My hand that was wiping the window sill suddenly stopped. I didn't know where I got the energy from, but I thought to myself that I had to give them a proper thank - you gift.
Just when I was worried, Isabella came to me. She took out a small velvet box mysteriously and said, "Can you do me a favor? Give this to Adrián. His birthday is coming up soon."
Adrián's birthday was coming? They were twins! This was a good opportunity. I quickly asked Isabella, "Isabella, do you know what Adrián and Adrian like?"
Isabella was stunned for a moment and then said, "You're going to give Adrián a gift? Do you really like him?"
I was so scared that I almost jumped up. I quickly waved my hands and said, "No, no, no! How could that be! Don't talk nonsense!"
Isabella's eyes flickered with a calculating look. She leaned closer to me and lowered her voice. "I heard that the two brothers like tulips, especially rare varieties. How about giving them tulip specimens?"
I remembered that I had once glimpsed that Adrian's phone screensaver was a tulip, and Adrián had a tulip pendant on his keychain. It seemed that what Isabella said was reliable.
But I never expected that when I nervously handed over a pair of carefully - selected rare tulip specimens in a sealed crystal box, Adrián only took one look and his face instantly darkened.
"Lillian! Who told you to give me this!" He suddenly knocked the box to the ground. The crystal cover shattered, and he stepped on the specimens into the expensive carpet.
Adrian's face also turned terrifyingly pale. He whispered something to Adrián. Their looks at me were so complicated that I couldn't understand. Then they turned around and left home, not coming back all night.
I squatted on the ground and silently cleaned up the mess. My heart sank to the bottom.
As if misfortunes never came singly, the day after I had a falling - out with the Black brothers, my background spread like wildfire throughout the college. Those strange looks were like needles pricking my back, just like the look Old Tom had given me before.
I clenched my fists so hard that my fingernails dug into my palms, trying to encourage myself. But reality soon slapped me in the face. As soon as I entered the classroom, a bucket of ice - cold water was poured on me from head to toe. Isabella was sitting in her seat, laughing the loudest.
I wiped the ice - cold water off my face and asked, "Isabella, have I ever offended you?"