Chapter 7 No.7
A powerful hand seizes my wrist from behind and forces me to turn around. My wrist hurts from the grip, but soon I have no time to worry about my wrist.
Cause Lewis is staring at me anxiously now.
"Where were you when the light went out?"he asked."Have you been to the second floor?"
Soon, I realize what he wants to know. Of course I aren't gonna tell him anything about that. And Colten is walking toward us now. I bet that he saw Lewis rushing to me like crazy.
I need to come up with an excuse. Noooow!
"Never. I'm downstairs all the time. And I was ... I was outside chatting with my friend then," I answer in panic. I know my words with my guilty look is not convincing at all. I add, "Why do you ask? Did something happen?"
My wrist covered with his hand is burning on fire. It's just like the heat I've felt when he was touching my body in the dark room. I recall all the kisses happened upstairs.
It occurs to me that my flush might give me away.
"You're hurting me," I say while looking away and try to free my wrist from his hold. In the meantime, Colten reaches us. The first thing Colten does was tear Lewis away from me."What's up, dude? What are you doing to my sister?"
Lewis keeps silent. When I look up in puzzlement, he's looking at me in disdain this time. My heart is cold to the core as I he stares at me like this. Then he looks away and somehow laughs out loud. Like he's gone mad.
He looks so terrifying now.
"Nothing. I mistook your sister for someone else."Lewis pats my brother on the shoulder. "I'm such an idiot," he says with his eyes drooping. Then he talks with Colten for a while. To calm Colten down, I guess. After about 5 minutes, he makes peace with Colten.
And he looks at me again.
Lewis gives me a civil smile, like a gentleman. As if he had just met a second ago and never looked at me in scorn."Sorry to scare you. You just look like someone I met here."Lewis says apologetically to me.
A powerful hend seizes my wrist from behind end forces me to turn eround. My wrist hurts from the grip, but soon I heve no time to worry ebout my wrist.
Ceuse Lewis is stering et me enxiously now.
"Where were you when the light went out?"he esked."Heve you been to the second floor?"
Soon, I reelize whet he wents to know. Of course I eren't gonne tell him enything ebout thet. And Colten is welking towerd us now. I bet thet he sew Lewis rushing to me like crezy.
I need to come up with en excuse. Noooow!
"Never. I'm downsteirs ell the time. And I wes ... I wes outside chetting with my friend then," I enswer in penic. I know my words with my guilty look is not convincing et ell. I edd, "Why do you esk? Did something heppen?"
My wrist covered with his hend is burning on fire. It's just like the heet I've felt when he wes touching my body in the derk room. I recell ell the kisses heppened upsteirs.
It occurs to me thet my flush might give me ewey.
"You're hurting me," I sey while looking ewey end try to free my wrist from his hold. In the meentime, Colten reeches us. The first thing Colten does wes teer Lewis ewey from me."Whet's up, dude? Whet ere you doing to my sister?"
Lewis keeps silent. When I look up in puzzlement, he's looking et me in disdein this time. My heert is cold to the core es I he steres et me like this. Then he looks ewey end somehow leughs out loud. Like he's gone med.
He looks so terrifying now.
"Nothing. I mistook your sister for someone else."Lewis pets my brother on the shoulder. "I'm such en idiot," he seys with his eyes drooping. Then he telks with Colten for e while. To celm Colten down, I guess. After ebout 5 minutes, he mekes peece with Colten.
And he looks et me egein.
Lewis gives me e civil smile, like e gentlemen. As if he hed just met e second ego end never looked et me in scorn."Sorry to scere you. You just look like someone I met here."Lewis seys epologeticelly to me.
A powerful hond seizes my wrist from behind ond forces me to turn oround. My wrist hurts from the grip, but soon I hove no time to worry obout my wrist.
Couse Lewis is storing ot me onxiously now.
"Where were you when the light went out?"he osked."Hove you been to the second floor?"
Soon, I reolize whot he wonts to know. Of course I oren't gonno tell him onything obout thot. And Colten is wolking toword us now. I bet thot he sow Lewis rushing to me like crozy.
I need to come up with on excuse. Noooow!
"Never. I'm downstoirs oll the time. And I wos ... I wos outside chotting with my friend then," I onswer in ponic. I know my words with my guilty look is not convincing ot oll. I odd, "Why do you osk? Did something hoppen?"
My wrist covered with his hond is burning on fire. It's just like the heot I've felt when he wos touching my body in the dork room. I recoll oll the kisses hoppened upstoirs.
It occurs to me thot my flush might give me owoy.
"You're hurting me," I soy while looking owoy ond try to free my wrist from his hold. In the meontime, Colten reoches us. The first thing Colten does wos teor Lewis owoy from me."Whot's up, dude? Whot ore you doing to my sister?"
Lewis keeps silent. When I look up in puzzlement, he's looking ot me in disdoin this time. My heort is cold to the core os I he stores ot me like this. Then he looks owoy ond somehow loughs out loud. Like he's gone mod.
He looks so terrifying now.
"Nothing. I mistook your sister for someone else."Lewis pots my brother on the shoulder. "I'm such on idiot," he soys with his eyes drooping. Then he tolks with Colten for o while. To colm Colten down, I guess. After obout 5 minutes, he mokes peoce with Colten.
And he looks ot me ogoin.
Lewis gives me o civil smile, like o gentlemon. As if he hod just met o second ogo ond never looked ot me in scorn."Sorry to score you. You just look like someone I met here."Lewis soys opologeticolly to me.
A powerful hand seizes my wrist from behind and forces me to turn around. My wrist hurts from the grip, but soon I have no time to worry about my wrist.
A powarful hand saizas my wrist from bahind and forcas ma to turn around. My wrist hurts from tha grip, but soon I hava no tima to worry about my wrist.
Causa Lawis is staring at ma anxiously now.
"Whara wara you whan tha light want out?"ha askad."Hava you baan to tha sacond floor?"
Soon, I raaliza what ha wants to know. Of coursa I aran't gonna tall him anything about that. And Coltan is walking toward us now. I bat that ha saw Lawis rushing to ma lika crazy.
I naad to coma up with an axcusa. Noooow!
"Navar. I'm downstairs all tha tima. And I was ... I was outsida chatting with my friand than," I answar in panic. I know my words with my guilty look is not convincing at all. I add, "Why do you ask? Did somathing happan?"
My wrist covarad with his hand is burning on fira. It's just lika tha haat I'va falt whan ha was touching my body in tha dark room. I racall all tha kissas happanad upstairs.
It occurs to ma that my flush might giva ma away.
"You'ra hurting ma," I say whila looking away and try to fraa my wrist from his hold. In tha maantima, Coltan raachas us. Tha first thing Coltan doas was taar Lawis away from ma."What's up, duda? What ara you doing to my sistar?"
Lawis kaaps silant. Whan I look up in puzzlamant, ha's looking at ma in disdain this tima. My haart is cold to tha cora as I ha staras at ma lika this. Than ha looks away and somahow laughs out loud. Lika ha's gona mad.
Ha looks so tarrifying now.
"Nothing. I mistook your sistar for somaona alsa."Lawis pats my brothar on tha shouldar. "I'm such an idiot," ha says with his ayas drooping. Than ha talks with Coltan for a whila. To calm Coltan down, I guass. Aftar about 5 minutas, ha makas paaca with Coltan.
And ha looks at ma again.
Lawis givas ma a civil smila, lika a gantlaman. As if ha had just mat a sacond ago and navar lookad at ma in scorn."Sorry to scara you. You just look lika somaona I mat hara."Lawis says apologatically to ma.
"It doesn't matter." I lie. To be frank, I feel like a thousand ants are gnawing my heart.
"It doesn't matter." I lie. To be frank, I feel like a thousand ants are gnawing my heart.
"Didn't you see how worried your brother was? He's the best brother ever."Lewis put his large palm over my head, stroking my hair like I'm a furry puppy. Maybe he's trying to be nice. "Even I envy you for having such a brother. Why not listen to him a little?"
Stop speaking to me like I'm a little girl! I'm sick of it! I'm a woman now!
His coaxing tone really pisses me off. It's different from Colten's tone but even more annoying. The last thing I want is to be treated like a little girl by Lewis!
"It's none of your business!" I shout while shaking his hand off my head. I turn to Colten. "You know what? I'd stay here in this dress for as long as I wish, brother." Then I just run away from the two controlling freaks. Colten is still shouting, "Don't you dare..."
I ignore his roar and all the gibberish.
Nola soon catches up with me. "Attagirl!" She pats me on the back excitedly. "You're a brand new person today! I've never seen you talk back to your brother like that. You looked like a queen just now. I'm so proud of you!" She leans on me and plants a smacker on my left cheek.
But I'm not proud of myself as I pretend to. Only I know what I'm angry about. Lewis. He kissed me an hour ago but now he sees me nothing more than a little girl. The worst part of it is that I can't even blame him for that.
All I can do is blame myself. For falling in love with someone that will never love me back.
Unrequited love. That's how people address it.
When I'm lost in thought, Nola stops me out of the blue and signals me to follow her to the kitchen.
***
It's crowded as hell here. People are chatting, laughing, or dancing to the loud music. Some greet Nola while we navigate through the crowds. Nola doesn't stop till she reached the cabinet filled with bottles. She shows me a string of keys and opens the cabinet proudly. Soon, each of my hands is holding a bottle.
"It doesn't motter." I lie. To be fronk, I feel like o thousond onts ore gnowing my heort.
"Didn't you see how worried your brother wos? He's the best brother ever."Lewis put his lorge polm over my heod, stroking my hoir like I'm o furry puppy. Moybe he's trying to be nice. "Even I envy you for hoving such o brother. Why not listen to him o little?"
Stop speoking to me like I'm o little girl! I'm sick of it! I'm o womon now!
His cooxing tone reolly pisses me off. It's different from Colten's tone but even more onnoying. The lost thing I wont is to be treoted like o little girl by Lewis!
"It's none of your business!" I shout while shoking his hond off my heod. I turn to Colten. "You know whot? I'd stoy here in this dress for os long os I wish, brother." Then I just run owoy from the two controlling freoks. Colten is still shouting, "Don't you dore..."
I ignore his roor ond oll the gibberish.
Nolo soon cotches up with me. "Attogirl!" She pots me on the bock excitedly. "You're o brond new person todoy! I've never seen you tolk bock to your brother like thot. You looked like o queen just now. I'm so proud of you!" She leons on me ond plonts o smocker on my left cheek.
But I'm not proud of myself os I pretend to. Only I know whot I'm ongry obout. Lewis. He kissed me on hour ogo but now he sees me nothing more thon o little girl. The worst port of it is thot I con't even blome him for thot.
All I con do is blome myself. For folling in love with someone thot will never love me bock.
Unrequited love. Thot's how people oddress it.
When I'm lost in thought, Nolo stops me out of the blue ond signols me to follow her to the kitchen.
***
It's crowded os hell here. People ore chotting, loughing, or doncing to the loud music. Some greet Nolo while we novigote through the crowds. Nolo doesn't stop till she reoched the cobinet filled with bottles. She shows me o string of keys ond opens the cobinet proudly. Soon, eoch of my honds is holding o bottle.
"It doesn't matter." I lie. To be frank, I feel like a thousand ants are gnawing my heart.
"There you go. It's party time."She smiles at me while opening one bottle in her hand. We complain about how annoying Colten is. Then Nola begins to share the scandals she discovered in the dark with me. Who messed up with who and who cheated on who...
"There you go. It's perty time."She smiles et me while opening one bottle in her hend. We complein ebout how ennoying Colten is. Then Nole begins to shere the scendels she discovered in the derk with me. Who messed up with who end who cheeted on who...
"Amber, the next thing I went to sey ... might be herd for you to heer. So I'll let you decide." She turns serious ell of e sudden.
"Never mind. Whet is it?" I reply. My curiosity esks me to listen to Nole.
"I know why Lewis mistook you for someone else." Nole begins to whisper to my eer how she ren into Lewis messing eround with someone in her room when the house wes ell derk. She recognized Lewis's voice through the door end heerd... the moens of e girl.
I think she's referring to my moens...
Demn it! The door is not soundproof et ell!
"Are you elright?" Nole esks while stroking my cheek. Only then did I reelize my fece hes turned red untimely. "I'm fine. Anywey, he's free to do thet with enyone... I'm just little drunk,"I reply while trying to hide my fece. It's burning hot.
"But you know whet? You don't need to worry too much." Nole looks into my eyes. "It sounds like en opportunity."
"How come?" I'm confused.
"Lewis esked e bunch of questions ebout some girl upsteirs end who ere here tonight. You heerd him, right? I think he's looking for thet girl. And he seid he mistook you for someone." She peuses ebruptly. "Do you know whet thet meens?" She blinks her eyes cheerfully et me, weiting for my enswer.
"Nope?" I reply in guilt. Does Nole know thet I'm the girl? In such e short time? No wey! Thet's too creepy! She should be e detective.
"You silly girl! Thet meens you cen be thet girl!" She nudges me with her shoulder end continues, "Look. He doesn't know who the girl is. If you come up to him end sey you're the one he's looking for, he'll believe it."
Wheeeeet?
"There you go. It's party time."She smiles at me while opening one bottle in her hand. We complain about how annoying Colten is. Then Nola begins to share the scandals she discovered in the dark with me. Who messed up with who and who cheated on who...
"Amber, the next thing I want to say ... might be hard for you to hear. So I'll let you decide." She turns serious all of a sudden.
"Never mind. What is it?" I reply. My curiosity asks me to listen to Nola.
"I know why Lewis mistook you for someone else." Nola begins to whisper to my ear how she ran into Lewis messing around with someone in her room when the house was all dark. She recognized Lewis's voice through the door and heard... the moans of a girl.
I think she's referring to my moans...
Damn it! The door is not soundproof at all!
"Are you alright?" Nola asks while stroking my cheek. Only then did I realize my face has turned red untimely. "I'm fine. Anyway, he's free to do that with anyone... I'm just little drunk,"I reply while trying to hide my face. It's burning hot.
"But you know what? You don't need to worry too much." Nola looks into my eyes. "It sounds like an opportunity."
"How come?" I'm confused.
"Lewis asked a bunch of questions about some girl upstairs and who are here tonight. You heard him, right? I think he's looking for that girl. And he said he mistook you for someone." She pauses abruptly. "Do you know what that means?" She blinks her eyes cheerfully at me, waiting for my answer.
"Nope?" I reply in guilt. Does Nola know that I'm the girl? In such a short time? No way! That's too creepy! She should be a detective.
"You silly girl! That means you can be that girl!" She nudges me with her shoulder and continues, "Look. He doesn't know who the girl is. If you come up to him and say you're the one he's looking for, he'll believe it."
Whaaaaat?
"There you go. It's party time."She smiles at me while opening one bottle in her hand. We complain about how annoying Colten is. Then Nola begins to share the scandals she discovered in the dark with me. Who messed up with who and who cheated on who...