Chapter 2 Anger.

Last night's dinner was really uncomfortable, I hardly knew how to feel about it, if all the time I was with Leo I already felt confused, the news that he would be my brother-in-law didn't help at all.

My sister was becoming more and more distant from me, no matter how hard I tried to get close to her, I couldn't get any closer. My relationship with Emily had never been a bed of roses, my sister had always been cold and distant, she would occasionally come to me to talk but nothing more than that. A beautiful, cultured and pleasant woman, that's how anyone would describe my sister.

For a while I thought she hated me, all through his teenage years he made a point of being cruel to me for no reason, after that passed, he simply forgot about my existence.

I was in my room, immersed in these thoughts when I heard someone knocking on the door, it was late at night and I didn't know who it could be. I got up and opened the door, bumping into Emily.

"What are you doing here so late?"

"We need to talk." -She said walking into the room without even waiting for my answer.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"About Leo."

"Please, this is going to be the most embarrassing subject in the world! Our father only said that to tease me, I don't know that much about him."

"I don't want to know more about him, it doesn't matter to me."

"Then what do you need to know?"

"I don't want to know anything, all I want is for you to stay away from him as much as possible. If you can just stop talking to him, that would be even better."

"Why would I cut ties with my best friend?"

"Because he's my fiancé now, I don't want rumors going around that he and the fiancée's sister got along better than the couple."

"Do you...like him?"

"Of course not, he's gotten very handsome since he left his teens, but his gentle personality is tedious. The point is that if I have to marry him, it means he's now my fiancé and I have to deal with him." -She speaks with hatred in her voice, running her hands through her red hair.

"I'll think about it."

"I don't want you to think, I want you to understand that this is your current situation. Just do what I asked you to do, you don't want to buy any fights with me."

Emily left the room without saying another word, I didn't know what she intended with this conversation, but I felt that, above all, it was a clear threat. She wanted me to stay away from what was "now hers", my sister has always been very territorial, she exercises an immediate right of possession for her things, there was nothing that would make her give it up, but on the other hand, just by thinking about losing my best friend and leaving him alone with my sister I was starting to feel my chest hurt, it all seemed unfair, I felt a mix of anger, jealousy and sadness, I didn't even know why I was feeling those things, but my best friend was the cause of it.

Knowing my sister, I'm sure Leo would end his life being the most unhappy person in the world, my sister knew how to be cruel, she wasn't interested and in love with him, she just wanted to exercise her power of possession over him.

I decided it would be best just to sleep, I didn't want to think about anything else about it, I just wished for some peace.

The next morning, everyone was at the table for breakfast, the unexpected thing was that Leo was too, he looked at me with a look full of sadness and discomfort, I didn't know what was going on, but I was sure it wouldn't be a good thing.

"Well, I hope everything is alright between you two" -My dad said looking at Leo and Emily.

"It's okay my dad, we're getting along fine in the end."

Not a word from Leo, a sadistic smile from my sister, that smile was for me, just for me, she was having fun with it. I felt like I was in my teens again, I had simply forgotten how cruel my sister could be.

I endured the whole breakfast as long as I could, when it was finally over, Leo was the first to get up, I was going to follow them but my dad called my name.

"Ellie, wait a minute. We need to have a talk."

My sister listened and left going after Leo, she had the same sadistic smile on her face. I looked at my dad and he looked serious; I wasn't sure what he wanted with me but I was convinced I was in trouble.