"Can you sleep here tonight?" I ask Aaliyah slightly blushing. Why do I feel shy about it? I am just asking my sister if she wants to sleep in my bed tonight because I will miss her. But at the same time it might come off as weird since we've never done something like that before. "You know what, forget it." I say and look away. Suddenly I hear her laughing. She turns my face into her direction and smiles at me. "There is nothing I would love to do more." she answers in the softest way possible. Why does everything she say seem so different now? Is it the effect of the alcohol?
We lay down in my bed, next to each other. She holds me in her arms and I hide in her chest. For some reason it came naturally to us to lie down in this position. I love the warmth and the tickles I feel of her hand stroking my hair. "So where did you go today? And be honest" She asks still petting me. I sigh. There is no way around it, I suppose. "I went to the villain city." I feel her chest staying still on my skin. I look up and her expression says it all. She is mad. She tries to hold it in and doesn't express much, but she is furious. "Nyla, what the hell! How did you even get there? Don't you know these people are dangerous?" I look away. Dangerous, right. That's why I threatened this girl. I thought she wanted to scam me or harm me in any way. "I know…there was this girl and she was actually nice but-" I feel Aaliyahs grib hardening on my back. Her hands are trembling now. "Aaliyah?" I ask worried. What is wrong with her? "What girl?" she asks in a monotone tone. "Just a girl. We were talking and-" she cuts me off again "You were talking to one of those dangerous villains? Anything could have happend? You are still as clueless and reckless and selfish as when we were younger!" she screams at me. Out of nowhere I feel water wetting my shoulders. I look up and notice tears in Aaliyahs eyes. No, I never meant to make her cry. Why is she crying? I panick and touch her cheek. "Don't cry! I am sorry! I took good care of myself, look I am fine!" I take her hands and put them on my body and face. "Look, I am fine." I repeat again and move her hands up and down from my chest to my legs. I look deep into her eyes and feel her calming down. "We are fine, right now okay?" I say placing my forehead on hers. I still feel a slight pain from earlier but try to ignore it. "I don't want to be without you." Aaliyah says breathing heavily with closed eyes. I don't know if she is crying or trying to stop her tears. "I will not let that happen. I will never let that happen." I pull her into a tight hug trying to comfort her and prepare the both of us for whatever will happen tomorrow. But what I know for sure is, that I will not marry the prince and I will not let anything happen to Aaliyah.