The car came to a stop in front of a very cartoonist looking building painted a very ugly green with hot pink accents. The window rails were white on colour and flowers were drawn on the green paint making it all look like regurgitated left overs
"where are we?" l asked Jess since the other two were too engrossed in conversation to pay us any mind
"Aunt Anne's paradise. That's what she calls it even though it makes most people think she is mental" Jess says snickering and l can't help but laugh with her
How a grown woman could live in a house that looks like this is astonishing. I always knew that she was crazy for Disney movies, l just never thought she would turn her life into a Disney movie.
The house looked like Cinderella' s but did that make her the wicked step mother. That would be a terrible comparison because Aunt Anne is one of the sweetest old people you could ever meet
"Did she say what the inspiration behind it was?" l ask but l knew that she probably wouldn't know but that also depended on her relationship with Aunt Anne
"she said that she wanted a fresh start, something peculiar that will make heads turn and give young children hope that fairytale do happen in real life" she said but l felt that there was something she was hiding but l didn't pry. I didn't even know the girl and she had rescued me from the debacle l found myself in at the airport. I could still be fretful waiting for someone who was busy doing who knows what
"shall we?" she asked opening her car door waiting for me to exit the car so she could lock. I looked at the back where Maya and Elliot sat throughout the car ride and found that they too were already waiting for me outside the car
"oh my bad" l say frenetically exiting the car so that l don't keep everyone waiting
"let's go inside"
"do you have the key?" l asked not knowing how else we could get into the house without a key
"no, we are going to break in" Jess replies in her all too serious voice, not even a smile in smile to show that she is joking
"are you serious" l asked horrified by what she had said. What if they police come and find us breaking in. I don't want to be caught breaking into my own aunts house with a bunch of people whose last names l do not know
"hahaha, you should have seen your face" Elliot says rolling on the floor while clutching onto his stomach and his boisterous laughter capturing the attention on bystanders
"you are so precious" Jessie said patting my head like she would to an obedient puppy. They all walk to the front door and looking around to see if the people are still looking our way
She sees that the coast is clear, she moves the bird house to the side to show a little hole in the wall and takes out the key
The house looks much better on the inside than it does outside. The overall design is beautiful, it's the color scheme that throws it off.
When you enter the house, the first thing you see is the staircase that leads to the second floor. To the left is the living room with the dining room at the far end of the room
The furniture is very modern and the feel of the house is completely different to that of the outside. The inside is painted a dark grey colour and all the furniture is white with the exception of a few blank things like the rug.
It looks very modern and sophisticated and most of all expensive and l dont know whether to leave my shoes at the door
"welcome home for how ever long you plan to stay here" she says throwing her body on the couch and placing her feet on the coffee table
The other two follow suit and l am left awkwardly standing without a clue as to what l should do.
"come on, we won't bite" Elliot says patting the empty spot beside him but Maya smacks the back of his head and motions to the space beside her and l gladly accept
We sat there for a while, watching Netflix shows until we all got hungry and bored
"what are you craving?" Maya asks browsing through her Mr D
"Asian" Elliot says to her a little too suggestively, winking at Maya who scoffs at his ridiculous insinuation. The comment seemed more like he was sexualising her because of her race than it did a joke
"you reek of desperation Elliott, give it up" Jesse says to the man who seizes every opportunity to flirt with Maya. I think she enjoys it because when no one is looking she always looks at him with longing and she never tells him to stop
"l will only stop when she tells me to" he says and they all look at Maya expectantly, waiting to hear her response. She looks uncomfortable and l decide to interject in the conversation
"l also have been craving Asian food. Especially the dumplings" and with that they all share what it is they are craving
"thank you" she whispers
"Don't worry about it" l tell her. We ordered the food and since stomachs were rumbling we decide to occupy ourselves to pass time
"let's go to the attick" Jesse suggested and we all followed after her like the obedient soldiers we are. We arrived and the place was neat. All the boxes were stacked together in one corner leaving the rest of the space unoccupied and vaccumed
We sat in a circle and but a shiny object that was peeking through a small hole in the carpet grabbed my attention and l found myself moving closer to it to see what it is
It was a necklace that looked expensive encrusted with jewels that l didn't know if they were fake or not
"Billy?" the group called from behind and l hurriedly put the necklace in my pocket
"yes?" l asked