Twinsequences (A Twisted Twin Series) (10 page)

“This
 isn’t
 a
 game!
 Not
 anymore!”
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter
 6
 
Dirty
 Little
 Secrets
 and
 Liars
 Unite.
 
 
He
 wasn’t
 going
 to
 let
 me
 walk
 this
 time.
 I
 knew
 it
 because
 he
 grabbed
 me
 by
 
the
 arm
 and
 made
 me
 look
 at
 him.
 I
 was
 so
 hurt
 and
 confused.
 There
 couldn’t
 be
 a
 
reason
 that
 I
 would
 be
 able
 to
 forgive
 him.
 He’d
 purposely
 betrayed
 my
 sister
 and
 so
 
had
 I.
 I
 felt
 wretched
 inside.
 
“Will,
 I
 swear
 that
 I’ve
 thought
 about
 you,
 every
 minute
 of
 every
 day.
 I
 know
 
you
 don’t
 believe
 that,
 but
 it’s
 the
 truth.”
 
I
 shook
 my
 head.
 “This
 isn’t
 happening.
 You
 picked
 her,
 Stosh!
 You
 picked
 my
 
sister.
 I
 was
 right
 there,
 waiting
 for
 you
 to
 want
 me.
 Your
 decision
 crushed
 me.
 I
 left
 
because
 of
 it.
 I
 left
 because
 of
 you!”
 
I
 knew
 my
 words
 were
 hurtful,
 but
 it
 was
 the
 honest
 truth.
 I
 didn’t
 get
 how
 
he
 was
 going
 to
 stand
 there
 professing
 his
 love
 for
 me
 when
 I’d
 watched
 him
 choose
 
my
 sister.
 His
 put
 his
 hands
 up.
 “This
 is
 so
 fucked
 up!”
 
“Yeah,
 it
 is.”
 I
 wiped
 my
 tears
 away.
 “Please,
 just
 take
 me
 home.”
 
He
 scrunched
 up
 his
 face
 and
 nodded.
 “If
 that’s
 what
 you
 want.”
 
I
 refused
 to
 look
 his
 way.
 “It
 is!”
 
A
 couple
 minutes
 later,
 I
 heard
 the
 anchor
 being
 pulled
 up.
 He
 was
 cussing
 
under
 his
 breath
 as
 he
 walked
 over
 and
 started
 the
 engine.
 
 
My
 body
 was
 profusely
 shaking
 and
 I
 had
 no
 idea
 what
 had
 just
 taken
 place.
 I
 
wasn’t
 sure
 whether
 to
 drink
 more
 wine,
 or
 crawl
 in
 a
 ball
 and
 cry.
 I
 was
 a
 wreck.
 
It
 was
 so
 dark
 out
 on
 the
 water
 and
 after
 about
 thirty
 minutes,
 we
 got
 to
 an
 
area
 where
 there
 were
 no
 other
 boats.
 I
 was
 randomly
 watching
 out
 the
 small
 
window.
 
 
I
 saw
 him
 coming
 underneath,
 even
 before
 he
 spoke.
 “Will,
 I
 can’t
 do
 this.
 I
 
can’t
 take
 you
 back
 without
 you
 hearing
 me
 out.”
 
He
 sat
 down
 across
 from
 me
 and
 put
 his
 hands
 on
 his
 knees.
 
“What
 could
 you
 possibly
 say
 to
 make
 any
 of
 this
 better.
 I
 almost
 slept
 with
 
you.
 Do
 you
 have
 any
 idea
 how
 bad
 that
 could
 have
 been?”
 
He
 let
 out
 an
 air
 filled
 laugh
 and
 scratched
 his
 head.
 “Actually,
 I
 think
 it
 would
 
have
 been
 epic.”
 
“Shut
 up!
 My
 God,
 I
 can’t
 believe
 that
 I’ve
 been
 in
 love
 with
 such
 a
 douche
 for
 
all
 these
 years.”
 My
 eyes
 went
 right
 to
 him,
 as
 we
 both
 realized
 what
 I
 had
 said.
 
“So
 you
 admit
 it?”
 
I
 threw
 my
 hands
 up.
 “It
 isn’t
 like
 it
 was
 a
 big
 secret.”
 
“Bullshit!
 That’s
 where
 this
 whole
 thing
 began.
 If
 you
 would
 have
 been
 
honest
 about
 it,
 we
 wouldn’t
 be
 sitting
 here
 arguing.”
 
I
 was
 getting
 angrier
 by
 the
 second.
 “Oh
 yeah?
 Where
 would
 we
 be?”
 
He
 shook
 his
 head.
 “I
 don’t
 know.
 I
 guess
 married,
 with
 a
 couple
 of
 kids.
 Or
 
maybe
 we’d
 be
 graduating
 college
 together.
 You
 know
 I
 never
 wanted
 to
 be
 a
 part
 of
 
my
 father’s
 business.”
 
“What
 did
 you
 say?”
 
“The
 part
 about
 the
 business?”
 
I
 shook
 my
 head
 again.
 “No,
 the
 other
 thing.”
 
“I
 said
 we’d
 be
 together.
 You’d
 be
 my
 wife,
 because
 that’s
 how
 it
 always
 
should
 have
 been.
 It’s
 always
 been
 you,
 Willow.”
 
I
 don’t
 know
 whether
 the
 moment
 was
 just
 too
 intense,
 or
 his
 words
 melted
 
my
 heart,
 but
 I
 threw
 myself
 at
 him.
 My
 arms
 flew
 around
 his
 neck
 and
 I
 just
 hugged
 
him
 as
 tight
 as
 I
 could.
 I
 couldn’t
 control
 the
 tears
 that
 were
 falling
 down
 my
 face
 
and
 I
 don’t
 think
 I
 even
 cared.
 When
 I
 felt
 Stosh’s
 arms
 wrapping
 around
 me,
 I
 knew
 
he
 was
 telling
 me
 the
 truth.
 
 
He
 grabbed
 my
 face
 and
 held
 both
 hands
 on
 my
 cheeks.
 “I
 can’t
 imagine
 what
 
you
 must
 be
 thinking,
 but
 I
 can
 assure
 you
 that
 I
 didn’t
 know.
 I
 didn’t
 know
 how
 you
 
felt
 about
 me,
 not
 until
 recently.”
 
I
 pulled
 away.
 “What
 do
 you
 mean?”
 
He
 touched
 my
 lips
 with
 his
 fingertips.
 A
 single
 tear
 fell
 down
 on
 his
 cheek.
 
“Please
 kiss
 me.
 Even
 if
 you
 hate
 me,
 right
 now.
 I
 just
 need
 to
 feel
 your
 lips
 on
 mine,
 
one
 more
 time.”
 
I
 leaned
 in
 slowly
 and
 let
 my
 lips
 touch
 his.
 I
 held
 them
 there,
 letting
 the
 
room
 fill
 with
 emotions.
 “Talk
 to
 me.”
 
He
 grabbed
 both
 of
 my
 hands
 and
 looked
 down
 at
 them.
 “I
 really
 did
 fall
 for
 
you
 that
 first
 day
 we
 met.
 There
 was
 just
 something
 about
 you.
 I
 mean,
 you
 were
 the
 
whole
 package.
 You
 were
 beautiful
 and
 brilliant.
 You
 knew
 what
 you
 wanted
 in
 life
 
and
 I
 admired
 that
 nothing
 could
 stop
 you
 from
 getting
 it.”
 
I
 was
 blushing,
 hearing
 him
 put
 me
 on
 a
 pedestal.
 “I
 appreciate
 that
 you
 
noticed
 me.
 Nobody
 ever
 noticed
 me.”
 
“Are
 you
 kidding,
 Will?
 Everyone
 noticed
 you.
 They
 were
 just
 too
 afraid
 to
 
approach
 you
 because
 you
 were
 so
 out
 of
 their
 league.”
 
“Yeah
 right.”
 They
 thought
 I
 was
 a
 nerd.
 
“Okay.
 You
 weren’t
 the
 one
 who
 had
 to
 hear
 about
 it
 every
 time
 I
 went
 into
 
the
 locker
 room.
 I
 think
 the
 whole
 football
 team
 wanted
 to
 nail
 you.”
 He
 rolled
 his
 
eyes,
 like
 hearing
 it
 annoyed
 him.
 
“Yeah
 right.
 They
 made
 fun
 of
 me.”
 
“Who
 told
 you
 that?”
 
“Who
 do
 you
 think.”
 Ivy
 told
 me
 everything.
 We
 were
 best
 friends.
 We
 talked
 
about
 everything.
 
“Yeah,
 well
 you
 can
 add
 that
 to
 the
 list
 of
 lies.”
 He
 started
 picking
 up
 and
 
putting
 the
 leftovers
 away
 in
 the
 refrigerator.
 
 
I
 walked
 over
 and
 stuck
 a
 plate
 in
 the
 sink.
 “What
 are
 you
 talking
 about?”
 
He
 turned
 around
 and
 wiped
 his
 hands
 off
 on
 a
 dish
 cloth.
 “Your
 sister
 is
 a
 
liar,
 Willow.
 If
 you
 knew
 the
 web
 she’s
 spun,
 you’d
 never
 be
 taking
 up
 for
 her.”
 
I
 put
 my
 hands
 on
 my
 hips.
 “You’re
 just
 saying
 that.”
 
“No,
 I’m
 not.
 Sit
 down
 and
 I’ll
 give
 you
 a
 hundred
 reasons.”
 He
 was
 scaring
 
me.
 Surely
 he
 couldn’t
 have
 a
 hundred
 reasons
 for
 me
 to
 hate
 my
 sister.
 He
 had
 to
 be
 
the
 liar.
 
“No!
 She
 wouldn’t.
 Ivy’s
 a
 lot
 of
 things,
 but
 she’s
 not
 a
 liar!”
 
“Wake
 up,
 Willow!
 She’s
 the
 fucking
 Devil!”
 He
 picked
 up
 a
 plate
 and
 
slammed
 it
 down
 so
 hard
 it
 shattered
 inside
 of
 the
 sink.
 Then
 he
 held
 on
 to
 the
 edge
 
of
 the
 countertop
 like
 he
 was
 trying
 to
 control
 his
 anger.
 
I
 tried
 to
 touch
 his
 shoulder,
 but
 he
 pulled
 away.
 “Obviously,
 she’s
 done
 
something
 to
 anger
 you.”
 
“That’s
 not
 even
 the
 half
 of
 it.”
 He
 turned
 around
 and
 looked
 at
 me,
 but
 didn’t
 
touch
 me.
 “I
 could
 tell
 you
 what
 I
 know.
 I’m
 sure
 there’s
 more.
 Hell,
 I
 just
 found
 out
 
about
 some
 of
 it
 this
 past
 week.”
 He
 grabbed
 a
 beer
 out
 of
 the
 refrigerator
 and
 
handed
 me
 one.
 “I
 don’t
 know
 if
 you
 like
 beer.
 I
 should,
 but
 that
 was
 taken
 away
 
from
 me
 too.”
 
He
 walked
 back
 up
 top-‐side.
 I
 followed
 close
 behind
 him.
 As
 much
 as
 I
 was
 
confused
 and
 angry,
 I
 was
 also
 curious.
 If
 my
 sister
 was
 lying,
 I
 deserved
 to
 know.
 I
 
had
 to
 be
 there
 to
 take
 up
 for
 her
 when
 he
 tried
 to
 drag
 her
 in
 the
 mud
 behind
 her
 
back.
 
We
 sat
 down
 across
 from
 each
 other.
 He
 drank
 half
 of
 his
 beer
 while
 never
 
taking
 his
 eyes
 off
 of
 me.
 I
 played
 with
 my
 bottle,
 peeling
 the
 wrapper
 off.
 “I’m
 
listening.”
 
He
 started
 laughing.
 “Have
 you
 ever
 felt
 sorry
 for
 someone,
 so
 much
 that
 you
 
want
 to
 be
 the
 one
 to
 help
 them?”
 
I
 shrugged.
 “Yeah,
 I
 guess.
 I
 mean,
 I
 do
 save
 my
 sister
 whenever
 she
 calls.”
 
He
 made
 a
 sound
 and
 shook
 his
 head.
 “Not
 after
 tonight.”
 He
 took
 another
 
drink.
 “Everything
 changes
 tonight!”
 
I
 cocked
 my
 eyebrow.
 “Are
 you
 going
 to
 explain
 why
 you
 think
 that?”
 
“Do
 you
 remember
 when
 you
 saw
 me
 with
 your
 sister
 before
 Prom?”
 
When
 he
 shattered
 my
 heart?
 Yeah,
 I
 remembered
 it
 in
 detail.
 “I
 think
 so.”
 
“She
 told
 you
 we
 were
 going
 together.
 I
 never
 asked
 her
 to
 go
 with
 me,
 
Willow.
 I
 gave
 her
 a
 letter
 that
 I
 wrote
 for
 you.
 I
 wanted
 to
 ask
 you
 to
 Prom,
 but
 I
 
couldn’t
 find
 the
 words.
 You
 were
 so
 determined
 to
 stay
 focused
 on
 school.
 You
 
never
 talked
 about
 Prom
 or
 any
 other
 dance.
 So,
 when
 your
 sister
 laughed
 in
 my
 
face
 and
 read
 the
 note
 in
 front
 of
 me,
 I
 felt
 like
 a
 fool.
 She
 said
 you
 told
 her
 that
 I’d
 
never
 be
 anything
 more
 than
 a
 friend.
 She
 said
 you
 weren’t
 attracted
 to
 me
 and
 that
 
I
 didn’t
 have
 a
 chance
 with
 someone
 like
 you.
 She
 said
 you
 didn’t
 like
 jocks
 and
 that
 
dating
 was
 the
 last
 thing
 on
 your
 mind.”