When Romeo Hates Juliet

4: Can't I Love My Own Stepbrother?

~HOPE~

I have dated so many guys that I even forgot how many guys I've been dated. Sorry if my words are repetition. But when it comes to sex, I suddenly remembered about his face and something that turned me on quickly disappeared into the thin air. Then either the guy was losing interest in me or I cruelly dumped him. Nevertheless, I am not a virgin anymore. Sometimes the sex was a success but it didn't mean that I completely forgot about him.

How can I forget him when everyday I have to see him around me, looking at me with his beautiful blue eyes? How can I forget when everyday, well most every morning, my stepmother, Lily, asked me to wake him up, and I saw that innocent and pure face when he slept? How can I forget when...yeah, the thing is I live in one house with him.

If I knew that my feeling toward him will become like this, I wouldn't let my dad married Lily Larson. Yes, I am in love with my stepbrother, Romeo Larson, and I don't think it's a sin. We're not blood-related for God sake! And this craving for his love has tortured me since I was in freshmen. Actually, it had been happening before that but I tried to deny my feeling. Until finally, I gave in.

When I hugged him and I said I loved him, he always smiled and said 'I love you, too, Big sister.'. But it wasn't the feeling I hoped from him. Rome is the big ignorant moron when it comes to love. I don't know what's in his head so that he is completely unaware when a girl has a crush on him. Like our neighbor Lisa. I realize that she has a big crush on Rome. But I don't have the heart to hate her because she is so kind and sweet. And Rome will hate me, definitely hate me if I act bad to his best friend.

Nobody knows that I like Rome more than just a friend and a brother except my best friend Dorothy and my stepsister Kat. But Kat doesn't care about my feeling to his brother. She herself even doesn't seem so care to her own brother. She bullied him, threw bad words on him, scolded him and I really hate her because of that.

And nobody realizes about the true beauty Rome has, except his best friend Lisa. But I am in purpose hiding it from the whole world. I am actually his secret fashion advisor and I always make him looks as nerdy as I can. He is a very shy person and doesn't like being stand out. One point for me. I just want him for myself and only for myself. I know I am a selfish bitch but it can't be helped.

I sat several tables from where Rome and his best friends were. It was only Dorothy with me and she sighed seeing me like that.

"You have your time seeing him all night and you always want to see him at school too?" she seemed bored. She played with her shoulder length wavy brown hair with her finger and put a piece of sausage into her mouth. Her pretty gray eyes rolled in boredom as she's scoffing at me.

I put my french fries and chewed it while speaking, "Shut up!" I said unclearly. I tried to swallow it before I spoke again, "You know I can't be seen that I like him because people will notice his beauty."

"And here is the girl who falls for a boy who falls for her archenemy," she scoffed again.

She always made me pouting when I was thinking about Rome by rubbing up Julie's name right to my face. Rome, of course, confessed to me that Julie is his first crush. You know, it really pissed me a lot. But he always seemed happy when he thought or talked about Julie. But why Julie? She's only the whore who seeks pleasure on guys. But I am sure that Julie will never...ever...ever even once in her life, look up to a guy like Rome. Rome must learn to forget about her.

"He has no chance to be with her and he will learn to forget that," I assured.

"Who has no chance?" Casey Stone put his tray next to me and startled me a lot. I scolded him for being so sneaky. He only chuckled and said sorry. I wished he didn't hear what we were talking about.

"Where're the others, Casey?" Dorothy asked.

He shrugged, he took a bite of his tuna sandwich and smiled. As a popular person, he of course very handsome. He is a member of the football club and always proud wearing his football jacket. I and Dorothy as a cheerleader squad also showed off with our cheerleading uniform.

Some football squads hang out with Alex and that first circle led by Julie. Casey doesn't like to bully people so he always hangs out with me in the second circle. I'm not like some bitchy cheerleaders in teenager movies who like bully people. We in the second circle are neutral, and we just don't care. We actually don't know who the person that categorizes us into the first and the second circle. We just use that name made by that anonymous entity.

I knew his intention following me there. Since the beginning, his gray eyes kept staring softly at the laughing girl who sat next to Rome. Dorothy knew it too. Actually, he is quite open that he has a crush on Lisa. He has tried to woo Lisa sometimes. But Lisa seemed that she doesn't reply him back. Popular jock is not so Lisa's style.

"Why don't you go there and asked her to date, Casey?" Dorothy advised.

Casey shook his head, "She rejected my offer yesterday. I have to give her space now, Dorothy. I will take it slow. But I feel that she begins to accept my presence," he said with a grin on his face.

Dream on, Casey! Lisa is only fond of Rome, I talked in mind. But suddenly something was clicking in my mind. Julie is already out of range for Rome, leaving only Lisa on the battlefield. If I can make her falling for Casey, then I will have Rome for myself, all for myself. A sly grin then curled on my lips as I looked to Casey.