Mrs. Latina's face flashes a shocking reaction, of course we both were unrecognizable and as we both saw her, Mr... Rock and I froze in our places.
"What the hell is happening here? and who are you? " Mrs. Latina exclaimed in one voice. Her voice addressed us how astonished she was. And as soon her voice entered my mother's ears her feet led her towards us. Listening to her voice, mom walked towards us and her reaction was more astonishing than Mrs. Latina's. We were so messed up that even our mothers were unable to recognize us. She gazed with her wide eyes from hair to toe ; I took my hands down with my head tuning towards them, full of civility and Mr.Rockput the chair down, with a little quiet face. My mom after syncing me fully ask with a hesitant voice in front of Mrs. Latina,
" I want to Hear a 'No'...but is that you Ana?"
"Mom ..,mom I am Ana but for your satisfaction.., I'd like to say 'No'. " I answer brazenly. Of course, in a self embarrassing tone with an uncomfortable smile on my face. Acting as if nothing happened and this is their hallucination, however, my action doesn't change the situation.
"Oh...Lord !, And is that you Lucas? If I'm not wrong. What the hell you all were doing ?! And Lucas! Are you going to hit Ana with that chair! Have you gone insane?" Mrs. Latina shouted at Lucas with her strange eyes and shocked reaction. She glared around the room in one sight, which was messed up and at the corner of the dinner table, she found Camila and Dorothy at the state of sines and seven.
We caught them in a devastated state, Camila with a bowl of ice cream, and folded legs above the chair, whereas Dorothy was sitting next to her with one hand on her forehead and one upon her mouth, as she was shocked seeing two wild people fighting.
"Who started this first ?" My mom asked us hand and hand with Mrs. Latina.
" She!" - "He!"
Both of us reply simultaneously pointing our fingers against each other .
"Can both of you stop for a moment?,Picking on each other seems like it's a habit for both of you?!. Dorothy, you were here, tell me how this happened?" My mom asks out in a straight tone to Dorothy. Which left me thinking about what will be the next page of this ruthless chapter I have written, while fighting with this dummy. I looked aside and found his eyes down, which was an unexpected show put forth by him. The thought come across in my mind,
"That now I'm gone, because even though you hate your siblings ,however at least you support them "; I made my mind ready for the scolding but I got shocked as I thought first, that I heard something wrong but Dorothy stood with me.
"Mrs. Rai .....,Mom, Lucas was the one who started this first. I will tell you what happened here,.. we all were having our delicious dessert but; but by mistake a few drops of water accidentally fell upon Lucas by Ana. And she apologized for it but mom....as you know his lost temper ,he threw the ice cream on her first!....and to defend herself she threw her bowl as an answer to him and then they both started fighting. But long story short, it was all Lucas' fault " Dorothy explains everything she witnessed and I rechecked my ear for assuring that my ears are not fooling me. I was delighted by her answer, she grows respect in my eyes. As she ends, her explanation, I jumps in to play my victim card by saying,
" Yes ,ma'am I said him sorry....but...let it be I don't want to stretch this topic. I apologize to you. I'm really sorry for this mess ...I was just answering him back as he was not stopping...however I forgot that ' an eye for an eye can burn the whole world'. I should have controlled myself. "
And an innocent face with teardrops in her eyes takes all the wins. I take all their sympathy towards me.
"Oh dear! Don't be sorry ,you were protecting yourself.....; Lucas, I think you owe an apology to her .She is our guest, your classmate. Don't you think this is very rude behavior towards her.....Say sorry!" Mrs. Latina speaks in favor of me, while throwing her hands around me . And I enjoy the scolding of Mr.Rocknicely. Standing quietly with an innocent face, I was actually dancing in my mind, internally with a joy of winning.
Making clear moves was my way to win over his boorish tactics and tricks. And an aghast expression ruled over him as he witnessed everyone leaving his side. But a voice comes from behind which makes me anxious,
" Mom,..it's equally Ana's fault too. She might have sprinkled water intentionally..,we never know her ideology. I'm with Lucas bro."
Camila speaks up after cleaning her blow, and standing firmly beside Mr.Rock.
" Bro,..bro?,this piece of trash never called me sister, and now she is addressing Mr. Rock as 'Bro'." I speak up in my mind.
" At least ,someone is present here with a sane mind. I will remember your words, as you stand beside me when I got betrayed due to someone's lies' '....He was giving disgusting looks as he first got betrayed by his sister and then his mother was by my side. His eyes were saying about the injustice going on upon him. Mr. Rock adds " But mom,....listen to me ..."..
"No!...say sorry to her !She is such a sweet girl, who always praises you. '' Mrs. Latina commands him .
" Ma'am let it be, I don't need any apology .I'll forget it ,.....as Lucas and I are friends and this small fight makes the friendship stronger. Yes Lucas! Am I right? "I gave a holy speech which I didn't mean. Of course!. I need an apology, but to be on the good side, I act this way in front of him.
"Stop that nonsense! I'm not going to say sorry to you!" He threatened me, by his words and walked upstairs rudely.
The room fills itself with silence.
Mrs. Latina turns towards me,with her everloving gesture by holding my forearm, Because my hands were messed with icing of cake.
With soft words" Oh ! Ana, I'm sorry on behalf of him...but you still look..."
"sweet !" I add in her sentence as she lacks words .With a sweet smile, I suggest to her that I should leave and change quickly. And she agrees with me. But before leaving,I just walked towards her to say what I was holding in my mind.
In polite words. "Ma'am please don't shout or scold him after we leave, please...he's my friend. It's my small appeal to you ."
"Okay, but you take care of yourself.., okay. You are so kind." Mrs. Latina answers with a soft tone. I know she feels bad for me.
Before leaving I shared a word with her,
"Ma'am one more thing!, the cake was amazing. " with a silly smile
"Thank you dear".
and I walk out from the door with that silly smile.
And at the door Mr... Rock met again .....
At the door Mr... Rock and I met again as our roads were leading together in the same direction. Our destination was the same , which was out of this house. He quickly changed himself, and cleaned himself, and was on his way to leave.
We collided in the corridor and he rolled his eyes upon me. I followed him, as mentioned our way was the same.
This time...he was glaring his eyes upon me, when I was still covered with cream and custard milk . My body smells like a bakery shop but my audacity was so high that ..even though he was red and I was a total mess ,still I gave him a sarcastic smile , which definitely didn't change anything but still .....I like teasing him.
He gets annoyed quicker than ever by me and we both walked out shoulder to shoulder with our attitudes. No sooner we got out, we parted our way ; he headed right, towards his bike and I headed left, towards my house. Without sharing any words.
On the way ,I paused for a minute and turned back,
"You really don't want to say sorry ?"I ask him.
" I'll be ,...not for this ; but now.., you have entered in lion's dan and whatever will happen to you now onwards, I can't take the guarantee how far it will go; .....so sorry before hand because.....(sitting on his bike wearing his helmet)
your life is going to turn into hell. I'll break you, mirror...until your last piece is crushed!." with his cunning words he leaves towards the long road taking you out of Natise street.
And I stand with an aghast body.