"Don't you have anything else to do? Like, I don't know… hang out with your family or something?"
I just put on my happy face and bluffed, "Sure I do." I tried to keep a straight face. "But right now, I'd rather spend time with you."
She frowned. Obviously, she found my presence irritating but being the nice and caring girl she is, she'd always shrug it off. But today's different, she kept frowning at me, probably her curiosity piqued. "You ALWAYS say that. Honestly, don't you have anything new to say? It almost sounded as if you never TALK with you family. Like EVER."
It's funny how today's a bit different. I had spent almost half of my life with her and I'd say the same excuse over and over again. How's today any different? Did she know?
Did she know that my father had ran away with some whore when I was 3? Did she know that he had already have a family and living like a fat pig while my mother enslaved herself to prostitution? Because Mom couldn't find any other way to support us? Did she know how my older brother would always push me around? Because of all the burden and the stress? Did she know how I'd always lie on my bed, sleepless with dried tears stained my cheeks? Did she know just how jealous I was every time I see her being happy with her family? Did she know how I wished to tell her to shut up every time she gets pissed off at her brothers over small matters?
"What's it to you?" I stated blankly, still with a fake smile. At this rate, I could be an actor someday.
She threw her hands in the air. "Whatever." With a huff, she went east, to the library.
Try as I might, I'll never get what I wanted. Since my Dad ran away, there are only two things I wanted in this world. Firstly, for my brother and mother to love me. Secondly, (something I kept on hoping) for her to save me. I believe in her, I put all of my trust on her. I may be a guy, but there's nothing wrong with the knight being saved by damsel once in a while, right? I scoffed at the thought (She stopped her tracks and eyed me like I'm crazy). Knight… that's not what I am. Knights are brave. I'm more like the pig keeper who never stop daydreaming about the princess.
"Ahem." She cleared her throat. I snapped out of my daydreams. "Huh? Wha-?"
She rolled her eyes and inhaled at the same time. "I said, 'Keef, are you coming or not?'"
I jogged to her with a smile on my face. She shook her head while chuckling. "So I heard there's this new book series called The Hunger Games. I wondered if it's as good as Harry Potter or BETTER than Harry Potter. Though I know no one can write as good as J.K. Rowling. But still, I'm gonna see if the library has that series. Have you read Twilight? Honestly, I cannot-"
I lost track of what she's talking about. I'm too busy thinking. Well, maybe my brother and mother won't love me, no matter how hard I try. But at least I still have a chance of being saved. I realized that this girl here is no princess or damsel in distress, but an angel.
"I guess it's true that love was all you wanted
Cuz you're giving it away like it's extra change
Hoping it will end up in his pocket"
~Taylor Swift – Tied Together With a Smile