“This is your car?” Lillian asked, in front of her was, a brand new, big car, black colored with those weird windows from which one can see out, but can’t see in. The tires were shiny and new and it looked like, it could easily have cost a fortune.
“You don’t like it? I know what you are thinking, I am sorry but I own only this one” Owen said stroking the sleeves off his blue full T-shirt, which he had changed into for the trip.
“I love it” Lillian answered picking up her and Tris’s bag.
“Hey! The load goes in the trunk.” Said a voice and a girl came out from the front door. She was wearing a long, boat neck sweater and blue faded jeans with a pair of flats, her hand was full of rings and bracelets.
“Hey, you must be the twin.” Lillian said smiling towards her.
“I am, Deb.” She said, popping in a gum.
“I am__”
“I know who you are, Ms. most wanted criminal” Deb said, cutting Lillian off.
“Deborah, don’t” Owen said.
“Don’t call me that. Where are the others?” Deb asked rolling her eyes.
Just then a boy around the same age came out of the car, he was smart and handsome, like Owen, but something about his gesture made Lillian feel almost pitiful, maybe it was the way he kept his hands in his pocket, or maybe the slight smile he gave her.
“Lillian, this is Benjamin, my other twin” Owen said and Benjamin glared at him. “It’s just Ben sorry” Owen added.
“Wait a minute, you guys are triplet?” Tris exclaimed, as she came down next to Lillian with Liam on her other side, carrying a luggage himself, filled with clothes he bought from the local market, nearby.
“Hey, sweetheart, Ben and Deb, meet Tris and Liam.” Owen said, turning to hug an excited Tris.
“This is amazingggg” Tris exclaimed, hugging a stiff and surprised Deb and then hugging an equally abashed Ben.
“So it’s your car” Tris asked Ben who simply nodded his head.
“Why don’t you speak?” Tris asked,
“Oh Tris, Ben just take time to adjust with people, he is an introvert” Owen replies smiling politely.
“Oh wow, I like it, me and Ben will take the seat on the end, but only if he wants to.” Tris added looking at him as he nodded in favor. “Great” she said, hopping inside.
“Well, I’m driving.” Deb said looking at Owen.
“Maybe, Liam should sit in front, he is the travel agent after all” Owen said and everyone turned towards Liam, who was busy staring at Deb with his mouth open and almost scanning her from top to bottom to top again.
“Liam, what do you say?” Owen asked as Lillian kicked Liam hard, bringing him back to consciousness and earning some giggles from Tris and an awkward smile from Ben.
“I say, I would be privileged to sit next to the pretty lady” He said, bowing his head dramatically.
“Okay, so Kid and Ben at the back, Owen and ms wanted at the middle two seats and me and the joker in the front. Great, hop in” Deb said, as everyone settled in.
“Don’t mind her people, she is just mean” Owen said just as Deb started laughing, and everyone joined in. Lillian exhaled heavily and Owen gently smiled at her, nodding his head reassuringly. Lillian returned his smile, letting go of all her doubts.
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Virago ~ The better wrong
General Fiction2 in #goodevil In a world of possession and greed, no one can be classified as entirely good or entirely bad. We categorise Villains as supporters of wrong and heros as supporters of......well, the better wrong, so what do you call the most wanted v...
