Red heart pink soul

〰️ JOHNNY 〰️
I heard my mum's voice in a distance, taking my headphones off,i listened once again for another call,I've always had the habit of deliberately ignoring her until am super sure she called for me.
"Johnny come downstairs, dinner is ready".
I heard her clearly this time,a silly smile gradually playing on my face." It's about time" .I voiced out to myself as i found my way downstairs. When i got down, i noticed that the whole house was completely engulfed with the aroma of fried chicken, pernni-red rice and Pasta, I suddenly felt asif I've not eaten for days,my stomach was not helping either. Just then my mum walked out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of beef sauce.
"Do you know how many times I called for you Johnny?".
Right now, that question was not important, i just wanted to satisfy my stomach first,i collected the bowl from her and placed it carefully on the table." I have told you so many times to always reduce the volume of your headphones whenever am in the house, cause you'd never know when I might urgently need your help". I knew instinctively, that she was staring at me but I didn't dare to look up. "Are you even listening to me?". she asked raising her voice slightly. I adverted my eyes else where looking for a distraction.
"where is Dad, is he not joining us for dinner?"I asked ignoring her questions. My mum sighed and gave up.
"He is working a nightshift tonight, he won't be joining us,yet again". I caught a very familiar emotion in her eyes,a sad one. Dad has been in and mostly out of the house these past few days, i would not blame him entirely though cause of the nature of his work. I guess being a doctor is apparently not a day job.
"He will be here for breakfast right" I said trying to get my voice to sound lively cause I just wanted to enjoy the food, is that too much to ask.
After dinner, I helped my mom to clear the table and the dishes,i went back to my room shortly,my phone started ringing as soon as I entered,i peered into the screen cause I wasn't expecting any call tonight,it was Jeremy,my face lit up immediately.
"Hey what's good bro" .
"Hey,hey Johnny it's Jeremy,i really need your help right now". I sat up immediately, from the sound of his voice i knew instantly that he has gotten himself in a really deep shit, again.
"what's going on ,are you alright?" I had to ask despite knowing he's not good in anyway.
"Remember those guys from circus shutter, the ones I told you about the other day, they are everywhere looking for me bro,am finished". fear and anxiety was evident in the way he spoke, the words coming out of his mouth were nothing but whispers, he's probably hiding somewhere,i thought to myself. "Why are they looking for you,do you have any business with them"? I asked, knowing fully well that he didn't see that question coming, i waited for him to respond but nothing came,i thought he hung up on me,so I checked but he was still there.
"Listen man,am sorry i lied okay" finally he found his voice.
"I didn't want you to get the wrong idea that I associate myself with those kind of guys, i went to a bar, got drunk then gambled with some group of people,i swear i didn't know they were the ones,we...we placed a bet and I lost it now i have to pay back".
After listening to his nonsensical ordeal I had no option than to help him out, which I will be doing for the last time,i just can't keep up with this careless attitude of his for much longer.
"How much is it?".
"5k, that's it".
"Let's meet tomorrow at dragon's lair okay"?
"Thanks bro,i really appreciate it,i promise to pay you back".
"There's no need for that, cause this is the last help am rendering, just stop getting your ass into trouble all the time". I just hope that i will stick to my word, cause every single time, I always find myself rushing to his rescue, and it's literally driving me nuts.
The next day,we met at dragon's lair after lectures
"So what were you yapping about yesterday". I asked as soon as Jeremy came in sight.
He signed and gave me a weird look.