The girl who seemed unbreakable,
Broke
The girl who seemed so strong
Crumbled
The girl who always laughed
Cried
Vera's POV
I walked around the casino, checking if everyone was doing their job right. They were under new management and she didn't want to lose her job. They paid good money, and she was the best blackjack dealer they've ever had.
Three days have past and I was so happy when she was her mates in their uniform. Vera laughed at their jokes even when she had no clue about it.
"Hey, Vera." One said. There was a chorus of 'Hi Vera', 'Why hello there', and 'How Ya doin'',
All Vera did was sang a chorus of hellos; hi and never gonna work Gary.
"Vera, Vera!" Lucinda –my sister –ran into me. "I've just met the most hottest guy I'll ever meet in my life!" She shrieked. "You have to come and see him one day!"
I calmed my sister down. "I'll come. Now go home and help mum with the cooking and washing." Luce looked like she was about to cry. She must be really happy. I sat down. "Okay, tell me all about him."
"HE HAS SHORT BLONDE HAIR, HE LOOKS TIRED, HE WORE JEANS, HE WORE A PLAIN WHITE TEE SHIRT, HIS BODY IS BUILT EPICALLY AND HE HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES I'VE EVER SEEN!"
Luce took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "His name is Daniel." She finally said after a couple of deep breaths.
"Do you know anything about Daniel?" I asked. "What's his last name?"
"I only saw him today at school, Vera."
"Luce," I pushed a lock of hair behind her ear. "Take some time, get to know him and then if it all goes well, ask him out."
Luce nodded and ran off.
Weeks past and Luce kept talking about him to me. I guess it was payback from all the time I told her about my boyfriends. Luce would follow me from school, to work and from work, to home and from home, to school. One day, she went straight home while I went to work.
I sighed, actually missing Luce's annoying scream in my ear. I got off work early and started to walk home.
"Vera! Vera?" My mum called from the door. "Get inside now!" She looked close to tears. Too close to tears.
I went inside and sat next to Luce. My mum closed the door and sat in front of us. "I know that you too are old enough to have . . . Sex –"
"Mum, you've already talked to us about that." Luce said rolling her eyes. "I'm going out tonight; can you please make it quick?"
"I know; I just want to say, be careful." My mum said. "Please, don't make the same mistakes as I did when I was your age."
"We won't, mum." I said. My mum was with child when she was twelve –she had me at the age of thirteen. I was seven when she was only twenty.
Luce stood and kissed my mum on the cheek and got ready for her date.
"I want you to follow Luce and figure out whose she's with."
"No need," I replied getting up. "I'm going out tonight as well." I left the room and walked into my sister's room, picking out her clothing. "You going out with Daniel, tonight?"
"No, just a couple of friends. We're only going to a club." Luce sighed. "I've given up on Daniel, he wasn't right."
That night Luce took her life. The police came around to our house to tell us that she was burnt by a club fire, and that they found her clothing left on the floor. Once they told us our loss, I closed the door and went to my mum. I hugged her. My mum was the weak one in our family, I was the strong one. And so was Luce.
Seconds turned into minutes, minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, months turned into years and years turned into life.
I now look at the blackjack table, hand out the cards and leave. I still smile and laugh, haven't cried once since my sister's death. It's been two years and my life is slipping away from me.
I walk home and get a random book. I opened it to the first page, and look at all the photos of me and Lucinda. I dropped the book and let the loud bang ring in my ears.
I curled up in a ball, and cried.
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