Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 4- The Issues with Secrets

Lance was trying to apply skin cream on Sam's face. His brother kept flinching at the cold cream touching him. Lance sighs.

"Sam stay still."

"This is so stupid." Sam said. The two boys look over at Sarah and Rebecca who were applying it to Rico. The poor toddler didn't know what was going on. Lance got the rest of Sam's face and smiles.

"Nice." Lance said. "Now don't touch it, otherwise you'll ruin it." Lance warned. Sam rolls his eyes and pouts on the floor. Lance crawls over to his sisters to see what was up.

"Rico is so good." Rebecca said. "Look at him, letting us apply the cream on his face. Unlike a certain someone."

"That should count as child abuse." Sam grumbles. The others laugh at him, Sam groans and leans against the couch. Rebecca got up and ran to the kitchen. She calls back to the others.

"Who wants Rebecca's drink she stole from the internet?" She says. All the kids raise their hands in joy. Rebecca runs into the kitchen and began to make an elixir. Lance turns the TV on and ran to find something to watch.

"Sarah, what do you want to watch?"

"Snow White!" His sister calls. Sam groans again.

"Not again." He whines. Lance laughs and ran to get the dvd. He comes down when Rebecca was done with drinks and snacks. Rebecca pre made pigs in a blanket and watermelon cucumber elixirs. The five kids sat together and turned the movie on. All relaxing and eating.

After the movie was over the kids wiped the cream off their faces and added something for the night. They all went to bed after that.

"Rebecca?" Lance walks downstairs to see his sister awake watching her show. He sat next to her and waits for commercials. As soon as the break started.

"So how was detention? Was that boy any trouble?"

"Oh no, quite the opposite. He apologized to me." Lance said. "And he takes back everything he said about Mamá." Lance could see Rebecca with unconvinced eyes. Lance shook her. " ¡Hermana, él es un buen tipo! "

"No, I am not believing that." Rebecca crosses her arms. "You can't be friends after one day knowing him."

"We're not friends... only "allies"." Lance said happily. Rebecca groans, she looks at her sweet brother and pats his head.

"Sweetie, I don't like him. Not one bit." She sighs. "It'll take a miracle for me to like him."

The next day Lance came in and arranged his books like usual, he was almost done till a small girl came in and slams him into his locker. Lance looks at Pidge, who was not too happy with her friend.

"What is wrong with you?!" She shouts. "Getting detention like that!"

"It's fine, I served it. And you could've messed me up." Lance growls and began to rearrange his books again. Pidge rolls her eyes and waits for Lance to get done so she can get a proper answer. "Where's Hunk?"

"Appointment. Now tell me what happened!" She demands. Lance sighs and closes his locker.

"I punched Keith and we-"

"Hold on, WHAT?!" She freaks out.

"He made fun of mi Mamá." Lance said. "So I punched him. But it's okay now."

"No no it's not okay!" Pidge pushes her friend. "You know how dangerous that kid is, you shouldn't fight him.

"You're too concerned." Lance walks off, Pidge follows him.