Alluring Masquerade

Chapter 08 - Pizza With Extra Cheese.

          "Your pains are getting worse," she observed, holding her sister's arm, kneeling next to her on the floor.

          "It's happened before," Hira whispered, her eyes shining.

          "Only once about three years ago, and they weren't even this bad..." Hiba muttered to herself after getting up. After re-entering the kitchen she headed over for one of the drawer on the outer edge, which was officially named the 'Medicine Drawer' in this household. She fished around for some pain-killers for periods and took out one from the box and filled up a glass of milk.

          She walked back out and into the living-room, where her sister was moving around restlessly that was caused by her pain. "C'mon, stop acting babyish," she joked. "Here," she added, holding out the tablet and milk.

          Hira laughed but instantly regretted it, wincing at the twang of pain in her stomach and the thumping pain in her upper legs.

          "You're lacking in Calcium again," Hiba observed, nodding, crossing her arms in front her.

          Hira sighed inwardly after washing down the pink tablet down her throat with the milk. "I – It ...w – will get – will get better," she whispered, trying to comfort herself, and laid back down.

          "Fuck, it will," Hiba swore again.

          "Could you s – stop swearing, for God's sake?!" Hira whispered angrily.

          "Soz, sis," Hiba said.

          "I have to cook dinner-"

          "I'll order pizza," Hiba interrupted, smiling evilly. "Extra cheese!"

          "Oh, no," Hira whispered, wincing again and slightly doubled over. I hate extra cheese on pizza, she thought to herself. Stupid time-of-the-month.

          "Fine, you o – order me s – some of that kebab with salad and spices – oh, hang on, no spices," Hira whispered slowly, "Then just some ... c – can – candyfloss and skittles." She was sighed almost as her pain slightly subsided in her legs, and soon, she was fast asleep.

          "OK, candyfl-" Hiba was about to say, but then abruptly stopped. "Candyfloss?" she repeated to herself. Shaking her head, she skipped over to the phone and dialled the nearest fast-food takeaway.

          "Can – Candy ... floss," Hira's muffled voice could be heard, "And a ... chickpea with strawberries..."

          Hiba frowned with shock. "What the-?" she explained, looking over her shoulder. She placed the order and hung up.

          All of a sudden, Hira's phone began vibrating loudly on the coffee table. The small table was sat in between the little space of the television and the sofa. She was going to ignore the call, but it kept on vibrating, indicating the caller was not going to give up.

          Sighing, she checked the caller: Withheld. But she answered it anyway. "You've reached Hira's phone," she sighed exasperatingly.

          There was a momentary silence from the other side of the line, when someone asked, "Who's this?"

          "Who's this?" she repeated, clicking her tongue.

          "Kael ... Kael Xavier," the guy answered.

          She snickered to herself. "You're saying that as if you're all that," she retorted. "Why're you calling up?"