Captivated by Love (Watty Finalist)

Chapter 6

I came out of the bathroom and saw everybody at the table look at me. I glared at Maya for doing that in front of my family. I mean I didn’t even like her that way anymore and she was doing this? Better yet why didn’t I stop her? I sat back down and my mother looked at me worriedly.

“Are you okay Alec?” She asked.

I nodded and put my face in my hands. I looked at Maya through my hands and she was smirking. I put my hand on her thigh and pinched her making her jump. She looked at me like I lost my mind.

“Karma.” I said so only she could hear. I smirked and continued to eat.

“Is there something over there?” Magnus said.

I shook my head no and didn’t feel hungry anymore. I backed away from the table with my plate and I put the scraps in the trash and put my dishes in the sink. I leaned on the sink.

My life is slowly becoming something I don’t know what to make it. I’m confused and I don’t know how to change it. Do I want to be with Maya anymore? No, I don’t. If I’m honest I just didn’t feel for her that way anymore. The worst thing is, I’m not even attracted to her anymore.

I put my cup in the sink and swished some water in my mouth. Magnus came behind me and put his things in the sink.

“I have to go home now.” He said.

I nodded and went upstairs to get Holland and Max. They were on the floor wrestling again. I shook my head and pulled them off each other.

“MAX!” I yelled.

He looked guilty and fixed his shirt. Holland looked down at her feet and walked toward Magnus. He began to speak to her in Russian. She looked scared. She ran down the stairs and stayed down there. Magnus gave me a look of sympathy and walked out of Max’s room.

“What did I tell you about wrestling Max?” I asked.

He looked at his feet. My little brother, he really needs to stop this. I mean what if he hurt Holland?

“Max, you have to stop. She’s a girl, we don’t hurt girls.” I said

“But Alec, she keeps beating me and I don’t like that so then I wrestled back. She is just so stronger than me and I don’t like it.” He said.

I sighed and picked him up. “It’s okay Buddy, you’ll be stronger then her when your older.” I said.

“You really think so?” He asked.

“I know so twerp.” I said.

I shuffled his hair and he ran down the stairs. I grabbed my car keys and looked at Maya.

“I have to go take him home.” I said.

“I think I’ll just go home then.” She said.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.” I said and kissed her.

She nodded and walked out and drove off. I wiped at my lips and walked to my car.

“Why do you kiss her if you do that?” Magnus said.

“I don’t know.” I said.

I opened my car door and got in. Holland in the back seat and Magnus in the front.

“Maggie, do you think mommy will be home?” Holland asked him.

Magnus’ jaw clenched. He looked at Holland and she looked scared. He spoke in Russian and she nodded.

“My house is the 5th on the right.” He said.

I nodded and pulled into the drive way. I looked at Holland sleeping in the back seat. Magnus looked at me and grabbed the door handle.