????Journey To The
Beauty Land????
(Once upon a kingdom…)
CHAPTER 41&42
By: Tofunmi Nikky
★★★★★
What the fuc-k is she doing here?
“Hey hi!”she waved up her hand in the air, the cheesy smile on her face already doing real great in pissing Sabrina off even more.
“I said what the hell are you doing here?!”it caused Sofia to flinch backward in sudden fright when Sabrina yelled so loudly at her with a face vacuuming a blasting anger.
“Uhm- I, it’s late and… he… I…”Sofia starts to stammer causing Sabrina to lift her hand up towards her, feeling to urge to slap her before she shook her head in resistant and stomped past Sofia, pushing her out of the way.
“Austen!!*Sabrina called, her eyes running throu-ghthe living room.
Austen started descending the stairs, smiling immediately when he saw his sister.
“Rina, hey.”Austen said, coming to a stop before her. He peeked past her shoulder to see Sofia standing by the doorway, her eyes on the floor while slightly fidgeting with her fingers.
“Why is she here? Is it one of Anita’s friend you’ve decided to start going out with now, huh?”she dismissed his pleasantries and quirked a brow at him instead, crossing her arms by her chest and asking.
“Oh, Sofia… C’mon, go use the guestroom till it’s morning and then you can leave.”He called unto Sofia, ushering her in but Sofia shook her head almost instantly.
Austen looked back at Sabrina with frown, knowing she wouldn’t let her under their roof that easily.
He held her cheeks in his palms, deciding to try to ease her up.
“Rina, trust me on this cause I only gave her a ride from the party and told her to spend the rest of the hours till it’s morning here. We are not hooking up or anything, I need you to trust me and let her in, baby bear.”he mumbled for only her to hear, his face giving a convincing look.
“What about mom and dad, huh? Even if she’s stays here, they…”Sabrina starts, biting back an argument.
“They aren’t home, they went on a few days trip.”he replied, smiling back at her when he saw her huff helplessly, dropping her arms back beside her.
“Whatever.”she mumbled lowly, jerking his hands away from her cheeks and jogging up the stairs, and finding her way to her room. But not without looking back at Sofia who has started entering the living room with a warning glance, making Sofia to smile back nervously at her.
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The palace… 5:10AM
Luciano turned off his car’s engine and got out of the car, closing the door and walking up the palace’s front door. The guard seating on the chair by the door stood up at the sounds of approaching footsteps and opened the door for him.
“Welcome, Prince Luciano.”he greeted and Luciano returned him a wave before entering, the guard shutting the door and sitting back on the chair.
Luciano walked throu-ghthe hallway to the rooms and scrunched up his face with a little delight when he heard mumbling coming from inside of Nadia’s room.
“Is she home?”he wondered, about to knock on her door when he saw his stepmother, Queen Riley climbing up th stairs.
Queen Riley is his stepmother, the first wife of the King. Luciano’s mother then happened to be the the second wife who birthed him and Nadia for the King. While Seth and Rowan are of the Queen Riley. It wasn’t new to Luciano of how Queen Riley despises him and her sister. The palace was only peaceful for now because Luciano’s mother had travelled a week ago to attend some business meetings. Had it not been so, Queen Riley would have bring first her problems and fights again, trying to piss of his mother; Queen Kennedy.
Luciano walked away from the door and then to his room. He wanted to to into the bathroom and take a hot shower as the cold was somehow intensified this night, but decided against it when his phone beeped with a text message from Sabrina.
Sabrina: You’re home yet?
He typed his response immediately…
Him: Yes, I’m home. Still up?
After sending, he looked up at the name ‘Sabrina” which he had saved her contact with.
His li-ps twitched as he clic-ked on the name, and starts to edit the name. Successfully changing the name to ‘My Heart Bear’ before smiling impressively and clic-king back on the chat.
My Heart Bear: Yes, still up.
He starts to type…
Him: Ok, I’ll see you tomorrow morning.
My Heart Bear: Okay.
He dropped his phone back on his bed and turning away to get to the bathroom, he stopped when he heard his phone beeped again. Sighing, he sat down on the bed and took his phone from the bed and into his hold, opening the chat.
My Heart Bear: Uhm, wait Lucian!
My Heart Bear: About the ki-ss, I said I didn’t regret it back then but there’s something I want to add…
My Heart Bear: I kind of like the ki-ss. That’s it…*Giggles* Bye, goodnight.
For the maximum of five minutes, he kept his gaze on the phone and also with an additional smile. Putting the phone screen off, he held the phone up to his mouth and ki-ssing down at it, he collapsed on the bed with a relaxed posture.
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NEXT DAY★★
Sabrina ran to the door and rested her back against it, watching Sofia climbing down the stairs and stopping abruptly with pressed li-ps on a thin line at Sabrina’s sight.
“Good morning, Sabrina.”Sofia muttered a greeting.
“You’re going already?*Sabrina refused the urge to smirk at her as she asked.
“Yes Sabrina, thanks for letting me spend the night here.”Sofia said.
“You know why am against you being near me or near my brother?”she asked her and Sofia shook her head in anxiety.
“Because you’re related to Anita. I do try to avoid your friend and I was shocked to see you her friend here at my house. Since you people flock together, I don’t know and ain’t so sure if you’re any different from her.”she spoke, her face easing softly as she muttered each words.
“Yes, I thought so but I can a-ssure you, I might be friends with her but we’re two different individuals.”
“Well, I hope so. Sorry for obstructing your way, Sofia.”she smiled heartily, shifting aside to open the door.
“Thanks, and bye Rina.”Sofia said, walking out and down the porch.
“Bye Sofia.”Sabrina said back, waving for a while before shutting the door.
She turned away from the door and about leaving for her room when a knock came on the door. Could it be that Sofia forget something?
She went back to the door and opening it, she smiled widely seeing the ravishing sight of Luciano at her door.
“OMG. Luciano, you’re here… wow!”she gaped excitedly. Her instincts told her to shut the door for a while, dance to her heart content, before going back to the door and opening up the door for him. Because damn, she couldn’t even help the crimson red blus-hes creeping up her cheeks.
“Yes, am here..Will you let me in now?”he asked, musing.
“Of course. Come right in.”she said, smiling cheekily and letting the door wide open as she stepped aside.
He walked in but as she was shutting the door, her eyes came in contact with Seth’s which made her hold the door back open. He was inside his car, staring right back at her. Sabrina frowned and shook her head, not believing her vision. She rubbed her eyes with her free hand and looking back at where he was, her jaw dropped when she saw he was still right there; staring intensely at her.
Wait: What the fuc-k is his problem?
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TBc