Watching  Daniel's car revved out into the open road. I waited till he was out of sight when I turned with the intent of opening the gate, but I stopped mid-short when an all too  familiar red car stopped and parked at the exact same spot that Daniel occupied earlier.

I gulped, clutching the keys tightly in my hands.

Sophie. My sister.

"My, my, if it isn't the tartly tartish Torrens. I see you're screwing Daniel Andrews now huh." Came her tipsy voice as she peered her head out the car window to look at me.

I took a step back facing her as she went outside her car. Hair in a mess. Lipstick smashed, and clothes quite disheveled.

She looks...

"Why? You want to judge how I look now? Can't I fuck out in the open too? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Filthy flirty Alex. I wonder what dad saw in you and that whoribble mother of yours!" She spat.

I had take deep breaths to calm my nerves. Clashing with her won't do the both of us any good.

She's drunk. And she's  your sister.

Besides, her perception doesn't make her point a fact. Subjectivity's often one-sided.

Am I acting defensive?

"Sophie. You're drunk.-"

"Damn right I am!" She shouted not even letting me finish. She almost lost her balance if it wasn't for the car that she managed to hold on to.

"Sophie-" I called attempting to help her stand when she raised her voice, a hand lifted telling me to stop.

"Nope. Don't  touch me! Don't ever come near me!" She slurred, pointing her index finger to where I am. Even her eyes looked heavy. She managed to lean on her car eyeing the house on my left. The house dad built. I know it pains her to see it. To see me.

Our story, and our relationship aren't exactly the best kind.

"I hate you. You ruined my family." She spat her voice cracking at the end. She even swallowed series of gulps probably to try and contain the sob that was about to come off.

While I'm only a word away from traversing the accusation she just threw, I didn't have the strength to do it.

I guess I was being defensive after all.

For one, she's right. And the other part of me believed her.

"Sophie I-"

"What? You're gonna go all righteous and honorable now Ms. Goody-Two-shoes? Save the preaching. I came here to tell you how I'll make sure your life would be hell too." Distaste and rage are clear in her voice. Her eyes squinted with hate that I know closing the distance between us would cause her to detonate.

I stood there. In front of her with furrowed brows not knowing what to do nor say. I know she's mad. I know she is.

"You stole my dad. You broke my mom..my mom..she-"

Did she what?

Alarmed by what she said, I neglected what logical thought I had in mind earlier.

"Sophie, did your mom hurt-" I tried again taking a few steps close to her but just as I was about to look at her closely, pristine feminine palm hit the left side of my cheek.

"I said shut the fuck up! You don't get to talk here you bitch!"  She roared pushing me with force.

I allowed her to push me back till I fell on the ground, because I didn't know what to do otherwise. I couldn't even utter a word.

"And you're still not fighting back." She scoffed, forcing out a strained laugh.

"Just...just fuck you Alex!"

She left after that. She spared me one last glance before starting the engine and drove off.

Sighing, I stood up dusting off the dirt from my hands and pants.

Sophie's arrival and the rest that happened opened a wound I tried so hard to disregard.

Stupid Alex.

How could you possibly detach yourself from something that's always been a part of you.

I guess some things can't be fixed.

I don't  even think something can be fixed when it started out to be a mess in the first place.

"This! This bastard daughter of yours will ruin our family Donovan! Leave them or I will make sure you and your company's done for!"

"Leave my daughter alone Emilia. I've  made my decision. I don't want you near Alex or Theresa ever again."

"What about me? What about Sophie?! You would choose this..this good for nothing child and her whore of a mother over us?! "

"I said not a foul word against my family Emilia. Alex, go upstairs.-"

"We are your family! They..that child ruined everything!"

Those were the exact words I recalled when I first saw Emilia Caldwell. Sophie's mom, and dad's legal wife.

Thinking about it now, remembering Sophie's face. I can't help the wave of guilt quickly spreading throughout my body and it immediately clogged my rational thought.

If all this never happened. If I didn't happen, maybe things would be a bit different.

Sighing for the nth time, I took one last glance to where Sophie drove off before I went inside directly working on the papers I have to finish.

I barely managed to sleep, although it's not the paper works that kept me up all night, they were the diversion.

I went to work early feeling the aftermath of insufficient sleep. To say I was tired was an understatement. I felt drained. The restaurant was full considering it was Saturday so I had to fasten up my pace from taking orders, to wiping tables, to serving costumers. It was one busy day and while I'm thankful that it did took my mind off of things, it wore me out.

I heaved an amount of air the moment my shift was over. Right now, there's nothing more that I've ever wanted I life than to just lazily flop in my bed and let sleep take over.

"Just know that I'll be holding on to that Georgina."

Daniel.

"Promise me."

Sighing again, I leaned on to the post outside Allison's a few moments after I got out. I feel thoroughly consumed yet I couldn't will myself to disregard the promise I made.

He's expecting me to be there.

It's  already dusk and judging by the time on my watch, I'm quite certain the game's about to start any minute now.

I promised him.

I need to go.

Despite the cramps and complaints my legs and entire body's giving me, I fought and walked my way towards the campus. Seeing Daniel's face inside my head is the only thing that's practically keeping me from falling altogether due to extreme exhaustion. His eyes. Those striking orbs that's starting to bother me lately. His voice. His gentle hold. I'm completely worn out yet I'm wearing myself further to get to where he is.

I really want to say I'm lightly confused and oblivious as to what and why but then I'd be stupid lying to myself.

I know why I'm doing this.

The only thing is, I'm starting to invest a part of me to something uncertain.

Would it be worth it though?

As I neared the massive building of the school gym, I could hear the loud cheer of the crowd, chanting "Andrews" consequently.

He's well-known after all.

I got in and the bleachers were full. A lot are watching the game and from their constant yell and other loud reactions, they're enjoying it. A few seconds only passed after I got in when I noticed that most girls would screech whenever Daniel and his team would near the side of the court where I'm close and since I'm quite undersized as to how Daniel described it to be, which is quite true compared to the giants before me, I couldn't see that much.

Sighing, I resorted to edging towards to end of the elevated cement a little farther away from where the game was therefore I couldn't exactly see what's going on neither am I able to easily spot Daniel, but since I arrived late, I presume this is one of the many consequences there is. So I  sat and I just listened while I massaged my sore legs tilting my chin up every time  the announcer would mention Daniel's name.

In all honesty, I never enjoyed it. I think I even dozed off because the next thing I knew, the announcer already proclaimed Daniel and his team's victory.

The audience started clearing the bleacher enabling me to fully see the court now.

I felt a pang of-I don't  even know what to call it-hurt?-dismay?-when I saw that Daniel's nowhere in sight along with the other players. Dusting the dirt from my pants off, I stood up and started walking towards the exit.

I don't even know how I long I drifted off back there. It must've been quite a while.

He must've think I bailed on him again.

Now he probably thinks I'm a liar.

He probably doesn't want anything to do with me anymore-

I stopped dead in my tracks when my eyes registered the figure standing outside the now-deserted building.

Daniel.

He stood straight approximately four meters from where I stopped.

Gosh he looked..

I clenched my jaw fighting the squiggly fangirl within as I stared back.

His hair glistened beneath the moon light, eyes strangely penetrating through me with emotions I couldn't fathom.

His stoic facade gave nothing away.

I can't figure him out.

I cleared my throat while I began striding towards him.

"Congratulations." I commended while I offered him a smile.

He stared at me for a few more seconds after while I stood there slowly feeling like an idiot waiting for his reply for a little while now-to which he doesn't plan on giving basing on how he persevered in keeping his mouth shut since earlier.

My brows furrowed accordingly as confusion and curiosity spiked in while I watched the mystery-of-a-man before me.

"Are you mad that-" An unearthly shriek  came out of my lips when he unexpectedly stooped down low and lifted me up with his bare arms.

"Daniel I think you should-"

"Carry you. You're  tired."

What?!

"No! Put me down please. This is-"

"What I want to do."

What he did woke every piece of cells I had. I think even the dead ones were electrocuted back to life. Panic rose into my chest when he turned and started walking to where I think is the parking lot.

Fudge, a lot of people are watching!

I swallowed and tried wiggling myself off his grasp but the more I recoiled, the greater his grip became.

"Daniel I can walk, just please let me down." I pleaded while I tapped his chest.

Then he stopped.

He halted and so did I.

I stopped talking and moving when I felt him angled his gaze towards me.

I started to wonder whether I did or said something wrong when we both just stood there-well technically he did-but like the last time,  he did something I did not expect.

He leaned down, face hovering only a few inches from mine before saying something that utterly shut me up.

"Never."

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