bout her." his father said. My heart raced listening to him talk about me. It felt.....good. What is wrong with me? I am about to be kicked out! "Of course, dad. I am sure about her. You c

ht to feel that way. As we continued climbing the broad stairs, I looked again and my eyes rested on Mario's father's back. It is very muscular and there are tattoos running up the nape of his neck. It makes me wonder how many tattoos he has. He went out of sight the minute I got to the top stairs and the start of the long and broad hallway with high ceilings that had lined-up mini chandeliers hanging down on it and igniting the entire hallway. There is a long large carpet on the floor decorated with designs. The walls or windows on the right side of the hallway have high black curtains covering them, and the left side of the hallway has doors and portraits on the walls. "Hey," Mario's cousin said to me, walking next to me. "I am Mimi like he introduced." She reminded me of her name. "Evelyn," I said. "Yeah. I heard. I am sorry about your parents. That's a terrible thing to happen to anyone," she said. I nodded slightly "Thank you," I said as we walked past some doors without Mario letting go of my hand. "You are really pretty," Mimi complimented. I gave her a tiny smile. Mario huffed. "Pretty? No, Mimi. She is gorgeous." Mimi chuckled a bit and I gave another tiny smile, feeling awkward. "You are pretty too," I decided to give a compliment too. "Thank you," she said as Mario led us to another hallway on the left, which is as broad and long as the first hallway, but this one has doors on both sides. How huge is this mansion? "Don't worry, you will like it here." Mimi said, noticing my uneasiness. I nodded, giving her a faint smile. Finally, we got to a door and Mario opened it effortlessly. He walked in first and I followed him. Mimi followed me behind. My eyes roamed the spacious room. It has two white couches and a glass table close to the queen-sized bed with two nightstands on both sides of the bed, mini chandeliers on the high ceilings like the ones in the hallway, white and golden curtains and a dressing table mirro