GEM
The week flew by with my usual routine and it was weekend already and I was dreading what the new week would bring, dealing with Ramsey and the punishment I'd totally forgotten about,Christ. Ramsey was probably going to be tolerably judging by the mini moment we had. Anyone by Justin Bieber rang out from my phone indicating that I had a call, I stretched out from the couch to pick it up for the table and saw that I was recieving a call from a private number , I paused and was skeptical about answering but I did anyways.
"Hello. Good morning" I politely said but there was no reply on the other end.
"Hi can you hear me?" I said and tried again but still no reply. Before I could ask again the call had ended.
"That was strange" I wondered and dropped the phone on the table and moved to return back to the couch. But before I could move 3 steps away the phone rang out again and I swiftly moved thinking it was the unknown caller,I had always been a curious person but I checked and it wasn't a call from the private number,it was a call from my mother. I contemplated picking up because we barely talked unless she had an errand to send me on or a question to ask but i cleared my throat anyways and picked up.
"Hi Mom" I said and continued.
"Migwo" I greeted in our local language.
"Vrendo my darling, how've you been?" she replied.
"I've been fine o" I said in a quiet voice hoping that one day she'd understand what the tone meant. It meant that I wasn't fine,I was lonely and I wish she'd come home more.
"Ok that's fine. Is your dad home? haven't heard from him in awhile" she asked. The question wasn't shocking,they've always been like since since I could remember and I didn't know where it went wrong, they barely communicated on a daily basis and whenever they were home together it felt like we were friends and not family.
"He isn't home but we talked earlier this week,he's away for a business trip but he promised to be home by next weekend". I replied.
"Ok darling". She said and went silent which was my que that she'd just said what she called for and had nothing more to say to me so she just went quiet. I took the initiative to ask about random things like where was her next vacation site and how her travelling buddies were. Just anything to cut the tension.
"Oh Mum I have to go now. Seems the food I put on the fire is burning. Bye and I love you,muah." and said and ended the call after hearing her say she loved me too.
"Oh Mum I have to go now. Seems the food I put on the fire is burning. Bye and I love you,muah." and said and ended the call after hearing her say she loved me too. I laid down on the couch with my phone in my hands and my eyes closed, I had no idea why but began to chuckle. I guess the whole situation was funny, me wanting regular parents and mine not caring enough to spend time. It was Saturday and my Saturday routine was to watch movies,do some school work and sometimes sleep but the call had rattled the feeling of being pathetic that I hide,so I wanted to do something else to keep me busy but I just didn't know what yet. I contemplated on calling the only friend I had to come over or probably ask if I could come over to hers. So I picked my phone and dialed her number.
"Stupid girl how're you." I said immediately she picked.
"Idiot I'm fine o,this one you called...hmmmmm." she replied equally with her own insults. Eve and I have been friends since junior school days and till now we were still as close,the only issue we had was that we attended different schools now and it was quiet difficult to spend time together.
"Don't just hmmmm me, I do call,you're the terrible friend that doesn't." I said while laughing in between.
"Are you home? would you like to come over or should I." I asked.
"Babygirl I'm out with my mum and we won't be back till later so hanging out today would be difficult. We went to get some outfits for the event she's hosting next week,so she just asked me to tag along atleast to spend time and talk about random stuffs. Hope you're good?" she said in an apologetic tone and my mood instantly returned to where it had been.
"Yes I'm good,it's fine I just wanted to hang,it's been a while. But it's cool." I replied as cheerfully as I could though she could easily see through my bluff.
"You could come to the boutique and hang out with us,you know my mum's cool with you so please come." she insisted. I did want to go and I was ecstatic about spending time with her and her mom but I've unconsciously stopped thinking I deserved to partake in other people's joy,I was always out of my feelings and I didn't want to spread the off vibes to others, they deserved to be happy so I declined even as she insisted,but she finally let go of the argument and I ended the call but not after telling her to send me pictures of all their outfits later.
I began to rack my brain trying to think of any other thing I could do to get busy apart from my usual routine but it seemed I was getting nowhere. I was still thinking when I heard the door bell.
"Who could that be." I wondered since I wasn't expecting visitors, or had Eve being bluffing and was close by when I called and had decided to hang out. With my new line of thoughts,I jumped up and ran to the door nearly hitting my leg against the table,I opened with a big smile on my face to jumped on her body,but it wasn't her.
The smile immediately died on my face seeing who it was and I slammed the door on his face when her made a move to enter.
"Oh come on! aren't we over this hostility,I thought we were friends now." I heard him whine behind the door.
"Please open up,I came with good intentions BC." he continued and I grudgingly opened the door and he stepped in locking it behind him.
"Here." he said while stretching his hands and that was when I finally looked. He was holding a Dominos pizza and a pack of coke, I was skeptical but I still took it from him and walked towards the dinning as he followed. I dropped them on the dinning table and turned abruptly but ended up bumping into him and almost falling but he held me. I made a move to free my self and stand on my own but mistakenly intertwined his legs with mine and we both fell,and this time I did fall not like the last time that he succeeded in saving me.
"Urgggghhhhh."I groaned out in pain. I looked up to give him a verbal beating but he was distracted,his eyes were focused on something else and I trained his line of sight and he was staring at my chest or better still I think my cleavage that had popped out a bit because of the fall from the V neck top I was wearing. I was far from being experienced in these things but it looked like my cleavage had him on a spell which made the butterflies in my tommy begin to turn maybe from the bubbling need to laugh at his facial expressions or at the fact that maybe having him look at me like that made me want to blush. I shook my head mentally to rid myself of such thoughts while reminding myself that he wasn't the brother I had a crush on, what would happen if anybody got a whift that I found Ramsey attractive or was a bit attracted even a little and I shuddered,that would be disastrous and Ramsey would never stop teasing me for it. I immediately reacted as I should have and hit him on his shoulder.
"Pervert!!! what're you staring at?" I retorted. He looked dumbfounded and short of words for a moment and I almost laughed out but held myself. I stood up and crossed my hands across my chest which made my cleavage come up again maybe to annoy him or enjoy his current state of speechlessness.
"Errrhhhhhhh" he stood up but still seemed off it and I couldn't hold it in anymore I burst out laughing.
"Oh my God... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" I laughed which snapped him out of any spell he was on.
"You should see your face. Can't believe you got do quiet because of cleavage,for all the big bad boy appearance you have I didn't think you'd be this affected seeing how you'd probably seen these on other girls a lot." I continued.
"They weren't yours." he said while scratching his neck shyly like I hadn't meant to say the words.
On hearing that I blushed internally and didn't have a reply so I just retialated by hitting him on his arm.
"Whatever big head. So what do I owe this visit." I asked. He walked towards the parlor and I followed.
"it was just a peace offering to offer friendship." he replied.
"Hmmmm friendship. Ok o." I said.
I sat down by his side at the couch and released a deep breath and once again he surprised me.
"You seem bored out of your mind and before you sent and say you have tons of things to do,don't bother because I know you and I know you're bored." he stated.
"I was about to head out to the mall to play games,you could just change and we could go together,spend sometime out and screaming how heads off and return home. What do you think?" he continued.
It was his turn to leave me speechless. I was amazed at how he could read me so well,we were never friends but it seemed he knew about feelings I couldn't express out loud. His suggestion sounded appealing and although the pessimistic part of me wanted to decline like I had done Eve's,I took a leap of faith accepted.
"Ok." I replied. He continued to argue thinking I had declined and I screamed yes before I replied and said he would be waiting outside for me to get dressed and then we'll head out. I stood up and claimed upstairs to my room to change,I wore a denim knee shorts,a white tee and white Nike shoe and carried a black mini bag to match while anticipating the fun I would have releasing pent up steam and anger. I came out of my room and descended down the stairs all the while wondering what could go wrong. It was just a simple outing with Ramsey. Right.