"James," I groan, trying to get him off my arm. My neck hurts, and that is why I'm groaning. I fell asleep in James's arms, but some hours into trying to fit on the small couch, I woke up and the lighting and thunder didn't let me sleep since. I think it was 2 in the morning when I woke up. I laid there for hours until the light took over the room. Hearing James's snores for hours made me love him a little more, if that is possible. I think it is possible though, I think that to be able to fall in love with someone, you start falling for small things and all those small things you like, turn into love at a point. That's what happened to me.
I wonder what James's likes about me.
I shake my hand slightly to get him off my numb hand and I am successful, but hitting my face with my hand at how much force I used.
My bracelet made it hurt a bit more, but I don't mind too much considering it's the bracelet that Laurie gave me.
It's Tuesday and Mica still isn't here. I reassure it, going into her room and finding it empty. Her small bed is well made and it makes me mad that our bathroom is bigger than her room. She is so sweet and she sleeps in a closet.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds never treated me the way I've heard Mr. Walker treats Mica and other people who work for him.
They gave me Andrea's room when she moved out. I know she didn't like that, she made it pretty clear. Her parents didn't budge though, and it's been my room ever since.
"Lina? What are you doing here?" James's voice makes me jump. Gosh, he scared me.
"Oh my, you scared me!" I laugh. "I thought I left you sleeping," I smile.
"Do you miss Mica?" He asks.
"She's my friend, so.. I do." I frown slightly.
"I do too, Mica has been there for me ever since I was a kid," He gives me a half smile and sits down on the small bed. It creeks as he sits down and I sit down next to him.
"You know, there was another girl. Another maid," The word hurts me, he says it so easily. I know he isn't like his father, but he sounds like him speaking like that.
"Were you in love with her too? I'm finding out about quite a few girls," I fake a mad squint at him.
"No, I was about 7 years old and she was probably 20 or something like that." He laughs, and plays around with his hands.
"And?" I encourage him to continue, laying my head on his shoulder, as he wraps his arm around me.
"My mom and dad were about 30-something at the time, and whenever we came here, Mica always took care of me, protecting me from seeing things that I shouldn't. She failed once though. I walked in on my dad and that girl. He put his underwear on, and I was confused. He just kept telling me to be quiet and not to tell my mom, I didn't exactly know what they were doing at the time, but I knew it was bad. My mother was at a garden she was planning on having at the time, but she found out about the girl and she gave up on a lot of things. One of them my dad, They've never even shared a kiss since then," James shrugs.
I feel sadness take over me. When I saw James up at the altar the day I met him, he looked like the type of guy who grew up having a perfect life, having everyone like him, having perfect parents, and other things. But looking into his eyes right now, I see that I was extremely wrong. "Why didn't she leave him?" I ask.
"Money, Pride, She was scared of what other people would say and think about her." He answered, shrugging his shoulders.
"I'm so sorry," I don't know what I'm apologizing for.
