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"Hailey!"

"Flower!"

Both Howard and Axel yell upon seeing me. Then, without another word, they started racing towards me.

Frozen on my seat, I just watched them boys compete their way towards me. Until, it was Howard Martin Dyme, the big and muscular brother of mine, that got to me first.

He quickly picked me up from the chair I was sitting in with one swift of his broad, firm arms and started spinning me around.

"Oh my goodness! I have missed you so much, Hailey bear." He shrieked gleefully, still spinning around.

"I miss you too, Howie," I muttered, a giggle came out of my throat.

As he put me down and was about to greet me, Axel David Dyme - my tall and lean brother - popped in front of me and engulfed me into a long, bone-crushing hug.

"Hey! I was here first!" I heard Howard complain but Axel ignored him as he tightened his embrace around me.

"I miss you, my little Flower. Haven't you bloom so well and," he sniffed my hair, making me blush on his arms, "you still smell sweet... very, very sweet." He continued in a gentle, quiet tone.

Why the nickname now?

Since Axel sees me as a fragile and delicate sister, apart from the reason Mum calling me Lily, he thought it would be suitable to nickname me as 'Flower'.

I know, too cute... Let those eyes roll.

"I mi - miss you too Ax - Axel," I stuttered, trying to cool down my burning cheeks.

Though, it wasn't fast enough. Axel, after freeing himself from the embrace, chuckled when he caught sight of it.

"Still hating the compliments, Flower?" He asked while gently caressing my redden cheeks.

I swatted his hand away from my face.

"No. Ju-just the sniffing," I replied shyly, my eyes averting his delicate stare.

"Oh, just old habits." He chuckled again, "My apologies though." He's now scratching the back of his neck.

I smile upon seeing that.

"It's okay Ax. Just don't do it again, please."

He smirked.

"I'll try, Flower, I'll try." He promised and gave me a quick kiss on the forehead.

And there goes my blushing again.

"Dude, stop! She's getting red again." Howard laughed while grabbing Axel on his collar, pulling him away from me. Then, in Axel's place, Howard stand and gave me a formal hug.

"So, how's my Hailey be - oh wow, you look cute in pigtails. Did Mum do this?" Howard asked, feeling him touching the braid.

"Nope, I did," I respond casually.

"Oh, and where did you learn that?" He inquired after releasing me from the hug. His eyes currently studying my face.

The question, for some reason, caught me off guard, making my forehead wrinkled in question.

"Actually, I don't know. I just... well, I felt like I could do it. So, I did it and here it is." I slowly explained while touching my braided head.

Listening to this, I noticed Howard giving Axel a bothered look which Axel returned with a concerned gaze.

Then, both of them, at the exact same time, stared at me weirdly.

"What?" I blurted out.

"Hailey, don't you think that unconscious act is part of your memory?" Howard cautiously spoke the words and when my silver-gray eyes landed on his cyan ones, I saw he was uncomfortable.

"I'm" - I licked my lips - "unsure... I only felt it. Does that count?" I sounded uneasy now and my brothers noticed that.

Axel, with one swift motion, pulled me into another hug.

Flower, but don't think too much about it." Axel whispered, "We just wanted to know if it's still happening... the flashbacks. Any episodes this past few days?" He asks, feeling his lips moved on top of

today actually. But

the not-so-normal ones?" I heard

my head from Axel's chest to glance at Howard. He looks far more serious at

the same voice, the same scene in

respond after that, increasing the tension I

undergone a moment ago, there are others that I have no idea about. Others that I, honestly, don't

to remember, it's just unfamiliar memories to me. I can't even tell if it's mine

how or the reason why I have this amnesia

up one day and

Odd?

Very...

blue-green eyes were apologetic. "We were just a bit... disturbed, that's all. We mean

my response and from there, Mum called the boys for

didn't miss Mum's wink once the boys came to her side. As if saying she tricked them into doing the job and that

Finally.

table set up, but also

I felt for those recalls and as quickly as she can, she tries to avoid me from any conversation pertaining

Goddess for

with Dad - both having a serious conversation while standing on the threshold of the room.

don't know what it was - or if it was related to me, because somehow their demeanor still

be a casual talk,'

staring and flashed me his signature full smile - the one that sparkles, like a diamond ring under a bright

only greeted me and we made small talks about our day - no, I didn't tell him about the invitation being misplaced. It was my fault in the first place, so - to redeem myself, I will be

I could

I was about to ask regarding the plan on how to announce the truth to everybody, Mum

expected, everyone talked to everybody during the meal. All laughing and

one, I was more of a listener than a talker, and

give up on

topics regarding my work. They were truly

work sounds hard Hailey," Howard commented after a long discussion about

to mention the errands I fulfill for

gently interjected. "Though, Flower, it never really occurred to me that you have that kind of job; one that

I frowned at that.

you expect a

a mock, Flower. Though, if it does sound like one, then I am sorry." He paused and sighed, "Yet, I

doing that, you know. It's part of

you work under supervision," Axel

was about to defy him when

You two" - she glared at me, then Axel - "quit it. Not in front of

of us instantly shut

the short pause, "Hailey's work sounds better, SAFER

want your sister to go through that task of getting into argument

me the 'what did I do' question - I could even

convinced and

so, I got

finally muttered and they all started laughing

Well, not all.

shifted my gaze at a

to my funny reaction, made me tilted my head in wonder. I was about to

Mum inquired, causing everybody else to quit their laughing and turned their puzzled gazes

didn't say a word at first and me realizing it might be related to the secret he was

he's gonna declare it...

full

he's not really good at relaying a whole message towards us. Most especially,

the danger part to himself and tries to solve it quietly

know, and as I said before,

Or just scared?

let out a heavy sigh and

the truth on the spot, I held my breath

of our worries right now." Seth stated in a rough,

Oh.

That was it.

I thought to myself

He was always the cheerful one in the family and seeing him like this made me believe that

else around me tenses