Beautiful thoughts, Harsh reality

Sofia stood up and brought back a folder. "It contains all of the information about Lucas and everyone he has been in close contact with. Although I haven't read the entire information yet....I have a hunch that-"

"That he approached me with a purpose?" Maya looked up at Sofia as she completed her sentence.

Sofia nodded. "But I don't know it yet; I am not so sure...after all yesterday was the first time I had met him and I still have to read the entire report."

Maya nodded, "Okay, I will read the information later on now, we must go out first... let's go to your room and glam ourselves up and head out." Maya wanted to lift up their moods.

Perks of being a makeup artist were not bad!

Sofia looked at her sister who was applying some blush on her, as she thought to herself about all the sacrifices Maya had made for her....in Maya's senior year she had to start doing part time jobs because their mother would not give her allowances, their father also didn't say anything because he wanted her to come back home and not work as a model.

During the same time she, herself was in her junior year, but you know what? She used to get all the allowances since the very beginning. At first she used to think that their mother used to favour her and feel proud of it... but later on she realized that the mother was she just maybe using her to make Maya miserable?

Crazy thought isn't it? It is still acceptable if a mother favours one child more than the other but which mother in this world would try to to tear the good relationship between two sisters apart? She didn't know of any accept their own mother.

Maya also had to do very well in her studies because their father expected a lot from her..... he had just given up on Sofia; he did not expect anything from her.

"Why am I so useless!? I made her suffer when we were young! and even now, I hurt by....by betraying her with her boyfriend." As Sofia let her thoughts go heywire, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Hey! Hey! What are you doing!!! Why are you crying now! Stop it! You are wasting so much of my effort... look your eye makeup is going to spoil!" Maya could tell what was going on in Sofia's mind but she did not want to mention it.

"Mayaaaa!!!!!" Sofia cried as tears poured out form her eyes. She hugged Maya's stomach as she bawled her eyes out.

"You-you stupid girl why did you have to hug me, huh? Now along with your makeup, my dress is ruined as well!" Although Maya sounded angry, she didn't push Sofia away, instead she patted her back as if providing her support to her.

" Maya I'm so sorry I really did not know that he was your boyfriend! I should not have called old-fashioned when you told me not to sleep with anybody randomly"

"Now you understand? From now on try to stop this, okay? I don't think we can go out like this now. Let's go to the backyard garden." Maya said calmly.

.....

*creak creak*

The kids' swings had gotten old now, loud creaking sounds could be heard as both of them swayed with it.

"When was the last time we came here? I don't even remember it!!" Sofia said as enjoyed the beautiful scenery. It was a cool weather.

"Hmm? I think it was the last time I had skipped school? Yes! Remember it was your 18th birthday but father had an important gathering in the front yard? Ya, I think it was. A lot of important figures had come to that meeting. So you were a bit upset. It was during the time that Ashley, you and me, we came to this garden. Ashley had bought a cake for you while I had brought alcohol from father's collection!!! hahaha! It was a 64 year old Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky!! Gosh!! Now I think of it how did get the guts of getting such an expensive bottle? You had your first legal alcoholic drink that time....those were fun times." Maya said with a smile, as she looked at the sky. She looked beautiful.

Sofia thought, "Yes, that was indeed a good birthday, but then, next morning who was the one who got scolded so harshly by father when three of us were found passed out in the backyard? And you? Like a fool you took all the blame to protect us." Sofia really wanted to say her thoughts out loud but she did not want to disturb Maya...

It felt that if she did so, Maya will have to leave her beautiful thoughts and come back to the harsh reality.

In fact it was not only Sofia who did not want disturb this beautiful scene, even a man, who had rushed to come here did not want to do so.