Unspoken bond

Chapter eight

Luca and his team is sitting in the sofa watching a game while I sit in my room listening to music.

I recently got this little projector that I play music on. I love it. It makes my room feel like a cinema.

My room isn't really that big , it got a bed , desk , closet , a bookshelf and a light purple wall. I actually love that wall since its the center of attention in my room.

I made Luca paint it for me just some days after we moved in.
But besides the purple wall my favorite thing in my room is definitely Nala.

It's a little stuffed animal I got on my birthday when I was four. She has always been with me , on every trip , restaurant visit or wedding. She is always in my bag when something important is happening.

I know it's cringe and childish but I love that damn teddy as much as I love my brother. And let's just say that he isn't really happy about that.

When I was seven Luca and his friends were over while I was at a birthday party. When I came back I saw all my stuffed animals tied with strings from the balcony. All of them besides Nala.

Because Nala was inside laying on the kitchen table with a corpse sheet over her body.
I was crying for days after days and didn't speak with Luca for a month.

And now here I am , a 17 year old woman laying on her bed hugging her stuffed animal.

I play some Olivia Rodrigo songs as I write on my and Theo's assignment. Since that day at the park we haven't really worked together and most on our own sides. He is taking care of the first part of the evolution and I do the second part.

The perfect plan to help to avoid each other. Well it would be if he wasn't at my house 24 seven.

Lately Luca is with his friends all the time. I mean ALL THE FUCKING TIME. In the beginning it was cute , he got some new friends and hanged out with them often , but now?!
Now they are here every fucking day , and I'm actually kinda jealous of it.

Since all my friends is in Italy and I haven't really put any effort to make new ones either.
It's already October and the only friend I have is hmm let's see... Nala.
Me and Kai are okay close but since he is with Luca all the fucking time I don't have time to hang out with him.
Same thing with Mason.

I get into my pjs , a pair of striped pants and a tank top and slippers. And walks out the door. All eyes are on me. I walk up to the sofa and sit by the edge watching them being so intrigued by a simple match. They are like children watching peppapig or old men watching porn.

I feel a pair of eyes attached to me and I already know who they belong too. I meet his gaze and look into those hazel bluish eyes. He may have a horrible personality but I have to admit he is quite handsome. With his golden hair , watercolor eyes and broad shoulders.
His eyes travel my body as I walk out to the kitchen.

His gaze left marks on my body. Invisible marks but still marks. I can't understand how he does that. He glue his eyes like tattoos on my skin and isn't embarrassed to stare at me.

Somehow I want him to look at me.
I want him to know me.
I want him to make an opinion about me.
I want him to feel me.
Feel my words.
Feel my personality.
Not in a sexual or romantic way , just... idk.

I feel this need of him to know me , know my story because I really wanna know his.

I open the fridge and stare at the single milk package surrounded by beer. I take it out and start to pour it into a glass. Suddenly I see a hand a hand beside the glass. I take a few breaths and stare at the hand beside me. I turn around to see Theo hovering over me. His hair is messy and eyes are looking tired. Almost like he hasn't slept in days. He looks like a mess.
I shift my gaze from the glass in my hands to his eyes.

"What are you doing?" I ask confused.
He stares at me with those eyes. Like he always does , those patronizing eyes.
"Why don't we work together? You shouldn't work alone"he says with softness in his eyes.
I can smell the alcohol in his breath and i pull my self together knowing he doesn't mean the things he says.
Does he?
Maybe he do want to work with me , but why now? It was his idea to work separate.
"You're drunk" i say and look away.
"Why would that change anything? You want that assignment in don't you?" He asks. I know what he is doing , he is doing the drunk seductive thing.
One thing about guys is that they show their horny side when they are drunk without even knowing it. And I know it.
I know he is drunk and stupid right know , he doesn't know I am me , he just knows I'm a girl he can fuck. And I won't cope with that shit.
" I don't. You should go back to your friends" I say coldly and meet his gaze. It almost looks like...he is hurt?

Sofia snap out of it , he is drunk.
He meets my eyes one last time before getting a beer in the fridge and going out to the living room.

I stand there a for a little bit , thinking about what just happened. I didn't think Twinkie was such a horndog. But maybe he really just wanted to help? Nvm be for real now Sofia , there is no way he would be that soft.

I walk back out to the living room and sit beside Luca. I can smell the alcohol from his breath too. Is this gonna be some kind of alcohol meet or smth?
I lay my head on his chest and look over to Theo. His eyes aren't on me anymore , but on the game. Something stings inside of me. Maybe he really wanted to work with me and I just cut him off. But a choice was made , he choose to work separate he can't just change his mind now after a week. Why would he even want to work with me , he has made sure he doesn't  like me with those looks he always give me.

"Eyyy! Foul!" All the boys yells at once. I almost piss my pants. My fucking god I saw the light bc that was scaring the shit out of me.
"Bro how could the judge not see that" Kai says.
" yea right? He basically pushed the guy on the ground" a guy named Cj agrees. The guys start talking about how wrong it was and that the judge was stupid , bla bla bla.

"Ey Luca you coming to the Halloween party next week?" Kai asks.
"Ofc ma brotha" Luca agrees and takes his beer.
"You can come too , Sofia" Mason says kindly and gives me a caring look.

I feel all warm inside and I feel that my cheeks are getting red. Stop it Sofia you're embarrassing yourself.

"Oh well , I guess I could come but I don't have a costume" I answer. Luca gives me a meaning look.
I already know what he thinks. He has that guilty look on his face , the same face he had when he found out what happened.

But cmon how bad can a party be , I have been to billions of parties it's gonna go alright.

Right?

Hunbuns a new chapter huh? I recently posted the first chapters and even though I only got like some reads i am VERY grateful. This is so fun to do and I'm happy to share it with y'all😚🤭