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It has been a month since I last saw Raphael

It's been a month since I recieved any odd text messages from my mystery texter.

I've also found out a few unfortunate complications within this month...something I could barely handle on my own.

Rayleen left a week ago and still calls in regulary just to check on me, and so ever since then I moved in with Aaron and Damon. 

It was the night of Halloween and I was preparing candy bowls for the trick or treaters tonight.

"Aries do you want to come with me to the club tonight?" Damon asked, shrugging on his sweatshirt. I roll up my sleeves and take my hair out of it's small ponytail. 

Since my 'Britney Spears' incident, my hair has grown past my neck.

But I still wear a wig just in case.

"I suppose," I say dryly and grab the large bowl and turn to sit it on the table. "Aries, you havent been acting like yourself since Raphael left." Damon says, trying to look at my face.

I shrugged slowly and immeidately turned off my reaction to his name. I didnt care about...him.

"Look, do you want to go or not? You say this every day and I'm tired of hearing about it." I say through grit teeth.

Damon flinches back for a moment, obviously hurt by how I reacted towards him, but I clearly didnt care.

"Okay, let's go then." He grumbles and moves towards the door.

I obviously could not locate any fucks to give- especially if it dealt with Raphael motherfucking Underwood.

As soon as we arrive at the club, I'm attacked by Rochelle, "Girl, where have you been? The club doesnt have that same vibe like it usually does." She says, wrapping her arms around me. I give her the best smile I can and hug her back briefly, "Just, going through a lot." I mumble and she eyes me. "Oh..yeah I know." She says, looking at me with wild eyes and I press my lips together.

"How have things been here?" I ask, changing the subject and walking towards Harry's door. "Boring. Dry. Basically ever since you left." She says and I just nod. I didnt feel like talking.

"What about with you..other than that?" She asks and I already know what she's talking about. "Fine." I rush out and knock on Harry's door. "He's not here." She says and I turn to look at her. "Why not?" I ask, turning to face her.

She shrugs and looks at his locked door. "I dont know, he's been hanging out with some girl named Emily lately." My eyes widen and I feel my fist ball together.

I wasn't scared or nervous anymore- especially with her. I wanted that bitch's blood on my hands.

"When's the last time you've seen him?" I ask, trying to hide the anger across my face. "He should be here any minute, he just called." She says. "Will Emily be with him?" I ask quickly and she shrugs again.

I look over and see that Damon is over standing near the rest of the girls while my eyes narrow towards the door.

I was not playing with this whore. She may be my sister but at this point I didnt care.

Minutes passed and soon enough Harry walked through the backstage door. 

"I didnt expect to see you here." He says, glancing at me as if he's seen a ghost. "Emily. Where is she." I state boldly and he swallows hard. "I dont know." He says, shrugging and I squint at him and move past him, "She's in the car? Don't worry, I just want to talk to her just for a moment." I say with a fake smile and push past him, 

"Aries, wait." He calls out but I ignore him and stomp outside, like a 5 year old throwing a temper tantrum.

And I see her sitting in the passengers seat casually, filing her nails with her earbuds in. I open the door quickly and she shoots up and looks at me. "Are you crazy-oh. If it isnt Aries." She says, stressing the last word. "What are you doing?" I ask, my nostriils flaring.

"Whatever are you talking about? I'm not doing anything." She says, looking innocent. "Dont give me that bullshit. The ball. My money. The video. How do you even know Harry?" I say, pressing my lips together in a thin line.

"It was a series of unfortunate events for you that night no doubt. But I can assure, I did not know any of that would happen. And Harry, I've known for a few years now. Just for business purposes." She says glaring at me.

"But you know who." Her face lightens as I say that and she knows I'm right. "That's my business, maybe if you didnt abandon the rest of us, I wouldnt have to conclude to this."

I roll my eyes, she seriously couldnt be bringing this back up. "I told you. I offered to help you. To save you. To save all of us from the terrible life our parents had planned for us. I wanted to make things better." I defend hastily. 

"No. We wanted that life at first. We wanted the money- the thrill of the life we were born in. You fucked up and it was before Raphael came into the picture. And now it makes it even worse knowing his wife is pregnant." She says, trying to close the door, but I tighten my grip. 

"Raphael has nothing to do with this. Her being pregnant has nothing to do with you, it keeps the deal in balance. Only if...someone not included does. Then that's when you should be worried. Besides I didnt even realize who he was until he brought up something about the Merchant family." I inform her and she sighs.

"And as long as it stays like that....we'll all be safe for sure. But that doesnt take what you did to him away. Keegan and Blaine may have done all those terrible things to him...but what you made him do..what you bribed him to do...you deserve everything you ever got." She spats at me and I shove my hands in my pockets.

"I wanted to change. Once I realize who I was becoming and what Cameron wanted me to be-"

"A sex slave, I know. Everyone knows. But that doesnt matter anymore does it? Aries, you are the most fucked up. Something has always been wrong with you and now that I see you now...it got worse. You changed your name and dyed your hair? Just to get away." She says in a disapproving voice.

It was different. As much as I despised Emily...out of all of my sisters, I looked up to her the most. I always had.

"You dont know what I've been through. You just knew what mom told you. She covered up everything. Besides how are you not arrested? You're throwing your last name around like it's nothing." I ask and she smirks.

"If you had stayed, you wouldnt have to be where you are now. Covering up your name and such. With money, it got me far. Besides, I'm engaged to a laywer anyways, plus ever since we all moved away, the police havent bothered us. Investigation ended a few years after you left. Everything turned out okay." She says with a shrug.

"No, you did it the wrong way. Karma is going to come back and get you." I whisper and she smiles.

"No sister dearest. Karma is going to come back and get you. However there is hope." She says looking up at me with a small smile.

"Come back to the family." She simply says and I hold my breathe and she chuckles. "Dont act so surprised that I'm offering. It still holds. What else have you go to lose? Who are you really trusting?" I dont say anything and she nods.

"Exactly. So I'm just saying now, instead of trying to change who you are, you're better off falling back to your old ways." She says with a shrug and puts on her sunglasses. "Or...our old ways. I should say." She says and Harry walks out towards the drivers seat.

He doesnt give me any eye contact, he just slides in and starts the car.

I back up and let Emily close the door and she rolls down her window. "You know where to find us, baby sister. But if so...you better be on your worst behavior, Roselyn Merchant." She says and the car pulls off and drives away.

I stare at the black vehicle as it turns and disappears behind the corner.

I bite my lip nervously and rub my hands together and slowly walk back inside.

I wasnt completely honest with Emily while she was here and it was for the best for now, considering I couldnt trust her.

It's been a month since I've seen Raphael.

It's been a month since I've recieved any odd messages from my mystery texter.

And it's been a month since I had my last period...

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