Mated With Five Boys

"The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master"- Sophie Swetchine

Sometimes I see people as colors.

For example, when I look at Wyatt I see stars, energy, I see happiness, I see yellow.

But when I look at Angelo, I see navy blue, maybe that's because he has such a calming effect on the people around him, but yet there is this dark depressed cloud that lingers over him.

When I first met Rylan at the airport the youthful and adventurous vibe that leaks out of him screamed orange, kind of like a sunset or a bonfire.

As I talked to Camila on my first day I moved in I decided she was red, but not any type of red, she was a fiery red.

The type of red that was filled with passion and excitement.

While Indy, on the other hand, was the complete opposite, she was simplistic, innocent, pure even.

She was white.

When I see Phoenix I think of brown, not a dirty brown but more of a warm, wholesome brown.

And with Kina I see a wine colored purple, the girl just looked like royalty ran in her veins.

But as I looked across the kitchen table at Axel, I didn't see just one color.

I saw them all.

I looked at him inquisitively, how is that even possible? I watched the colors fly around him, getting lost in them.

How could one person be more than one color? "Are you nervous for your first day?"

Rylan whispered next to me, he probably noticed my dazed state.

"No, not really’ I told him.

"I'm used to it by now."

I continued.

Which for the record, was a lie.

I was extremely nervous but I didn't want to worry him.

"Good, you shouldn't be."

He sent me a boyish smile that made me swoon a tiny bit on the inside.

Why am I like this? "I'm going to school, Axel grumbled, getting up from the table, and putting his bowl that he was just eating cereal out of into the sink and walked out the front door.

I still have yet to decide what color he was.

"We should probably be going too, we wouldn't our dear Mia being late her first day now would we?"

Wyatt said grabbing his backpack and slinging it over his shoulders.

"T'll take you to school"

his hand in the

I didn't really like his hand being on my back but I let

are we all going to fit

looking

and Indy to school before he goes to work and Kina drives

pushing

outside to the driveway, the chilly Colorado morning wind smacking against my

watched as Rylan pushed unlock on his keys, the car beeped indicating

of car do

him, looking at the white car in front

"It's a Mercedes Coupe"

opening the

self

He insisted.

in, the black leather seats made the car look even more

to stop with the nicknames, I told

"I could."

He stated.

be the

me and

"guess you're right"

I shrugged, playing along.

the window the tall trees and grass

anxiety form knots in my stomach as

out countless amounts of schools, but it doesn't change the apprehension I feel about

your uhh how's

bringing me out

lost in my own thoughts way too

that was hiding bruises that were all in different stages of the healing

"Good and getting better"

looked over at

focusing on the

don't have to pretend to

He started.

can see right through it

back over at me, his

will go away, but

when I felt his

ugly and painful but most importantly,

by twisting my hand

way of saying just want I needed

looked down at our hands and smiled to himself like

to say "Where you are

I guess kind

I told him.

his head

I've heard you talk

He pointed out.