that billows, expanding out from its origin like a hurricane. A silence that deafens all who hear it. Ringing, echoing silence. A single tear slipped down Cass’s cheek. Another chased it, dripping off of her chin. She cast a last, heartbroken look at the blue-haired archer, and fled. Natalie tried to stop her, but Cass gave her a hard shove to the chest that sent her stumbling backwards into Sami. Cass’s footsteps, and her sobs, faded slowly as she darted out of the front door and fled. Ali appeared at my shoulder. She was crying too, albeit silently.
“Cass…” she whispered. Her voice was thick, choked with tears, as another droplet left a shining track on her pale face.
cliffhangers >:)