Her Perfect Half

Chapter ten

As I open my eyes, I find myself on the bed. Everything is tied up. And the cards are gone, Nicolas too. Did I dream all of that last night? Please, tell me I didn't. Everything felt so real.

I knew it was too good to be true. My stomach started rumbling, so I went downstairs to the kitchen. I was grabbing my fruit from the bowls on the counter when I felt hands wrapped around my waist.

'How did you sleep, mi vida?' I could recognize that deep voice anywhere. Maximo. I relaxed my body and lay my head on his chest. 'Good.' I slightly moan, but I catch myself, and the warm feeling on my cheeks feels in.

'Hmh, you're so cute, blushing from my touch.' He kisses me, and that's when I give in. Maximo slides his tongue into my mouth. We were both fighting over dominance, but that motherfucker won. We pulled away.

'Everybody is looking at us.' I look at him. He looks around but doesn't say anything and kisses me again. 'I don't care. They have to get used to this since you're mine.' Aw, how cute. He thinks I'll be his little puppy and listen to him.

He is so silly. In the corner of my eye, I see my brother going to the kitchen. I push Maximo away and turn back around. I quickly mumble 'sorry' to him before my brother gets too close to me.

'Hey, Kira, how did you sleep?' Nico says, how do I reply? He never asked me that. What should I do? 'Ugh, good, I think?' That came out more like a question than an answer. Ugh, you're fantastic, Kiarra, now, if you could dig your grave and get in, it'd be great.

'How did you sleep?' I ask him, hoping he doesn't bring up the fact that, for the past two days, I've been acting differently. 'Pretty good. That was the best sleep I've had in - years.' Well, that's good to know. I guess.

'Do you want to eat with me?' He asks me. I clear my throat and agree. We sit down at the same table. That was the first time I had eaten with somebody in my family for almost three years.

Usually, my father insists on eating as a family, but most of the time, me and Antonio are not eating with them because we're training. And we always end up skipping dinner.

'So, do you have anything to say?' I look at him. Did he find out about me and Maximo? 'No?' I play dumb. It's the only way out. That's what I've taught. How to play dumb, hide a body, escape without leaving any trace.

And I'm pretty good at it. Of course. I didn't have a choice. I had to be perfect. I wanted to make my family proud, and I had to admit that no matter what I accomplish, I'll always be my sister's shadow.

'Well, last night was great. Thank you for having me. I hope I wasn't too much of a problem to you.' Wait, so last night actually happened?! Oh my God. It was all real. I'm- happy. 'I know you prefer to be alone, so after you fell asleep, I tied up and took off back to my room.'

Only if you knew how much I hate being alone. I would never admit that to my family, though. I know they would never listen. 'So, uhm, I was wondering if you could go out with me today?'

Nico asks as he peeks up from his plate. 'Like a brother-sister date.' Well, that's a first. I mean, I would love to go out with him, but I don't know. He always goes on bro-sis dates with Siena. And this is their thing.

I don't want to steal it. It would be wrong. 'I don't know. Don't you think that Siena would be infuriated?' He sighs and faces me. 'Forget her. We have twelve more days of freedom. Let's enjoy it.'

I smile and nod. When we finish eating, we go and get ready. I put on shorts and a tank top. Not too revealing but nothing too modest. I come out only to see. Yet again, Maximo.

I clear my throat. 'Why are you here every single time I open the door? Are you like obsessed with me or something?' He bursts out laughing. 'What if I'm obsessed with you? Whatcha you gonna do about that? Hmh?'

Now, I'm the one that bursts out in laughter. That boy can't be serious. He looks at me, annoyed. 'I'm going to leave you without children. And how does that sound? Hmh?' I mock him so I can piss him off even more.

'Anyways, I have to go now. Bye, and I love you.' I said as I walked right past him. Did I say 'I love you' to him?! Is he going to think I love him now? Why didn't I keep my mouth shut? Dumb bitch! You ruin everything.

'You ready to go?' I jump. How did Nico spawn out of nowhere? 'Yeah, where are we going?' I question him as he opens the door for me. 'Well, I was thinking of a theme park since you're not old yet, but if you don't want to, we can do whatever you want.'

Theme parks, he always goes there with Siena. I feel bad. I'm stealing their 'thing'. They always go to theme parks together. I feel bad now. 'I told you, don't worry about Siena.' Can Nico read minds now?

'No, you just say everything out loud.' Shit! Did I? 'Yes, you did.' And I'm still talking? 'Pretty much yes. Now let me tell you again, don't worry about Siena because she'll never know. We're not going to tell her. Okay?'

'Okay. It still feels weird, though.' He sighs and looks at me. 'Imagine Siena is here instead of you. Will she care that much about you? Think about it.' I stop and actually think about the question.

She won't care, but she didn't grow up like me. She had everything she wanted. In front of me came a limousine. I look at Nico, stunned, he shrugs me off like that's a regular thing for him.

The ride was silent and very awkward. I just looked out the window the entire time. When the limo stopped, Nico came and opened the door for me. Again. 'Which ride do you want to go on first?'

'I don't know, you choose.' He looked around and pointed at one of the biggest rollercoasters in the park. Lovely. We got in anyway. I didn't say anything the entire time. I didn't want him to get upset or sad because I was scared of that fucking rollercoaster.

After that, we went on one of the chill rides. It was fun. I think we both liked it. I was looking at the ice cream machine, and I wished to have some, but I'm not allowed to have it.

'Do you want it?' Ugh, how do I answer him? 'What do you mean? Do I want what?' He looks at me, probably done with my playing dumb game. 'Ice cream. It's clear that you want it. Come on, let's go get it.'

He smiles at me and drags me to the ice cream machine. 'Which flavor do you want?' He asks. 'Vanilla.' Always been my favorite flavor. He gets me the ice cream and then one for himself. Chocolate. He always liked chocolate. He never picks anything else other than chocolate.

The day finished. It was so much fun. I've never had that much fun. But I know that once we get back home, it's all going to be the same as it used to be. I was exhausted, so the moment I got back in my room, I fell asleep.