" have some respect and keep your phone, you are already at the dining table",
" okay",
" I bet he's not even listening, he's addicted to that tab",
" keep it now or I seize it",
"Mum wait a minute", he said hurrying to respond to people's comments on his post,
" Noah! Mum is about to collect it", Mary shouted and he quickly hid it and turned to his mom,
"Mum..", he frowned, " everyone is not even here yet",
"Everyone is here", Mary said. Noah turned to see his dad and David glaring at him.
"Still...yeah...Liam is not even here",
" I'm here",
They all turned in his direction but all attention was on the stunning lady standing beside him. She is such a beauty that makes other beauties jealous, the older man on the table couldn't help himself, and the first son of the family felt like his angel just walked right into the room. David's eyes scanned every part of her body, her radiating beauty made his spoon lose its grip, and the small but beautiful smile on her face made him see stars around her, it took a while for him to be able to blink his eyes and that was when they already took their seat in the room.
" who's she?", Sarah's cold and jealous voice jolted everyone back to their sense.
" good evening", Liam responded. Noah already brought out his phone and has started videoing, capturing his post with, " can't believe I'm seeing an angel".
" who's she?", Sarah asked again,
" she's my friend",
" your friend? bringing your friend to the family dining? did you realize how rude this act is?",
" Sarah", Mr. George called calmly, " let it just go, not like that's going to change anything",
Liam scoffed understanding the reason behind his unusual calmness, ' what a hypocrite', he said in his mind. He felt Amelia's hand holding him as they sat beside each other, she seemed nervous.
' so she could be nervous? isn't she the one begging and pleading for me to take her along? ',
" hey, beauty! what's your name?", Noah asked looking so excited,
" I...",
" your food is getting cold", Liam said cutting Amelia who was about to answer short.
" pssst", he eyed him.
" you can't bring a friend to the table and not introduce her", David said,
" let me do that myself", Amelia said, " I am Amelia",
" Amelia what?", Noah asked again,
" huh?", she looked confused,
" I mean what's your surname?",
" I don't have a surname",
"What!?", they all exclaimed except Liam as he wasn't surprised anymore.
" just eat and keep quiet", Liam whispered to her,
" who doesn't have a surname?", Mary said,
" Can we just eat and stop asking questions", Sarah said feeling irritated,
Amelia looked at everyone at the table and locked eyes with David's lustful eyes. His dark eyes that are glued to her somehow make her feel uneasy forcing her to turn back to her food. She doesn't like to eat human food as it tastes weird in her mouth.
" you don't like the food?", Mary asked looking at her,
" huh? No, I like it",
" but you are not eating",
" I...I am full",
"OK",
Right when the dinner is coming to an end, Mr George started,
" due to what happened the last time you came I couldn't tell you what I intend to tell you", he said referring to Liam who clenched his fist secretly under the table while Mary's hand shivered slightly as she dropped the fork.
" Can we discuss this later when everyone has finished eating?", Mary said forcing a smile,
" some people barely touch their food so when will everyone finish eating?", Sarah said,
" so as I was saying, I will be contesting for mayor in the next election",
" Wow that's just great", David said grinning, " seeing how high your aims are getting makes me want to work harder",
George smiled, " you should",
" what can I help with Dad?, what should I do to help you win more stand?",
" for now, I don't need you to do anything, I need it from Liam",
"Cool, I'm sure Liam would be willing to help",
"Really? What did you want me to do?",
" though what I'm asking you isn't much of a big deal and the entry and everything has been arranged, you just need to carry out a few tasks and that's all",
" what's it?", he asked not looking at his father,
" I need you into the military ground, enroll into the war ground as the duty from a civilian".
Noah who was busy replying to the comments on Amelia's video he uploaded suddenly paused, Mary's heart sank and she was terrified knowing fully well cause she informed him already and he replied that he'd go. Amelia felt her head spinning for some seconds, The Akarsto war scene flashed across her eyes and Riya's war statement started ringing in her head.
~. " what a set of demons ",
" what a set of greedy people, I mean, some politicians purposely set their child to the battlefield and purposely blow off one of the soldier's legs fabricating it that their well-trained son risked his life to save the peculiar soldier as in what for, a soldier that went to the battlefield for his country and because of your greed? you made him live his whole life in pain, some even made their sons die on the battlefield to gain fame, sympathy, and favor",~
' is this his intention? Is this why he wants to send his son to the war field?', Amelia said in her mind,
Liam was surprised to hear Amelia's cold and rigid voice for the first time and it sent some spark through his veins.
" did you know what war is?", Amelia asked looking coldly at George with her tiny voice vibrating. Everyone at the table was quiet, George couldn't speak as he felt he was going to stammer, he was surprised at why just her voice had that effect on him.
" I am asking you, did you know what war is?",
" yes", he managed to say,
" no you don't, if you do then I bet you won't want to send your enemy to the battlefield filled with blood and scattered heads of the warriors", she said raising her voice, her legs trembling in anger, ' how could he, how could he thinks of sending him to war '. Remembering how her brother was claimed to have died because of the war and now he's sending Liam to war, the thought alone makes her blood boil.
" Who are you to interfere in the family discussion?", Sarah eyed coldly,
" I am his friend", she replied fiercely and turned back to George, " I thought you were his father but I doubt that, has the greed for power blinded you that you are ready to sacrifice your son? Are you that heartless that you are ready to kill your son? what? are you going to say ? that he also died as a hero trying to save a civilian? are you going to say he lost some part of his body when he was about to save the universe? if that's your aim, then go by yourself, save your world, and come back to claim a high position, face death yourself, not send my friend", she said coldly and angrily and stood up immediately, she held his hand and dragged him out of the house, not before giving George a killing glare.
David watched in admiration as she walked out bravely, she sounded angry and cold but her voice still came out sexy and cool. He admired her so much that his heart raced faster,
' she's what I'm looking for, my exact type ',