Tamyra

9. The Unexpected Turn of Events

(Ricco's POV:-)

I got in the car, ignoring the bickering going on outside. The tension between Nicholas and Principessa was so much that you could cut it with a snap of your fingers. The first time I knew that they had some history although 2 years following her I had never seen her interacting with any of them. I had all the appliances tapped, I was supposed to keep an eye on her after all. I wonder what happened that made things so sour between them.

Perhaps some romantic feelings were included? The voice in the back of my mind whispered. And probably were hurt as well....

Oh hell no! Fuck no! I won't let anyone hurt my Principessa!!! I was seeing red just thinking about her getting hurt after what I witnessed just 2 days ago... Those tears... when I saw the tears in her eyes I couldn't breathe. It was as if I could myself feel her heartbreak. I know she doesn't show it but it did affect her otherwise she wouldn't have done what she did that night.

The sound of the car door closing brought me out of thoughts. "Hey Carlo, mind if we switch?" I blurted out before I could stop myself, surprising myself.

He looked at me as if contemplating it."Sure." The look he gave was a little unsettling, it was as he knew something I didn't. His moves were calculated.

We switched the places and it started. Principessa and Nic's car were in the lead both head to had. I was right behind them. I suddenly was more interested and wanted to prove myself.

Are you sure it isn't because of a certain someone? My my, I didn't knew that the things had escalated to this level.
Oh just get lost conscience!!
Yeah yeah, chill dude don't take out your frustration on me!
What frustration?
Oh nothing just you know a certain guy in your physics class?
Don't even get me started.
Yeah keep playing dumb and you'll loose the girl.

I swear I hate that prick!! I had got a call and when I returned he was sitting beside and- and even she was laughing!!! He is stranger, and she was talking as if they were old friends!!!!

I can smell something burning, jealous now are we?

"You call Tamyra Principessa?" Carlo said, stopping my internal rant. I spared a glance at him. His gaze was still calculated, trying to figure out something.

"Yeah." Not really sure why he asked that.

"And she let's you call her by that name?" Amusement was laced in his voice . I'm not sure what he is upto.

"Yeah, why?" I raised a brow still not totally looking at him my attention was on the road. Didn't know why the hell is he making such a big deal of it.

He chuckled "Well you see Tamyra is not someone to let people in easily and that to let them give nicknames? On top of it, that name. The very name she won't let anyone call her by. I have to say I'm quite impressed by you."

"Why but?" I know I shouldn't be digging deep into her past but I just couldn't stop. I was drawn to her and wanted to know.

"Only 2 people called her that her mom and Tristan." I glanced at him from the corner of my eye. He had a faraway look and his face showed regret? Suddenly the name Tristan brought back the lunch incident. The way everyone had tensed up. The look on Nikki's face almost as if she had said something she was not supposed to...

Shaking my head, I didn't wanted to think about that right now I had a task to focus on. The race. Overtaking Nikki's car which I didn't even notice had gotten ahead of me when I was lost in my thoughts probably. The next part was tricky those two were really not ready to give up. I saw the crossing on my left and took a sharp left.