The Bet

Chapter 6

Emilia's POV

"Em! Em!" Madeleine woke me up as she bounced up and down the bed. "Em! Em! Look look! It's so bouncy and soft!" She giggled as she continued to bounce in the bed. I internally smiled at the scene. She was so young when we lost everything, she had never experienced to sleep in a bed as soft and comfty as this one. Even back in our old house, my bed was not this comfty. And I felt rejuvinated. Even after the events last night, my body surrenders at the tenderness of the bed. I had the best sleep in a long time.

I felt safe.

Back in our old apartment, I always sleep with one eye open. I wake up from the slightest noise. Our building wasn't very safe and most of the other tenants were lowlifes. My irresponsible mother also tend to leave the door unlocked so I always wake up to check it. Even if we don't really have anything with value, I still fear for our lives.

Then reality hit me. This won't be forever.

But it can!

And all I have to do was accept John.

But then again, my pride won't let me. I won't take the easy way just like what 'that man' did.

"Em! I'm hungry!" My cute little sister whined. We both got exausted by the events last night that we have skipped dinner. "Hungry! Hungry! Hungry!"

"Let me check Madeleine, remember this isn't our house and we don't want to overstep our boundaries." I explained. But Nicole did told me to use anything so I guess that also extends to the kitchen.

"I remember!" She exclaimed. "The cute one that saved me from that scary woman!" Cute? Since when did she learned that word? Was my little sister crushing on Nicole? Does she even know that she wasn't a he? Even I didn't know she was a she until I bumped into her outside the women's bathroom. It was funny as I remembered her asking me for tampons. I thought it was for her girlfriend, but then I was surprised when she dashed inside. I thought she was a pervert until she explained that it was for her.

Then Madeleine jumped off the bed and dashed outside. "Where are you going?"

"To his room!" Just as I though.

Nicole's POV

"Mister! Mister! Wake up!"

I groaned as I felt someone bouncing in my bed. "Go away..." I uttered as I buried myself deep in the pillow. It was saturday so I don't have any reasons to wake up early.

"Mister! Mister! Wake up!"

Again with the bouncing and 'mister'? I don't remember any of my friends call be that.

"Mister! Mister!"

It can't be my friend as it was a child's voice. Then I remembered last night. I opened one eye and was greeted by a pair of sparkling blue eyes.

"Good morning mister!"

I yawned and stretched as I sat on the bed. "Good morning Maddy." I then ruffled her hair.

"Maddy?"

"Yeah... Madeleine seems too long and I'm lazy." I explained.

"Maddy... Maddy... Maddy..." She repeated. "Maddy... I like it Mister!"

"Don't call me Mister, you're making me look old. Call me Nick."

"Okay Nick!"

"Madeleine." We both looked at the door to see Emilia. She was already dessed up. The pink blush on her face indicated her embarrassment on her little sister's innocent action.