Proud to be a Lizzie Kershaw

Well, I guess I mean, I'm proud to be a gal that knows how to kick ass.

Speaking of kick ass... Tonia's latest stunt, everybody.

I got tired of hearing this boring conversation and left them, saying I was going to lie down and that I had a headache. Adam followed soon after, a troubled look on his face.
We sat in silence for a while.
“You like her, don’t you,” I said staring at the other side of the plane.
“Who?” Adam asked, surprised.
“Tonia,” I answered, thrusting my chin to where they sat, laughing and joking. He looked at me.
“No, I can’t,” he said. I knew what he meant. It was considered kind of scandalous – but not unheard of – for a Legend-Seeker to fall in love with their guardian. I thought that that ‘rule’ was just plain stupid.
“Sure you can,” I said. His eyes widened as he looked at me. I glanced at him and looked back at the other wall. “It’s a stupid rule. It’s just meant to make us feel like we’re better than guardians, but they’re human too. We have no right to push them down like that. A lot of the new generations of Legend-Seekers are friends with their guardians. It’s just the older ones that have a problem – obsessed with their social status.”
“Aren’t you opinionated,” he said ruefully.
“Yep, my dad hates it. Guardians have it easier.” Another reason I was – I wasn’t sure what the right word was – of Tonia. I mean, sure, I loved her and she was my best friend, but she had an easier life – a life that wasn’t constricted by social etiquette.
“You jealous that she has more freedom aren’t you?” Adam said quietly. Wow, he was good at that – perfectly landed the word I hadn’t thought of.
‘I’m jealous for a lot of reasons.”
“Like?” Adam asked.
“Like, sure, she has a hell of a lot more freedom; she’s pretty and I’m not; she can talk to guys without messing up like me…” I realized that this was true. I was jealous of Tonia.
“You talk to me,” he said quietly.
“You’re different,” I replied, defensive. He frowned. “Oh, Adam, I didn’t mean it like that. I mean, you’re just about twenty times easier to talk to than any guy I know. And, well, I don’t think about you in that way.”
“That’s alright, Tessy, dear,” Adam said, putting his hand on mine. Suddenly, Felix called us over – from the cockpit. I peeked my head in and there was Tonia – driving the damn plane.
“Well, hey there, Tess,” she said laughing. She left her eyes off the equipment a little too long and the plane swung to the right. Everyone fell and more than a few of the plane attendants swore loudly. Adam placed his arm around my waist – the way only Adyin put his arm around me. Felix’s eyebrows shot up when he saw that arm. Let him be jealous, I thought. Maybe I could make Tonia jealous. Maybe, for once, I could have something Tonia didn’t have. But, back in the moment, I was pretty angry at being tossed around – and I hadn’t been kidding about that headache. The pilot quickly got hold of the plane. Tonia looked at the floor sheepishly.
“Damn it, Antonia Estella Ivanov!” I scowled. Her eyes widened. It was the first time I’d ever used her full name. “Don’t you think about anything before you do it?” Her face changed from shock to hurt. I didn’t care. It was time she learned that the world wasn’t hers to experiment on. People got hurt if you didn’t watch it. I stormed off to the back of the plane – where my dad had been – so that no one would follow me.

All my love, darlings,

Asiat