"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't beat you to pulp?"
Anastasia's stood on the steps of the staircase with her hands folded on her chest. Her black hair was loose and formed a small curtain on her face. Her stance was threatening and she looked like she was ready to pounce on Esmeralda at any moment.
"Because you can't."
Esmeralda answered with a straight face, her answer simple and short. She could see the veins popping out on her sister's forehead and funny enough her pyjama outfit made her look like a cute and angry puppy. No doubt she finds it amusing and entertaining.
"You...!"
Anastasia face was slightly red due to anger and her breathing came out heavily. She huffed and tucked her hair behind her ears. This sister of hers was really getting on her nerves. She was just one but it felt like she was dealing with a thousand.
"You derive joy in making me angry, don't you?"
"It isn't everyday you are blessed with such reaction." Esmeralda shrugged and tilted her head. The living room was dimly lit but she could still see Anastasia's face clearly.
"What am I going to do with you?"
Anastasia covered her eyes with her palm after putting her other hand on her waist and then proceeded to pinch the bridge of her nose while giving her sister the side eye look. Out of the lot Esmeralda was the one who drained her energy despite being the calmest.
"Simple. Send me somewhere far, out of your reach. That'll get me off your back so that you don't need to worry about aging quickly."
Esmeralda raised her brow at her sister with an amused expression. She knew if Anastasia had the chance then she'll be on the other side of the planet, but her sister didn't have the heart to do so.
"Good idea. The Sahara desert sounds fine. If you're there I would'nt worry about using too much skin products to avoid wrinkles." Anastasia placed her index finger on her chin with a thoughtful expression and nodded her head in agreement.
"Drama queen."
Esmeralda rolled her eyes at Anastasia, she deserves an Oscar award for her talent and if she ever showed any interest in joining the entertainment circle, then Esmeralda would gladly support her.
Turning to the right she began walking away but was stopped by the same annoying voice that made her stand for twenty minutes straight.
"What is it?"
"Who is he?"
"Who is who?"
"Who is the person you are always meeting?"
Anastasia squinted her eyes at Esmeralda, her hazel nut eyes searching for clues. Her protective habit was kicking in. She was beginning to question her sister's movements every evening and her destination was always that mysterious hill. She had never been to that place before so she didn't understand what was so special about that hill.
"Can you be more specific? I meet plenty of people everyday."
As expected, Anastasia had begun her questions about her trip to and from the hill. Esmeralda wasn't interested in telling her sister about her adventure and the friend she had made, so she decided to act dumb.
"Brat! I'm talking about the hill that you go to most evenings."
Anastasia fumed. She was beginning to have wrinkles and white hair because of this brat that annoyed her almost everyday.
"Oh! That hill!"
Esmeralda dramatically exclaimed and placed both hands on her cheeks feigning surprise. Her action earned a questioning look from Anastasia.
"Since when are you dramatic?"
"I learned from the best."
If Anastasia didn't know better she would have thought she saw a smug smile on Esmeralda's face. She turned her head to look at both sides of the house and then her sister. That face... Innocent but deadly.
"Don't change the topic brat!"
"I am not telling you anything."
Esmeralda's said with finality, her firm gaze left no room for arguments.
Anastasia sighed. Getting information from this brat was no use. She was like a safe with a difficult code to crack in order to gain access to its hidden treasure.
"Aren't you supposed to be asleep? Tomorrow's our shopping spree remember... "
Esmeralda trailed and shook her head at the dazzling smile on Anastasia's face. She was so easy to please and distract, one of her weaknesses. Her eyes raked her sister's body and she had to admit, Anastasia was glowing and she seemed to have added weight? Noticing the change she didn't say anything and kept her mouth closed.
Snapping out of her daze, Anastasia gave Esmeralda a fake glare and pointed her index finger at her and said "You! To your room now! We have a long day ahead of us and I don't want to hear anything complaints tomorrow."
Anastasia folded her hands and stood like a general giving orders to his team, and sadly, that one man team was Esmeralda who raised her brow at her sister and said "You do know that Kyle has a meeting tomorrow, don't you?"
" Fudge!" Anastasia completely forgot that Kyle had an early meeting tomorrow. But after some thinking about what to do she said "Well then, we'll go in the afternoon atleast there will be no excuses from the both of you." Anastasia let out a triumphant smirk. She won this round.
"What are you still doing there?! To your room now!"
"Yes General Anastasia."
Esmeralda climed the stairs and headed to her room. She stopped by Anastasia and gave her a hug and then continued her climbing.
Anastasia froze. Esmeralda's behaviour was getting strange day by day. Some days she tends to be sarcastic, funny and dramatic while on other days she becomes affectionate and emotional. Gaining her senses back she made a mental note to talk to Noah. There was something wrong somewhere or was it part of the effects?
She yawned and blinked. Her body needed rest and she didn't want to waste any more of her precious time standing on the staircase so she climed up to her floor and headed to her room.