Chapter 48: Chapter 48

Chapter 48

Bria Faithe Point Of View

Finally, I am with them again. I've only been here at the mansion for a few weeks and I'm not really used to a place like this. I’m used to living in a condominium. I'm used to being with Mama and Papa.

I didn't really agree to live here with Pershey, but Mama and Papa just forced me because Pershey needed me and I needed to watch over and take care of her.

Tsk! I'm not her maid. I told her, since she's with her ultimate-carring Nanny Yuna, she doesn't need me anymore. I'm not her maid and even more so I'm not her bodyguard.

If Papa hadn't really forced me, I really wouldn't have allowed myself to live here. My room in this mansion is too crowded. I can't seem to breathe in the overcrowding. Even if I wanted to go back to the States to be with them again, I didn't have enough budget and I knew that Mama would not really agree and even more so that Papa would not allow me when I returned to the States without letting them know.

I'm so bored here. Pershey didn't need my help. She was just teasing me.

I just smiled when Pershey and I looked at each other. I was still looking at her and smiling before I whispered the words, "I missed you," in Mama's ear.

"I missed you too," she replied while we still hugged. She also split from hug then returned to the sofa to sit down.

I looked at Papa who was looking at me while smiling.

I came over to hug him too. "I missed you," I whispered. I heard no response from him until he slipped out of my embrace.

I don’t know how I’m going to speak. I need to be careful and I don’t want Pershey to suspect me. Papa strictly instructed me to be careful with my movements and what I said.

I don't think Pershey has suspected me yet.

I sat on the opposite sofa and looked at them. Whenever Pershey and I meet eyes, I smile at her but she doesn’t smile back at me. It's okay with me that she doesn't say anything or even that she doesn't smile every time I smile at her.

On my first day here at the mansion, I was a little surprised at her. I noticed that she was mad that day but she looked calm. She is modest when she speaks even when she is mad. She didn't know me that day. I came here suddenly so I knew she was surprised.

She forgot that maybe. It's been a long time since we've been together. I was 2 years old, not sure, or 1 when we were together in the States. She was with Papa. Mama just told me and she showed me the pictures of Pershey and me when I was 2 years old and she was just a baby. I hid it so it wouldn't get lost.

Maybe if Pershey and I grew up together, maybe we would get along.

"You haven't slept yet, Bria?" Pershey asked breaking the silence with us. Nothing was as silent as if we were constantly waiting to see who would speak first.

"Not yet," I replied. How can I sleep? Papa called and he was looking for Pershey earlier. I can't answer because I don't know which continent of the world Pershey is going to and I don't care wherever she is and go. She can handle herself and it's not my job of knowing where the hell she is.

I could not sleep. I just told Papa that Pershey was just in the mall even though I didn't really know where she was. My head still hurts. I felt dizzy when I drank the milk Pershey gave me.

Well, Pershey can't defeat and fool me. If she's smart, I'm more smart and wise than her. I know that she mixed the milk with sleeping pills. How? Hahah. Of course, I was suspicious because it was the first time she would prepare food for me. I checked the foods. I noticed that there was a half little medicine mixed with milk but before I even noticed that, I had already drunk it. I was dizzy after I drank the milk but I was still able to tap the remaining half of the milk into the bowl. I fell asleep when I lay in bed. I did not notice. I just woke up when my cellphone rang.

Papa is looking for Pershey. He said that he wanted to talk to her because he couldn't call Pershey's cellphone. I could not sleep. When I looked for Nanny Yuna, she was not in the mansion and the other maids said she left in a hurry. I was just wondering why she was in such a hurry to leave? Not only that, I wonder why Pershey has bangs. New style? New look? Was she bored so she put on bangs?

"W-why?"

I was going to laugh in case they were just surprised when I laughed.

If I laugh, it's because of Pershey's bangs. The bangs suited her but still, funny and surprising. She suddenly changed her appearance. I can’t understand why she thought to fix herself and fer her face and put make-up on it. Yes, she is beautiful now. She's really pretty after she changed. She looks unique in my eyes but still, she's the old version of Pershey.

Whatever her reason for changing herself, well, that's beneficial 'cause she learned how to love herself and change her life. She's amazing even before until now. I can't deny that she's really pretty but she's immature. She needs to learn how to manager herself. She needs to learn how to appreciate every things.

Oh! I still remember thay she even bought a bunch of make-up, sandals, bags, and more for herself. She was drunk that night. She drunk soju beers and as long as I can remember, 3 beers.

The first time I saw her, my first day here, she really looked like a 'nerd', to be honest. 'Cause her style is like a nerd. Her messy hair was curled up, she's wearing old-classic eyeglass, and her skirt was still long like a weevil. She was really a nerd in my eyes then one day, she came out of the room with huge improvements in her appearance. I admit, she’s beautiful, she’s so beautiful. She looks like Papa. They are the same as Papa's eyes. She probably inherited that from Papa. She inherited nothing from Mama. Most likely, she didn’t really shoot Mom. Why? Hahaha. Poor little Pershey. Her life full of lies. Pityful.

I was thinking too much. I forgot to answer Pershey's question.

"I didn't consume the milk you prepared for me," I replied. She was obviously shocked by what I said. She blushed when I said that.

"Really? She prepared your milk?" Mama asked, I nodded in response with a smile. Mama was still looking at her. "Oh, so sweet sister," she complimented Pershey. Pershey didn't say a word until she looked back at me. I just smile at her.

"She prepared my milk mixed with sleeping pills," I replied without taking my eyes off her that surprised everyone. She blushed even more at what I said.

Are you shocked? Haha.

"W-what did you say?" Mama asked confusedly.

"Sleeping pills?" Papa asked.

"Yes," I replied and smile afterwards. "I noticed that there was still medicine left in the milk so I didn't consume it yet," I added. Pershey just blinked as she stared at me.

She could not speak to what I said. Was she scared? Did she think I didn’t know? What did she think of me? Stupid? Bull-frog? Moron? Haha!

Tsk! She didn’t know, everyone around her were liars. Bloody ones!

She doesn’t know everything especially her whole being. She's smart, she's silly. Doesn’t she notice? Doesn't she ask herself why Mama and Papa come home so often? Doesn’t she suspect me? Doesn’t she feel sad to be alone here? She has many maids, yes, many, she is rich, dense, shaky and her money is overflowing, she doesn't know her true identity. In short, she is a fool.

"Sweetheart, is that true?"

"Did you do that? Is what Bria says true, my Princess Shane?"

I want to laugh. To this day, they still do not know Pershey. I had only been here at the mansion for a few weeks but I recognized her immediately. She's a wise – nerd woman. She's wise but 'stupid'.

"I-i-i-i- ah-ah," she said intermittently full of doubt. Obviously scared.

"Why did you do that, sweetheart?"

"M-m-mo–"

"It's okay, Aunti Shirane. It's good because I fell asleep right away," I replied, interrupting what Pershey was going to say.

She has nothing to say? She can't think of anything that can be excused? Did I think she was ‘wise’? Why is hse not able to think fast?

Haha! I forgot! She didn't even notice that I changed the contents of her secret potion. Secret potion? Is she desperate? In her desperation, she even used a secret potion.

Fortunately, I followed them. They go to a house. As far as I can remember, CaPety is the girl’s name. She was a sorcerer, a magician, a faith healer, a sorcerer, a fortune teller, a counselor, and a potionist. ‘Potionist’? She has potions and she makes potions like potions of love.

"I-i a-a-apologize, B-bria," she said curtly. I just smiled at her.

"But for what?" Mama asked. "Why do you even have to mix the sleeping pills with the milk you prepared for her?" She asked again.

We waited for Pershey's answer.

Why does she even have to put sleeping pills in my milk? I will not stop her wherever she goes in the world. I won't stop her even if she comes home at midnight. Why? She's just my half-sister and I don't care about her! She's nothing but just a half-sister to me.

"S-she's drunk," she replied so Mama and Papa immediately looked at me.

Oh! Shit! It seems like they are going to scold me. Shit! Pershey!

I immediately looked at Pershey and she was looking at me exactly as well.

"J-jus–" I didn't finish what I was going to say when Mama spoke.

"Are you drinking?" she asked. I scratched my neck a lot. I also slightly lifted the T-shirt I was wearing. They might notice the tattoo on my shoulder. They would scold me when they saw that I had put on a tattoo. Papa strictly forbade tattooing. I obeyed his command not to get a tattoo when I was still in the States but now, I have obeyed myself.

Is there anything I can do? This is permanent! I can't even erase it! Even if they see it, they can't do anything because it's a permanent tattoo.

"Bria!"she shouted so I was surprised mixed with nervousness. I was hesitate to speak or to make any excuses. I don't know what to excuse and I was doubt. I don't know if they will believe me or not. I'm scared to tell them that I was just bored last night.

I was really hesitate to speak. I am scared.