ABSOLUTE INSANITY: A forbidden bond
Chapter 37: ★What! They are twins★

Chapter 37: ★What! They are twins★

~Chapter 37~

My eyes stung from the excess smoke, tears watering at the corners as I coughed uncontrollably.

I looked over at Aria, who was grinning from ear to ear, clearly amused by my struggles. "Better now?" she asked, her voice laced with sarcasm. She knew I was far from better but the bitch wanted to rub it in.

She took back her cigarette from my hand. Effortlessly, she dragged the cigarette to her lips, inhaling deeply. I watched, still coughing but slowly subduing, marveling at how she could smoke with such ease, such calmness.

She exhaled her smoke and threw down the cigarette to the ground.

Standing up, she matched the still lit cigarette with the toe of her boot, easily killing the ember.

The sudden darkness seemed to emphasize the silence of the alley, making me feel even more alone, despite the other people present.

"Well, Katya, it’s getting late and I’m gonna be on my way," she said firmly but not unkind.

"Hope you know where you’re going." She turned to leave, her boots scraping against the rough concrete as she walked away from me.

Fuck me, I didn’t know where to go. I shouldn’t have lied and tried to act like I had everything figured out.

Now Aria was leaving, and I would be left alone in an alley with no one to talk to or stay with!.

She walked towards the other side, where Frank was sitting, his eyes closed, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

The cigarette wasn’t lit, and that was a relief. Aria chuckled, as she removed the cigarette from Frank’s lips and pocketed it in her jacket.

"Motherfucking addict left a cigarette in his lips while sleeping. Freaking idiot," Aria said as she kicked him on his leg, but he didn’t budge.

"Get the fuck up, Frank!" Aria shouted, her voice bouncing off the alley walls.

She kicked him harder, but he only changed position on his sleeping form, almost falling off the chair.

"Fucking hell," she muttered under her breath, but I heard it loud and clear as I was already moving towards her and standing next to her, my curiosity getting the better of me.

"Why are you trying to wake him up" I didn’t understand why she was trying to wake Frank up; she could just leave and go wherever she said she was going. Why bother with him?

Aria’s efforts to rouse Frank seemed almost... maternal, despite the obvious tension between them. They looked like they have this love-hate relationship, and it was kinda cute, in a weird, dysfunctional way.

She groaned, looking as if she didn’t want to answer my question. Her eyes darted to mine, then back to Frank’s sleeping form.

"He’s my twin," she finally said, after we held eye contact for what felt like an eternity - at least a solid minute. The words made my eyes widen in surprise.

They’re what?! Twins?! They didn’t look that similar, but after Aria revealed their blood relation, I began to see the subtle similarities.

They had the same hair color, the same shade of eyes - I remembered Frank’s eyes, the way they bore into mine, when he was dragging me. It was eerie, how alike they looked, now that I knew.

Aria’s gaze met mine, a sly and sarcastic grin on her lips. "Shocked? I was too," she said, clearly being sarcastic.

I stifled a laugh, not wanting to offend her, but her expression told me she was expecting it.

Why would she be shocked to have a twin brother like Frank? Yes, he had a very aggressive nature, like when he tried to force himself on me, but after that, he seemed to mind his own business, eventually falling asleep without me even noticing.

Aria hooked her arm under Frank’s elbow, struggling to raise her twin up from the seat. I quickly moved to his other side, hooking my arm under his other elbow, and together we successfully pulled him out of the chair, albeit with considerable effort

He groaned out, in what seems to be pain, but then slumped his full weight on both of us. He was heavy, like a big sack of sand.

How in the world did Aria thought she would have managed to pull him up on her own.

I looked over at her, and she grinned sheepishly, already knowing what I was about to say. "How were you going to carry him alone?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

She spat to the floor, a wry smile twisting her lips. "Who said I was going to carry him?" She raised a brow, and I looked completely confused.

She shook her head, answering my unasked question. "I was going to drag him till we reach home or wherever his ass wakes up." Her words painted a vivid picture in my mind - Aria dragging her twin brother through the streets, not caring who saw them. It was a strange image, but it somehow fit their eccentric dynamic.

I realized, they live together. So they really are twins and the thought made me all the more curious about them.

What was their life like, living together as twins? Did they always have each other’s backs, or was their relationship more complicated?

I looked at Aria, who was watching me with an amused glint in her eye, as if she knew exactly what I was thinking.

Her voice spoke out to me, gentle but probing. "Katya, are you really sure you know where to go from here?"

I don’t, the words were on the tip of my tongue but I hesitated - I had no idea where I was going or what I was doing.

But my lips seemed frozen, unable to form the words I needed to say. I fucking hate it, I thought, feeling like a coward.

"Umm..." I stuttered, but Aria didn’t let me finish

"Katya, it’s alright to ask for help," Her voice softened. "I know we just met, and I don’t really know you, but I feel like we could be good friends. And helping you in this time wouldn’t be a burden to me." Her words were like a balm to my frazzled nerves, soothing my fears and doubts.

She said all the words I needed to hear, but I still couldn’t say anything, just looking at her like a fool caught in the dark.

My eyes searched hers, trying to understand why she would want to help a complete stranger like me.

"Why?" I finally questioned, my voice barely above a whisper. Why would she want to help me? What if I was a criminal, and I fabricated the whole story? She couldn’t just possibly believe me straight up.

"Because I want to," Aria’s expression turned wry, "Now, enough of trying to stop me from helping you. I’m trying to be nice for once, so let’s just get my dumb brother home. His weight is killing my arm."

She moved forward, her arm still hooked under Frank’s elbow, and I had no other choice but to follow, still holding up Frank’s other side.

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