"Guests 1"

I stopped and let go of my grip from her hand. I tried to explain to her. and there we went down to see what was going on.

As we went down stair by stairs, we saw Mom and Dad coming inside laughing with some guests.

I remembered Mom saying that her friend from Russia is coming to visit here, could it be this.

My mom noticed me and called me. I walked to her and introduced me to the guests.

"This is our Daughter, Nicole" My mom said and looked at me with a smile.

The guests looked at me and I was a bit nervous. "He- Hello, welcome esteemed guests" I said embarrassed. This is the first time I greet guests except for my birthdays and other occasions and events taken place here.

They smiled, "Oh well, Hello Nicole! My name is Alexandra. You can call me Aunt Xandra!" She bent down to my level and told me in a smile.

"He- Hello, Aunt Xandra." I blushed saying that and my parents and giggled.

"Mom!, Look at big brother, he hit me!"

"No Mom!, It was her who started it first"

Voices from the back can be heard. I tilt to the side to see them, there are kids outside that seems to be arguing.

Aunt Xandra sighed and put her palm in her forehead. "And there they go!" she muttered.

"Alex! Amy!, will you two stop fighting and come here!" Aunt Xandra shouted at them.

I looked at them as they both walk towards us while pouting to each other. I giggled.

"Sorry about that, they're really just like this" She felt apologetic to my parents.

"No, No Its okay!, of course they're still young so they can be naughty sometimes." My Mom told her.

"Oh well!, this is my Son, Alexander and this is my daughter, Amyelia. You can just call them Alex and Amy!" Aunt

"Alex and Amy, this is Nicole, daughter of your Aunt Janice and Uncle Robert. Say Hello!" Aunt Xandra introduced me to them.

"Hello!" I greeted them first.

They looked at me and stared at me, I was quite nervous and uncomfortable at their gazes. A second later, the boy seems shocked when he looked at me, I was feeling uneasy.

"Uhmm, Hello!" the boy said.

I just smiled at them.

'what a weirdo' I said in my mind.

"Well, Come I'm sure you haven't eaten yet. We prepared breakfast if you would like." Mom said.

A minute later, Mom invited the guests for breakfast, they must be tired for their long journey. Their rooms and things had been prepared for so long, the time Mom knew about their visit, she immediately arranged the maids to prepare the rooms and things they might need for their stay.

We sat at the chairs of our long golden table. The foods was extravagant enough to be called a feast. The maids served our plates and poured our glasses drinks. Our parents started to chat and laugh at each other, while I felt uncomfortable from the gaze of the boy sitting in front of me.

I hurriedly ate my meal and just let by the adults to talk. Every time I swallow, I can't seem to eat it up, I felt like I'm gonna choke from every stare of Alexander. I looked at him and saw him and his sister whispering to each other while looking at me. They looked up and down and stared at my face with such serious eyes. I felt really annoyed, so I only hurried and finished my meal.

I swallowed the last spoon of my meal and got up. "I'm done Mom!, can I go now?" I said.

"Yeah Sure!, Why don't you go and wait for Alexander and Amyelia to finish so you can play together." My Mom suggested.

"Yeah!, that would be fun! Why don't you two hurry up and go with Nicole." Aunt Xandra told Alex and Amyelia

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I looked at them and turned to Mom with my eyes saying: 'I don't want to'. My Mom looked at me and smiled 'Come on, you can do it'. In our minds.

I looked at them before heaving a deep sigh. "Well Okay!, But I still have to finish the assignments given by Mr. Campbell to me. So maybe later." I said and ran off.

Alex's POV,

After we arrived here, we got off from the car and went to the entrance. Mom was talking to her friend who owns this mansion, I think. Well whatever, I'm tired. Me and my sister were behind them standing.

A minute later my sister started to pester me.

"Brother!, look here!" She said

"What!" I said as I turn to her direction.

As soon as I faced her, she started mocking me with her ugly face.

"Bleh!, Bleh!, You're so ugly!, You look like a chimpanzee!" she said while making faces.

I started to get annoyed so I also fought back to her. "You're uglier, You look nothing like Mom, maybe you're just adopted. Bleh!, Bleh! Adopted. You look like a frog!" I said and we continued to argue.

After I had enough, I hit her in her shoulder and told her to stop, but in return she also hit me back.

"You lit-"

I was about to shout at her but was cut off when she called Mom.

"Mom!, Look at big brother he hit me!" she said.

"No! It was her who started it first!" I told her back.

"Now will you just stop arguing and come here!" Mom shouted at us and we followed.

Mom pulled us both in front and introduced us to her friend and it's husband.

They also had a daughter, when Mom introduced me to her, I was shocked, my eyes largened and was frozen at the spot.

'She looks familiar, where have I seen her?' I thought in my mind.

"Uhmm, He- hello" she said.

"Hello" I answered back.

'Could she be?'

Not so long after, we were invited at the dining room to eat. I sat in front of the girl named Nicole. She was eating so fast while avoiding meeting my eyes.

I whispered at my sister who was sitting besides me: "Hey, doesn't that girl look familiar?" I asked her.

she looked at her and told me "You're right, she do looks familiar to me" She answered.

She finished eating her meal and then ran off to do her assignments.

I also finished eating and went to their garden.

Nicole's POV:

"I finally got away from them, ugh! I'm so exhausted!"

I went to my room and read a book to take the time and digest the food I ate.

"Zoey is in the Garden I think?!" I thought in my mind.

After 10 minutes I went to the garden to see Zoey. I found her next to the fountain looking at her own reflection in the water.

I decided to scare her by doing a scare jump. I laughed evilly at the thought of it. I slowly walked at her and carefully took my steps to avoid getting noticed by her. When I was only 3 steps away from her, I jumped at her and shouted, "Wahhh!"

"Kyaa!" She was startled and tripped over her side. I started laughing hard at her.

"That startled me Nicole" she said with her palm on her chest.

I helped her got up and we sat at the table near there. I told her about the boy who was staring at me continuously.