I Wonder.

Life

LOCATION: PURA'S HOUSE

TIME: September/8/4:55pm

Pura:

Looking at this whole scene in front of me made me realize I missed my brother and all but what I really missed was watching him and our mom interact. It was truly the funniest thing that you couldn't buy. Watching it with my dad while they bickered was everything to me.

"I shouldn't of let your aunt hold you as a child, she dropped you on the head and now look at you, more stupid then ever."

"Mom, if you don't love me just say it." He huffed moving to the refrigerator grabbing a Gatorade.

"It's too late for that, even if I admit it now I'm stuck with you and your poor judgement calls." She said, rolling her eyes at him. My brother simply just stuck his tongue out at her acting like an eight year old instead of a twenty-two year old.

"I said I was sorry for hurting her new boyfriend it was a mere accident and I will even say I was indeed being stupid." Now it was my turn to roll my eyes. I got up and walked out the kitchen with my dad in tow going to the living room to check on a still unconscious Malum who's been out for about a good hour. Luckily my mom's shift ended early today and got to come home and help me with him.

"So a new boyfriend huh?" I shrugged, not wanting to lie to my father nor tell him the truth. I have to admit though If I had a new boyfriend he'd worry less.

"Good I hated the last one and would kill him if I could." I ignored my father and sat down. On the coffee table that was adjacent to Malum and captured his calm features. He did look very tranquil but I liked his smile better. As I was studying his face I saw a piece of hair had strayed away from the others so I decided to push it back. Ever so slowly I reached to grab the chunk of hair and pushed it back behind his ear and brushed his cheek with my hand. My movements were almost as if I was trying not to break him but as my hand touched his cheeks I was so consumed by the heat I let my hand flat against it so I could feel his warmth. I wanted to cry seeing him like this because I couldn't help but feel that I did this to him. There was no denying that this was my fault even though My dumb brother was the one who opened the door like a mad man I was the one that stopped him from leaving sooner so I could be with him a little longer. I'm pathetic and have a boyfriend so what am I doing wanting to spend time with a boy that isn't Liam

I continued rubbing the pad of my thumb against his cheek. My dad put a hand on my shoulder knowing how I felt. He was a counselor for young teens. It was comforting and annoying how he could just figure me out without trying. I wish I could do what he does but with myself. Life would be easier to cope with if I could.

"I'm sorry." I whispered to him even though he couldn't hear me but I just felt the need to say it . I was going to pull my hand away and leave him be, but surprisingly Malum stopped me from moving it and now my hand was in his blazing hot one. It felt the same way it did in the hallway. Electric.

"Don't be I shouldn't have just shut down like that, plus I'm glad you called out. I really wanted to make sure you didn't put that mascot story in your report." I was a little shocked but soon after that feeling went away and relief washed over me once he started laughing and I’ll I could do was smile and start laughing with him but he began to sound more painful.

"I'll get you a new ice pack." I said and ran off to the kitchen and ran out my brother and mother still in there arguing about something stupid. As I rushed out they started following me, I must have had a sense of urgency on my face but it was probably because they are both nosey. When I turned the corner to the living room My Dad was sitting next to an upright Malum. Oh god. They are shaking hands and I hear muffled noises, s**t they are talking!

"Here." I said handing it to him and he grabbed my hand before I could sit across from him and made me sit next to him. He played it off rather nicely, you would have never guessed that I was going to sit somewhere else.

"Thanks babe." What? He Did not just call me babe? It threw me off at first and I had to make sure I was hearing what I was hearing because I obviously wasn't, my ears have gone bad and I'm only 17. Darn. Wait, maybe we need to take him to the hospital if he is this confused or maybe I need to go so I can fix my cheeks that feel like they’re on fire.

"What is up Pura's boyfriend!" I Literally hate Lumen. I looked at Malum and he looked at me. I grabbed his hand again and intertwined our fingers but he did it back with no hesitation. Weird. My dad must have said something. As I looked over to Malum who still looked confused, I put on the most pleading face I could without getting noticed by anyone and he seemed to notice and then he squeezed my hand. I smiled sheeply at him and squeezed his hand back to thank him.

"So Malum, what are your intentions with my baby sister?" My mother put a hand over Lumen's mouth, shutting him up. Finally,

"Vos potes non quaerere eum quaestiones quod vos ledo eum apud quod ianua." Here she goes with the Latin again. Malum's face scrunched up in confusion at my mother's words. Only my mom would speak a different language that no one speaks to a person that was just knocked out. On the other hand Lumen just rolled his eyes.

"He hit me with a Door?" I almost wanted to ask so many questions but then I remembered he did just say he knew it but I didn't think he knew it this well. I also wanted to cry and laugh at the same time but this grabbed my whole family's attention before I could do either. I just leaned back putting my hand over my face. This is like a dream come true to my mother. As I peek through my hand I see my mother smiling ear to ear like the Joker and my father was just looking impressed that he spoke Latin, might as well marry him is what they are probably thinking right now.

"You always have to one up me, Pura. You find the one guy who speaks Latin just so any girl I bring home will never have a chance."

"The fact that I didn't even know you had a new one of those things you call girlfriends proves you wrong." My brother was going to speak but my mother hit him on the head, super hard. My dad laughed and I couldn't help letting out one myself.

"You can continue Pura."

"When I called for you to come back you were standing by the door that my brother slammed open and it hit you pretty hard." He nodded in understanding.

"Okay that makes sense, my back hurts a lot."

"I'm sorry man, I was just excited to be home." Something to know about Lumen is that he is softie at heart. He is always sorry and alway genuine, kind of why we haven't completely got rid of him yet.

"It's cool, what guy just stands in front of a door anyways." My brother's eyes widened and I can tell he fell in love with Malum instantly after that. I was convinced that Malum had just made the worst friend he'll ever have.

"See now you guys can't get mad he's on my side, for the first time I'm not completely wrong."

"There's a first time for everything." I said smiling at my fake boyfriend but his face was panicked.

"Time?" He whispered to himself and checked his watch then checked his phone to verify what his watch said.

"Shit." He whispered, jumping up immediately and kissed me on my forehead. It felt nice but why did he do it. I don't know, maybe he's playing the fake boyfriend role well. Maybe I'm playing the girlfriend role well because my cheeks are yet again on fire and I can still feel his lips on my head.

"I have to go but I'll be by tomorrow Pura and it was nice meeting you all, I'm running late for work and yeah I'm so sorry." He rushed out the front door but it was weird how I didn't know he had a job.

"I like him, he is much better than that son of a b***h Liam, his name is..." My mom said brushing the hair out of my face while I still looked in the direction Malum just left from.

"-odd" I finished. I never really paid that much attention to it but his name was kinda weird. I mean who basically names their child evil. I mean my mom named my brother after light and named me after pure but those were things that brought happiness, not sorrow.

"Me too." My brother and my dad said from behind me.

"Yeah I guess."