Fraudulent Brother

Rosario's POV cont...

“Goodbye Dash.” Trish said seductively but he wasn’t even staring at her.

"bye Roza" she said getting down from the car.

damn... I didn't realise I was twisting my fingers the whole moment.

I was feeling embarrassed... for her.

But again, maybe I should start paying a little more attention to my own life.

Like right there, she just left me alone with him, a stranger. Probably her new boyfriend or so. Her new hot boyfriend who doesn’t treat her nice. Lol.

Ok, long story short, I was feeling somewhat tensed. That explains my whole stupid thoughts.

“come sit at the front.” He said after she got down. My brow furrowed.

Was he talking to me? That sounded kind of commanding. Hmn.

But he was right. sitting at the back will make it seem like he is my driver. lol.

I came down from the back seat and walked to the front getting in.

he continued the drive in silence making things more awkward or... I don't know.

But Trish is so unbelievable!

No! what I shouldn't believe is we got to ride with the new coolest dude in our class, and probably half of the whole seniors.

He must be really nice. Making friends with that dumb head, Jack, really proves a lot.

Or maybe he is a dumb head too.

And then Trish again.

Why did the both of them get missing from class before closing hours?

That beats my imagination. Okay i'm being jealous of her doing what she does.

I'd probably never get a cool guy to look at me till I'm 60. just saying!!

no matter how pretty I am or aint, all it's ever done is make the wrong guys look my way.

But...

"Rosario? Right?" his calm voice broke through my thoughts.

"Yeah?" i replied. "And Trish is my best friend." I added. Oh God.

I swear! I didn’t even know how that came out. It just did.

Stupid, Awkward me!

“what I meant is...”

"how do you even breathe?" he asked. Rhetorically I guess. And I let out a low chuckle.

Hold on again, why did I do that?

Did I just force myself to laugh! Nothing's funny.

"please the next left turn" i said.

“Do you know the origin of Rosario?” he asked. I stared at him and he spared me a glance.

We both looked away at once.

“Lol. Never really...” I chuckled lightly. “Never really cared.”

“Hmn.

Spanish and Portuguese, mostly from a short form of Spanish ‘del' Rosario, Portuguese ‘do’ Rosá, from rosario 'rosary'.” He said. I stared at him. Hmn.

“Or from the Marian name María del Rosario, given specially...” he stared at me.

“... to a girl who was born on the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary,” he focused on the road again.

“... celebrated on the first Sunday in October.”

I just stared at him.

“Did you look that up online the moment you found out my name was Rosario.

Or you just always knew.” I asked jokingly.

“Maybe both.” That inner ‘ish’ voice. He spared me a glance.

“Tell me more about it.”

"In Spanish the meaning of the name Rosario is Rosary. Refers to devotional prayers honoring Mary.

I bet your parents didn't think of anything name when they had you... they just... you know.

Else you belong to a..."

"no, they obviously didn't.

They probably weren't freaked by me cause they already had Kelvin!"

but I was the fucking first female!

"The name is beautiful though. Rosario." he said. I gulped nothing down.

"so what's this Spanish you know so much of... are you front Spain?" I asked jokingly.

"Partly." he said.

"oh shoot!"

*

After a while of driving, we came to my heavy gates.

"Bye.” I said.

I got down from the car and a stupid thought came to my head.

what if he stares at my butt when I'm walking in?

*well of course he’d realise that you are butt-less* the stupid reply I got from my subconscious.

He didn’t even reply my bye.

I sighed pulling my school skirt down a little, i was about taking a step forward when I heard my name.

"uh... Rosario."

i turned back to the car and he lowered the front passenger door glass.

*

i got out of my gate, and Dash was standing outside his car leaning on it.

he wouldn't take his eyes off me as I walked towards him, so I threw my gaze sideward.

"here" i stretched it to him on getting close.

He took it and in the process our hands brushed softly.

trust me that was unnecessary else he... it was probably a mistake.

I bit my lip, half nervously. He turned to go but I still stood there.

"uh Dash" i found myself call him. He got to his driver’s side and opened his car door before staring at me.

"uh..."

I immediately regretted talking! I was gonna tell him that I could help him copy some of his notes. but no... i'll be busy.

"bye." I said. without any further ado, he got into his car with a... a smirk.

And he soon was off from there.

i'm not really a car fan or freak like Kelvin or something... but dude gotta be rich.

As i was about going in the gate; kelvin's car came into sight and he horned like mad.

You know I still feel surprised and irritated at the fact that kelvin is so cool with finishing high school at 21.

How did we even reach this point?

I'd have probably killed myself by now if I were him... or shame would have killed me.

whatever! I wasn’t gonna open the gates for him!

*

The horns later got too much, i had no choice.

i opened the main Gate and he drove in. ugh!

when are we ever gonna have remote control gates?? it’s not like mum can’t afford 3 of it.

But they don’t even care. All they care about is to drive their way in and out.

While Liv and I who don’t have cars, suffer.

i closed the gates and turned to go. Kelvin had already got down from his car but he wasn't going in.

don't tell me he's waiting for me. Tiss!

"sissy" he called as he walked side by side with me. I rolled my eyes staring at him.

"you're the one who is a sissy." I scowled.

"Tiss... looked for you at school but couldn't find you.

I wanted to give u a ride" Kelvin said. Hmm.

"i can see that you’re really bent on killing me" i said.

We got into the sitting room and Olivia was there watching N*****x with a bowl of pop corn.

"Kelvin I've been waiting all afternoon. Have u forgotten what u promised me again!" She asked with a pouted lip and kelvin rolled his eyes.

that's a bit too girlish!

“Like I was playing, I was in school dummy.

My school and yours are two different things. You need to get that!

Did you honestly think I’d leave school at 12.”

Hmn. Okay that is weird now. He is explaining himself.

"what promise?" i asked taking pop corn from Liv's bowl.

"it's a secret" she said and i frowned sitting.

"You don't do secrets with kelvin so start talking.”

She sighed.

“Olivia!” he warned.

"He said he'll teach me how to twerk."

I chuckled and almost choked on my pop corn.

"and what did he take in return?"

"if you talk, it's over!" Kelvin threatened.

"half of my month's allowance." she said anyway. Jeez! I can't believe this!

"Really? Taking candy from a baby now?"

i nodded negatively getting up and I gave Kelvin a scowl before going to the kitchen.

*

left over scrambled eggs in the pan. It was cold already, yuk.

i put on the gas stove to heat water. I needed warm coffee or something to start my evening with.

just then, kelvin entered the kitchen. He rested on the cabinet close to me.

i gave him a glance and he had this look. Gosh. He was here for me.

First of all, earlier he waits for me so we walk in together and now this...

"can you stop standing over me."

"the hell do you mean by that?”

I faced what I was doing.

“Rosa, you know you are really outdated... Your life style, your looks.”

He pulled my rolled hair to fall down to my waist.

“your hair.

So, is it bad to stop by a jewellery shop to get you something to start the beginning of your revolution.

And then find a perfect atmosphere to give it to you?" he asked moving closer to me.

I stared at him like... What was Kelvin saying?

he opened a box showing me a shiny necklace and I was...

???? really?

Okay, maybe I admired the box more than the necklace.

He went behind me and put it on for me, while I raised my hair.

"uh... It wasn't stolen was it?" I asked a brow raised.

This was the first gift that Kelvin has ever given to me aside bad news... Since one particular incident that... Changed everything.

I don’t even wanna think about it.

"you know what? give it back." He said but he already pinned it.

"no!" I moved away from him.

"but keep this in mind.

Don't ask for too much in return. And I hope this wasn’t rejected by your girlfriend and... and..." I paused touching my neck.

Well I reserve my comment. The necklace was pretty.

And I’m sure it’ll be pretty costly too.