"Obviously, I'll marry Professor. And I'll kiss Helsinki. Coz he's like this cute big puppy. And I'm going to kill Berlin, I mean he's smart, but he just annoys the hell out of me sometimes. Plus, he's really unpredictable." Nairobi said, then blowing a puff from her cigarette.
Nairobi's words actually surprised me. Is that how they really see Berlin? Unpredictable? I mean I can't blame them. If I didn't know Berlin well too, I'll be thinking the same way. Maybe, as his best friend, I wanted them to know him well enough too, for them to see the sweet and gentle side of the unpredictable man they see.
We then faced Tokyo, since it's her turn to speak now, "I'll marry Professor, so I can always be bailed out of jail by that brain of his. And I'll kiss, Rio. And maybe have more than just a kiss." Tokyo winked before continuing, "And I'll also kill Berlin, because I think he already knows about Rio and I."
Nairobi and I looked at each other. Then we turned to Tokyo. "You and Rio?" Nairobi asked.
"Yeah, we kind of had did it the past few nights. And since, Berlin's room is right next to me, I don't doubt he already knows." Tokyo shrugged.
I think all of us already knew it will happen sooner or later. These two were not that subtle. With how they look at each other across the table and the constant flirting. Even a fake fortune-teller can guess that.
A side of me was partly happy about this news. With them breaking the rules, it won't be too hard for Berlin and I, to act like we're best friends, again. The only problem is that, how would they picture it, because they might also picture as a couple. But whatever, I just wan to touch him again without Professor getting mad since someone already broke the rule. Not like I really want to touch Berlin, it's just that I miss- why am I even discussing this in my head.
The two girls are now looking at me to say who would I marry, kiss and kill. The three of us are hanging out on Nairobi's room. We've been talking about different stuff, like where's the worst place we had sex, our celebrity crushes, and we even talked about our lives before this, in which I found out that Nairobi has a son, and that Tokyo's lover was shot dead.
The three of us have become really close after these few weeks. Both of them felt like the sisters I never had, and we're doing some girl talks. It made me really happy since I was an only child, and on my teenager years instead of hanging out with some girls in my school and paint our nails, instead Berlin and I were painting on canvases in my garage.
They were both waiting for my choice, and I was thinking on who to say. "Well, I'd marry Moscow because he's a father material. I'll kiss Helsinki too. And I'll kill Denver, he can be a bit stupid sometimes, and he stresses his father out." I said.
The truth is, my real answers is far from that. I'd actually marry Berlin, if only destiny was on my side. But after all those years of trying, I gave up. And the most obvious reason is I don't want to ruin our friendship. And fast forward, he ended up marrying five women. But not one of those five is me. I'm still hoping though, it's okay even if I'm the 28th.
As we were talking, both of them just figured out that I didn't smoke. Almost all of us in the group smokes. And after a few days of inhaling smoke instead of air with how frequent they light cigars, I kind of got used to it. I know it's not good, but I can't just tell them to stop right? Not like they would anyway.
For this past twenty minutes the two girls have been forcing me to try one. Saying that I would like it after a few drags. Even before, I was always curious why others are addicted to it, but I was also afraid that I might get addicted to it if I try too.
"Come on, one drag won't kill you."
"Just once, if you don't like it, we'll stop."
"Yeah, but it's totally normal when you cough a lot in your first try."
"We'll become 'The nicotine sisters' don't you like that?"
"Come on, your pulmonologist isn't around, dude."
"You're not afraid to blow guys, but afraid of a little cigar. Pfft."
They keep on talking and saying words just for me to agree, pushing the stick towards me. And after a while, I had enough of these two. So, I grabbed the deadly stick on Tokyo's fingers and put it in my mouth. The both of them cheered when I did.
I didn't even finish inhaling it when I became a coughing mess. Smoke even came out of my nose like those things you see on cartoons when the bull is angry. The two laughed at me, and I handed the cigarette back to Tokyo.
After that, there was a knock on the door. Tokyo stood up and went to open it. Helsinki was at the opposite side of the door. "It's time for dinner girls." He said, he gave us a smile then left.
Nairobi and I stood up from the bed and headed to the door, when she suddenly stopped me, "Don't be shy to ask if you need another one." Nairobi said, raising a pack of cigarettes on her hand.
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We were all gathered at the dining table, as we ate our dinner. Berlin was on my right, and Tokyo on my left. I don't know why but it just became a thing here, where I always sit next to Berlin. I don't know if it's because of what they thought of Berlin, or they just got used to it seeing me sit beside him. They always leave an empty seat next to Berlin.
Moscow was currently telling us about Denver hitting on his teacher, that's why he got kicked out. We were laughing at his lame attempt, and while I was laughing, I felt a kick on my foot.
I turned to Berlin and saw him narrowing his eyes at me. He then continued eating his food, but he whispered lowly, "Are you eating cigar-scented potatoes there?" his voice was so low that I almost couldn't hear him with everyone talking too.
"What?" I asked. I was confused with his question and I looked at the potatoes on my plate.
"I can smell smoke miles away from you. Is it your new mouthwash?" he said, while still eating his food to be subtle with our conversation.
"Oh, I uhm... I tried one." I answered. He stopped eating and suddenly stood up from his chair.
"Seoul, can you help me with the drinks?" he said. I then stood up, and followed him on the kitchen.
"You're aware about how those sticks takes away minutes of your life right?" He said as soon as we entered the kitchen.
"Yes Daddy. I only tried one puff, calm down." I told him, as I fetched the pitchers for the drinks.
He suddenly faced me and looked at me for several seconds. And he looked surprised. And it occurred to me about what I just said. I don't know if he was surprised because I called him daddy and he thinks of it in a sexual way. Or because I admitted that I smoked.
But I swear to Vladimir Putin that I just said that because I think he was acting like a father.
Plus, if anyone heard us, it'll just add to my list of 'I wish I was Deadpool, so I can kill myself but live again' moments.
"We already have enough of inhaling it around them, and now you're getting some." he said, cutting the awkward tension between us.
"An- Berlin I just tried one puff, okay?" I told him. Trying to let him understand that I won't be a smoker. And I almost slipped his name. I really got to practice more on that.
"Cigarettes can be addictive okay? And once you get in there it's really hard to get out of there." he whispered exasperatedly.
"Berlin, I won't be smoking again. Okay? I don't plan on it." I said, while raising my hands as a surrender.
I understand where he is coming from. I noticed it since we were kids. Especially after his mom died. His mom died because of a disease and when he went to my house, a crying mess, he made me promise that we would take care of our bodies so nobody dies again. That's why we were both concerned about each other's health. But he began to just care about mine when he found out about his disease, saying that he'll die anyway, no matter what. Anyhow, this is another story to tell.
He was about to reply when suddenly Tokyo entered the room. "Have you seen the knife?" she said, looking around.
This made the both of us look away and continue preparing the drink. I pointed to Tokyo where the knife is, and she left the kitchen after getting what she was looking for.
"Okay. To end this conversation, and so I can finally eat my dinner. I promise not to smoke again. Okay?" I said and looked at him in the eye.
"Fine. Let's serve this drink to these smokers then." He sighed. "And it's also because I don't want my best friend's teeth to be yellow."
We head back to the dining room and placed the drinks on the table, and we continued eating our dinner, now listening to Denver telling us about how his father hit a person's ass with a pickaxe instead of the soil.
After dinner, all of us talked for a bit, then they proceeded to their rooms. I was assigned with the dishes tonight. And after washing and drying it, I placed them on the shelf. I was wiping my hands when Tokyo entered the room.
She grabbed a glass and drank some water. I looked at her and I saw her smiling over the glass, and looked at me straight in the eyes while she was drinking. I turned to her and was confused as to why she was smiling. I furrowed my eyebrows at her. "What?" I asked.
She placed down the glass on the counter and walked towards me, and now she was smirking. And when she was a meter far from me she stopped and spoke,
"So you called Berlin, Daddy, huh?"
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AN:
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