Twinsequences (A Twisted Twin Series) (18 page)

“Shut
 up!
 I’ve
 had
 enough!”
 I
 could
 see
 the
 blood
 boiling
 inside
 of
 him.
 
It
 didn’t
 matter
 that
 he
 was
 attempting
 to
 take
 up
 for
 me.
 Nothing
 he
 could
 
say
 would
 make
 me
 forgive
 him.
 He
 was
 playing
 a
 losing
 game.
 
 
“If
 you
 leave,
 you’ll
 be
 sorry.
 Remember
 what
 I
 told
 you,
 Stoshua.
 I
 meant
 
every
 word.”
 
His
 grip
 loosened
 and
 finally
 he
 let
 go.
 “The
 keys
 are
 in
 my
 car.
 Take
 it
 
wherever
 you
 need
 to
 go,”
 he
 whispered
 so
 she
 couldn’t
 hear.
 
I
 didn’t
 thank
 him
 for
 the
 gesture,
 instead
 I
 hauled
 ass
 out
 of
 my
 parents
 
yard.
 I
 drove
 his
 car
 straight
 to
 the
 airport,
 where
 my
 car
 was
 still
 parked.
 I
 didn’t
 
care
 about
 my
 bag
 of
 clothes,
 or
 my
 cell
 phone.
 I
 just
 wanted
 to
 get
 the
 hell
 away
 
from
 all
 of
 them.
 
 
Before
 I
 could
 drive
 home,
 I
 sat
 in
 my
 car
 and
 let
 out
 the
 pain.
 I
 cried
 harder
 
than
 ever
 before,
 only
 stopping
 to
 catch
 my
 breath.
 They
 betrayed
 me.
 My
 sister
 had
 
ruined
 my
 chance
 at
 happiness.
 Stosh
 had
 slept
 with
 me,
 filling
 my
 head
 with
 false
 
hope.
 It
 was
 too
 much
 to
 handle.
 
 
I
 couldn’t
 even
 call
 my
 parents
 for
 support.
 They
 thought
 I
 was
 a
 home
 
wrecker.
 
 
I
 had
 no
 one
 to
 talk
 to.
 I
 was
 all
 alone,
 just
 like
 Ivy
 wanted.
 
I
 pulled
 her
 phone
 out
 of
 my
 pocket
 and
 threw
 it
 against
 the
 ground,
 
smashing
 it
 into
 a
 million
 pieces.
 I
 didn’t
 care
 about
 getting
 in
 touch
 with
 any
 of
 
them.
 If
 she
 needed
 her
 phone,
 she
 could
 buy
 a
 new
 one.
 My
 days
 of
 doing
 her
 favors
 
were
 long
 gone.
 I
 no
 longer
 had
 a
 sister.
 
 
When
 I
 finally
 got
 home,
 I
 was
 so
 exhausted
 that
 I
 landed
 in
 my
 bed
 and
 fell
 
right
 to
 sleep.
 I
 was
 glad
 about
 it,
 since
 I
 didn’t
 want
 to
 have
 to
 think
 about
 them.
 
The
 next
 day,
 I
 remained
 in
 my
 room.
 It
 took
 me
 three
 days
 to
 call
 the
 phone
 
company
 and
 report
 my
 cellphone
 lost.
 I
 received
 a
 replacement
 on
 the
 fourth
 day,
 
but
 kept
 it
 turned
 off.
 I
 didn’t
 want
 to
 listen
 to
 the
 messages,
 or
 take
 any
 phone
 calls.
 
 
My
 new
 job
 had
 been
 postponed.
 I
 was
 still
 weeks
 away
 from
 starting
 and
 I
 
wasn’t
 in
 any
 condition
 to
 do
 it.
 I
 cried
 all
 of
 the
 time,
 especially
 when
 the
 animal
 
shelter
 commercials
 came
 on
 the
 television.
 
 
Even
 my
 friends
 couldn’t
 get
 me
 to
 talk.
 The
 less
 I
 said
 the
 less
 it
 hurt.
 I
 just
 
wanted
 to
 move
 forward.
 Talking
 about
 it,
 would
 only
 hold
 me
 back.
 
By
 the
 forth
 week,
 I
 was
 a
 force
 to
 be
 reckoned
 with.
 I
 focused
 on
 packing
 up
 
my
 things
 and
 prepared
 to
 move
 into
 my
 new
 place.
 It
 was
 a
 big
 step
 for
 me
 and
 I
 
needed
 to
 do
 it
 right.
 
 
It
 wasn’t
 until
 the
 night
 before
 my
 big
 day
 that
 someone
 got
 in
 contact
 with
 
me.
 It
 wasn’t
 by
 phone
 or
 email.
 No,
 he’d
 driven
 all
 the
 way
 to
 my
 doorstep
 for
 a
 
chance
 that
 I
 would
 hear
 him
 out.
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter
 11
 
Nobody
 puts
 Princess
 in
 the
 corner.
 
 
 
“If
 you
 were
 smart,
 you’d
 turn
 your
 ass
 around
 and
 leave.”
 I
 could
 smell
 him
 
from
 the
 doorway
 and
 as
 much
 as
 I
 tried
 not
 to
 pay
 attention,
 he
 looked
 more
 
handsome
 than
 ever.
 
“Well,
 I
 guess
 I’m
 not
 smart,
 because
 I’m
 staying
 until
 you
 hear
 me
 out!”
 He
 
put
 his
 hands
 in
 his
 pockets
 and
 waited
 for
 me
 to
 reply.
 I
 looked
 him
 up
 and
 down,
 
smiled,
 then
 slammed
 the
 door
 in
 his
 face.
 
He
 didn’t
 knock
 again,
 so
 I
 went
 about
 what
 I
 was
 doing.
 All
 of
 my
 roommates
 
had
 already
 moved
 out,
 so
 I
 was
 the
 one
 who
 had
 to
 go
 through
 and
 make
 sure
 
everything
 was
 cleaned
 out
 and
 they
 didn’t
 forget
 anything
 hidden
 in
 the
 corner
 of
 a
 
closet
 somewhere.
 I
 was
 so
 hurt
 and
 angry
 that
 I
 couldn’t
 fathom
 having
 a
 
conversation
 with
 either
 of
 them.
 Why
 he
 thought
 it
 was
 okay
 to
 just
 show
 up
 on
 my
 
doorstep
 was
 beyond
 me.
 
I
 focused
 on
 the
 task
 at
 hand
 and
 ignored
 the
 fact
 that
 he’d
 come
 all
 that
 way
 
to
 talk
 to
 me.
 I
 guess
 he
 thought
 he
 had
 some
 kind
 of
 valuable
 information
 that
 
would
 change
 my
 mind.
 
 
I
 cleaned
 and
 packed
 my
 ass
 off
 for
 the
 rest
 of
 the
 morning.
 
 
At
 about
 noon,
 I
 was
 hungry
 and
 dying
 of
 thirst.
 I
 grabbed
 my
 keys
 and
 
headed
 out
 to
 grab
 a
 bite
 at
 the
 corner
 deli.
 When
 I
 opened
 the
 door,
 a
 pizza
 delivery
 
guy
 was
 standing
 there,
 about
 to
 knock.
 Since
 we
 rented
 a
 whole
 house,
 I
 was
 
puzzled
 how
 he’d
 gotten
 confused
 about
 the
 address.
 Our
 number
 was
 in
 large
 block
 
 
on
 the
 front
 of
 the
 house.
 “I
 think
 you
 have
 the
 wrong
 address.”
 
He
 looked
 down
 at
 his
 paper.
 “No,
 it’s
 the
 right
 place.
 Someone
 called
 and
 
paid
 for
 a
 ham
 and
 pineapple
 pizza
 and
 a
 two
 liter
 of
 soda.
 Since
 it’s
 paid
 for,
 do
 you
 
still
 want
 it?”
 
I
 grabbed
 the
 pizza
 box
 and
 the
 two
 liter,
 while
 shaking
 my
 head.
 “Yeah,
 
sorry
 I
 forgot
 that
 I
 ordered
 it.
 My
 mind
 is
 just
 crazy
 lately.”
 
Feeling
 like
 an
 idiot,
 I
 waved
 to
 the
 delivery
 guy
 as
 he
 walked
 away.
 As
 soon
 
as
 his
 car
 pulled
 away,
 I
 saw
 Stosh
 leaning
 against
 his.
 
 
Did
 he
 really
 think
 he
 could
 earn
 his
 way
 into
 my
 house
 through
 my
 favorite
 
pizza?
 
Okay,
 I
 have
 to
 be
 honest.
 For
 a
 split
 second
 I
 did
 consider
 slamming
 my
 door
 
and
 eating
 the
 pizza,
 then
 throwing
 the
 empty
 box
 out
 on
 the
 street
 at
 his
 feet.
 It
 was
 
just
 for
 a
 second
 though.
 Instead,
 I
 walked
 into
 my
 house
 and
 left
 the
 door
 open.
 
I’d
 sat
 the
 pizza
 down
 on
 the
 kitchen
 counter
 by
 the
 time
 I
 heard
 him
 
approaching.
 “You
 have
 until
 this
 pizza
 is
 gone
 to
 explain
 yourself.
 When
 the
 box
 
goes
 out
 into
 the
 trash,
 you’re
 going
 with
 it!”
 I
 was
 as
 serious
 as
 a
 heart
 attack.
 He
 
had
 about
 three
 minutes
 to
 explain
 and
 then
 he
 could
 leave
 the
 same
 way
 he
 came
 
in.
 We
 were
 not
 friends,
 and
 just
 being
 in
 the
 same
 room
 with
 him
 was
 making
 me
 
uneasy.
 
He
 sat
 down
 on
 a
 stool
 next
 to
 me
 and
 we
 ate
 at
 the
 breakfast
 bar,
 since
 I
 had
 
no
 other
 furniture
 except
 in
 my
 bedroom.
 
We
 were
 halfway
 through
 our
 first
 piece
 before
 he
 started
 to
 talk.
 Just
 
hearing
 his
 voice
 was
 enough
 to
 remind
 me
 how
 hot
 it
 was
 to
 have
 sex
 with
 him.
 “On
 
a
 scale
 of
 one
 to
 ten,
 how
 much
 do
 you
 hate
 me?”
 
I
 sat
 my
 slice
 of
 pizza
 down
 and
 took
 a
 deep
 breath
 before
 I
 looked
 at
 him.
 
“Twenty!”
 
His
 eyes
 got
 big
 and
 he
 shook
 his
 head.
 “I
 should
 have
 told
 you
 the
 truth
 from
 
the
 beginning.
 I
 just
 wanted
 to
 spend
 time
 with
 you
 before
 you
 found
 out.
 I
 know
 I
 
kept
 things
 from
 you,
 but
 I
 swear
 that
 I
 meant
 what
 I
 said.
 I
 love
 you.
 I
 always
 have
 
and
 I
 always
 will.”
 
“You
 don’t
 know
 what
 love
 is.
 I’d
 never
 lie
 to
 you,
 Stosh.
 I’d
 never
 deceive
 
you.
 I’d
 do
 anything
 to
 keep
 you
 safe.
 That’s
 what
 love
 is.
 You
 didn’t
 do
 any
 of
 that
 
for
 me.”
 
His
 expression
 changed.
 “Are
 you
 admitting
 that
 you
 do
 still
 love
 me?”
 
“How
 I
 feel
 is
 irrelevant.
 I’ll
 never
 forgive
 you!”
 I
 could
 feel
 the
 slow
 burn
 in
 
my
 throat.
 Tears
 were
 coming
 and
 I
 had
 to
 hold
 them
 back.
 He
 couldn’t
 see
 me
 in
 
pain
 over
 him.
 
 
“What
 if
 I
 said
 that
 everything
 I
 did
 was
 for
 a
 reason?
 What
 if
 I
 told
 you
 that
 I
 
have
 a
 plan
 to
 take
 down
 your
 sister?”
 
I
 poked
 him
 in
 the
 chest
 when
 I
 spoke.
 “You
 could
 have
 given
 my
 parents
 her
 
diary.
 Instead,
 you
 let
 her
 destroy
 my
 relationship
 with
 them.
 I
 don’t
 deserve
 any
 of
 
this!
 I’ve
 been
 a
 good
 person.
 I
 worked
 hard
 for
 my
 education,
 while
 she
 fucked
 her
 
life
 away.
 You
 could
 have
 ended
 this
 before
 any
 of
 this
 occurred.”
 
I
 was
 so
 pissed
 that
 he
 was
 trying
 to
 mend
 things
 with
 me.
 “You’re
 right.
 I
 
thought
 about
 sitting
 them
 down
 and
 reading
 it,
 but
 your
 sister
 would
 somehow
 
come
 out
 of
 it
 smelling
 like
 roses.
 She’s
 not
 as
 stupid
 as
 everyone
 thinks.
 She’s
 been
 
one
 step
 ahead
 of
 the
 game
 this
 whole
 time.
 She
 still
 doesn’t
 know
 I
 even
 have
 the
 
diary.”
 
“What
 the
 hell
 are
 you
 waiting
 for?”
 
“There’s
 something
 that
 I
 wanted
 out
 of
 her
 plan,
 or
 else
 I
 never
 would
 have
 
gone
 through
 with
 it.
 She
 didn’t
 exactly
 tell
 me
 when
 you
 were
 coming
 into
 town.
 I’d
 
prepared
 myself
 to
 be
 hurt,
 by
 your
 rejection.
 After
 I
 found
 the
 diary,
 I
 realized
 that
 
you
 had
 feelings
 for
 me
 the
 whole
 time.
 Then
 I
 got
 selfish.”