I'll be your mirror (wlw, teacherxstudent)

chapter 22

tw: mentions of violence

Maya's pov:

I wake up to Alicia snuggled close to me, her hot breath hitting my shoulders as her arms wrap around my waist.

I get a little away from her just to admire her face. She has little freckles over her nose under her faded foundation.

She doesn't need makeup. I love the freckles and the little moles on the sides of her face. I wouldn't mind seeing her more like this. She looks beautiful both ways, with or without makeup.

"Staring much?" She says in her morning voice, her eyes still closed.

I roll my eyes and say, "I am Indian afterall..."

Alicia laughs, her voice echoing through my ears as I admire her again.

"Good morning." She says in her raspy voice. I'm really loving her morning voice.

She opens her eyes with a smile when I say, "Good morning."

Should I tell her about me now? Is this the right time? It's a long history... Should I tell her everything? Or should I skip certain things? Probably the latter. I don't want to scare her away.

"What's that mind thinking?" She asks.

"Just how pretty you are." I reply and turn around in her arms. I'm not completely lying... Alicia chuckles and big spoons me saying,

"You are even more pretty."

"Impossible." I say making her laugh.

"You're the prettiest." She says and starts kissing the back of my neck after shifting my hair to a side.

Why is she always so soft? She could easily just have sex with me and then leave like her previous relationships. I'd even let her. Why is she still so soft and comforting? Maybe that's just her... Maybe she's like this with everyone.

"How did you get this?" Alicia asks, her hands hovering over a particular area on my upper back. That... I forgot about that- It's been so long. It's as if my mind had fogged certain memories. I only remember it all when there's a trigger.

Now's the time... Now's the time for the big reveal...

She kisses the scar and I turn around to face her. "Do you really want to know everything?

She searches my eyes and runs her fingers on my hair strands confirming, "I really want to know everything."

"Now?"

"Whenever you're ready."

I sit up on the bed. She does too. I look at her for a second, hesitation clouding my mind. "I-" Where do I start?

"Take your time. I'm not going anywhere." She assures.

I think I'll never be able to share if I take any more time. Might as well get it over with before I shut her out... "I'll tell you a little more about my family first."

Alicia nods. "I'm listening."

"You know I have my dad, mom, aaji, aajoba... My parents have a business. They supply weapons, gun parts and things like that to different countries... It's legal though and mom dad worked really hard to build it from scratch. We didn't have much before we arrived at our current town in India. But after a couple years the business, it grew. We became richer,"

"So technically, I come from a fairly wealthy family now, that's why I had what I had and why I so easily got a spot here that too so late when half the school was over. Or else I wouldn't have... I'm not like Reema... She played and sang national competitions along with being a topper, she was the valedictorian... I just had grades before. No extracurriculars or anything. But their money got me the seat."