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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.

know if it's still happening... the flashbacks. Any episodes this past few days?" He asks, feeling his lips moved on

one... happened today actually. But it's the 'normal' case."

the not-so-normal ones?"

lift my head from Axel's chest to glance at Howard. He looks far more serious at the second, that if you took one look at him, you

month ago, with the same voice, the same scene in the woods... The same" - I gulped -

didn't respond after that, increasing

a moment ago, there are others that I have no idea

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

matters worse, I don't even recall the time on how or the reason why I have this

one day and it's

Odd?

Very...

very sorry, Flower." Axel cooed, his blue-green eyes were apologetic. "We were just a bit... disturbed,

nodded my response and from there, Mum called the boys for help

As if

Finally.

from the blushing and last-minute table set up, but also from

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

Goddess for

sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Seth with Dad - both having a serious conversation while standing on the threshold of the room. Then from

related to me, because somehow their demeanor still looked calm and collected as

a casual talk,'

sparkles, like a diamond

talks about our day - no, I didn't tell him about the invitation being misplaced.

could find

ask regarding the plan on how

everyone talked to everybody during the meal. All laughing

conversations because one, I was more of a listener than a talker, and two, I just love

didn't give up

regarding my work.

Hailey," Howard commented after a long discussion about the overall work I do at

mention the errands I fulfill

occurred to me that you have

I frowned at that.

expect a Personal

mock, Flower. Though, if it does sound like one, then I am sorry." He paused and sighed, "Yet, I did expect you in a higher position. One that allows you to lead and lets you make your own

you know. It's part of

under supervision," Axel

frown deepened and was about to

Axel - "quit

us instantly

Howard started after the short pause, "Hailey's work sounds better, SAFER than the other jobs

Dad seconded, "You don't want your sister to go through that task of getting into argument after argument with guests. Mainly,

as if asking me the 'what did I do' question - I could even hear it in Dad's childish

other hand, was convinced and didn't

I got

finally muttered and they all started laughing at my

Well, not all.

shifted my gaze at

funny reaction, made me tilted my

else to

at first and me realizing it might be related

declare it... Though, would he truly?

full

whole message towards us. Most especially, one that is dangerous and involves the whole family or one of

this quality that wants to keep the danger part to himself and tries to solve it quietly on his own. So, when you finally heard about the problem, it was already

as I said before, he

Or just scared?

all eyes on him, he finally let

spilling the truth on the spot, I held my

is the least of our worries right now." Seth

Oh.

That was it.

to hear,' I thought to myself as I slowly exhale

the room became heavy as I caught a glimpse of Dad becoming dead serious. He was always the cheerful

everyone else around me tenses up.