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It was Drake.
He put his hand on my mouth so I wouldn’t scream.
“I only need you to listen and do as I say. Can you do that?”
I nodded my head, ready to scream the second he removes his hand.
“I know that tomorrow you will talk about me. And I know Ella wants and will reject me. But I can’t have that. So here is when you come in. You are Ella’s best friend. She will listen to you. You will tell her not to reject me but accept me. Because you know what happens if you don’t? Your brother Matt looks like a great guy. And his girlfriend Tina is very beautiful.” no please no. tears were coming but I know I can’t cry. Can’t show him that I’m weak.
“Too bad that they are both just humans. It would be really bad if something would happen to him. And about Tina? I will later have her all to myself. So, you understand what you have to do?”
I nodded.
“And if you tell anyone of this visit and conversation, I’ll pay them a visit. Now sit here for a minute and then go back to bed and sleep.” and with that he left. I sat down trying to calm myself before I would go back to Jay.
After a few minutes I stood up and went back to bed. Jay was just as I left him. I put the covers over my body and Jay’s hands went back to where they were. I turned around I hugged him back.
It took me a while before I fell asleep.
***
I woke up to an empty bed. The bed was empty which meant that Jay has been up for a while now.
I got up and went to the bathroom to do the business. After that I left in search for the kitchen. When I came, I was greeted with shirtless Jay making food.
I am not ashamed that I am checking out the guy in front of me. I mean he looks like a Greek god. The way his muscles moved every time he makes a move. And his abs.
Abs?
Looking up I saw he turned around and caught me checking him out. And right now, he was smirking at me while my face was becoming as red as a cooked lobster.
“You should take a picture, it’ll last longer.”
“Maybe I will.” I looked him in the eyes not giving in. And his face was priceless at my comeback. He probably expected me to give in.
“What’s for breakfast?”
“Waffles. Hope you like.”
“Like? I looove waffles.”
“How many?”
“2 will be enough.”
“For someone that loooves waffles you eat very little of them.”
“Well I have a small appetite and I am not a hungry old wolf like you.”
“Old? Who’s old? I am only 20.”
20? But he’s still in high school. He saw my expression so he went explaining.
“When I told you, you would have more time, I meant that you will also age slower. We stop aging when we turn 18.”
After we finished breakfast, we went to Damiano’s house to talk. Remembering what I’ll have to do.
Entering Damiano’s office I saw that we were the last ones. Damiano sat behind his desk with Ella and abuela on the other side of the desk. And her parents standing behind her. Jay sat on the couch next to the desk and brought me to his lap.
"Okay. So, we gathered her to speak about Drake." I leaned into Jay while listening.
"Ella listen. Drake is not someone to mess with. So, you can either work on forgiving-"
"Forgiving? Forgiving!? Are you serious right now? How can I forgive him for that?! He killed my boyfriend out of what? Jealousy? Because I don’t want to talk to him?"
“Nieta calm down.”
“No. I will not calm. Not before he’s dead. Killed just like Sam was.”
Everyone was quiet after that. And Drake’s words came to my mind.
“Too bad that they are both just humans. It would be really bad if something would happen to him.”
“But Ella. What if you’ll regret rejecting him? Maybe you should accept him. at least think about it.”
“Are you serious? Sam was your best friend!”
“Re?” I heard Jay whisper in my ear. One hand on my back and the other on my knee.
“I’m just saying that it wouldn’t have killed you to accept him. He did a mistake and I’m sure he regrets it. And wants to make it up with you. Can’t you just give him a chance?”
Ella looked at me like I’m delusional. And honestly, I don’t blame her. I won’t blame her if she doesn’t say a word to me ever again.
“What do you get out of it?”
“What?”
“What do you get out of it?! When I accept him what’s in it for you?!”
“For me? Nothing. Completely nothing. But my brother? He’ll stay alive!”
Shit. I shouldn’t have said that. I could feel my face going cold and pale from the blood running out of it.
Everyone looked at me shocked not saying a word.
For good 5 minutes nobody said a thing or moved a muscle. The silence was broken by abuela
“What do you mean when you say that?”
Should I tell them? About the visit? No. I can’t risk it.
“Nothing.”
After that I stood up and left.
I just exited the house when a hand stopped me and turned me around seeing Jay.
“What is it that you meant when you said that?”
“Nothing.”
“Rebecca?!”
“Nothing. Just forget about it okay? It’s fine.”
“No. I will not forget about it. And IT IS NOT FINE.”
“Jay please don’t make me say it.”
“Re please. I want to know. I NEED to know.” He pleaded with me.
I was fighting with myself whether to tell him or just walk away.
But knowing him he would just follow me and make me say it so I just ask him to follow me to the house.
Once we were in the house, I took him up to his room and sat down on the edge of my bed with him kneeling in front of me, holding my small hands in his large ones.
“It happened in the middle of the night. When I was coming to the kitchen to get a glass of water. I couldn’t reach the glass and suddenly there was a hand that took it. I thought it was you, but when I turned around it was Drake.” By that time tears were started to come to my eyes. I didn’t want to let them fall. So, I looked in the light and went on with the story.
“he told me that I have to convince Ella into forgiving and accepting him or Matt is going to get hurt. He told me that I also can’t tell you this.”
By the time I finished a tear slipped from my eye just to be dried by jay’s thumb.
“Everything will be okay. Okay? Your brother will be fine. Let’s go back to the others and explain everything. I have a plan that might work.”
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