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“Ari!” Mum scolds. “Don’t be so crude.”
I grow hot.
“OMG, Mama, look, she’s blushing!” My sister bounces while sitting. “Called it! Totally called it! Now, tell me, does he have the dick energy that matches his earth-shaped arrogance?”
“I will not dignify that question with an answer,” I say with a clearing of my throat.
“So he does! Iknewit. Men like him and Remi are the personification of superior sexual energy. My theory is, it’s in the genes.”
I narrow my eyes. “I still haven’t forgotten about your episode with that bastard Remi.”
“What episode with Remi?” Mama asks with a raised brow.
“Hey, don’t go badmouthing my lord and savior.” She smacks me teasingly behind our mother’s back. “And, dear Mama, you know I’ll marry Remi. I told you so when I was, like, eleven, so don’t play oblivious.”
Mum’s brow furrows. “I thought we talked about this already? He has no interest in you and we don’t do desperate.”
“He so does.” She winks at me and I roll my eyes as she interlinks her arm with Mama’s. “Please help me butter up Papa.”
“You know he still hasn’t come to terms with Eli. If you get with Remi, he’ll surely have a stroke.”
“I’ve been researching ways to lessen the blow. But more on that later.” She fixates on me. “You’re not avoiding the question, missy. If it’s not because of Eli’s dick energy, what did he do? Should I whack him for you?”
I laugh. I can’t help it when she sounds so serious. “You’re a gangster now?”
“I’m many dangerous things under the right circumstances.”
“And you can take him out?”
“With the help of Papa, Remi, Lan, Cecy’s man, and Bran’s scary fiancé, who’ll do anything he says, absolutely. Eli King who? He won’t see us coming as I blast ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’.”
I shake my head, feeling a bit lighthearted. “It’s nothing like that.”
“You sure? Because I can totally start a group chat.”
“You’d start any group chat just to include Remi.”
“True, but, like, this is also for a noble cause.”
“You’re such a menace.” Mama hugs her and kisses the top of her head.
“I’m your and Daddy’s little girl. Thank you very much.”
Mama laughs with visible pride.
Sometimes, I wonder if she and Papa would’ve been happier if they’d only had Ari. She’s a dangerous little hellion, but she’s mentally normal.
She doesn’t suffer from sleep paralysis, nightmares, and an untold Pandora’s box of psychosis madness.
I doubt she’d feel apprehensive about sharing a bed with someone else because they might see her as a monster who should be avoided.
Mama faces me with an expression that’s special for me. Soft, loving, and careful. She always seems hesitant and extremely careful whenever she talks to me.
I understand. She’s searching for telltale signs. Ever since they found me walking on the roof and I fell and broke my arm, my parents have been extra wary of the tiniest change.
Cecy did that at uni, too. My parents agreed to let me separate from them only if I shared a flat with her. And while she’s a less scrutinizing version of them, she’s still equally concerned.
It’s why I prefer living with Eli. He might be distant, but at least he doesn’t make me feel on edge when I’m around him.
