Immediately I stepped out of the car, the intense cold bit through my skin with razor sharp teeth.
“Holy fuck!” I exclaimed and I found myself running into my parents house, searching for warmth.
I tried the code and it was invalid, I forgot that they had changed the key code and they didn’t tell me the new one. I banged on the the door and pressed the doorbell.
I hugged my arms and rubbed them with my palms trying to create friction. I knocked again, and I could still hear the doorbell ringing.
Clatter of footsteps sounded and the door opened.
“Who are you?” I asked sharply.
The beautiful young woman would be around twenty three or twenty four, she had shinny blonde hair that reached her waist. Her you were big, in a very cute way that made her look too vulnerable, yet her lips were thin and pressed in a straight line.
She looked familiar, but I could see on my life that I have never seen her before. She did a clean sweep of me, her light brown eyes assessed every inch of my body, and they hovered around my jewelry.
“Who are you?” I asked again, this time I was irritated and alarmed, I was ready to call the police to arrest her to intruding.
“Come in” she said.
Her voice, oh my gosh, her voice.
It spreads though my body and casterd warmth into my freezing legs. “It’s not snowing and yet your teeth is chattering” she said smugly, I could her irritation in her voice.
I stepped into the house, more warmth caressed me. The door behind me closed very loud, I winced.
“Dad she’s here” the girl said and she walked past me.
“Dad?” I asked under my breath.
I watched her, she knew her way around the house. She must have been here for weeks now.
Marcellino appeared from the hallway, he was wearing a tuxedo.
“Jenna” he said dramatically.
His eyes were shimmering in a way that made me take a step back. He walked towards me, as he drew closer, I could only pray he wouldn’t make a scene.
“You’re here… Where is… Your boyfriend?” He asked in hushed tone.
Cunning, I could see Al the naughtiness dancing behind his eyes. I was always far away from marcellino’s. Always. After he got married to my mum, I never really trusted him, now he did not try to hide those prying eyes.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about”
He threw his head backwards and laughed.
“You Jenna, you” he said, the laughter was still laced with his words. “I never knew you’d be the gold digging type”
“I don’t know that you’re talking about ”
“Oh, so now it’s no longer dad, it’s Marcelino. I saw your mum in that stripper clothes and I took her in a clothed the both of you, fed you, put a damn roof over your head and now you call me by my first name, with no respect”
I never wanted to call you dad, stepdad was a better option but my mum pleased with me to do it” I looked behind his shoulder to see the blonde beauty standing there and watching us.
She had this suspicious look in her eyes, she must be wondering why we were speaking in hushed tones.
“Who is that?” I asked trying to take the topic off my neck.
“So you and Christian are thing…” Marcellino said and cocked his head to the side.
“Is that why you called me here?” I spat.
“I want to hear you sy it Jenna ”
“Say what?”
“You’re with him because of the money. Your lost your job and you seduced him, you’re gold digging whore, just like your mother ”
I blinked , sheer confusion clouded my head.
“Jenna, you’re here” my mum said, she looked merry, even with the blank eye she now carried.
“What the fuck!” I yelled and ran to meet her. As I got closer, I saw that she had more bruises, they were now turning a dark purple and blue.
She tried to cover one in her collarbone with her clothes.
“Who did this to you?” I asked her, my hands were shaking at my side.
“I got into a little fight ” she said.
“What fight?”
“Nothing, I’m glad you’re here… Have you met Regalia?”
She gestured towards the blondie who was still watching us without uttering a single word.
“Who is she, I have asked like million times”
“She’s your sister.. half sister”
“She’s marcellino’s daughter, from his first marriage ”
“How come I never heard of her, what’s she doing here?”
“This is my house, it’s hers too” Marcelino said smugly, his tone was carrying too much bitterness it irked me.
“It’s Christian’s house!” I spat and his lips curled into a devilish smile.
Oh no.
He had laid a trap for me and I had walked right into it.
“She’s coming with us to Budapest. So she came here first so we all can go together ” my mum explained.
“Budapest.. I’m not going to Budapest ” I said. I had promised Christian, I promised him.
“Why?” My mum asked in concern.
“Why Jenna?” Marcellino asked.
He was trying to play me into coming out. He was being so mean and evil. I turned to him.
“You better keep your fucking mouth shut, Marcellino!”
His brows shot up and he smiled again.
Another trap and I had walked right into it, again.
“That’s not what to talk to your dad. What has gotten into you!” My mum scolded.
“He’s not my dad” I spat.
Marcellino laughed.
“Of course I’m not, I guess Jenna knows the family tree more than me. If she’s in a relationship with a certain person. I’m supposed to be her brother in law” Marcellino mused.
His words were just a whisper.
“What are you saying.. dear God, y’all are driving me to the edge of madness” my mum said and she turned away and left.
She didn’t heard what Marcellino had said. But by the way Regalia was staring with wide eyed at me, I knew heard.