Catch me
Aunt Rina told me to clean their mansion without the help of her maids. As I clean the staircase, I felt someone stepped on the verge of my dress. I saw Christian squinted at me as he continued to go down on their staircase.
"Better hurry up. Mom would command you again or you'll ended up hysteric?"He warned.
"Okay." I retorted.
I hurried up and assured myself that the things I cleaned are really clean so that hag aunt wouldn't whine anymore. God, I hope Christian would save us from his mother with my brother. I want to get out of here but my intuition says that it isn't safe to sneak out from here, and also by Christian's father's presence.
"Elysian?" my twin called me with his alluring voice from the storage room.
"Yes?"
"Are you finished cleaning the staircase?"
"Yes I am. You like me to help you aren't you?"
"Yup." he said in his soft voice.
"Okay, I'll just gather this things and return from where it is placed."
As I finished returning the things I borrowed to clean the staircase, I started to help Tariq inside the storage and I saw how dusty it is. I kept on sneezing while cleaning the storage room.
After we cleaned the storage room, we decided to rest as we wait aunt's whine. I peeked at my brother and I saw him frowning. I understand what he feels now, after his training, he was just expecting to have a long rest but instead of taking a long rest, he experienced this devastating moment.
For the first time in his puberty, I saw his tears flowing on his cheeks. Probably, he still remember what happened last night; while me, I feel so numb.
I can't cry hard enough like him. His face turned pinkish and his eyes turned reddish. I kissed his forehead deliberately.
"Sis, I'm not used in this life without Mom and Papa."
"Things would be alright Tariq. We'll get out through this mess." I used my thumbs to wipe his cascading tears.
"I'm sorry Sis."
After one week, Rina and Charlie became our foster parents. We're now possesed by them. They're strict as hell. Charlie always squinting at us while Rina forbids us to go outskirts of town.
As I clean the staircase again, I heard someone open the mansion's door. I saw Corinne walking with her white laced dress. She looks so beautiful.
"Corinne."
"Oh my! Why are you doing that chores? It is maid's work!"
"Didn't your sister said that I was their foster kid?"
"What the... Rina? That psychopath! They really suit to each other."
"The who?"
"My sister and my brother-in-law." I nodded.
"I'm going to sneak out with my nephew. I know you want to get of here too."
"Yup."
When the night had come, I immediately wake my twin and then we sneaked out from our room and decided to go on the rooftop.
When we reached the rooftop I saw Christian and Corinne intertwining their ropes. Tariq and I intertwined our ropes too. As we finished intertwining our ropes, we intertwined our ropes to them and then threw the end of the rope, while the other end the rope was intertwined on handrails of rooftop.
The first who climbed down from the rope is Christian and next to him is Corinne. I peeked at Tariq and he have a wistful look at his face.
"I'm afraid." He said.
"You've been trained." I reasoned out.
"But still... "
"Come on Tariq. I wouldn't go down if you you wouldn't."
"Sis, I really can't! I'm so afraid!"
"Are you gay?" Christian asked from the ground.
"Shut your mouth Chrissy! Rina might hear you voice!"
I heard someone's angered steps from the stairs near the rooftop's door. Tariq and I looked at each other to find an assurance of what we heard.
"I'm so fucking scared." He said.
"Hurry up! It might be our evil foster parents!" He hesitated for a second but still chooses the right decision. He closed his eyes while I'm watching him climbing down. He's adorable.
I felt someones fingers hover my scalp. I winced when someone pulled my hair.
"Let me go!" I opened my eyes and I saw my evil step mother's angered eyes. I squealed and tried to hover my fingers through her hair to pull her too, but it didn't happened. Instead, I kicked my knees on her belly and climbed down on the rope. I saw Rina pulling the rope and Charlie too.
I closed my eyes and believed that someone will catch me when I'll fall. I let go of the rope and I felt the gravity's force. I screamed to death. I felt someone's arms catched me.
I opened my eyes and my eyes widened. I saw Condour.
"Condour..."
"You okay?" He asked me, his eyes filled with concern. I nodded.
"Let's go! Rina would come down here!" Corinne warned.
Condour laid me on his right shoulder and then he run with Tariq, Christian, and Corinne.
"Condour, I can run."
"I'll run for you and obviously, you can't run. Your knees are trembling." He retorted.
"Okay."
After we sneaked out from the mansion and running around on the woods. We lost track of my friends and twin. Condour stopped running and he laid my back on the trunk of the tree.
"We're lost. You're still the Condour I met." I said.
"Actually, we aren't. I did that on purpose." He chuckled.
"What the... Get me out of here!" He isn't wearing his spectacles now. His eyes made my heart pound. He jerked my pulse to make me stand.
"Let's go. My mansion is near here."
I felt lightheaded and my vision is vague. My vision went black as I heard my name that was been called by Coundour.
I felt the heat of sun's rays. I woke up and sitted from where I'm lying. I rubbed my eyes and stretched my eyes as I saw Condour on the balcony, reading a book while sitting and sipping a cup of tea.
I walked towards him, he peeked at me as he continue reading.
"Morning."
"Good morning Elys. Want something to eat?" I saw his hair tousled like he just woke up. I felt famished when I heard the word "eat".
"Nah, that's so embarrassing."
"You're shy?" He scoffed.
"I'm just using my manners Condour."
"Yeah right." He stood up from his regal chair as I follow him while fixing his self.
"Where am I?" I asked him.
"My room. Aren't you going to fix yourself?"
"I will, where did you sleep last night?"
"My bed."
"No!" I imagined him staring at my face while I'm saying the words from my dreams. I feel so disconcert! I heard he chuckled.
