"Which files??,"sergio asked his brows ceased slightly.
"It is none of your business",matt spat angrily .
He shoved sergio away roughly from his front before walking out of his room.
Sergio could not help but be curious,what files is his father looking that made him turn his room to a mess.
His father had never step foot in his room,all those years that they lived together.
And what irked him In searching his room for those files he claimed to be looking for?
Sergio shrugged the thoughts off his mind as he begin to rearrange his room.
He hissed as he arranged it.
"What a father",
As he bend down to pick up one of his clothes, katherine barged in breathing heavily.
He turned to her as he eyed her curiously,what is she doing in his room?
"Are you okay?,",she asked curiously and he didn't reply,he was just staring at her weirdly.
"Sorry,but I bumped into your father at the door and he was all so angry ,and knowing mom would not be home at this time,I thought you guys argued again and maybe.. it may happened that he beat you up so I rushed in,are you okay?", kate asked worriedly.
"I am fine , nothing happened",he answered as he nod his head.
"Are you sure?",kate asked again and sergio was surprised how much she was all worked up.
"When did you start worrying about me katrina,and you haven't even stop that your habit of bumping into everyone?",he smirked as he teased her.
"It is katherine,and when did you see me bump into everyone", katherine said .
"Well you just told me you bumped into my dad,and remember at the engagement,you smashed your head at my chest twice",sergio teased.
Then it dawned on katherine that since like 6 months ago,she and sergio haven't had any proper conversation.
They talk only when her mom instruct her to call him down for food and that is all.
She has always avoided any sort of talk with him.
"It isn't a bad habit Gio,and also everybody makes mistake"kate said as she rolled her eyes.
"Gio?",he asked surprised.
Only his mom called him that.
"Ohhh that..",kate trailed .
"Your name is sort of long for me so i thought of that", She said shrugging her shoulders.
Sergio chuckled having an amused look on his face.
"You claim sergio is so long then what about kathrine", sergio said and kate smiled revealing her sparkling white set of teeth.
"You can say my name in just one breath, KATHERINE",she emphasized and sergio chuckled lightly.
"You are crazy,just admit you want to give me a nickname",sergio grinned and she blushed in embarrassment.
"I am never having this conversation with you ", katherine said before scurrying out of his room in a hurry.
Sergio smiled widely as he watched her walk away in embarrassment.
******
"So you two are going with me for shopping this weekend,you both need a change of wardrobe",yvonne said shoving a forkful pancake into her mouth.
Her , kathrine and sergio are seated in the dining section having dinner.
Matt was not present,he have not been eating with them for some time now.
He come home late at night most of the times now and this has been the source of their argument lately.
"I can't come with you,I have something to do ",sergio lied,he doesn't want to fall in any awkward situation with them.
"Then on Sunday", yvonne said.
"I also have plans.....",he was cut short by yvonne.
"I won't take no for an answer , there is nothing to be awkward about",yvonne said and sergio pinned his gaze on his plates.
"So how was school?", yvonne asked them .
This have been their daily routine,she will ask how they are faring at school and made sure they lack nothing.
She always engage them in a lot of discussion after dinner,so as to make Sergio less awkward around her.
But sergio is a hard nut to crack.
Just as they were doing the dishes in the kitchen,yes the three of them always do the dishes after every dinner.
Katherine will scrub them, yvonne will rinse and sergio will arrange them,and will discuss as they do it.
Sergio doesn't engage much but he would talk once or twice.
The door bursted open,and they all paused.
"That should be matt,I am going to check up on him", yvonne said as she dry her hand with the towel.
"Can you both take care of it?",she asked and they nodded positively.
As she walk through the door ,she heard sergio's laughter and she was surprised.
When did he and kate starts to talk and most of all he was laughing.
Yvonne smiled as she walk to their room to meet matt.
That really is a good development.
She walked into the room just to see matt struggling with his shirt, trying to pull it off.
"Matt",she called as she move closer to him.
Getting nearer to him,a foul smell of alcohol hit her nose almost choking her,her face scrunched up with a frown.
"Matt,you are drunk again",she frowned.
"And how does that affect you",he fired angrily.
Yvonne was taken abacked,he has been in this foul mood for some weeks now.
Always picking a fight with her.
He wil come home late at night, sometimes drunk .
He most time come home smelling of alcohol but he is dead drunk today.
"Matt what Is your problem?", yvonne half yelled.
"You have not been your usual self this days,what is going on?",yvonne asked worriedly.
"And how are you going to be of help if I tell you",he slurred drunkenly.
"Matt we are a couple", yvonne pointed out.
"Oh please save me that,you think I did not know that you still love your Philip",he slurred staggering.
"Matt,we.....",she was cut short by him.
"Please get out of my sight",he said before staggering to the bathroom.
Yvonne sat on the bed as she rubbed her head tiredly.
What is happening to her marriage with Matt?
Why is he acting like that ?
Penned by ✍️:Aisha Humayrah.