"Grrrrghh"
the alarm rang vigorously, jolting the girls from their slumber
"Aah...I still wanna sleep,what day is it Glend?"
" Sunday" she responded while getting out the hairs which had found their way into her mouth, quickly she climbed down the bed and headed straight for the mirror
" Eishhh I look like a monster"she said
" That's great, I'm going back to sleep, happy Sunday by the way".Glenda just stood still staring at her twin sister as she went back to sleep,whilst muttering some inaudible words,she just shook her head and scurried off into the bathroom and in a jiffy she was done, immediately, Mrs Meryl came in
" Oh, thought you were still asleep,hurry up we wouldn't want to be late for church"
" I'm almost done"
" Is she gonna come?" Mrs Meryl asked, pointing at Ashley
" You know she won't come mum,I think she hates it"
" Oh I hope the universe makes her attend just for one day" Mrs Meryl said with a hopeful smile, turning around to leave when suddenly she stopped.
" PS there's breakfast on the dinning table, I'll be waiting in the car"
" Okay mum" Glenda quickly rushed to the wardrobe, picked up a dress and then woke Ashley.
" What do you think about the dress?"
" I think it's white" Ashley responded in a sleepy tone
" C'mon" Glenda tapped on her legs
" Ugh...what!!!"
" What do you think about my dress?" Glenda pouted
" It really looks great on you...now can o go back to bed?!"Glenda nodded gleefully
" Wonder what Poppy will be wearing to church"at the mention of the name Poppy, Ashley jumped out of bed,the sleep which seemed to engulf her,cleared from her eyes immediately
" POPPY MOORE comes to church?'
" Yes and why do you look surprised?"
" Why won't I?"
"Not like I haven't told you before"
"Uhm...no, you haven't"
"Yes i have severally but you either ignore me or change the subject".
Ashley immediately got off the bed and rushed into the bathroom and in a lickety split she was done,Glenda stood by watching the unfolding event in awe,then it struck her
" You're not coming to Church because of Poppy,are you?"
" Whattttt" she drawled,then continued" I'm going to church because of Poppy"
" What is that even supposed to mean?, you know what?.. nevermind,do me a solid and stay at home... I don't want you creating unnecessary trouble for both of us... mostly me,so stay home!"
" So what you're is I shouldn't Come to church with you guys?" Ashley gasped grabbing her chest
" Yes..."
" Glenda what are you still doing here?"Mrs Meryl hollered from the corridor
" Mum!!!!Glenda doesn't want me to come to church with you guys!" Ashley winked at her sister
" This is unbelievable" Glenda rolled her eyeballs, using three fingers to caress her temple, almost immediately, Mrs Meryl barged into the room with a surprised and happy look
" What?..Glenda why would you do that?, you know how much I've been praying for this day to come"
" She thinks I'm gonna create havoc" Ashley pouted
" Oh...not my adorable little baby" Mrs Meryl pinched her cheeks softly. Glenda stood by , watching her unaware mother and a con sister
" How come mum isn't seeing what she's doing?" She thought to herself
" I'll meet you both in the car" Mrs Meryl said giving each of them a peck, immediately she was gone,Glenda quickly interposed herself between Ashley and the doorway.
" I see what you're doing Ash...just don't get me in trouble" she warned with a stern look then walked out of the room.
*
After a long boring drive,they finally got to their destination,Mrs Meryl sighted a parking space,but before she could fit in the bumper of her hatchback,a red Convertible rushed in
"What the...can you imagine!"Mrs Meryl huffed irritably
"I'm pretty sure she did that on purpose" Glenda whispered into Ashley's ear. Mrs Meryl drove farther away from the church,so she could park her car. As soon as she found a spot,she quickly got off and Glenda followed suite, leaving Ashley in the car
"Aren't you coming?"
" Go ahead, I'm right behind you". Glenda starred at her for a little while,then walked away.
" Going somewhere?" Poppy bumped into her,Glenda tried her possible best to avoid her but it was quite clear Poppy didn't want to be avoided
" What do you want?"
" Ugh.." she chuckled," what could I possibly want from a gutter snipe" she laughed wickedly
" I'm not a...
" Tsk, tsk,... I'm not done talking" she interpolated, snapping her fingers in a dramatic way. " Whatever your mother drives,it shouldn't be in the way of my parking space,okay!!!" She commanded irritably
" You don't own a parking space here Poppy... everyone is free to park where ever they want!"
" Oh really?"
" Yes... really"
Poppy turned around in the process,flung her hair into Glenda's face,then walked into the church.
" She irritates me" Glenda huffed and almost immediately,rushed back to the car
" Whatever it is you plan on doing to Poppy,make it quick "
"Thought you'd never ask" Ashley smirked
*
Glenda sat quietly in church, although not really paying attention to the sermon,just wondering what Ashley had in stock for Poppy.
" Whatever it is your mother drives, it shouldn't get in the way of my parking space" she recalled her words, getting more irritated than ever
" She thinks she's the boss of everyone"
" Hey.. I'm back" Ashley interrupted her thoughts
" OmG you startled me"
" You get startled by everything" she said sarcastically, taking a sit
" What did you do?" Glenda nudged her playfully
" You'll see".
Few minutes later,she sighted Poppy moving out of the church
" About time" she whispered to Glenda "in 10,9,8,7,6,5,...."soon as she was done counting, Poppy fell to the ground with great force, directing everyone's attention to her.
" Ooooh!!,my ankle!" She cried out
" I hope she gets a sprain" someone said,Glenda blurted out laughing, to an extent tears began trickling down her cheeks
" You couldn't just pretend,could you?" Ashley sighed
" Oops my bad" Glenda snorted. Soon Poppy was taken out for proper medication,but before leaving,she threw the twins an " all knowing" state.
After several hours,the service finally came to an end, Mrs Meryl feeling jolly walked up to her children
" I'm pretty sure you loved the service, Ashley"
" Yh...it was great" she lied
" Then maybe you could consider coming every Sunday?"
" Not a chance"
" I know you'll change your name soon" Mrs Meryl pinched her cheeks softly
" Okay this is awkward"Ashley muttered under her breath.
After spending ten minutes on the road,they finally got home, Ashley quickly jumped out of the car,and rushed into her room.
" Why is she in such a hurry?" Mrs Meryl asked
" Maybe she wants to nap"
"Nap??, it's quite early" Mrs Meryl said, whilst locking her car, then walked into the house with Glenda trailing behind
" I'm ordering a pizza" Ashley hollered, climbing down the stairs,dressed in a pair of shorts and a singlet.
"No one's ordering anything...both of you Will be preparing dinner"
" Oh c'mon!!!" Ashley grumbled
*
" Mum I can't do it, I've got something on my hands already,get Sam to do it for you!"
" I'm so sorry,I won't disturb you again"
" Mum this is the sixth time you're saying this same words !" Jack groaned.
" Cross my heart darling, I'll give you all the time you need to finish up your project" Mrs Sally winked then walked out of jack's room, closing the door behind her
" I just hope she keeps to her words this time" he sighed
" Sam!.. Samantha!!" He could hear her call out