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this yet, then?”
“Fixed what?”
Raven angles her body to face me straight on. “Why haven’t you released another video of your real singing voice? You could have redeemed yourself the day it happened.”
I gnaw on my lower lip. I had thought of that, but it’s hard to explain why I haven’t done it yet. “I dunno…I guess I just didn’t want my musical debut to be a solo video.”
“Isn’t it a little late for that?”
I shrug. My twin does make a painfully valid point. “I’m starting a band with Dalton Jacobs. I just wanted to wait to make music again in front of the world until that happened.”
Pain sparks across her features at the mention of his name. “Dalton Jacobs?”
“Yeah. He’s the frontman and I’m the lead guitar. We don’t have anyone else yet, but—”
“No.”
My eyebrow arches with surprise. “Excuse me?”
“You cannot be in a band with him. I forbid it,” Raven growls, her eyes shooting bullets.
For a moment, I’m stunned speechless. Then I scoff and fold my arms tightly across my chest. “You can’t control who I do or don’t start a band with, Raven.”
“If you associate with Dalton Jacobs, our deal is off. That disgrace of a person is dead to me and he should be to you too.”
My jaw hangs wide open. Did she really just call him a disgrace ? I swing my legs off the side of the bed and spring up to pace the room.
This is so unfair. I’ve done so much, given up so much for this deal, and now she’s trying to take away the one thing I was looking forward to after getting out of this dump. No way is she getting away with this. It’s time to exercise my rights in this relationship. She said we could do this according to my terms, and so far we’ve only been going by hers.
I spin around to face her and let her have it.
“You know what? No. I broke up with Gio for you. I changed my appearance for you. I faked a magical fairy-tale twin bond for you. You have dominated nearly every aspect of my life for the past three weeks, and I have been cooperative, but this? This is my dream, and I’m not going to let you stomp all over it.”
I ball my fists at my sides and stand firm in front of her, feeling a surge of confidence from somewhere deep in my core.
“Do you have any idea how long I’ve dreamed of being in a band? Half my life. Yeah, I could do it with someone else, but I gave my word to Dalton and I’m not about to disappoint him. Besides, I know he’s the one I’m supposed to do this with. I felt it in my gut the first day we met, and I’m not a person who can say ‘no’ to destiny. You can tell me who to date, what to wear, what to say, and how to act, but you cannot tell me what to do with my life. Dalton and I are going to be band mates. If that’s unacceptable to you, then fine. This deal is over.”
I stalk to my bedroom window to stare out the open blinds at the soft silver moon illuminating the hills. My jaw is clenched and my arms are folded in front of me again. She just touched a part of my life I won’t allow anyone to dominate.
I hear Raven stand from the bed and rustle in my direction. When she speaks, her voice is soft and resigned.
“Fine.”
I whirl around to face her, shocked. “Huh?”
She shrugs. “You win. I won’t interfere with your music dreams again. Just don’t let this band overrun your school responsibilities and I won’t say another word about it.”
That was too easy. I eye her with skepticism. “You mean that?”
She forces a smile and nods. “Of course. I understand how much you’ve given up for me. I won’t bother you any more tonight.” She turns around without another word and exits into the hallway, leaving a closed door and a flabbergasted sister behind her.
***
In the morning, the smell of Nana’s fresh-baked cinnamon buns kisses my senses and I immediately spring into action. I take the fastest shower in the history of mankind and get dressed, not bothering to dry my hair
“Fixed what?”
Raven angles her body to face me straight on. “Why haven’t you released another video of your real singing voice? You could have redeemed yourself the day it happened.”
I gnaw on my lower lip. I had thought of that, but it’s hard to explain why I haven’t done it yet. “I dunno…I guess I just didn’t want my musical debut to be a solo video.”
“Isn’t it a little late for that?”
I shrug. My twin does make a painfully valid point. “I’m starting a band with Dalton Jacobs. I just wanted to wait to make music again in front of the world until that happened.”
Pain sparks across her features at the mention of his name. “Dalton Jacobs?”
“Yeah. He’s the frontman and I’m the lead guitar. We don’t have anyone else yet, but—”
“No.”
My eyebrow arches with surprise. “Excuse me?”
“You cannot be in a band with him. I forbid it,” Raven growls, her eyes shooting bullets.
For a moment, I’m stunned speechless. Then I scoff and fold my arms tightly across my chest. “You can’t control who I do or don’t start a band with, Raven.”
“If you associate with Dalton Jacobs, our deal is off. That disgrace of a person is dead to me and he should be to you too.”
My jaw hangs wide open. Did she really just call him a disgrace ? I swing my legs off the side of the bed and spring up to pace the room.
This is so unfair. I’ve done so much, given up so much for this deal, and now she’s trying to take away the one thing I was looking forward to after getting out of this dump. No way is she getting away with this. It’s time to exercise my rights in this relationship. She said we could do this according to my terms, and so far we’ve only been going by hers.
I spin around to face her and let her have it.
“You know what? No. I broke up with Gio for you. I changed my appearance for you. I faked a magical fairy-tale twin bond for you. You have dominated nearly every aspect of my life for the past three weeks, and I have been cooperative, but this? This is my dream, and I’m not going to let you stomp all over it.”
I ball my fists at my sides and stand firm in front of her, feeling a surge of confidence from somewhere deep in my core.
“Do you have any idea how long I’ve dreamed of being in a band? Half my life. Yeah, I could do it with someone else, but I gave my word to Dalton and I’m not about to disappoint him. Besides, I know he’s the one I’m supposed to do this with. I felt it in my gut the first day we met, and I’m not a person who can say ‘no’ to destiny. You can tell me who to date, what to wear, what to say, and how to act, but you cannot tell me what to do with my life. Dalton and I are going to be band mates. If that’s unacceptable to you, then fine. This deal is over.”
I stalk to my bedroom window to stare out the open blinds at the soft silver moon illuminating the hills. My jaw is clenched and my arms are folded in front of me again. She just touched a part of my life I won’t allow anyone to dominate.
I hear Raven stand from the bed and rustle in my direction. When she speaks, her voice is soft and resigned.
“Fine.”
I whirl around to face her, shocked. “Huh?”
She shrugs. “You win. I won’t interfere with your music dreams again. Just don’t let this band overrun your school responsibilities and I won’t say another word about it.”
That was too easy. I eye her with skepticism. “You mean that?”
She forces a smile and nods. “Of course. I understand how much you’ve given up for me. I won’t bother you any more tonight.” She turns around without another word and exits into the hallway, leaving a closed door and a flabbergasted sister behind her.
***
In the morning, the smell of Nana’s fresh-baked cinnamon buns kisses my senses and I immediately spring into action. I take the fastest shower in the history of mankind and get dressed, not bothering to dry my hair
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