Chapter 10: "Mark my words."
There was a lot of shouting from Damon and they were so loud that I think even the guards at the main gate could hear him.
He really doesn't like me, huh?
Feeling is mutual buddy.
"Don't worry. He will also start to like you after the talk with Dominic." Dylan said confidently, noticing me frowning at the noises.
I looked at him.
"What's so important Dominic will say to him that will change his whole opinion about the whole situation and he will start to like me? Though I don't even know why he hates me in the first place." I said with a roll of eyes.
"To the answer to your first question, that's for me to know and you to find out." He said and winked at me.
I rolled my eyes at him.
"Thank you very much even though that wasn't an answer." I said sarcastically with a roll of eyes.
He just chuckled at that.
"And to the reply of your second statement, he doesn't hate you. It's a little bit hard for him. It's.. it's complicated." Dylan tried to explain but it looked like he didn't know how to.
"SHE IS NOT MY BABY SISTER! SHE CAN NEVER BE!" Damon shouted at the top of his voice.
I flinched at the venom that dripped with every word that left his mouth.
" He really hates me.." I mumbled looking down at my plate, suddenly losing all my appetite.
"He doesn't hate you, doll. He just loves our sister the most. You know he is the only one who saw her among the brothers and cousins. Even Dominic didn't see her. Also he was the one who named her 'Grace'. So it hit him hard when she got kidnapped." Dylan explained sadly.
I am not trying to think about who named me. Nah.. not thinking.
I am feeling really bad for Damon right now.
'What you would have done if you were in the place of their sister?' The voice at the back of my mind asked that I gracefully ignored.
"I guess you are done eating. Let's get you to bed. " He said while standing up and also pulling me up with him.
I don't know where I was going in this huge house. We climbed up the stairs then turned left to a corridor. Then we reached the guest room where I will be staying here before they prepare a room for me or throw me out. He pushed open the door to reveal a huge room. The room was really huge.
I don't have the energy to describe its beauty but I wonder if it's a room for guests then I don't want to imagine the room of the family members.
"There's the bathroom. Would you like to freshen up?" Dylan asked, pointing at the door of bathroom.
"Yeah." I mumbled in a daze, still looking around the room.
I noticed my backpack was already kept on the bed. I wonder who kept it here.
"Manage with the things you have for today. We will go shopping tomorrow." Dylan said with a smile.
Though I don't like the idea of shopping. But I don't think denying will work much. When they will realize I am not their sister and I will leave, I will not take anything from them anyway. So, be it.
I nodded at him and walked into the bathroom taking my pajamas. As I can't sleep in tight jeans. By now I was really tired. So, I quickly finished changing and kept my previous dress in the basket, placed inside the bathroom and did my business.
When I came out of the bathroom, I saw Dylan. He was still standing there.
I saw him give me a weird look while looking at me from head to toe.. He muttered something under his breath. It was something like,
'Who wears full sleeves while sleeping?'
I rolled my eyes at him.
Well I do, mister. I have my... reasons.
I gave him a questioning look. As if to ask what was he still doing here.
He was smart enough to read it. So he quickly answered.
"Can.. can I please stay till you are asleep?" He asked hesitantly. He was quick to add the next sentence.
"I swear, I will not creep you out." He said quickly and pinched his throat to prove his seriousness.
Cute!
"You are way too cute to creep me out, Dylan. Sure. You can." It will be good to have someone beside me while I sleep because these days I am not sleeping well due to.. well that's a story for another time.
I concentrated back at Dylan and saw his eyes lit up in happiness.
"Come here." I spread my hands to give him a hug that I felt like giving him. I also thought to seek some comfort from the hug. I feel protected around him. That's really weird to feel around a person whom you just met but I just do.
He didn't waste much time and quickly engulfed me in a bear hug.
I really like him as my brother... Adopted brother, I mean.
After a long hug we head toward the bed without much talk. I quickly got inside the blanket and lied down.
He sat at the edge of the bed and looked at me with affection. I patted the place beside me for him to sit comfortably.
He sat beside me while leaning on to the headboard. He was now completely on the bed. Then he kept his hand on my head.
"Sleep now, doll." He said while caressing my head.
I closed my eyes. Slowly drifting off to sleep while rewinding all the happenings of today.
"I am not your sister." That's the last thing mumbled before completely drifting off to a dreamless sleep.
***
Morning
When I woke up I felt something heavy on my head. I opened my eyes quickly in panic.
I looked beside me to find Dylan asleep in a sleeping position, his head was on the headboard and his one hand was on my head.
He didn't leave?!
I poked him aside to wake him up.
"No! No! Don't take her! Please!" He shouted and woke up with a bolt.
He opened his eyes and looked around in panic. His eyes were full of fear. He was completely awake by then.
I was shocked hearing the words he uttered.
He was dreaming about someone taking his sister away from him.
How can someone love his sister so much!?
"You said you won't creep me out." I said trying to act like I didn't hear anything.
He looked down at me in confusion. I sat up.
"What are you doing here?" I asked
He was still in daze. He quickly looked around and his eyes widened in realization. Then he looked at me and gave me a sheepish smile.
"Sorry! I didn't realize when I fell asleep." He gave me a nervous smile thinking I would get angry.
I didn't say anything. I started to climb out of the bed.
"Do you think Mr Damon will behave well today?" I asked, behaving like nothing happened.
"You can call him Damon, you know. And I am sure Dominic made everything clear for him. So don't worry." He said while stretching his body.
I nodded but I still don't have any good feelings about him.
" I will get freshened up." I said
"Okay, till then I will look after breakfast. What would you like to have for breakfast?" He asked.
"Anything will do." He nodded while walking out after giving me a bright smile.
I walked into the bathroom, brushed my teeth with the spare brush in the cabinet, and did my business. Then I changed out of my night suit and wore loose jeans and a full sleeved check shirt.
I walked out of the room wearing my slippers.
I turned around in a corner for the stairs when I bumped with Mr Rude.
Shit!
He looked at me with a blank face.
I got nervous. It was clear from my fluttering eyes, flushed cheeks and shaking hands.
He was studying me, I could say.
I thought of greeting him.
Bad decision!
"G.. g.. good morning, Damon." I called him by his name listening to Dylan with my eyes at his shoes.
"Look at me." He ordered and I obeyed. It's not like I have options.
"Now, listen to me. And listen very carefully. I am not your brother, so don't call me by my name. I don't give a shit about you and about what you call those two. I also don't give a damn about what you think about me. Because guess what? I could care less. You are not my sister, never will. So let's just get this bullshit over with and stay away from me. You got that?" He said bitterly.
"Ye.. Yes, sir." I mumbled with teary eyes.
After that he walked somewhere leaving me there, hurt.
Yes, hurt. I don't know why but every word he uttered to me hurt me a lot. It's like someone very close to me pushed me away. But he is not someone related to me, apart from being my foster brother.
So, why?
Suddenly, a wave of rage washed over me and I got angry at him.
"There will be a time when you will try hard to take back these words Mr Rude and I won't help you a bit!" I said while pouting angrily. My eyes brimmed with tears.
"Mark my words!"
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