Kiki sat in the chair, a sarong like blanket draped over her curled up legs, watching the sun go down. She sat quietly, thinking to herself about her situation and the people she associated with. She had a dropping feeling every time she saw Edward, and she knew why. She liked him a lot, and was always happier when she was with him and all, but still, she couldn't take it. It was like treading on dangerous ground, where she didn't belong. Someone else's territory. Kim's territory.
As she was thinking, Edward walked into the room, smiled at her, then went to the window and started staring out again. She sat, watching him as she always did, she watched him sleep, breath, walk, talk, live. She felt that she couldn't go anywhere without him by her side.
Just then, she was startled by a knock on the door. Kim She thought. Edward looked at her as she got out of her chair. She walked over to him and told him that she'd be back in a few, kissed his forehead and then ran downstairs to answer the door. As Kiki answered the door, Kim pulled her out into the darkness and began to talk to her.
"You doing ok?" Kim asked, waiting for a response. She could tell that Kiki had something on her mind.
"Yeah, Kim, I'm fine. Edward's fine too." Kiki sighed and looked away from Kim. Kim was confused.
"What's the matter?" Kim responded to Kiki's sigh and darting eyes. Kiki looked back at her, worried.
"One of the neighbors decided to stop by the mansion today, while I was outside washing my hair." Kim took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Which one?" She asked, anxious to know.
"Joyce." Kiki still looked worried but then added, "But she thinks my name is Rikki." Kim let out a sigh of relief.
"You're fine. The most that she will do is probably just tell the whole neighborhood that she met someone who moved into the mansion for three days. Then she'll probably make up a lie about how Edward's ghost killed you. She's not a real threat unless she tells the police, which she won't. I'll make sure of that." Kiki hugged Kim and then let her know what was tugging at her mind.
"Kim, don't be mad at me for bringing this up, but I think that You should really see Edward more. You know, rebuild your relationship." Kim took a step back from Kiki and then answered in a puzzled tone.
"We never really had a relationship. We just fell for each other. Plus, I left to save his life. He'd be dead if I stayed." Kiki looked at the ground and then spoke.
"He's lonely, not in the way that your thinking, because I am there, he sees me everyday, but I mean his heart is. He needs you still." Kim sighed and then responded.
"No, no he doesn't. You know this. He needs you." Kiki couldn't believe this was happening a second time.
"Kim, he loves you and you love him." She took a step closer to Kim. A tear fell down Kim's cheek. It was true, she did still love him, but she wasn't blind. She knew what was happening inside Kiki, and most likely inside Edward. It was ok with her, they needed it, and she knew it. That's why she brought Kiki here in the first place. Kim looked at the ground then back up at Kiki, another tear falling down her cheek. She wiped it away.
"Don't play like you don't know it, I see the way you look at him. I see the way he looks at you. Don't tell me you can't see it. It's you now, my time is up. He needs you more than he needs me." Kim hugged Kiki and waved goodbye. She walked to the gate, got in her car and was gone.
