“Yeah….whatever,” I replied under my breath when she was gone.
I lay back on my bed until the last possible second. Because I knew I’d be going to Sam’s as soon as I was done with Reina and Kira, I didn’t go dressed like a bum like I originally intended to do. After pulling on a dark pair of jeans and rolling the sleeves of black button-down just below the elbow, I found my shoes in the closet and stepped out into the hallway.
Reina and Kira were at the bottom of the stairs waiting, already wearing their waist-length, leather jackets and knee-high boots. Their similarities started and ended at their tendency to dress alike and their looks. Reina kept her hair long, almost to the elbow, while Kira kept hers cropped just past the shoulder in layers. She met my gaze with a smile and I returned the gesture just for the sake of being polite.
“Ready?” I asked with zero enthusiasm.
“Yup. Shotgun!” Reina announced, prompting Kira to sigh and scowl in her sister’s general direction. They followed me to the garage and Reina leveled a devious smile at her sister just before climbing into my car.
“Where’re we going? The mall?” Reina asked.
I started the engine and glanced down at the time. “Nope. Mc Donald’s,” I replied, not really caring about the complaining that was getting ready to go down. “Before you start, I have plans in a little while and I’m only doing this because my mom says you guys wanted to get out of the house.”
“Yeah to shop, or hang out…not to grab a Quarter-Pounder with cheese,” Reina sighed, folding her arms over her chest as I backed out.
“Whoa,” I laughed. “With cheese? Hope you brought extra for that. I was thinking this was more of a Dollar-Menu kind of situation.”
Reina’s frustration brought a smile to Kira’s face in the backseat. “Relax, Reina. At least we’re getting a change of scenery.”
Kira’s rationalization prompted Reina to turn around and face her sister. She didn’t say a word, but if looks could kill…
After the silent standoff between the twins, the rest of the ride was quiet. They weren’t talking to each other or me. I couldn’t have been happier. The car had barely come to a stop in the parking lot when Reina climbed out and slammed the door. She was off and practically inside the restaurant and my seatbelt wasn’t even off yet. Kira blew a long breath from her lungs and watched her sister behave like a child.
“She always like this?” I asked, using the remote to lock my car behind us.
“Please, she’s by far the most dramatic person I’ve ever met in my entire life. The only time she isn’t complaining is when she’s asleep,” Kira replied.
I shook my head.
“I’d like to tell you that she has at least one redeeming quality, but you and I go back too far for me to lie to you.”
I laughed and watched a car pass in front of us before continuing on toward the sidewalk.
“And the worst part is, we have to share a space now ‘cause we’re roomies. All our lives we’ve had our own rooms, and now that we’re in college, we all of a sudden have to start –“ Kira managed to state before her right foot caught a patch of ice and she nearly dropped to the concrete. If I hadn’t been there to grab her, she would’ve gone down. She cursed loudly enough to offend the elderly couple walking to their car, but she was laughing before I could even ask if she was alright.
Trying to steady her feet while cracking up at herself, Kira clung to my arm for dear life. I walked her to the door until she was on clear ground again, only to find Reina waiting there with a scowl and folded arms. Kira didn’t let her sister’s stare kill her mood. In fact, she pretty much ignored her and bypassed Reina altogether to go order her lunch.