At the dinner table, everyone was enjoying the food as it was their favorite dish… pilau with fried chicken, Gaby smiled as she brought the glass of juice down to the table she seemed to be in a very good mood that night even her mother wondered what happened to her. Izy knew what made her twin sister smile happily like that, it was because she was in love with Chris the man that refused her harshly without giving her a chance to show him how much she meant when she confessed her love for him.
"Someone is in a good mood today!" Emeralda teased Gaby as she focused her gaze on her.
Gaby's smile grew wider and blushed a little after hearing her mother… "It's just the food is awesome! You are a great cook mom…"
"But we eat this almost every Saturday and I've never seen you enjoy it this much…what happened at school today, it seems you've had a great day!" out of curiosity she asked her daughter cause her previous answer didn't convince her.
"Mom stop interrogating me please! Am still eating.." Gaby made an excuse to stop her mother from asking her any further cause at that moment she felt like announcing it to the world that she was in love with Chris, the man that her mother always tried to bring them closer.
Izy threw an envious gaze towards Gaby and dropped her spoon on the plate which made noise and caught everyone's attention to look at her site. Mr. Jones was displeased by that act as he taught the girls to maintain table manners while eating, he wiped off his mouth with a serviette ready to scold Izy.
"What did you just do?" he faced her.
"Tried to remind everyone to keep quiet while eating!" she said as she looked at her mother and sister in turn.
"And the better way to do that is startling everyone, huh? You're a grown up Isabelle yet you choose to behave like a stubborn child and twist words when you are at fault…can't you learn from your sister, she's very calm and obedient..born at the same time but she is way matured than you!" Mr. Jones scolded his grandchild.
Emeralda hated to have such atmosphere at dinner table, so she begged her father. "Dad that's enough, please let's eat in peace."
Before Mr. Jones said anything, Izy pushed her chair back and rose from the chair angrily.."I've lost my appetite, enjoy your meal…"
She smiled sarcastically and left to her bedroom, Emeralda tried to get up and catch up with her but Gaby held her hand to stop her from doing so.
"She'll be fine, the mood will pass." Gaby told her mother who remained silent with a sad expression.
"The problem is you raised them like eggs, so they turned to be disobedient like this...allow me to help you punish them sometimes!" Mr. Jones proposed feeling sorry for his daughter being a single parent made her extra soft towards her children.
"There is no need dad, I'll talk with her tomorrow...seems like something is bothering her!" Emeralda refused his offer to help.
Then silence occupied the table again as everyone was busy finishing what they were eating so they could get ready for sleep.