The Truth Lies Beneath Your Eyes

  Chapter 20

  We all scream for Ice Cream

  That was scary…she was talking and then, It looked like a horror movie scene, He thought. Alias watched her from across the room, at her now talking to her mom.

  “Baby you are spaghetti, let’s go, I’m ready Tirame por el blackberry, Vamos en el ferry…be happy, don’t worry. Watagatapitusberry!!!” Alex yells from the corner of the room looking toward Amethyst who starts laughing.

  “Ouch!” She groans still smiling.

  “Sorry, its just that the silence got to be too much for me,” He smiles. Amethyst’s mom looks

  concerned for her daughter as well as confused by all of us.

  “So who are you boys?” She asks.

  Christophe stands up first, “My name is Christophe Cardei and these are my brothers Alias and Alexander,” He says and we all wave.

  “Well it’s nice to meet you boys…may I ask though what was going on before-uh-this happened?” She asks.

  “We were in the tree house that we built her for her birthday and she was laughing one second and then she looked kind of faint but before we could do anything..well…you know what happened,” Alex says.

  “Oh…okay. How exactly do you know her so well?” She asks us. I can see Amethyst staring at me intently with the ‘don’t say anything stupid’ glare.

  “From school,” Christophe and i say in unison. Ms. Alexander glance shifts towards Alex.

  “By association with my brothers and the fact that I go to the middle school in the building,” He says. Ms. Alexander laughs and we all stand confused.

  “So you must be her boyfriend, one of you two,” she says.

  “Mom!!!” Amethyst squeaks.

  “Hmm, so now you can talk huh?” Ms. Alexander says, “So I must be right, so who is it? One of you must be the explanation of the charm bracelet she refuses to take off,” She says smiling. “That…would be me. Pleased to meet you Ms. Alexander” He says softly.

  “Same here, I was beginning to wonder who she must have been talking two on the phone in the middle of the night,” She says. Both Amethyst and Christophe tense and then relax.

  “How about the three of you come over for dinner tonight?” She offers politely.

  “Mom, are you sure about that?” She says quietly.

  “Yeah, the doctors said theres no sign of tearing or lacerations in your throat anywhere and that you look perfectly healthy, actually so you can go home straight away,” she says.

  “And on that note, lets go” Amethyst says hopping out of the bed noticing they cleaned her shirt and tie.

  “So, have you two kissed yet?” Ms. Alexander asks.

  “Mom, really!?” Amethyst squeaks.

  “That’s a yes,” She concludes.

  Amethyst rolls her eyes and then looks toward Alex, “My iPod? Glad to know to you care! What are you listening to?” She asks.

  “Um…that song by Ke$ha about being a lovesick crack-head” He laughs.

  “Where’s my present?” Amethyst asks Impatiently.

  “Sitting in the living room, Ami” Her mom answers quickly.