I gave myself a break from writing, to focus on fixing my life a bit and getting my mental health in check again ☑

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•Chapter 53••Tormenting me with his smile•

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When the training was finished, all three of us made our way to the parking lot. Romania kept talking to me about little things she did today.

I was happy that she was opening up to me. I smiled, and she gave me a soft, confused look back without questioning me.

Romania leaned on the front of Leo's vehicle, making me and Juliet a little nervous.

Yet, Romania seemed not to care much and patted the space next to her for me to sit at as she continued giving me little details of her wild day. I took her offer and carefully leaned on the hood of the car.

Our conversation is halted by a few little sharp dings. Of course, our attention was drawn to Juliet, who was fishing out her pink smartphone from her front pocket.

She sees something on her phone screen that makes her eyes widen a little.

When she was about to text back to whoever texted her, the phone shut off, making her "Sigh" out of frustration. "Shit! How could I have forgotten?

Can you lend me your phone for a minute, Romania?"

"What? Why?" Romania questioned her older sister.

"I promised to study with Alex after school at the library today. But it completely slipped my mind.

Plus, I won't be able to make it because of the date." Juliet's cheeks flushed at the mention of her "date".

"Don't worry about it. I'll go there personally and tell him that you are not coming.

That you went on a little date with your boyfriend. He'll understand." Romania, said with a monotone voice.

For some reason, she seemed not to be happy with the fact that her older sister was going to study with Alex.

It is so clear in her tone of voice that she's displeased by that information.

"Thank you.You're such a ."

"Who is a ?" Asher's deep voice startled us. He quickly wraps his arms around Juliet's small waist, making the chatterbox blush as she doesn't answer him back.

Making a knowing smile grace Romania and my lips as we look at each other with a knowing smile and then back to the quiet chatterbox that was blushing even more than before as she avoided our knowing eyes.

"I am the , duh." Romania rolled her eyes as a cocky smirk graced her lips.

", you almost sent me to the afterlife." Asher jokes.

"Welp, sometimes things happen, Ash. And it happens to the best of us! " Romania said mockingly in a high-pitched voice as she flipped her imaginary long hair back, as if she was mimicking the cheerleader who did that when Asher didn't show any interest in her flirtation attempt to capture his attention, making me crack up a bit, causing everyone to laugh along when they realized why I was cracking up.

"I'm happy to see the little juice fairy is doing okay. You made me a bit worried, you know." He ruffled my hair a little, making me smile at him.

I guess everyone was a little worried about me.

It makes me feel grateful to have good friends who care for me.

Juliet smacked his hand away from me as she began fixing up my curly hair as she uttered, "You are making her hair frizz up, idiot.

You're making her look like a baby poodle."

Now it was Romania's time to crack up as she looked at me, affirming what her sister said." Yeah, it's true, you do look like a baby poodle when your hair is fluffed out like that. It's cute."

When Juliet was finished, she waved goodbye to us when she and Asher parted away from us to go on their long-awaited "."

"I can wait for you here while you tell Alex about the canceled plans with Juliet.

And I can ask my brother to give you a lift home."

"Thanks for the kind offer, cute Poodle, but I have my baby to take me home." She jiggled her vehicle keys as her eyes lit up.

"Baby?"

"Yeah, want to see her? She's right there. She's beautiful. You will fall in love with her too." Without waiting for a response, she grabbed my hand and dragged me towards a vehicle that had a gray cover on it.

When she takes off the gray cover, my mouth drops open when I see the red motorcycle that she calls

She started to explain with enthusiasm. "This is my lifeline. My first vehicle that I owned and worked hard all summer to get.

Believe me when I say she's a monster on the road. " She proudly says, as she picks up her red helmet that matched the motorcycle's color so well.

My eyes couldn't stare away from it. This red motorcycle matched her bad girl aesthetic.

"You want to take it for a spin?" She held her keys out to me.

I really wanted to try it, but unfortunately, I don't know how to ride such a monster of pure steel as this on the road.

"I don't know how to use it.

Plus, I never rode on one either." It was better, to be honest with her.

"Really? That's odd. " Romania looks up at me as she holds her helmet on her hip as a perplexed expression takes over her sharp, yet soft features.

"Why?" I questioned curiosity getting the better of me.

"Because one of your brothers has one, too.

You're telling me that Kevin never took you out on a joy ride." When she said that, my heart stopped inside my chest for a moment. Should I lie? maybe not this time.

When did he own one? ... and as if my brain searched for any recollection of seeing such a thing.

It hits me as a recollection of a particular moment when I entered the garage at night... When Ms. Nancy ordered me to get something, she left in her vehicle.

I guess that the big thing covered with a black cover like this one in the corner of the garage was a motorcycle.

"No, I have never ridden on his bike. He, unfortunately, doesn't have a second helmet," I replied in a calm voice, trying to not seem like I had no idea that Kevin had such a vehicle that she was talking about a few seconds ago.

"Really? Oh, that sucks. Then next time I'll take you for a joyride. I'll make sure to buy a helmet for you. You will love it." -She smiled, then continued-"Is he modifying it or something? because it is so odd that he doesn't come to school with it anymore.

It's unusual not to see him ride the Black Widow. " She shielded her eyes again from the sun with her hands when it suddenly got too bright. I mimicked her action.

"The Black Widow?"

"Yeah, I call it that because it looks like one. It is jet black and bigger than my baby." Romania pats her red motorcycle like it's a loving, breathing pet that needs affection to stay alive and well.

No wonder why Leo gave him that weird look when Kevin got into the vehicle on my first day of school. They probably never really rode on the same ride before I came along.

Could it be that he wanted to ride with me to school and that's why he never used his motorcycle again? I blush as I look away from Romania.

Wow, now I'm making shitup to satisfy my attention-deprived self.

He probably did that to keep a close eye on me, so I won't spill anything to his twin when he isn't around.

That could be a more logical reason why he changed from his typical routine.

The spark that gleamed in Romania's eyes dimmed as if she had just seen something unpleasant crawl out of hell and was coming this way to interrupt her peace with me.

I get startled when a strong arm is draped lazily on my shoulders, making me look up at the stranger who entered my personal space.

Seeing those gray, enchanting eyes so close to mine made my entire body tense.

My heart palpitated hard inside my chest as images of him between my legs flashed through my mind, making a bloom of warmth cover my cheeks.

I clear my throat as I start thinking of anything else but his tongue pleasing me.

Kevin hugged me closer to his body as he said in a monotone voice. "It is time to head home, sis. So say goodbye to your little friend."

Romania waves back to me as she says her goodbye, ignoring Kevin completely, making me do the same in return.

When we were far enough from her hearing range, he leaned in as his lips barely touched my ear, making a spark of warmth travel down my spine as he said. "The way you look at me makes me want to eat you up again. Don't tempt me."

My cheeks flushed as my eyes widened in shock.

He continued, slowing our steps towards the red vehicle.

Leo was facing away from us. He looked like he was texting someone. I am curious about who he's texting.

Is he texting his ex-girlfriend? Maybe he's trying to fix it. I hope... She could forgive him for anything he had done wrong. Or the other way around.

"Let's play a little game tonight. My little toy. "He squeezed my shoulder as he continued leading me towards Leo.

"It's going to be fun. And I'm going to enjoy every minute of it."

Kevin escorts me back towards the red vehicle, where Leo was waiting.

Leo raised an eyebrow, looking at us both when he snapped his head towards us when we approached.

Then, as if my mind hit me with logic, I quickly took Kevin's heavy strong arm off of me, creating as much distance between me and Kevin as humanly possible.

Leo gave Kevin a "What the hell did you do?" look, and Kevin just shrugged as a beautiful smile took over his face as he eyed me.

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My father came early from work today, and I have been trying very hard to ask him if I could go to this party on Thursday.

But I always chicken out when I'm in front of him. I never thought asking a simple question was so nerve-racking.

I mean, he's already freaked out by the fact that some crazy person sent me a box filled with flowers.

Now we were all at the dining table, oddly eating in silence. This is unusual from the chatty conversations that I had to keep up with every time we came together to have dinner.

Kevin, of course, sat next to me, making me feel all nervous inside. I don't know how he can keep his composure like that in front of everyone.

I can't even look my father or Kevin's mother in the eyes without feeling guilty for enjoying Kevin's sinfulness towards me.

I am also debating if I should ask my father about going to the party that William invited me to.

I didn't want to disappoint William by not going when he looked so happy to invite me.

I took a deep breath and let this word out with a stronger, more confident tone, catching my father's attention. "Dad?"

"Yes, sweetheart?" My father looks at me with his eyes filled with curiosity.

Ms. Nancy looked at me waiting to see what I was going to say... God, she makes everything feel scarier to do.

"Can I..." I began fiddling with my fingers that were on my lap as I proceeded with caution on letting these words out carefully. "Can I go to this party on Thursday? A person invited me, and I didn't want to disappoint them." My head turned to my father again as I asked this in a softer tone.

He debated with himself for a while but seeing how eager I was on going he sighs out and says "Fine, but one of your brothers must take you."

"It's okay,... I don't need it. One of my friends is going to pick me up. "The last thing I want is to be cornered by the devil next to me inside a car.

He'll probably take me somewhere isolated and devour me again.

"One of your friends?" My father is surprised by the news. A sparkle of happiness shone in his eyes, almost proud of me for making more than one friend.

"Yes, they are really nice."

"You should bring your friends one of these days, so I can meet them all, sweetheart." My father's smile widened.

"Okay." A small smile graces my lips as I continue eating, a little overjoyed that he permitted me to go.

"And you boys?

Aren't you guys going to the party, too?" My father's focus went to the boys, who were oddly quietly eating.

"Yeah, we're both going. Right, Leo? " Kevin muttered as he continued gulping down his food. He seemed to be in a rush to get out of here.

"Right." Leo sighed uninterestedly. Leo seemed to be in a very bad mood.

Leo has been eyeing us for a while. Maybe he noticed how I've been avoiding his brother, eyes, or physical touch.

When we were heading back home, Kevin even decided to sit in the passenger seat next to me just to mess with me. By touching my thigh or leaning into me to whisper things into my ear whenever Leo was too focused on the road.

I just hope I don't encounter any of them at the party.

My eyes went to Kevin and his words popped into my head, "."

I hope he loses interest in whatever game he has planned for me tonight.

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Hello, everyone , I hope everyone has been doing good. And that life as been treating you good also.

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❤I do appreciate it with my whole heart.❤