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The red liquid looked like blood but she couldn't be sure-and who has blood in a glass on the table?...but then again Zara did all kinds of weird stuff and experimented all kinds of things so she wouldn't be surprised if it was actually blood, who knew what weird stuff she was experimenting on now. This was the part Diana didn't really like about her sister Zara, no one could ever understand her, a lot of times Diana had tried to uncover the enigma that was her sister Zara, but she would fail all the same, each day brought a whole different meaning to Zara's personality, no one could ever predict her and she was inquisitive as hell, perhaps that was what led her to the path of science or "crazy science " as Diana called it, she was the perfect epitome of "a mad scientist ". She was mostly quiet and had an aggressive streak. Diana couldn't stand her sister but she wasn't like this when she was young.
Hugo loved flowers and everyone knew this, he had a really cheerful personality, a contrast to Zara's moody and weird personality, Hugo was the only person who actually understood Zara, they weren't romantically involved but he got her like no one else did. Whenever they were together, he did most of the talking but she never seemed to mind. Hugo's love for flowers usually led him to the forest with Zara tagging along, alot of times Zara's parents would get upset about their visits to the forest, but with time, they grew tired and realised it was the only time Zara was happy, in times like this, she would smile brightly and just for a brief moment, you can actually see young Zara.
Crying is bliss, at least that was the only form of consolation Zara offered Hugo whenever he was having a hard time, it was what she always said whenever anyone was sad. Strangely, Diana found it quite soothing whenever Zara said those words to her. It expressed what she couldn't say, Hugo always said that to him, those words "crying is bliss" was Zara's own way of saying, "cry for now but its going to be alright ". From that day, Diana begun to see her sister in a whole new light.