SCARRED HEART

and the door opene

w herself at me. I caught her, laughing as I hug

use, chatting and giggling. "Not even a minute and Cami

mother like daughter, right Mili?

ter, then what does that make me?" Ste

r. I'm the artifici

at her. Mr and Mrs Iginio are a good looking couple and

I haven't seen him a

other upstairs."

her?" I asked, confu

ur big brother."

wife. "You haven't met our eldest son becaus

ants to meet you. Carlos! Meg

11pm or so?" She turned to M

." Mr Igini

hen." I highfived Camile, grinning wide

I put Camile down and turned to face him fully while spreading

e haven't seen you around for a while." He said. Ca

little busy.

inio said. I looked up to see a boy looking like he's in

said. "Me?" I p

emember my f

ignal for picking up facial rec

ut zoning out in class but you ignored me and wa

rry. I'm not really kee

a asked. "We are in the same

introductions then. We need

So how is it that you're just coming

said. "I mean, what made

y enough and I need to come back to

o what's your m

g more on painting a

ng. Journalism. Nothing excit

alism will put me out the

fun, dear Andy?" He rai

the kids will find as much

h movies." Cam

games in the game ro

s to spend time with you two. How about I watch movies with Mili

ta nicknames are those?" An

fully crafted by me."

knames are weird

ey like it. Don't you?" I turned

used their responses. I turned to A

ally like those ridicu

I stuck out my tongue at him and

nsumed a large tub of chocolate ice cream and popco

nd a table at the middle to place drinks or snacks on, with

made in the movie room, carried her to her room and laid her to

room, with sofas for relaxing and then filled

I saw him sleeping in bed so I left to go to the living room and scrolled

d away from my phone and s

sat beside me. "How long have

ght you'd be aslee

in your house, would you

e started chatting and a while a

lla announced in

papà" And

ndrew sharply looked at

I'm still learning

in their room and now I'll b

said. I smiled in respon