Diamonds for Tears

„Knowing you, knowing me”

„Is Matteo really your cousin?” but something in Blanca’s eyes made me think that she was not telling the whole truth. She might have a reason. When she is ready, she will tell me. I do trust her.

I trust her with my life.

„Yes, he is a cousin. But tell me. I can see. So do not dare lie to me. Do you like him?”

„Yes. But it is weird. Because I felt a tingle when he touched my hand. It felt so good and warm. But enough of that. We have a plan. And a boyfriend would only distract. Right?”

But she gave me no answer. Instead she was miles away. Day-dreaming, eyes glazed over. Great, just great, she did not even listen to me.

Just then Blanca and I hear a shriek outside, maybe in the living room downstairs.

„MATE! WHAT DO YOU MEAN MATE? YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME! BULLSHIT! WHO IS SHE? I … WILL … KILL … HER!!!”

I hope Blanca knows who she is or what is going on. Because I am getting a little scared. And when that happens Blanca tends to be a little more protective than usual.

„Do you know who that is?” and sure enough, my question gets answered when that creature enters our room with a bang of the door. The door took most of the impact, probably has a hole where the handle is.

„You! I will kill …” she did not get to finish the sentence because Blanca got in front of me and from the top of her shoulder, I saw Matteo grabbing her and taking her away from us. If my heart was not beating so fast, I could have sworn I heard growls and felt Blanca vibrating.

But with any excitement I have. Inevitable I get lights-out. I have a condition, not sure how to call it. The doctors told me I have a hole in my heart, it is not serious, not life threatening, that I should live normally, and have an active life-style. But that hole also got me black-outs sometimes, when I get to excited or have a shock like the one I had before.

Blanca Knows about them. Guess she did not tell her parents or Matteo.

They were all looking at me. Matteo was on the bed next to me, holding my hand, which also gave me warm tingling feelings.

„Hi.” I was looking in Matteo’s eyes, they are blue, with tiny specks of brown.

„You scared me.” And he started tracing the back of his fingers on my cheek.

„Sorry! Didn’t Blanca tell you about my heart?” with this they all looked at Blanca who had a sheepish grin on her face.

„I am also sorry?”

„Are you asking or telling?” was all Matteo said. And even if he was looking at Blanca I could tell from her eyes and the fact that she dropped her gaze that he gave her a the stink eye.

„Hey, don’t get angry at her!” not sure where this boldness is coming from.

„She was just as startled as I was. Who is that crazy girl and what did she want with Blanca?” at this point they were all eyes on me.

Soon they shifted from Matteo and me. Not sure on who to settle. If I was not that scared, I would have found it funny.

„She is just that. A crazy girl. Now rest! We will talk and I will explain everything to you tomorrow. Ok?”

„Promise?”

„Yes!”

My eyes started closing and soon I was sleeping.