Chapter 12: Why are they harsh on me?

"Wow, Lilsis, your butt is so big!"

"MOM! DAD! BROTHER IS BEING A PERVERT!!"

I ran outside! Brother is so annoying!

"Whoa! Haha, Lilsis, it was just a joke. Don't make a fuss!"

Brother chased after me and covered my mouth.

"Mmmm!!"

"Haha, Lilsis, sorry, I'm not a pervert, really sorry."

Brother Xandrick hugged me.

"Brother, that's not funny! I'm going to tell Mom!"

"Please don't."

Then I suddenly remembered.

"Brother, why are Brother Lysander and the others in the room?"

When I woke up, they were sitting on the sofa, and Brother Azemin was next to me.

"Let's go; they might want to talk to you."

0_0

"I don't want to, Brother!"

But Brother pulled me back into the room. They were on the bed while Brother Icakie was just on the sofa.

I bit my lip.

"Brothers, why don't you talk to Lilsis?" said Brother Xandrick.

I bowed my head behind Brother and glanced at the others, but they seemed not to hear anything.

"Hey!!"

"Be quiet, Xandrick," they said.

"Tell her to find someone else to talk to, tsk," said Brother Froster.

"Annoying!" said Brother Clark.

"Does she have something to say?! If she does, just say it so she can leave," said Brother Lysander.

"What do you have to say, huh?! Leave if you don't need anything," said Brother Andrius.

"Who would want to talk to someone as fake as you, tsk," said Brother Azemin.

I bowed my head and walked out.

"Lilsis! Hey, why are you all like that to Lilsis?!" Brother Alexon said.

I didn't listen to them anymore. Sigh. I don't want to be here. I'll just go out for a while.

I changed into black leggings, a black shirt, and rubber shoes. I put on a cap.

I went outside and got on my motorcycle.

I didn't wear a helmet; why bother?

I started it up and

Brrrom! Brrroom!

"LILSIS!! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!"

It was my brothers.

I started up before they could reach me. I drove really fast.

I was already quite far from the palace; that's how fast I was driving.

PEEEPP!

I immediately swerved to avoid a car that almost hit me.

I braked and looked at the car that crashed into a tree.

The driver got out, holding his neck, and checked the car.

I drove up in front of him.

He looked familiar. Where have I seen him before?

"HEY! LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO MY CAR!" he said, grabbing my collar.

My cap fell off.

0_0

"You?! Damn it! You always bring trouble!"

"Excuse me, well, Joshua, it's your fault, not mine," I said.

He pushed me, making me step back.

"It's your fault! You just appeared out of nowhere!"

I turned my back on him, but he grabbed my shoulder.

"Wait, isn't that your motorcycle?"

"So what?"

"Hurry! Since you damaged my car, you might as well take me to where I'm going," he said.

I just frowned and started walking toward my motorcycle.

"Whoa, this is nice. Where's the helmet?"

I was about to get on my motorcycle when he pulled me.

"I'll drive. Maybe you don't even know how," he said.

Sighing, he got on, so I got on behind him.

"Maybe you'd like to hold on."

He can do whatever he wants. I can ride without holding onto the driver, tsk.

"Tsk. Choosy."

He said, taking out his phone to call his maintenance crew to pick up his car.

Shit! He suddenly started the motorcycle, almost making me fall off. Luckily, he held my waist and stopped the motorcycle.

"I told you to hold on!" he said, grabbing my hands and placing them on his waist.

He started it up again, and I just held on. Why does this feel uncomfortable?

I let go, but he pulled me back.

"Just hold on."

"No, we might crash," I said.

"What's the connection, huh?!"

"You get tense."

"Huh? Me?" Joshua asked.

"Yes, who else am I talking to? Is there anyone else on my motorcycle, huh?!"

"I told you, I'm not tense! I just don't want you grabbing my... pet... You seem to like that."

0___0

"I'm not like that anymore! Can you please not remind me?!"

"Do you have to yell?!"

It's so annoying. Where are we going anyway? I haven't been here before. I don't know the twists and turns here...

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Quiet!"

Tsk. Where are we even going? I don't know my way back. He kept making turns, sigh!

"Just answer me! Where the heck are we going?!"

"Whoa, chill... to my friends' place."

I'm changing, but they're making me deal with this. I just used my terrifying, cold voice, so he answered quickly, tsk.

Friends?! Where could that be?!

After a while, we stopped at a house. I got off, and so did he.

"Buy a helmet."

"No need," I said.

He went inside the house.

I leaned on my motorcycle and looked around. There was a store, so I bought two sticks of cigarettes.

I do smoke, but I'm not addicted. I just do it when I'm bored.

And I don't know the way back to the palace.

I didn't have a lighter, but I saw a girl walking with one.

I just looked at her, and she looked back at me.

"Do you need this?" she asked.

I nodded and lit my cigarette.

"It's been a week. I'm glad you're okay."

I frowned.

"Do I know you?"

"Oh right, you have amnesia. Wait, since when did you start smoking?"

"None of your business," I said.

"You've really changed," she said, entering the house Joshua went into earlier.

I got back on my motorcycle and smoked.

My phone buzzed. When I looked, it was just Brother Alexon.

He told me to go home; they're worried.

I texted back saying I'm okay.

I threw away the cigarette I used and lit the other one.

I was halfway through when someone took my cigarette and stomped on it.

I gave him a bored look.

"Why haven't you left yet?!"

It was Joshua, with his friends, I think.

I ignored him and took out my phone to use the GPS. Oh, I'm not that far.

I started my motorcycle.

"Hey! We're talking to you!" said his friend.

"I'm really leaving," I said, starting my motorcycle and leaving them there.

"HEY!"

Whatever, tsk.

I went back to the palace and lit my cigarette.

I bought more earlier on the way back. It seems my brothers aren't here, so I went inside, dusting off my rubber shoes—they got dirty.

"Lilsis?!"

0__0 oh shit!

I stomped on the cigarette.

"Lilsis!! Are you smoking?! Since when?!" Brother Xandrick said, taking the cigarette.

"What, uhmm, I don't know! I'm going upstairs!" I said, trying to go to my room when Brother Alexon pulled me.

"No! You're not running away from us! Where did you go?!" Brother Alexon said.

"Brother, I just went out," I said, trying to leave when Brother blocked me.

"Brother!" I pouted.