Chapter 19
Beckii's POV.
We reached home in a matter of minutes, and I was rather jumpy, for I was getting excited to meet the person that Leo had waiting for us.
"Is it a girl or boy?" I asked, as we pulled up to his abode.
"Not sure, Leo just said that he wanted to introduce us to someone." He replied nonchalantly, shifting gears. We stepped out of the door, bracing ourselves for the surprise held within.
When we entered through the door, Leo was there, sat on the old leather recliner, and on the sofa was Smiffy and a girl. The girl had redish-brown hair that was tied up in a messy bun, and she was facing the ground.
"Oh, hey," I said softly, approching the girl slowly. She flinched, ever-so-slightly, and made a small movement by biting her lip.
"She's shy." Smiffy explained quietly, carefully placing a hand on her shoulder. A look of regret flashed through her eyes as she looked up. She grabbed her phone and entered in "Hi I'm Rowan"
"Hey," I smiled kindly, "I'm Beckii."
"Full name." Smiffy said.
-Rowan Demsley Taylor
"C'mon." Said Leo, patting the vacant seats on the sofa, inviting me and Tom to come sit.
"Rowan." Leo said. "This is Tom, or Sparkles*, as we like to call him."
After a short bit of introduction, Smiffy brought Rowan to her room, along with me, for us to... "Get to know each other better".
Once we were in the room, Smiffy left us be.
"Hey," I said to her softly. She looked up at me and gave me a small smile.
"You know Tom right?" I asked. She nodded.
"Well, I'm planning to propose to him, but I need a special occasion, like a birthday or something." I told her. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly got out her phone.
-my birthdays coming, you could plan it then
I grinned at her. "You're a genius!" I exclaimed happily, gently hugging her. She smiled back.
-I havent told Smith yet
"Oh," I noted. "Well, we better do it soon! When's your birthday?"
-2 weeks from now
2 weeks? That'll be... 9th of March! Well, we still have quite a bit of time to prepare. I grinned at her.
"How old are you this year?" I asked her.
-18
"Ok then, we'll have your 18th birthday and my proposal. I'll tell you the plan soon. Oh!" I suddenly exclaimed, remembering something. "Do you want to go see Kaeyi? My friend? She's really nice." I offered. She went all quiet again, like when she first met me, and looked down.
-im not sure
"Aw c'mon, she's really nice." I chimed. She thought for a moment.
-ok then
"Ok, c'mon." I smiled, leading her back down the stairs. Tom and Leo were still sat on the sofa, Smiffy on the recliner, watching something from Tom's phone.
"Here comes the unbelievable part." I heard Tom whisper to the boys as they continued watching intently.
"Guys, I'm bringing Rowan to Martyn's." I told them, over the sound that was blaring from the small speaker.
Suddenly, after a short dialogue spoken by someone from the phone, Leo jumped up in surprise and some sort of horror.
"What the fuck?!" He yelled loudly, his eyes having a little bit of irate in them.
Just then, Rowan, who was standing beside me, started shaking, then broke free from my light grasp and ran back up the stairs. The sound of a door slamming was heard shortly thereafter.
"Oh shit!" Leo cursed, getting up from the sofa. "Why did she run?"
"Sorry," I warned. "But because of you."
"What? Why?!" He looked confused and angry, yet worried, all at the same time.
"Well, for one, you shouted at her. " I pointed out matter-o-factly.
"One, she thought you yelled 'What the fuck' at her, and two, she also told you that she was going out." Tom sided. Leo sighed frustratedly.
"It wasn't directed to her!" He protested, dropping back to the sofa.
"Try telling it to her." I said softly, not wanting to hurt his feelings.
"Welll- wait, where's Smiffy?" I asked, noticing that he wasn't sitting at the recliner anymore.
Tom just shrugged, and Leo sighed again, both not answering my question.
Smiffy POV.
"Hey," I said softly, knocking on the closed door. "Can I come in?" I heard some shuffling and a rather muffled version of a yes. I enter the room softly, then closed and locked the door behind me.
"Hey, you okay?" I asked softly, sitting down beside her.
-no, Leo yelled at me
"Aww, c'mon. He didn't mean it, you know?"
-Beckii was bringing me out
"I know, I know. Can you promise me you'll not be angry with Leo?" I asked.
-isnt he angry with me
"No, he was yelling at something else." I told her. This statement seemed to make her calm down a little bit.
-ok
I rightened her up and took some tissues and dabbed her wet, tear-stained and blotchy face.
"C'mon." I smiled, making sure she followed me down the stairs. Rowan made her way down the steps and we reached the boys and Beckii.
"Hey, look honey, I'm sorr-"
"She knows," I interrupted him. "Beckii was planning on bringing her out?" I noted.
"Yeah, to the LittleDream Lodge." Beckii replied, getting up from her seat. "Let's go." She gestured for Rowan to follow her out, and she did.
Kaeyi's POV.
"Stink! Get thr door!" I called to Martyn, as oir doorbell rang.
"Ok, coming!" He yelled back, running down to the front door. It revealed a Beckii-and-someone-else pair.
"Hey Beckii, who's this?" I asked, as Martyn shut the door. Beckii poked the shorter girl towards me. The girl took out her phone, typed something, then showed it to me.
-hi, im rowan d.t.
I gave a confused look. "D-T?" I inquired.
-my surnames
"Surnames? Isn't it your middle and last?" I said, puzzled. Beckii laughed.
"She likes to have two last names. Anyway, this is Leo's sister." Rowan gave me a wan smile. As I inspected her further, it seemed as if she was crying; her face was red and blotchy, tear-stained.
"Were you crying?" I questioned softly, placing my hand on her shoulder. She bit her lower lip, and nodded slightly.
"Why?"
"Uh, Stinky, too many questions!" Martyn reminded from the sofa. "Hey, do you guys want to watch Spirited Away?" He offered.
"Ok, sure! That's my favorite." Beckii smiled, plopping down on the sofa, which Rowan and I followed.
"Oh, and, um... She doesn't speak." Beckii stated, a little awkwardly.
"Why?" Martyn asked.
"Don't know, but she hasn't spoken a word, so I assume that she doesn't." Beckii informed us lightly. Rowan sided that by nodding.
-can we watch the thing now
"Oh, sure." Martyn blurted, starting the show by hitting 'play'.
(Ps: i actually haven't watched that)
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