Aries

The feeling of music is something indescribable. Each person's life has its own melody playing at a different pitch. We're all separated into groups each group singing its own harmony. Musicians sing in harmony but sing a different tone than entrepreneurs. Even though we have different tones and different melodies music brings us together. Whether we sing, dance, or simply listen to music we are interpreting our unity.

Expressing my passion for music helps me. My brother works two jobs just so I can spend my time doing what I love. Our dad built a large shack in the backyard hoping to fill it with sports equipment, but nothing turns out how it's suppose to. The shack turned into a small studio with one wall being a wide mirror. There I spent most of my days teaching myself ballet because what else are you suppose to do within a dance studio. Once I learned all that could be taught I started my own choreography. Step by step I became my own performer and each dance I kept to myself letting them live in my mind. My small studio became my own theatre and the mirror was my audience. Dancing became my therapy, I let my emotions drown in the sound of music. The more I danced the less I socialized, by the time I turned 20 the only people I talked to was my brother and the cashier at the market. I never minded though.

Every night I tell my parents what I've been working on hoping that they would want to see. Maybe even put a little show for them, Asad can even ask for a day off to watch. At night I wait till Asad falls asleep tiptoeing quietly so he doesn't wake. Although I can't see I run my hand across the wall. A small dent is evident, I run the tip of my pointer finger across the wall making a full-size circle. I trace the circle again this time my finger leaving a silver line. A silver outline of a circle glows in the dark. I place my left palm on the center of the circle pushing it lightly causing the wall inside the circle to disappear. It's replaced with a black glow with a hint of silver. A black hole.

Stepping inside I'm embraced with a small gush of wind. I look all around only to be met with nothing but black, I'm in the void, the center of a black hole. It is not completely dark, a light radiates allowing me to see. Looking to the ground I see nothing but the void as if I'm floating. I take a seat crossing my legs and letting my hands hang on my knees.

"It's me, Aries,"I start a conversation to the void waiting for a response. I sit in silence for two more minutes before I start the conversation again. I run through the words of what I'm going to say in my mind. Every night I speak the same words hoping to be heard.

"I started a new dance today. It's lyrical, like always, but I'm really excited about this one!" Again I'm met with silence, but it doesn't stop me from going on.

"It's going to be grand and you should come and see it, it's going to be my greatest performance yet." My smile goes unnoticed as I let the silence swallow me. I bow my head down feeling sorrow.

"I haven't shown Asad any of my dances, yet" I confess picking on my pj's.

"Asad's been working really hard I don't want to pull him away just so he could see me dance." The void gives nothing in response which almost feels normal.

"I know we are twins, but we've been distant. I should get a job to help him out. Maybe then we could hang out more" I suggest thinking of jobs I could get.

"I know if you were here mom you would force us to hang out," I don't laugh at my joke, the longer I stay the more sadness fills inside me.
I don't know why I do this every night, it's torture to me. Dragging myself to the place where I lost my parents. Sitting and talking as if my parents are there to listen. I'm torturing myself because it's my fault they are gone.

Asad doesn't know I come down here if he did he would tell me to stop and tell me it wasn't my fault. I notice a small drop on my pj's and realize my eyes are watering.
"I'm sorry mom dad," I hiccup as I start to cry.

"You're lost in here because of me." I stand up using the back of my hand to wipe my tears sobbing louder.

"Everything is a mess mom please come back to me, don't leave. Dad come home, I'm right here!" I shout forcing my voice to echo. I move in a complete circle shouting out 'mom, dad'. I look left and right trying to find a sign of life in this stupid black hole.

"I miss you." My voice is rigged as I fall to my knees. I just want them back home. Why do I have this stupid ability in the first place." I cover my eyes and sob.

"Why can't I live a normal life with my parents," I whisper quietly there's no use they've been missing for 11 years. Eleven years and I can't find them.

"Aries." My head snaps to the sound of my name. Asad pokes his head out from where I put my portal. I get up and walk towards him wiping all signs that I've been crying. I step out of the black hole reentering my room, Asad standing in front of me. His tired expression shows just how exhausted he is and I can tell it's not just from work.

"Sorry," I mumble as I walk to my bed before I pass Asad he pulls me into a hug.

"It's not your fault Aries," Asad reassures me as he lets go and walks back to his room. He is my brother but at times I know he blames me. When things get hard he wishes our parents are with us I know I do. I walk to bed slumped and exhausted. I lay in bed trying to set my mind to rest, but it races on. I stare at the dark until my exhaustion takes over and eases my mind.