Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 5- Allies

Rebecca walks in after work and flops on the couch. Lance walks up to her sister and sat next to her.

"Rough day?" Lance asks.

"Oh God, someone threw up in the hallway and I had to clean the entire hallway. More people about threw up so I chased them away with a mop." She lays down, her head on Lance's lap.

"Heh, you chased sick people with a mop?"

"Hey I had every right to chase them!" Rebecca points out. She nuzzles into her brother's leg and rests her eyes. "Did you get a refill?"

"Uh huh. Though I never want to take Sarah and Rico anywhere ever again." Lance said. "Those two are trouble." That got Rebecca to chuckle.

"Oh they're only kids Lance, we use to do that all the time. Antonio would get so annoyed."

"Isn't Antonio only two years older than you?" Lance asks.

"Yeah, he's old." She giggles.

"You're twenty two Rebecca." Lance said.

"That's old." She smiles. Lance runs his fingers through her hair, letting her relax. Sarah runs down to see her sister. She was excited to tell her something.

"Rebecca, Rebecca!" Sarah was trying to get her attention. Rebecca groans, not even opening her eyes she responds to her sister.

"What is it Sarah?" She mumbles.

"I met a princess today!" Sarah said with excitement.

"Ooh what was her name?" Rebecca asks, Lance felt a chill go down his spine.

"His name was Keith, he was Lance's friend!" Rebecca's eyes shot open. She slowly looks at Lance.

"Really now?" Her tone was cold, Sarah nods happily not catching her sisters vibe.

"Yeah! I hope to see him again!" She ran back upstairs, Rebecca didn't look away from Lance. He felt like time stopped, he was praying to be taken away at that exact moment. Rebecca's stare could kill.

"So... he's a friend now?"

"N-No." Lance said. She got up and stares him down. "Mamá was there okay?" Lance whines. "I didn't want to tell her "Oh this is Keith, we're allies cause I suck at reading and he sucks at math." Also we got into a fight not to long ago." Lance gave her a look. Rebecca groans and leans back.

"Lance you can't lie to Mamá!" She said. "Unless you don't hate this brat anymore." Rebecca stares her brother down.

"I don't hate him anymore... we don't get along but I don't hate him."

"He's made fun of Mamá and poked fun at you for being bilingual! How could you not hate this kid?!"

"You should've seen him around Mamá." Lance remembers. "He was so awkward and shy around her. I think he's hiding something." Lance thought about it.

"I don't care what's wrong, I don't like him. He got you in trouble!"

"I got myself in trouble." Lance points out. "Just go to sleep Rebecca. Duérmete. " Lance said sweetly. Rebecca said something under her breath before sleep consumed her. Lance smiles and leans back, falling asleep himself.

"Hey Sam what are your friends like?" Lance asks on the bus the following Monday. Sam looks at his brother and shrugs.

"They're an other group." Sam said.

"Other group?" Lance asks.

"Yeah, not popular or noticed. But good people." Sam looks at his brother. "Besides the hot one you got any others?"