Broken Pieces

Chapter 25

As Sofia climbed the stairs, she heard Carl talking to another guy. The guy looked younger than Carl and had medium brown hair. The guy had covered his face with his hands and Carl was talking softly to him. She couldn't hear much but it looked like the matter was pretty serious.

Sofia sat on the stairs right outside the door and tried to wait patiently for Carl. Her eyelids felt heavy and sleep got the better of her. She dozed off right there not caring about her dress or her surroundings.

"Let's go, Luca. I need you to meet someone." Carl said as he draped an arm around Luca's shoulder and stepped outside the room.

"Holy Crap! Who is this?" Luca said as he registered a figure outside his door on the steps.

"Oh God! What have I done? How did she reach here? I was supposed to take care of her. Josie was supposed to be with her." Carl said as he sat beside Sofia and eased her head onto his shoulder.

"Hey Luca, do you mind if I use your room for a while?" Carl asked as he helped Sofia into the room. Carl put Sofia on the bed and took off her shoes.

"Luca, get me a glass of water for her," Carl said brushing away Sofia's hair away from her eyes. Carl was feeling guilty because he had not wished this to happen. He wanted to take her mind off the things going on in her life. He just wanted to spend time with her because he could not get her off his mind since he had first laid his eyes upon her. His train of thoughts was interrupted when Luca returned with a glass of water.

"Care to explain this girl's presence in my room?" Luca asked observing Carl. He had never seen Carl so careful towards anyone. He had a different glimmer in his eyes when he looked at this girl who was here in his room at the moment.

"She is Sofia, my pretend girlfriend," Carl said and Luca looked at him shocked with his mouth slightly agape.

"I just met her a while ago. She stole my breath away the first time my eyes landed on her innocent beauty. I like her, Luca. I can't help but fall for her beauty. She's so easy to love." Carl said looking at Sofia with a smile.

" Why would you make her your pretend girlfriend? She doesn't look like the type who'd fall for you. But you, my brother, have fallen hard for this girl. I can't wrap my head around the fact that out of everyone you of all people have fallen in love." Luca said as he patted Carl's back.

"It's not like I've fallen in love with her. I just like her." Carl said with a blush.

"Don't tell anyone that she's not my real girlfriend." Carl pleaded as he nudged Sofia's shoulder lightly to wake her up.

"Hey Sofia, wake up!" Sofia stirred a little but went to sleep again. Carl huffed and went into the washroom. He brought a little water in a tooth glass and sprinkled a little cold water on her face.

"Ughh... who is this?" Sofia said as he rubbed her eyes. She opened her eyes slowly to see she was in a bedroom but it was not hers. Carl stood with a small glass in his hand ready to splash some more water on her face. Behind him was the guy with the brown hair looking at both of them with a big smile. Little did he know, everything was about to go downhill in a few moments.

"Carl, is this the way to wake up someone from their sleep?" Sofia asked as she stood up and crossed her arms angrily.

"No my dear Sofia, there are other ways to wake up people as well. For example, I could kiss your lips just like it happens in the Disney movies you must have watched in your childhood." Carl said as he grinned at her. She looked so cute with her hair a little disheveled and her eyes a little wide upon hearing his reply. He just wanted to kiss her but he stopped himself as he didn't want to scare the poor girl away.