Forever SoulMates by Selena F. (best ereader for graphic novels TXT) 📖

it is bad luck.”

“You ask Ana, didn’t you?” I laugh nervously.

“Yea.”

“Well, that is not the only reason.”

“What is it?”

“Because it reminds how close to you leaving here.” When he said that, it felt like my heart just skipped a beat. Drake looks at me, then his eyes trail down to my hand, which is holding a muffin. He smiles and looks back at me. “Is that for me?” I blushed.

“Yeah…it is. I thought you might want it.” I gave him the muffin.

“Thanks.” I watched as he took a big bite of the muffin. “Pretty good.”

“Thanks.” I said nervously. As soon I drove off, I sigh in relief as he look away from me. When we get to Ana’s house, Ana’s father was walking out the house.

“Thank you guys.” He said as he went inside his car and drove off. Drake and I look at each other then back at the houses.

“Was it me or did he rush out the house?” Drake asked.

“Yeah.” I said. Drake looks at me.

“I thought you said she was not that bad.”

“I did. She was not bad when she was 3 and 4. I don’t know how she is now.”

“Well…you owe me.”

“Okay…Whatever you say.” Drake smirks and got out the car. Drake came to me.

“I mean it. You owe me.”

“I know. I know.” I got out the car. “Come on.”

“What you doing?”

“I’m coming with you.”

“Why?”

“I at least owe you that. Don’t make me change my mind.” I took Drake’s hand and led him into the house. The door was unlocked, so we went in. Emily was standing in front of the door. She smile, ran to me, and gave me a hug.

 

“I knew you wouldn’t break the deal.” She said

“You thought he wouldn’t come.” I asked

“Yea.”

I look at Drake. He sighs and leans down for he could be at Emily’s height.

“Why would you say that?” Drake asked

“Because, you always hanging out with girls. You never have time for me.”

“Well…I’m here now. That counts.” Emily smiles

“Yeah.” Drake ruffled up her hair as he stood up. “Come on. Let’s play tea party.” She ran to the back. I turn to Drake and smile.

“See, you getting good at it already.” I said.

“At what?” he asked

“Taking care of kids.” Drake gave me a crooked smile.

“Thank you.”

I blushed. “You welcome.” I turn away and went to Emily’s room. Drake followed. Emily had the table set up. Drake and I sat on the small chair next to Emily. She gave us a plastic tea cup and a plate. On the other chairs, she got stuff animals sitting down. On each plate, there was an Oreo cookie.

“Would you like some tea?” she asked us.

“Yes. I said. She took my cup and uses the teapot to pretend to pour tea. She did the same for Drake, even when he didn’t say anything. Drake looks inside the cup.

“There is nothing in the cup.” He said. I nudge him. “What?” I lean to him.

“That is the point. You suppose to imagine tea is in the cup.” I whisper to him

“What is the point?” he whisper back

“I don’t know. Just go along with it.” Drake sighed.

“Fine.” I lean back in my chair as I ate the rest of the Oreo cookie.

“Lea…” Emily said

“Yes?” I said as I took another bite of the cookie.

“Mr. Teddy likes you.” I start coughing. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah.” I look over at Drake and see him laughing. I glare at him, and then look back at Emily. “Who is Mr. Teddy?”

“That’s Mr. Teddy.” She pointed to a teddy bear with a bow tie. I look back at Emily.

“Why would you say he say he like me?”

“He thinks you’re pretty.”

Drake leaned over. “Remember. Use your imagination.” He whispered to me. I sigh in frustration.

“Shut up.” I whispered back. He smile and leans back. I look back at Emily. “Can you tell Mr. Teddy I said thank you.”

“Teddy wants to know if you want to go to a bedroom for a second.” Drake and I gasp at the same time.

“Did she just say that?” I asked Drake.

“Emily, where did you hear that?” Drake asked

“Whenever you call me, I hear you ask that to a lady and the lady would sound happy afterwards.” Emily said

“Oh.” I give Drake a dirty look. “What?’

“Emily…don’t you say that anymore. Not in front of your parents and Ana.”

“Why?” she asked.

“Don’t worry about that. Just know that it might get you in trouble. Just like it did to Drake right now.” I said to Emily, even when I was looking right at Drake.

“Drake, this is how your masquerade will be. I can’t wait until I go to it.’ Emily said

“Okay…Emily. I need to talk to Drake for a few minutes.” I said

“Okay.” I grab Drake’s hand and pull him to the living room. As soon as we were in there, I stomp on his foot.”

“Hey! What’s that for?” he said

“You know what it is for.” I said as I try to hit him again, but he caught both my hand.

“Calm down.”

“Calm down! You expect me to calm down after an eight year old child tell me that you called her while you were having sex!”

“You think I did that on purpose?”

“Did you?”

“No. I was talking to Emily. When I said good bye, I thought I hung up.”

I cross my arm over my chest. “You still shouldn’t have had sex with her.”

“Why you so mad? This happen a year ago.” I sigh in relief.

“That’s good.” Drake gave one of his charming smiles.

“You’re jealous.” I blushed

“I’m not.”

“Come on. Be honest. “

“I am being honest. If I was jealous, I would ask for the girl name and address.” Drake laughed as I smiled.

“Real funny.”

“How am I funny?”

“You lie so much that you think everyone believes you.”

“What you mean?’

“Well…you try so hard to convince us that you never convince yourself.”

“Why you and Ana keep saying that?”

“Maybe because it is true.” He turned and went back into Emily’s room. After I sigh in frustration, I went back to Emily’s room. Emily was jumping on her bed. I smile. Drake sat down on the rocking chair.

“Lea?” Emily said

“Yeah.” I said as I stood against the wall.

“Can I do your hair?”

“Um…sure. But, you can’t do it while jumping on the bed.”

“Okay.” Emily stopped and got off the bed. As I took the pins out my hair, my hair fell against my face. When I sat down on the floor, Emily starts brushing my hair. It was quiet for a while until Emily decides to say something. “Your hair is so soft and long.”

“Thank you.” I said

“I wish I was beautiful like you.”

“You are beautiful.”

“I know. It’s just…you are prettier. I want to be you when I grow up.”

“Why?”

“That’s because you’re brave and very nice. Also, I want to own a business too.”

“What your business going to be about?”

“Selling unicorns.”

“Wow. Look at the time. Time for lunch.” I stood up quickly and left out the room. Drake followed.

“You leaving me with her?” he asked

“Don’t worry. You will do great.” I said as I put my hair in a ponytail.

“What if I do badly?”

“You won’t do badly. Don’t worry too much.” I squeezed his hands and then went into the kitchen. I fixed grilled cheese sandwiches and poured some apple juice in the cups. When I call for their names to come and eat, Emily came into the dining room and sat down at the table. “Drake?” He didn’t even respond. Emily was giggling when I put her plate down with a cup of apple juice.

 

“Thank you.” She said as she took a bite of her grilled cheese sandwich.

“You welcome. Um…Emily?” I said

“Yeah?”

“Where is Drake?”

“He is hiding.”

“Why?”

“We were playing hide and go seek.” I left out the kitchen and went to Emily’s room. He wasn’t there, so I look in the rest of the rooms in the house, but he wasn’t there either. I went back in the dining room.

“Where is he?”

“I don’t know.” She giggled some more.

“Emily…Can you please tell me where Drake is?” She held out her hand.

“Pay up.” I groaned and took out $10 dollars and gave it to her. Her smile widen.

“Can you tell me now?”

“He on the roof.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know.” I sigh in frustration and left out the house, I back up until I see Drake. He was leaning back on the chimney, smoking a cigarette. I picked up a pebble and threw it at him…but, of course it missed. He sat up anyway.

 

“What?” he said

“Is that how you speak to a lady?” I yell up.

“What do you want Lea?”

“Come down. Lunch is ready.”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“Not to sound mean, but… Emily is psycho.”

“Why you say that? I thought you’ll was playing hide and go seek?”

“No we weren’t. She was chasing me around with holy water and a stake. So, I decided to hide on the roof. “

“Come on. She can’t be that bad.”

“You got to be kidding me.”

“What?” Drake stood up and jump off the roof. He landed foot first. He came to me and was about to take off his shirt, but I stopped him.

“What are you doing?” Drake chuckle

“I’m taking off my shirt.”

“Why?”

“To show you something.”

“Show me what? Your 6-pack abs.”  I took the cigarette from him, threw it on the ground, and crush it with my foot. When I look back at him, his shirt was off. “Drake!”

“Look carefully.”

‘Sigh’ I look at Drake chest. There was a stake stuck to his chest. I cover my mouth to keep myself from laughing. “I thought you said she was chasing you around with a stake, not gluing it to your chest.”

“Yea… with a different stake after she’d super glued this one on me.”

I giggled. “I’m not going to ask. Why can’t you just take it off?”

“If I do, my whole chest skin would come off. It would take a few days for it to heal.”

“Well… I will help you.”

“How you expect to get it off?” I smile and took his hand in mine.

“Watch and learn.” He raised an eyebrow as I pull him into the house and into the dining room. After giving Drake his lunch and drink, I went to the bathroom and got ear swab and the rubbing alcohol. When I was back in the dining room, Drake was pouring vodka in his apple juice. “Drake!”

“What? I’m thirsty.”

“Why you pour Alcohol in your apple juice?”

“I wanted to try something new.” Drake took a sip of his drink, but spit it back out. “That was disgusting.”

“That’s what you get.” I laughed

“Ha ha ha. Keep laughing.” He took a bite of his grilled cheese sandwich.

“You are the one who put vodka in your apple juice.”

“You could have stopped me.”

“What happen to all that talk about ‘trying something new’?” Drake finished his grilled cheese sandwich and threw his trash away.

“Let’s get this over with.”

“Come to the living room.” When we were in the living room, we sat down on the couch. I open the rubbing alcohol bottle and soaked the ear swab with it, and then I start working. It was so quiet. I look up and see Drake staring at me. I blush.

“What?” I said

“Sorry… I still have trouble believing that you single.” he said

“Why? You find me attractive.” I said sarcastically. Drake gave me a crooked smile

“You can probably say that.”

“Drake…”

“I’m serious. Why you never start dating again after your ex-boyfriend?”

“I never had enough time. Ever since Mom died and Dad is in a coma…I was too busy. I still have a lot to do. Being here is almost like a vacation.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. I just feel that I owe it to my Mom. She sacrificed her life because this psychopath thinks he is in love with me... I just don’t think I’m ready yet.” I finally got the stake from his chest. I hand him the stake.

“Thanks.” I smile

“You welcome. I’m sorry I told you all that.”

“It’s okay. I asked a question.”

“It’s so easy to talk to you.”

“Wow. That’s the first time somebody said that to me.”

“Well…It’s time.” I look up at Drake and smile.

“Well, can I tell you something?” He smile back.

“What?”

“I