"Is that cute young man back home safely?" Anastasia asked while coming out of the kitchen with a jar of cookies in her hands.
"Yes. The whole family were present to welcome him." Esmeralda sat down on the couch and picked the remote, flipping through channels.
"Ha... The welcome of a daughter in-law." Anastasia said while sitting down next to Esmeralda and opening the jar.
"What do you mean by that? " Esmeralda asked not bothering to take a look at Anastasia who was busy chewing the cookies in her mouth.
"Nothing. How were the Stone brothers? We're they devilishly handsome like the magazine says? " Anastasia asked, quickly changing the topic
"I don't know, they're not bad looking." Esmeralda answered with a straight face. She wasn't one to fawn over beauty.
Anastasia rolled her eyes. Why was she even asking despite knowing the response. Folding her legs on the chair she turned to get a clear view of her younger sister. Beautiful was a word that could describe Esmeralda. And with her beauty that could cause the downfall of a country she could get many suitors. But with the way things were going, her sister might end up becoming a Nun.
"Alda,"
"Hm"
"Do you have someone in mind? Someone you like?"
Esmeralda slowly turned her head and her emerald green eyes stared at her sister. "No."
Anastasia sighed. Maybe she should get some blind dates for this woman.
"Past crush? Tell me you've had something atleast."
"No." Esmeralda repeated her answer with a straight face. She didn't mind repeating the word over and over again.
"Are you a log of wood or what?!" Sometime Anastasia wondered why she was given this kind of person as her sister. She was so difficult.
"Just because I haven't seen anyone worth my attention doesn't mean I am a log of wood with no feelings." Esmeralda grabbed a cookie and took a small bite. A frown instantly etched on her forehead as she chewed slowly. Chocolate, what she didn't like too much.
"When will you find that someone?" Anastasia edged on abandoning the cookies she planned to eat.
"I don't know. But I'm not in a rush and neither interested." Esmeralda took another bite looking at her sister in the eye practically telling her that nothing can change her mind.
"Don't you dare give me that look." Anastasia warned "I am setting up blind dates for you."
"OK."
Anastasia frowned at Esmeralda. "Did you just agree?"
"You can do what you want but you can't force me to go." Esmeralda simply stated with a smug expression.
"Let's wait and see."
It was a challenge and Anastasia was going to make sure that she attends every blind date she sets up until Esmeralda finds the right one.
Esmeralda averted her gaze back to the screen and kept on eating the cookie with a frown on her face.
Anastasia shook her head at her sister's expression. "Why do you eat it if you don't like it?"
"Exactly the same words Kyle said. You were questioning me about my nonexistent love life and I was getting bored answering with the same answer." Esmeralda said as a matter of fact.
"Sometimes I feel like breaking that little head of yours. I think I'm getting old." Anastasia sighed dramatically.
Esmeralda scoffed and rolled her eyes. What a drama queen. "By the way, when is our flight?"
"Next month. I'm making the preparations but I don't know what to pack?"
Despite having so many dresses Anastasia still worries about having nothing to wear.
"Just go out and buy something that you can wear." Esmeralda dismiss the matter and got up, she didn't want herself to become trapped.
"Where are you going to?" Anastasia watched her sister climb the steps and did not bother to stop.
"To my room. I have work to do."
"Who are you deceiving? You stopped working a year ago!."
"Well, I just got my self a job!." Now their voices were getting louder as Esmeralda ascended the stairs.
"And what is that?!" Anastasia asked with a questioning look. As far as she was aware Esmeralda didn't have any job and always stayed at home so how come did she have one all of a sudden?
"To think of a way to get away from you!" Esmeralda smirked knowing Anastasia would be looking riled up.
"How dare you!" Anastasia wanted to charge upstairs and give her sister a beating but the latter had already disappeared.
Not long after Kyle made his appearance and saw his sister's face. He was wondering what happened?
"What happened to you?" He closed the door and took off his shoes exchanging them for a pair of flip flops.
"You sister that's what." Anastasia continued munching on her cookies forgetting her anger.
As expected. He could already imagine the scenario in his head. "What did you do?"
"Nothing. I just told her I didn't have any dress for the trip and she told me to go shopping. Then she got up and headed to her room after telling me she got a job."
Kyle already knew why Esmeralda left but he frowned at the word "Job". "Job? "
"Yes."
"And that is?"
"As she said and I quote "To think of a way to get away from you" Can you believe it?" Anastasia said while waving her hands.
"Yes I can."
Anastasia whipped her head and glared at him.
"No, I mean... Maybe she has something to do." He said trying to avoid the glare that was sent his way. What did I do now?
"Yeah nice try. You two are the same, always ganging up against me." Anastasia huffed and returned her attention to the TV. Ignoring Kyle asked if he wasn't there. From now on she would give them the silent treatment.
Kyle sighed. She was being childish again. He took one last look at her and saw that she was hellbent on ignoring him. The silent treatment again. He sighed again and made his way to his room. He was already spent and needed a shower and some sleep. A vacation. That's what he desired at the moment but unless his boss returns to the office he could only dream about it.