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I break Sazuki’s gaze and face my sister. She and Niko are standing behind us. Both of them have their hips tilted to one side, their arms folded and their eyes locked on us.
Face burning, I sign, “Are you guys ready to start?”
“Aren’t you going to introduce us?” Yaya gestures.
I force myself to turn to Sazuki. “This is my sister Yaya.”
“Nice to meet you,” he signs.
Yaya smirks. “You are very handsome.”
Sazuki shakes his head. “You are the beautiful one. I believe your future in modeling will be bright.”
Yaya melts at his feet.
I roll my eyes.
Why is he acting sweet in front of my sister? Where’s the guy who snapped at me to sit down during the conference today? Who kidnapped me on my way to class and manipulated my life just to get me to work with him?
“Will you stay and play with us?” Yaya offers.
I come to life right away. “Mr. Sazuki is busy. He doesn’t have time to—”
“Okay.”
My eyes widen.
Niko jumps up and down, celebrating silently.
I sign to Yaya, “What are you doing?”
She gives me a mischievous look and gestures to Niko. “Let’s get our bowling shoes.”
Niko nods.
“We’ll be right behind you,” Sazuki says.
I whirl on him and fold my arms over my chest. “You weren’t invited.”
“Your sister just invited me,” he points out. “Were you not listening?”
My teeth grit in annoyance.
Sazuki gives me an amused look.
“If you’re worried about Niko, we’ll watch her like hawks and we’ll text you when we’re finished with the game. I won’t let her leave the building without your permission.”
“You sound experienced in alleviating a parent’s worry.”
“I worked as a babysitter in high school.”
“How old were you then? Fifteen?”
“Sixteen.”
He scrunches his nose. “A baby watching a baby.”
I laugh. “How old were you when I was sixteen? Fifty?”
