Chapter 52: Windowsill

"Are you a model of Vogue, excited for the trail?" Vídia asks with a serene smile on his face.

"I am, but what really intrigues me is that you’re excited. I didn’t think I would actually do that". I speak to looking weird. " You once painted on your body several red balls and pretended to be with measles so as not to take a walk". I remember smiling loudly with the memory. "Oh!" Soon I complain of pain.

Vídia had been kicking me under the table and I was sure of that, because she looked at me as if she was going to kill.

I raised my hands in surrender sign and pretended to close my mouth like a zipper. I knew that their lying games would not end well. But I also couldn’t prove that the truth would help. After all, Philip and I were at the same table, after declaring the truth and now we were ignoring each other.

"Shall we?" Fernando asks with a smile.

Obviously the smile was for Vídia, since for the others Fernado showed an ugly frown. I get up and feel Philip’s eyes on me, but I ignore him. We began to enter the trail that was very small and narrow. It was a rocky place and there was only uphill, which made me want to go back rolling to the hotel.

"How much longer?" I ask the guide panting, resting on some tree.

"Don’t worry, less than 1km to arrive". He answers me with a smile.

I realized that his malicious gaze was on my body, but decided to ignore not to attack anyone.

"1km?" I shout surprise. "Is that close enough for you?" I stare at him like he’s a madman.

"You’ll get used to it, just stay by my side and I’ll help you". The guide speaks and before I could do or say anything, Philip hits the man’s hand violently.

"She’s already taken". Come on, face it like you’re gonna kill him.

"Forgive me sir and miss, I did not know you were engaged". The guide speaks quickly, turning red from so much fear.

"But you were right, we have nothing". I speak facing Philip angrily. " He must have eaten something spoiled. Not to mention that no one will ever be my owner". I assure you by taking it seriously and Filipe looks at me with hatred.

As I saw that Philip did not like to see me with the guide, so I was close to him. I was talking about the place, nothing very interesting, but I knew that Filipe was not enjoying any of it. So I just tried to make him jealous. After all, I promised that I would make your life hell and I always keep my promises.

We had finally reached the top, which seemed to be a mountain. But the view! It was something I knew I would never forget, that this was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.

I took my camera and took a picture of that passage. I was just there. Feeling the fresh air entering my lungs, feeling the wind came up against me, messing up my hair and making me smile. It was charming.

"Lia, come". Vídia yells at me.

When I look back, as if in a magic spell, there were several sheets scattered and with lots of food. A picnic, I had never attended one, so I smiled. I sat near the bride and groom and started eating strawberries.

I loved it, it was one of my favorite fruits. But Philip, without worrying about disguise, watched me eat brazenly. That simple act of mine seemed to mess with him a lot, but of what I could imagine. I smile alone, remembering that her lips are also my weak point.

"Why don’t we play kill or die". Vídia gave the idea to everyone’s attention and I blushed with shame.

"It’s not a healthy joke". I speak quickly, trying to prevent that from happening.

"Stop being boring, it’s fun". Vídia speaks with a lively smile.

"And how does it work?" one of the godparents asks curious.

"You spin a bottle and whoever gets the mouth of the bottle will have to launch a challenge to another. But it’s not silly challenges, it has to be challenging to test the limit, after all, the name of the game is mate or die. To begin Lia and I will make a demonstration". Explains getting up and calling me.

"I will throw you a challenge and you will decide whether to die, or kill me. Vídia speaks looking at me in an almost threatening way.

"And who doesn’t meet the challenge, what happens?" asks one of the bridesmaids.

"Believe me, you don’t want to find out". I reply, but it seems to further increase everyone’s curiosity.

"I already know the challenge". Vídia talks screaming like crazy, celebrating. " But we need to go to the resort, to the pool".

Vídia leaves everything and follows the trail in a hurry, everyone was struggling to follow her and I was a little scared. Vídia did not know the word "control" or "limit" and almost always, really, wanted to kill his opponents.

We arrived at the pool area and everyone was panting, but there was expectation in everyone. Everyone stared at Vídia who was slowly coming towards me, all in the name of drama. I just waited for the madness I would speak, since Vídia knew how to create a good challenge.

"I want you to jump in the pool". You talk in a mean way, which made me confused. But Dia hadn’t finished talking yet. "From there". He concludes pointing towards a balcony of the hotel, which was 'above the pool'.

"I thought we were friends". I speak ironically.

"It’s a game and you know it very well".- Looks at me with a suggestive look, reminding me of the past that I screwed up with her. " Unless you want to die". Talk with that mocking smile.

I showed him an ironic smile and went towards the staircase leading to the balcony. The pool was close so by my calculations would not have error, but logically had danger. I tied my hair, more to prepare myself than to hold it.

"Are you crazy? Come down from there". Philip comes quickly screaming as if I were a child doing something very wrong.

Well, at that moment I really looked like a child, since I was standing on a balcony ledge ready to throw myself in the pool.