CHAPTER 04
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I raised both my arms.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to drink water." I said and I didn't want to turn around because I know I look so terrible after crying so much last night.
I was surprised when I heard him chuckled and the thing on my side was gone and I couldn't stop myself from not checking him because his chuckle sounded so good in my ears and I was surprised.
I wasn't disappointed at what I saw. The most handsome man on Earth. An adonis! And he was just on his gray plaided pajamas. I could see everything from the waistband of his pajamas up to the tip of his dark hair and the most attractive feature on his face was his cute mole just near at the side of his left eye. It added with his oozing s*x appeal.
He was also staring at me making me realized that I still look terrible and everything on my face was swollen.
"I'm sorry. It's really rare for Risa to bring someone here and did she do that to your face?" He asked.
I felt my face heated up from embarrassment and I looked away.
"No. I was—"
"He's just having a hard time." Klarissa suddenly popped in the kitchen.
"Are you fine?" He asked and it was so nice of him to ask.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks."
"He's here to get his water, Derik. Just go continue taking your bath." Klarissa said and she was trying to shoo him already.
Are they like siblings?
"Yeah. Did you sleep together? Are you in a relationship?" Derik asked.
"We did sleep in her bed but don't worry. We're friends, best friends and I'm going out with someone else right now, I mean, we're in a cool off thing and it'll eventually lead to breaking up so I'm good. I'm available and don't worry, like I said, we're best friends. Only."
What the hell was I saying? I am available!?
I saw Klarissa shook her head and I wanted to cry for hours because I sound so crazy in front of Derik.
"Oh." Was all Derik could say. "I'm Derik by the way, Risa's step brother." He said and I was surprised.
I didn't know Klarissa had a sexy step brother!
"Brent." I said. "Her best friend."
He smiled and I almost melted right there.
Klarissa grabbed a bottle of water for me and said goodbye to Derik and then she dragged me with her up to her room.
"Oh, my God, Risa!" I exclaimed the moment she shut the door close.
"Don't call me that!" She said and gave me my water.
"Why?" I twisted the cap, opening it and drank it at once because I felt so thirsty.
"I'm not used on hearing it from you." She jumped at her bed and reached for her phone.
"You didn't tell me that you have a hot brother." I sat on the bed and looked at her.
"So? You have your Marvin." She said while scrolling her phone.
"We're over now." I said and I sounded so desperate. I was just surprised because I really didn't know Klarissa at all. She never really open up when it comes to her family.
Klarissa stopped scrolling with her phone and looked at me. "I understand what you've been through right now and I know you so much that I know what you're trying to do." She said and I frowned.
"What am I trying to do?"
"You're crushing on my brother and I don't want it. That's one of a friend's hidden rule." She said and I chuckled.
"Okay, your brother's handsome and hot—"
"Oh, God. This is the reason why I don't want a friend to talk about him like that. I can't stomach it. I knew this will happen. I shouldn't have agreed to let you sleep here."
"Wait. This is the reason why you never let me stay the night in your house?" I couldn't believe it.
"I know it's crazy but this happens a lot of times already. My girl friends would go crazy on my brother that they started stalking him and I got to hear how she admires and how crazy she was with him. It happens every time I bring someone here and the last friend I brought here don't like to talk to me again because of my brothers. God, I know you so much Brent."
"That's awful but you just said brothers, how many brothers do you have?" I asked and she narrowed her eyes at me. "I'm just asking, you never really talk about your family. What's wrong with that? You even got to know every detail of my crazy life."
"Three older brothers." She finally said. "Two of them are my step brothers." I nodded because I know her father remarried. That was all I knew about her family and she didn't mention about step hot brothers.
"Are they all look like Derik?"
"They're similar in some ways."
I laid on the bed and popped my elbows to support my head and looked at her. "So, who's the hottest in your own opinion."
She made a disgusted face. "Why?"
"Just asking. Tell me." I smiled innocently and she laid down beside me, looking at the ceiling and thinking.
"Derik." She said and I chuckled.
"Oh." I muttered trying to sound uninterested but deep inside I was squeaking. I knew it would be him and his sexy mole beside his eyes.
"Don't think about him." She said and I chuckled as I hugged her.
"I'm not think at his sexy mole at all. I'm not thinking about Derik in his pj's only—"
"Brent!" She exclaimed and I laughed so loud.
"Calm your t**s, baby. I won't. You're my only baby." I said and she rolled her eyes.
"You better not be or I don't want to be friends with you anymore." She said and I shook my head.
"I know. I won't. I'm still into Marvin, don't worry."
Klarissa looked at me and her face changed into a worried expression. "You'll get over him." She said.
"I won't... if it's not Derik." I whispered and she slapped me on my chest making me laugh again.
"Stop it or I'll castrate you."
I laughed but I stopped when we heard a knock from the door and followed by a very familiar voice.
"Risa, lunch's ready and bring your friend down with you." Derik called and I looked at her with a huge smile on my face and she smacked me with her hand.
"No. We're not hungry." She shouted back.
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- Writer
