Chapter 12

                                    

                                          
    Amber POV
  I couldn't believe what Alice did to me just now, luckily I'm still in one piece and I am still able to eat all the delicious food tonight.
                          
 All this food made my tummy growls a little. But I only can eat after the teacher's speeches.
                          
  Knowing all this, Nicholas even teased me about it. " She would have to wait to eat though." I then threw a punch towards signalling him to shut up. 
                          
    While waiting for all the speeches to end, I began to play with my phone just as everyone did by then as they were bored too.I was playing Colour switch halfway, a message came up. It was Alice.
                          
 "How come you are still here? You seemed to have come to the wrong place. Nobody wants you to be here."
                          
"You don't have the right to say about me,to be honest the dress that you are wearing doesn't even suit you a bit."
                          
  As I was arguing with Alice in the phone, Leo knew what I was doing and waited for the right moment to strike back. 
                          
"You annoying bitch!!! You weren't even Eric Hawkins's daughter. You are not even related to him......" He snatched my phone and deleted all of the things that I was going to send.
                          
  Instead he sent this,
 "If you keep doing this, I don't even want to be 100m near you. -Leo" 
                          
"What are you doing?"
                          
"To shut her up, she's too noisy."
                          
"What??" I laughed at his comment. I couldn't believe that he was so honest and straightforward.
                          
"Alice and I couldn't be in the same place at the same time,it ruins everything"
                          
"I know right? By the way, how do you know so much about Alice? I'm sure that she hasn't actually had an conversation with her till now."
                          
"I don't need to talk to her to know her personality. It just shows naturally."
                          
"Hahaha!!!!" I didn't even know that Leo hates Alice that much. I only thought that Leo dislikes her. 
                          
  After I finished laughing, Leo had a serious face and thus means that he has something to say. I faced him and looked into his eyes. 
                          
"Although Alice is your half-sister, you are 10 times better than her."He stopped but I knew what he was going to say. 
                          
 I imagined what he wants to say to me after that sentence." That's why I like you" I cringe at the thought of that. Urgh, why did I have think of this at this time.
                          
    Luckily, the first dish has already been served to the dinner. To get rid of those emotions, I reached out to take a bit of the food.
                          
 I inhaled my food as fast as I can as I was nervous. They all laughed at me of being so obsessed with food.
                          
 After that, I started to go back to my normal eating pace as I have calmed down. 
                          
  The teachers have allowed us to sleep as late as we can as it is the last night in Paris and they wanted us to enjoy to the fullest.
                          
    Thinking of that, Alice has organised a mini pyjamas party for the 4 of us. Nicholas suggested alcohol and wine which I refused so much as I have never drank before in mu entire life. 
                          
 To my surprise, Leo actually agreed to Nicholas's idea.As soon as we returned to the hotel, Nicholas and Leo went to the mart to buy wines and some snacks while Mandy and I prepare the movies to watch. 
    
   We decided to watch the fault in our stars. After changing into our pj's, we sat together in my bed and began to watch the movie. 
                          
  We watched the movie attentively, everyone were very cooperative.
                          
  Everyone was quiet until the movie reached its climax, the sad scenes. Mandy and I began to cry so much that we had stop the movie several times to concentrate better on the movie. 
                          
   Finally the movie ended. We drank some wine and ate some snacks as we didn't have time just now as we are too concentrated on the movie.
                          
  My first time drinking wine was a memorable one as it was with my dearest friends of my high school life.
 
    Mandy and Nicholas went out to have some time while Leo and I stayed in the room. 
                          
  I was going through the notifications on my phone while Leo is making coffee with instant coffee. 
                          
A message came up.
                          
"Please do the chores as soon as possible when you get back home or not no food for you!! 
-Mother"
                          
    I rolled my eyes and typed back,"OK but there will be no-one to help you do the chores as I am not going back in this house"
                          
"How dare you do this. I will tell your grandma about this. You brought disgrace to this family."
                          
"Father would be shocked if he knew this"
                          
"No he won't, you instead would be a disgrace to the Hawkins family."
                          
   She would always do this when I defy her. It is not like grandma doesn't know about me being a slave to the Hawkins family. 
                          
 How could she be so cruel, touring people whenever they want.
                          
 I threw the phone on the bed and grabbed the bottles of wine that we haven't finished and gulped down the wine at one go. 
                          
 As I was drinking, tears were falling down at the same time. I was so upset and sad that such people can just don't whatever they, not considering about the other people's feelings.
                          
     I finished half of the wine and jumped straight into the bed and pulled the blankets over my head.
                          
 Leo was puzzled and stopped what he was doing and saw what was I doing.
                          
 As expected, he walked towards me and sat on my bed. I feel the bed sheets moving and I pulled the blankets even closer to me to avoid him seeing me.
                          
Leo POV
   What the heck is she even doing? Nobody drinks that much of wine on her own.
                          
 Wait, is she crying? Why is she crying? Did something happen to her? 
                          
 I stopped what I was doing and observed her for a while before she jumped into her bed. I didn't want to see her sad crying face. I wanted her to be happy.
 
   As I didn't want to see her crying, I walked towards the bed and pulled the blankets off her. 
                          
 She kept crying,it must be an serious issue. I grabbed her hand before she could even run away and hugged her. 
                          
 As nobody was around her to comfort her in times of trouble, I feel that I have the responsibility to take care of her weaken side.
                          
Amber POV
     I was actually silently crying and didn't want Leo to know all this but Leo pulled the blanket off me, exposing my redden and swollen face. 
                          
  I wanted to run away from him and hide myself in the bathroom but he was too quick. 
                          
 He dragged me down and hugged me. I was shocked as he was so fast and stopped me from going anywhere. 
                          
"It's okay, everyone cries from time to time" he patted me on my head and shoulder. 
                          
 For some reason, I felt secure and comforting to be in his arms. As always I would blush but I didn't this time. It felt safe and comfortable around him.  
                          
    I stayed for the next few minutes and cried in his arms until the sleeves of his shirt were dripping wet and before I knew it, I was already asleep.