Childstar 2

Rubbing, then brushing, and finally smacking whatever it was tickling my nose, I rolled over.

“A … me … lia,” a soft voice sang.

I knew that voice.

“A milli.”

I knew that voice, too.

My eyes snapped open when they started to jump on the bed. There were two pair of brown eyes, both staring down at me.

“Mayko? Antigone?” I didn’t even bother sitting up, because they each grabbed one of my arms, pulling me from the bed.

“Miss us?” They wrapped their arms around me, still jumping and forcing me to jump with them.

“Oh my God, guys!” I laughed, holding them. “How are you here?”

“You boyfriend whom you love unconditionally flew us out since you have a free day today,” Antigone replied, allowing herself to fall back onto the bed. “Aww, this is nice! Don’t mind me.”

“You know they have sex on these sheets, right?” Mayko paused, crossing her arms.

Antigone, trying to keep a straight face, said, “I’m sure they change them.”

Mayko spoke up. “Well, not after last night—”

“Eww!” She jumped off, rubbing her back as Mayko and I broke out into a fit of laugher.

Antigone was still as gorgeous as ever. Her thick curly brown hair was cut to her shoulders, even though she swore she would never cut her hair since it took her forever to grow it out. She had perfectly smooth brown skin and deep eyes. Meanwhile, Mayko was the absolute opposite. Her hair was normally black, but it was now dyed a soft pink. She had pierced her bottom lip and wore glasses though she had perfect vision. Her outfit choices were usually ripped jeans and plaid shirts, while Antigone was more floral sundresses. They were complete opposites in terms of appearance, but they shared the same brain sometimes.

“Don’t you guys have classes?” I asked them, sitting back down on the bed.

“It’s healthy to skip every once in a while,” Antigone replied.

“And,” Mayko said, taking my hand, “our sister apparently was attacked, and we only knew because of Twitter.”

Shit. I hadn’t even thought of them.

“I’m sorr—” I began.

Before I could even get the words out, they hugged me tightly.

“You don’t have to be sorry, Meli, we were just worried. You weren’t answering your phone,” Antigone said softly, and I felt a familiar ache in my heart, but this time I welcomed it.

When they let go, I pinched both of their cheeks just like I did when we were kids.

“Amelia!” they yelled at me. Giggling, I let go.

“Am I interrupting?” Noah questioned from behind us.

“Yes, but it’s okay since you’re hot,” Mayko said, and I smacked her leg. “Ouch! Possessive much?”

“She was always bad at sharing,” Antigone nodded.

“I’m sorry, are you asking to share my boyfriend right now?” I asked.

Mayko looked between us. “Are you offering?” she teased.

“Down girl, down,” I said, waving my finger in her face.