Thalia’s eyes bore the weight of a restless night, a silent testimony to the tumultuous journey through the realm of dreams. The moonlight had cast its silvery glow upon her room, tracing delicate patterns on the walls as Thalia tossed and turned, ensnared in the clutches of a sleep that eluded her. She woke up with a sigh, her curly hair disheveled- it would take a long time to brush and Thalia wondered if she should even brush it at all.
There was no point in doing so, and sure it was a formal ball, but it was also a masked ball. In a room filled with people, Thalia had never been the first a person will notice, that was because she had always stuck to the shadows, always making herself invisible as she watched others. In a room filled with masked people, Thalia was obviously not going to go noticed, especially when she planned to wear a mask that made it hard to tell it was her.
She stood up from her bed, although quite reluctantly, and made her way to the bathroom. The clothes she wore, removed themselves from her body as she found herself in the very hot shower, that felt like liquid fire against her skin. The scalding water cascaded down her body, attempting to wash away the remnants of a sleepless night. Thalia closed her eyes and let the sensation envelop her, the searing heat serving as a stark contrast to the cold tendrils of unrest that had lingered in her dreams.
With a mindful twist of the faucet, she turned the dial to the colder side, seeking a respite from the intensity of the heat. The water transitioned from scorching hot to slightly cool, never too cool because Thalia had a dislike for warm water. It felt strange to bathe or shower in warm water, same with cold water, Thalia never got how people could so easily shower with cold water. One of her twins sisters(technically triplet sisters might have been the proper word?) Calista had always loved to shower cold, something that Thalia never understood.
There were a lot of things that Thalia did not understand, like why had Miles North disappeared? Or more like why was he targeted . Recently, there seemed to be a lot of disappearances in the school, people seemed to go missing one by one and it sent an unsettling feeling in Thalia’s stomach. Having her second guessing herself for being in this school. She should have never been here in the first place and she knew it, after all it was through… that she has been accepted here. But she had come here with a purpose, to solve something or more like to find someone. She had been told that what she desired was in this school, in fact more than what she desired was here and she did not truly understand what was meant by the more, though she had a guess that it was to prove herself, prove that she could belong in a place and that she was not so different.
She clutched the pendant wrapped around her neck- yes, she was in a shower with a pendant, she never took it off for reasons, but she was especially not going to take it off anytime in this school, especially with how strange it seemed to get with each passing day. Miles North, just what had happened to you?
She stepped out of the shower, brushing her teeth and she mused. She was not friends with Miles North in any shape or form- they had a total of 2 conversations together? But from that she could tell that he was not the type to just go off on his own like that, or maybe she was just making wild speculations, which she doubts. Sure, her mind might be wired weird as her sisters tended to describe, but still she could tell it was not a mild speculation. She finished dressing herself, wearing a silk golden dress she had stolen from Calista wardrobe just before she set off to Ninth house. The dress was not something she would usually wear, it was too tight fitting, and to low on the chest- that was not to say that Thalia was a modest dresser, no, it was just that the dress was quite beautiful and attention bringing and for Thalia who tended to love the shadows, it was an unusual dressing style for her but that was why she picked it.
With the mask she wore, one her mother had given to her, she did not look like the usual Thalia, perhaps the only way to tell it was truly her was from the hair and pendant she refused to remove, but other than that it kept away people she did not want to speak with yet, from approaching her with the knowledge that this was Thalia.
Last night, Thalia had called Desdemona, a friend of her’s she had met over the summer, who at first Thalia had been quite suspicious that she needed to talk to her.
When Desdemona had come, Thalia had not said a single word to her, instead opted towards hugging her, because Thalia knew that just being around Desdemona tended to calm down her emotions in a weird way. When Desdemona had asked her what was wrong, Thalia had just smiled and told her nerves, but it was of course much much more than that. Standing in this crowded ball, right now, Thalia’s wondered if she should take her camera from inside her bag and take a picture of the scene.
It was quite beautiful and she was not really paying attention to what headmaster was saying, that was of course until she had heard the words, Miles North. The hairs on her body seemed to come up, and an uncomfortable expression crossed her face.
“Our community is bound by shared experiences, and the sudden absence of Miles North is deeply felt by all. We extend our prayers and support to his family and remain steadfast in our commitment to finding answers.”
Then why are they not doing that, finding answers? Instead they had arranged a ball, where everyone was hiding, where everyone with secrets had even more secrets. It seemed so fake, none of them truly cared for Miles North or where he had gone. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, as if…this was not something quite serious. She sighed, there was nothing she could do right now, all she could do really was enjoy herself. Thalia had always liked parties, unlike what it might seem, they were fun and they calmed her nerves because she never had to think, just enjoy the moment.
Thalia loved not thinking, she loved enjoying the moment and if not for the disappearance of Miles North that would have been an easy thing to do. She took her camera out from her purse and took a picture of someone that reminded her of Miles North but she knew was not Miles North. The hair was too light brown for that, North had darker than that. She sighed as she looked at the picture, deleting it. She placed the camera back in her bag and was about to head out to get a drink, when she blinked and a hand found its way on her wrist.
“Thalia!” Inessa had exclaimed, “I have missed you! I can’t wait to catch up and share everything!” She went on, Thalia simply blinked but then shook her head with a quick smile, processing what had just happened. A wide smile crossed her features, as she found herself wrapping her arms around Inessa, “Inessa!” She greeted with a wider smile. Inessa had been her close friend since Thalia came to the school, but Thalia had known Inessa longer than she had been in Ninth house. They were in high school together after all, and Inessa was a friend of both her sisters.
Inessa’s embrace was warm and familiar, a comforting reminder of the bonds they shared. Thalia, couldn’t help but feel a genuine warmth in Inessa’s presence, despite everything and despite Thalia’s personal feelings… “It’s been far too long!” Thalia agreed, holding Inessa at arm’s length to get a good look at her. She wore a mask, a green net masks that did nothing to conceal who Inessa was, it was obvious from looking at her that Inessa was Well Inessa. "Wow, i definitely would not know who you were if you didn’t come up to me. " Thalia teased playfully, poking fun at how very non concealing Inessa’s mask was, “Definitely put the mask in masquerade ball.” She teased even more.
But as Thalia had her jokes, Inessa did too have her own jokes as she stared at Thalia’s masks, as she remarked that Thalia’s mask was trying to outshine the entire ballroom tonight. Thalia pouted and stuck out her tongue, “Meanie,” She said playfully, “I was going for a romeo and juliet but peacock core look,” She commented, or at least that was what she was going for during a high school party when her mother first gave her that mask.
Thinking about her mother, made Thalia think of a lot of things, like the reason she was here and how Miles North mother most feel, having her son disappear without a trace. Thalia shook her head, “You know, Inessa, I think our masks need a drink. What do you say we head to the bar and get something to wet their… feathers and nets?” Thalia said, a small smirk on her lips, “We can’t catch up if we’re thirsty, and God knows i’m thirsty.” And tired, and awfully tired, but then again no one told Thalia to go out last night. All she needed was a drink to wake her up and Inessa’s cherry persona to get her giddy.
Thalia and Inessa weaved through the lively crowd, the ambient chatter and music enveloping them as they approached the bar. The array of colorful drinks and the glinting glasses caught Thalia’s eye, momentarily distracting her from the weight of the night. She turned to Inessa as she asked, “Alcohol now or alcohol later?” Thalia said weighting her choice, she was not planning on drinking a lot today, but a sip could never hurt right. “And also your presentation was amazing, I forgot to tell you that.” Thalia added at the end. Truthfully, she had not been paying that much attention as her head drifted to the disappearance of people, but still, she had looked and Inessa had done amazingly as she always did. Inessa just had a way of wowwing the crowd and wowing Thalia it seemed.
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