Chapter 8

I inhaled the slightly cold air.

"It's always something about the weather"

I smiled as I remembered the conversation with Felix.

Some guys whistled and pointed at me. A guy patted himself on the chest and jumped their fence before heading to me.

"Hey cutie. Whatcha doing?"

"Taking a walk" I stated in the most obvious tone, his friend's looked over the fence holding vodka bottles.

"We're having a party, care to join?" He gestured to the party, if it could be called a party. It looked like an all boy thing.

"No thanks, I'm not a guy" I shrugged him off.

"It's no biggie..." He persuaded.

This guy was not listening and I was not in the mood to talk for too long, then it clicked.

"Do you know Kelvin?" I asked with enthusiasm.

"Yes? The buffed guy that lives five houses down ours. What about him?"

"I'm his sister"

I had very great satisfaction watch his face morph from crafty to fearful. He backed away and then said.

"I just remembered, I have something important to do"

"Bye" I waved at him and continued walking, ahh, the pleasure of having a famous buffed brother.

From the corner of my eye I saw him explain something to his friends, they gave me a quick glance and went back to drinking.

I walked until I saw a small park.

"Ohh, a park, nice" I sat on a bench under a small tree and closed my eyes and inhaled again.

It had a slight dewy smell, like damp forest floor after a heavy shower.

The setting sun cast it's deep red colour around and it felt almost ethereal.

Deep shade, dark shade. I opened an eye.

"Lena?"

She smiled.

"What are you doing here?"

"I live here, just down there" I pointed down the road away from the park.

"I live here too" she sat beside me on the bench.

We sat in silence for a short time before Lena spoke.

"I owe you an apology"

"..."

"At Dusty's door, I shouldn't..."

"Stop!"

She looked at me.

"There's no need to apologize at that, it's in the past beside I also said something horrible so that will cancel that. Okay?"

She smiled and nodded.

"But..."

Her eyes met mine.

"I'll forget only if you tell me something"

"What?" She rubbed her hands on her jeans.

"Do...you...like...Carlos?" I asked with undisguised enthusiasm.

"What?" She jumped up slightly startled.

"Answer me Lena, honestly too. Answer me honestly" I spoke with shining eyes.

"Well... I... Somehow" she stuttered.

"What kind of answer is that?," I nudged her. "Yes or no is required here"

"I'm...scared to admit it because of how Carlos is"

"How?"

"A player, a playboy. He flirts around, I'm afraid to give him my heart when I'm not sure he would hold it tightly"

"Ahh, love is such a nice thing" I sighed.

"Have you ever been in love?"

"Only a crush, never something intense. A long time ago but I like to play matchmaker. Think of me as the goddess of the moon responsible for pairing werewolves but without a person myself. It's interesting, right?"

"You'll find, don't worry and I'll tease you with it" she nudged me gently in the ribs.

"I should get going, it's should be enough for them to add a little spice"

"Who?"

"My brother and his crush"

Lena chuckled.

We walked down the same way until she stopped at a house with guys drinking.

"Paulo? ?Qué estás haciendo?" She asked angrily.

"Bebiendo" I answered for him.

"Hermana, no sabía que estarías en casa tan temprano" he spoke fearfully.

"Y decidiste hacer una fiesta"? she snapped at him.

"Leave the boy Lena, let him enjoy his teenage days until he starts working" I coaxed her.

"Where is mom?" She pulled his ears.

"She's not home yet"

I could see where she got the energy to wrestle Carlos.

"I'll get going now, don't be too harsh and I'll help you with," I looked at Paulo "with you know what"

She blushed slightly and nodded.

"Thank you and bye"

I jogged back home because it had gotten dark and the street light were not yet on.

Soon I arrived at the door, I knocked and entered.

Kelvin and Alexia were sitting distance apart on the sofa drinking beer.

"You've got to be kidding me" I groaned and slapped a palm to my forehead.

Kelvin jumped up first from the sofa.

"You're back" he asked and I glared at him.

"Where did you go?" He said a different thing but his eyes told me a different thing, they begged for help.

I sighed, this headstrong couple.

"Boring" I stamped my feet.

"What?" Kelvin asked confused.

Alexia looked at the time and stood up.

"I have to leave, I have stayed away for long, thanks for the dinner Selene, it was amazing"

"Boring" I said again.

They stared at me.

"This movie is getting boring, spice it up a little" I pushed Alexia into Kelvin, he caught her gently by the shoulders and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I..." Alexia stuttered nervously in Kelvin's embrace.

"Come on, this isn't the first time you're kissing and it won't be last and besides, you two kissed in front of me before, so just do it again. C'mon"

They remained standing.

"Kiss, kiss, kiss" I chanted.

Kelvin bent slightly before he kissed her and I held my breath. She clutched his hair and leaned into the kiss.

"OMG, it's happening" I squealed inwardly.

"Wait, why am I here?" I asked myself and they broke apart both panting while looking at me.

"'Cause you wanted to watch an interesting movie" Kelvin smirked.

"Careful boy, don't play with fire. Playing with your saviour is a dangerous idea, don't you think" I smirked back at him.

Kelvin shut his mouth and hugged Alexia to his body.

She blushed red in his embrace and once again I felt like I never had enough of this thing called Love. It was like a big void, growing up with an aunt that constantly tried to kill me and parents that never cared.

I looked away as a little show of close affection stung somewhere deep inside.

Someone pulled me into the embrace. Kelvin smiled at me and placed his chin on top my head before he whispered into my ear.

"You also belong here" I felt warmth flood from my head to my toe.

I spread my hands and hugged the both of them.

Alexia pulled back a little before pecking my cheek making me chuckle.

"Ticklish"

We broke apart laughing.

"I'll be leaving then" Alexia pecked Kelvin on his lips and waved me bye.

Kelvin hugged me tightly, a little too tightly causing me to yelp as I struggled to breathe.

"Let m... me..eee...gg...oo"

He left me suddenly and I felt my lungs expand with the amount of air that rushed in.

"I really love you" he beamed as he grabbed my shoulders and shook me.

"I'm not so sure that I love you too. You're killing me" I said as my teeth chattered from all the shaking.

"Sorry" he stopped shaking me and grinned at me.

I couldn't help the smile that tore at my lips.

"Happy to help"

"It's late, wanna watch a movie" Kelvin was still smiling widely.

"We have a talk to make"

"Right" his smile dimmed but did not disappear.

I pulled him into my bedroom and patted the space beside me. He sat beside me.

"Well?" I asked him.

He rubbed a hand over his face.

"I used to sell tons before..."

"Tons?" I had to interrupted, it sounded so foreign.

"Cocaine?" Kelvin looked at me like he was talking to a baby chick.

"Right! Go on"

"So this day, the cops bust me and I run to Dusty for help and Dusty sells me out without hesitation. I'm fine with selling me out but without a fight or anything, I just knew I couldn't trust him after that"

I stayed silent, digesting the information.

"That's it?"

"What do you think? Is he right to sell me out that way, after all I did for that mother...that ingrate" he looked really vexed.

"I guess not. That was a really hard blow to your trust"

"It was"

"At least Alexia cheers you up" I tried to change the topic, it worked because a smile came back to Kelvin's lips.

He pinched me, I slammed a pillow into his face. He attacked my sides with tickles and I tried to defend myself by hitting him hard with the pillow.

Soon he was winning and I was shrieking loudly on the bed.

"You win, you win. Stop!" Tears flowed from my eyes.

He kissed my head and headed for the door.

I grabbed his hand, "Stay?"

"Isn't this incest"

"Shut it, touch me and I'll strangle you. Beside you like Alexia"

"Damn right" he stretched beside me.

"Brute" he rubbed my hair gently as he chuckled.

The gentle stroking made me sleep off.