Phantom Love

Chapter 4

Estrelinha POV
*Paris, France*

My hands gripped the railing of the hotel balcony as I gaze at the mesmerizing city of light or love. The dark sunset sky made the city of France light up with brightness. The eiffel tower lit up brighter than a lighthouse which makes the city more brighter. As the people walked down the street with their fashionable clothes. In their hands are either shopping bags or their dogs.Some even have another hand at theirs and intertwine each other.

'No wonder it's called the city of lights and love'

The smell of freshly baked pastry from downstairs hit my nose as the wind gushed at me and to the room. The curtains sway back and forward due to the wind. I closed my eyes and embraced the wind.

Suddenly a wave of Deja vu hit my body. I felt some sort of familiar warmth wrapped around my waist as a hard body stuck to my back while a hot breath lingered in my neck. I looked behind me and saw that no one was there, but somehow my body felt it even until now.

The sudden knocking of my door made me release myself from my daydreaming and the deja vu ran away. I walked myself from the balcony to the bedroom door. I opened the door and it revealed my mother in a beautiful red dress and a golden mask on her forehead. "Wow Mai. You look beautiful." I complemented.

"Filha, I always look beautiful." She said sassily while flipping her hair dramatically. I giggled. "Anyways we have to leave in about 15 minutes so we need to get ready." She said, I looked at the electrical clock and sure enough the ball is gonna start in half an hour.

"Give me 10 minutes." I said and she nodded.

"Has anyone seen my mask? I can't find it." Junior shouted from another room.

My mom groaned."Like father, like son." She muttered. "Have you tried checking your suitcase, Junior?" She shouted while walking to Junior's room.

I closed the door and turned my back to the door. I looked at the dress that is placed at the closet handle and the silver filigree mask at the bedside table along with the chandelier earrings that are filled with bright white diamonds.

I took off my clothes and strapped a pocket knife to my left leg. I put both my blade and gun to the strap. I took off the one shoulder black dress with a blue color at the bottom and silver sequences at my right side and the shoulder strap, from the hangar and put it one me.

Then I went to the bathroom and put on my makeup. I didn't want to put on too much so I just made a simple one which is a smokey eye with some light pink lipstick. Then I braided my hair into a princess braid and let the remaining hairs down.

I stepped out of the bathroom and reached the bedside table. I put on the silver mask on my head and the chandelier earrings in my ear hole. I looked around and saw my shimmering heels on the floor. I used one of my hands to steady myself while putting the heels on so I don't fall because there is a time where I sprained my ankle while putting them on.

Huh, exactly ready in 10 minutes.

I stepped out of my room and made my way to the living room where I saw my mom. "You look beautiful, filha." My mom complimented.

I dramatically flip my hair off. "I always look beautiful Mai." I repeated her words with the same sassy tone. She laughed.

Suddenly Junior came to the living room dressing in an all black outfit. "Where's your suit?" I ask confusedly. We are going to a mafia ball and he is dressed casually.

"Dad said I'm not part of the undercover. I'm actually part of the attacking team." He said while putting on his black mask.

Dad came to our view. "Junior, take off the mask. I don't want security thinking that you are a thief. You can put it on in the car" Dad said while fixing his tie. Junior groaned and reluctantly took off the mask. Dad took out small earpieces out of his pocket. "Put these on. These are the smallest earpieces I could find from our inventory." He said.