After lunch I come into my room and shut the door behind me. What the hell is wrong with him? I think to myself, I feel anger burning my blood inside. If he doesn't like me, that's okay but at least there's no point of being that much rude with me! He doesn't like talking to me or maybe he doesn't like the fact that I'm staying at his place. He's really not that 12 years old Stephen I used to spend my holidays with. He's changed. A lot changed. He avoids me. Jonah notices or not, but Michael does! And Michael surely knows how exactly his son's behavior is making me feel, but still he's just quiet. Part of me is angry at mom's decision of staying at Michael's and I regret every moment I spent under Stephen's presence.

I lay onto my bed and switch on the TV channels. I'm really not in a mood of watching TV. I'm just doing it to distract my mind from my cousin's arrogant behavior towards me.

Five minutes pass and someone knocks at the door again.

"Can I come in, Alice? " Jonah asks in his sweet voice.

"Since when did you start taking permission before entering in my room?" I tease him.

"Since now." He smiles.

I turn off the television. I really need someone to feel the disappointment I'm feeling inside. And Jonah is here, like always.

" I felt you were a little bit tensed during the lunch. Am I right ?" He asks.

"I'm okay. "

"Liar. Tell me, I know I'm not that older, still, I'm sure I can help you. " he smiles.

"You always help me Jonah. I love you."

"Are you gonna share now ?" He teases me.

"I'm... I'm feeling like I'm not needed here. Stephen really doesn't like me. Does he?" I finally ask him.

"He says that your sister is a cat." Jonah laughed.

"Not funny. Try something else."

"Alright. How about this one?" Jonah says, " he thinks you are nice and he finds it difficult to keep his eyes off you."

"That's impossible. He barely looked at me since morning." I object.

"Well, it's true. I think he likes you. He said your sister is adorable. " Jonah adds.

"C'mon! Stop lying. Why would he think I'm adorable? He avoids me all the time." I say out loud this time. "Haven't you noticed?" I ask him.

"Maybe, he has a reason." Jonah says.

"I really don't get you sometimes." I say being irritated.

"No one really gets me at all. But really Alice, Stephen doesn't hate you, I swear!"

"Alright. Thank you."

"I think you should talk to him, to clear the confusion, I mean." He advices.

"No guts to talk to a monster." I reply.

"A handsome monster, my sister has crush on!" Jonah laughs.

"Get out!" I yell at him, but part of me laughs along with him too.

"Okay. Okay. See you later, Alice." He says and walk towards the door.

"Sure. Sleep well."

"You too." He replies and close the door behind him.

HE SAID YOUR SISTER IS ADORABLE. The words keep on screaming inside my head repeatedly. He ignores me and then he says stuff like that behind my back. Maybe Jonah was lying. No. Jonah never lies to me. But.... does he? Does Stephen really like me? I begin to think about his blue eyes and black hair. His full lips. I would love to kiss them. At least once.

And the vision turns black again. I'm asleep.