80 Karen Miller 2

"Sooo good-looking!" Karen stared intensely at Luke.

Luke wore a white polo that complimented his gleaming silver hair as he brightly smiled at Karen.

"You look like a prince from the fairy tales that mommy reads to Karen for bedtime!" Karen innocently told us her admiration for Luke.

'Don't fall for Luke's looks Karen!' I wished I could tell her.

Luke's looks felt completely deceiving. His personality quickly shattered my illusions of the 'prince-like' Luke as his annoying lectures and harsh study sessions made me hate Luke sometimes.

It wasn't that I developed a tolerance for people with good looks since I grew up with Luke starting from kindergarten, but it was also from my experiences of dealing with guys from the first district. I realized that even though most of the guys in the first district were good-looking, their personalities and expectations for me to act like the perfect lady ruined my chances of finding love.

Evan was the opposite of Karen as he stayed silent and estranged with Luke and I.

"Do you want some snacks?" I asked Evan.

I showed him the sugared strawberries I made yesterday that my mom didn't make into jam yet.

Evan shook his head to decline as he pulled on Luke's shirt to ask for a glass of water.

My cousins quickly gathered around Luke as he showed them his marble that sparkled in the sunlight.

I pulled out my marble to make them come back to me.

However, both Karen and Evan paid no attention to the extra marble as they kept asking Luke about the first district.

"Is it true that everyone lives in mansions in the first district?" Evan excitedly asked.

"Well... Rika and I live in a mansion," Luke chose his words carefully to not disappoint Evan.

"Living in a mansion isn't as good as you think it is," I tried to warn Evan and Karen.

"That's not true. I heard from my friend that people that live in mansions in the first district can eat all the desserts they want and have closets full of pretty dresses and shoes!" Karen started to get upset.

"And eat delicious food everyday!" Evan added.

Luke nodded as he agreed with the children. Seeing that Luke was taking their side, Karen and Evan brightly smiled in delight.

At this rate, I didn't know whether Luke was their real cousin or if I was as they listened to Luke's every word with great anticipation.

"But there's no such thing as video games or TVs inside those mansions!" I argued back.

These kids didn't know how privileged they were with all those toys and games in their house. They actually had the time to play as school didn't occupy too much of their time yet.

Both Karen and Evan ignored me as they continued to pester Luke with more questions.

When I got tired, I decided to catch up on my sleep as I couldn't get enough sleep from waking up too early today.

* * *

I found both Evan and Karen sleeping on both sides of me on my bed when I woke up.

I smiled when they were both adorably curled up as they slept peacefully without a care in the world.

I tried to slip out of my bed as carefully and quietly as possible to not wake them up.

When I gently closed the door to go downstairs, I soon found Luke in the living room.

"You're really good with children," I commented to Luke as he quickly grabbed the attention of Karen and Evan.

Luke put his book down and sighed.

"It's because I have lots of experience," Luke admitted frankly.

I wondered where Luke got his experience from as we were together almost all of the time ever since my reincarnation.

I tilted my head in confusion to demand a more proper explanation.

However, before Luke could open his mouth to give me a reply, a faint ring of a old telephone rang throughout the house.

Luke grabbed the phone in the living room as it was placed on a intricate small coffee table beside the armchair he sat on.

"Hello," Luke answered with a voice as smooth as glass.

"Put it on speaker," I demanded Luke as I was curious who it was.

Luke put the phone on speaker as I leaned closer to the phone to speak with my aunt.

"Thank you for looking after Evan and Karen. I think I will be able to pick them up in an hour," My aunt's voice resounded through the quiet house.

"Mommy?" Karen started to make her way to the living room while she rubbed her eyes like she had just woken up.

"Karen!" My aunt's voice suddenly went to a higher pitch.

"Mommy is going to pick you up a hour from now."

Karen suddenly became more alert as her eyes became more widened.

"Can you come later? I want to spend more time with Luke," Karen complained.

Karen went to sit beside Luke on his armchair as she grabbed onto Luke's arm to show that she wouldn't leave soon.

"Then I'll come a bit later if that's ok with you Luke," my aunt asked in a apologetic tone.

"I don't mind," Luke nonchalantly answered.

'Who was the one trying to resume the intense study sessions as soon as possible?' I thought from his answer.