Who are you?

Lucia's POV

"Lucia I brought you food." Brittney walked in with a medium sized shopping bag in her hand.

I didn't say anything. I just watch her move from the door to the couch. She dragged the small table and started taking out the packaged food in the bag. She didn't say anything else just 'Lucia I brought you food'.

Is that what she was suppose to say? I just lost my brother!

Fu*k!

She is such a heartless person.

I couldn't watch her anymore. The hatred in me kept growing at a very fast pace if I can't control it I might just kill her and become the villian instead.

I stood up from the bed quietly and moved to sit beside her.

Immediately, the small cake box in her hands dropped to the floor. Guilt was written all over her.

"Damn! You scared me. Why didn't you make a sound?" She was scared by this?

"Uhm... I did make a sound. It's just that you were too focused on what you where doing that's why you didn't hear me." The real me, in my previous life rather, I'd just simply say I'm sorry and try to pacify her but right now I don't really care.

I sat by her and carried one of the food packs. It had a porridge in it.

"Nice. You are such a sweetheart Brit."

Lol.

Brittney was shocked I didn't apologize for startling her. Well, I just pretended like I didn't see the astonished look in her eyes and focused on eating the porridge from the food pack.

"Brit, I have been thinking about something." I want to test the waters.

"What's that?" She picked up the cake box and threw it in the trash. She turned to me with a food pack containing chicken wings and french fries in her hand.

"I think my brother was murdered."

Bam!

Just the expression I wanted to see on her face. Guilt.

She is guilty! She is really guilty!

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Author's POV

"I think my brother was murdered."

Bam!

Brittney dropped the food pack suddenly. Her heart beat increased and her mind ran as fast as it could.

'Did she know? No, she can't. She has been in coma for so long and only just woke up today. Though she seems fine she is just saying this out of grief and anger that her brother died'.

Brittney sneaked a few glances at Lucia to find the latter staring at her with a sad expression. She looked like she was about to cry.

'What was I thinking? How can she possibly know? Her brother was very smart but didn't detect a thing, her chicken brains can never find out'.

Brittney quickly composed herself and calmed down.

"Luci..." She drew closer to Lucia who had an aggrieved look on her face. Tears were threatening to force their way out.

Brittney was good at switching expressions. She quickly matched the expression on Lucia's face and said sweetly and comfortingly to her.

"What makes you say that? Linsly was a very nice person. Who would have wanted him dead? Besides Bryan had been investigating your accident if he had noticed such he would have told me already. No, I mean he would have said something."

"Look, what I mean is, your brother was as sweet as you and he was also very kind. Anyone that wanted him dead would be a monster."

Yes, that person is a monster. You Brittney, you are a monster. A black hearted monster.

"Don't think about such things for now. Focus on getting stronger. Luci just eat your food, ok?"

"Ok." Lucia gave her a warm smile and started eating the porridge slowly.

"Guess what, I brought you your favorite cake."

Lucia flinched at the mention of her favorite cake. Is that what ended her life just yesterday?

No, no no...

"When you are through with the porridge let's eat it together. I missed you all the while you were unconscious. Luci promise not to scare me like that again. You were unconscious for so long.". She paused a little and continued.

Was she even scared or she was praying for me to die? Lucia thought to herself.

"I was so scared when I heard from Bryan that you got into an accident with your elder brother. I didn't know what I would do then. You know how much I have loved your brother secretly. I almost went mad. Luci I..."

Tears rolled down her eyes before she could say anything more.

Lucia resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She loved her brother? What a joke!

In her past life, she had also believed that Brittney loved her brother so she tried arranging dates between the both of them using the guise of hanging out with her brother and best friend. Some times Bryan was present, other times he was not. Many times she looked for silly excuses to get away and allowed both of them to catch up and build their relationship.

Lucia stared at the drama that was unfolding in front of her with interest.

Brittney sniffed. Lucia handed her a paper handkerchief from the table and continued eating her food slowly watching her.

"Bryan said that he will get to the bottom of it. He promised me. Luci, if Linsly was truly killed, Bryan will find out and have all of them killed."

Lucia wanted to laugh at her right now. How was this acting? How didn't she see through all of this? She had mentioned. Bryan over and over again, does she not have the sense that I will suspect something. Oh I won't, the former Lucia won't but right now, I will.

This acting is lame.

"Where is Bryan?" Lucia asked in a depressed tone.

"He said that he would be here by noon. I don't really know where he went." Brittney explained cautiously looking straight at Lucia.

Lucia nodded and finished her porridge hurriedly. She lost interest in speaking to Brittney. She threw the empty food pack and walked to the bed.

"Luci aren't you going to join me in the cake?"

She shook her head and proceeded to climb into bed.

"Luci take a bite. It's just one bite."

Lucia stared at the cake for a while without a word, she sat on the bed. Brittney cut out a piece and handed it to her.

Lucia munched on the cake quietly. She ate it casually because Brittney was also eating from the cake.

Lucia opened her eyes suddenly. She had fallen asleep in the back seat of the taxi she hailed from the hospital. She even had a dream, she ate from that 'cake'.

"Oh madam, you are awake." The driver said, looking at her through the rearview mirror.

"Yeah..." She didn't know how to reply to him. She was still thinking about the dream she just had. The driver continued speaking but Lucia was not paying attention so she didn't hear anything he said.

Does that mean all the banana flavored cakes she had eaten came from that cake? And Brittney ate them with her happily? Is the girl crazy? Just to get her to eat the poisoned cake she ate it with her?

That was really disgusting.

In a few minutes, they arrived at the Abbott mansion. Lucia got down and strolled towards the gate.

"Madam!" The driver came down and hurried after her. He grabbed her arm. "You haven't given me my money. Are you planning on running away?"

Lucia didn't realize she was in a taxi. She had been too immerse in her thoughts just now and didn't realize what had happened.

"I'm so sorry sir. Please hold on let me get your money from inside." She said to him calmly.

The driver was holding her arm firmly, hurting her in the process but he refused to let go. "Ah! Liar!" He yelled at her. Lucia couldn't believe what was happening. Wasn't he the one speaking to her nicely in the car a few seconds ago? What happened now?

"Just because you dropped in front of a mansion, I should believe everything you say. If you don't have money why did you get into my car. Please pay me.my money now. Or get someone from inside to pay me."

"Sir, I'm just going to go in and come out as quickly as I can. I don't have my phone so I can't get anyone to bring the money out." Lucia tried to free herself from his grip. She was sure her arm will have the huge print of his finger on it.

"You better call someone to bring the money else you are not leaving here today." The driver held on to her refusing to let go. Lucia stared at the man dumbfoundedly. She was even more surprised. She was a wolf though she hasn't shifted yet she was still very strong. Why couldn't she free herself from his grip? Maybe because she had been in the hospital for a few days that's why. That must be the reason.

As they were quibbling, one of the security guards came out, yelling at them as he walked towards them. "Hey don't fight here. This is private property, get out of here."

The man let go her quickly, but he used too much force making her stumble in the process.

Lucia staggered backwards but she was able to hold herself from falling to the floor. She said to the guard weakly. "Get the Butler to come settle his bills."

"Who are you?" The guard asked her in an irritating tone. "Get out of here right now!" He yelled at her.

Lucia felt all the hair in her body stood up. Did the guard not recognize her?