The Sparrows

three

I walk in cautiously through the back door and my, oh my.

I'll be the first to testify that it is nice to be rich. I mean money wasn't everything but these people were seriously living their best life.

There's a large living room with three leather couches around a table one of those cool, new advanced TVs that actually curved—lowkey having more curves than me. The kitchen next to it was of modern design with high tech appliances and marble tops. Behind it, there's a dining table for eight and a very decorated china cabinet. Behind that, there was a corridor that lead to a grand staircase and beautiful chandelier above.

Damn. And this was the only the first floor.

I follow the girl into the kitchen where she guides me in as the boys file in after. Okay, I was really going to have to start using names. It was getting confusing with all the 'this boy' and 'that one.'

"What's your name?" I ask, immediately feeling hypocritical. Why am I asking for her name when I'm not going to tell her mine? It's not like I was going to interact with her again after tonight.

But she smiles as guides for me to sit on the counter and the boys gather around in the kitchen. "I'm Kensie. And don't even think about Ken. Kensie only."

"Well, Kensie, I'm—"

And then ADHD boy rips the cardigan off of me, just like that. I don't see a gun anymore which is good news but there's a sharp rip as he tears the whole sleeve off and then the whole cardigan. I can't even protest when I let out a small yelp.

I feel exposed in just a blank top in a room with the AC on in front of guys whom I don't know. Like a reflex, I cross my chest with my arms (which was barely in existence.) "Whoa, whoa. What the hell?"

"Calm down, Miss. I'm just removing it to access the wound better. Doctoral procedures, no worries," he says in a literal ADHD switch. I'm convinced he's bipolar too. Wasn't he just a cop, and now he's a doctor? Someone clearly has commitment issues and can't commit to one act.

"What happened to the officer outside? Now you're a doctor?"

He smirks, breaking out a left dimple as the boy with the glasses grabs something from the cabinet. "I can be anything you want me to be, sweetheart."

Hehe, no thanks. You're kinda cute though.

Then his twin points to my arms. I had definitely inherited the hairy genes from the gene pool and him pointing to my arms didn't help. "Aw, she's got goosebumps."

He nudges the quiet guy. Oh, I forgot about him. He's no longer leaning on a pillar (due to lack of pillar in the kitchen) but on the counter on his elbows next to me. "Look, Lex. I make her nervous, I think she likes me."

Hehe, no thanks again. But you're also kinda cute.

We've no established that the quiet guy is Lex though, He's definitely the most intimidating out of the group, and when ADHD boy whispers something to him I hear, "As if."

To which, he responds, "You really wanna go now? In front of our guest?"

I'm not you're guest but—

And then I feel the burn. "Ow!" I seethe, completely missing the boy in glasses pouring alcohol down my arm. Out of surprise, I jerk my head up and hit it on the cabinet behind me, and my body jumps but Lex grabs my arm, steadying me with his firm hold.

My mind shifts for a second from the pain in my arm to my head but then right back to my arm.

"Easy, there girl," doctor boy says. "Don't need you breaking your head, too."

"Sorry, I just...ow." Holy cat turds. That burns like a mother...

He rubs away the excess alcohol with the cotton ball. "Sorry, I know that burned." Hell yeah, it did. All this just for an uninfected cut?

While he tends to my wound, I take a better look at the group again. There's better lighting for sure, but I can't tell them apart any better really. But as I listen to them talk, I hear a little bit of an accent more prominently. There English is good, but I sense the foreign in it too.

And their faces... They're similar but different-ish, but still the same? How does one identify quintuplets?

As if reading my mind, the girl speaks again. "Well, you know I'm Kensie. This is—"

And then the doorbell rings. Just like that, they run to answer it minus Lex. They must not get visitors often but I'm saved by the bell. Well eighty-percent saved anyway.

The remaining guy looks at me but doesn't say anything. I look back and under the light I see his face more clearly. He's no longer over the counter now, but standing upright, and well he's pretty tall. I was tallish and he was easily over 6'2 (my dad's height.)

But his eyes strike me the most. They were a blue, green, grey, like God couldn't decide on a colour and just threw it all together in two pupils. His eyes have a solemn look in them though. Kind of like he's tired but sad too. It almost makes me sad.

I wait till he looks away and then jump off the counter, and am about to make a run for the back door to make my escape before he says wait. And it's like the softest, most soothing voice I've ever heard from a guy. Just, wait.

I turn back, thinking he's going to stop me and call the cops for real or something. But he only hands me my torn cardigan on the counter. "Here."

He gives it to me with the slightest contact between our hands as I open the door. "Thanks." I give him one last look before slipping out the door into the dark. And with that, I run and end my first and last encounter with the Sparrows.

A/N

heyaa, hope y'all are doing ok with covid and all. i'm from tx and our governor lifted the mask mandate?!? yeah um child anyways, pls wear your masks till you get the vaccine and even after that, just until this whole pandemic thing is done with! we all want this over just as much as you do so stay safe and wear your damn masks!

but other than that, it's spring break for us lolll. we just recently had a week off from the winter storm (no power/internet, but a whole lot of snow) and now another week off. but then the sat test and ap exams after *cries bc i haven't learned shit this year*

yolo tho hehe, no but forrreal focus on ya studies peeps. get that bag and then come back to wattpad ;) but as always ty for reading! vote like & commenttt

- V