The next morning, Lina slept in until late morning. She had just gotten out of bed when Bella walked in.
"Oh, Sleeping Beauty, you're awake...wait, did your prince come and kiss you behind my back?" she exclaimed.
Lina stood up from the bed, wore her slippers, and said, "Yeah, he did, bitch. Sorry for your loss," before entering the bathroom
She stared at her disheveled self in the mirror for some time before taking the toothbrush and brushing her teeth. She washed her face before walking out of the bathroom.
"Hey, come wash the veggies, babe," Bella said as soon as she came out of the room.
"Don't act like u're the mum here"
"Oh, my daughter, you're too naive," Bella said and giggled.
Lina couldn't help but laugh. She cleaned her hands with a towel after washing the veggies before walking to sit on the sofa. She turned on the television and switched it to her favorite channel, 'Zee World'.
She sat cross-legged on the sofa. As she watched, she cried a few times, and most of the times she yelled.
"Keep it down, Lina. Why don't you go and join them?" Bella said smugly. She was clearly pissed off.
"I just can't help it. How could Pragya not see him? He was right beside her," she stated frustratedly.
"Why don't you enter the TV to reunite them?" she mocked.
"No worries, I'll even give you transport fare. You'll be the one to go and help me reunite them," Lina's frustration dissipated a bit.
"Lol, dey play"
Lina raised her head, staring at the wall clock. It was past two o'clock. She turned off the TV. "Aren't you watching again?" Bella asked when she saw her heading back towards the room.
"I'm going out to look for a job," she answered.
"Now?
"Yeah, I don't like sitting at home all day without doing anything," she answered crisply.
"Where do you wanna start from?" Bella asked with a puzzled expression as she drizzled some oil into the pan. "And when are you going to visit your parents?"
"Why are you making it sound like I ran away from them? I'm only living away from them."
"Abeg, shut up. Can't you be more sympathetic?" she asked, pouting her lips.
"I no too like hypocrisy"
Bella sneered contemptuously and went back to continue cooking, while Lina went to the room to clean herself.
She came back thirty minutes later fully dressed. She wore a white crop top with tight pink jeans and paired it with her favorite white sandals.
She tied her hair up in a ponytail, applied light make-up, studied herself in the mirror. When she was satisfied with her looks, she picked up her phone from the bed and tossed it casually into her pocket before walking out of the room.
"Angel, are you sure you're going to look for a job?" Bella exclaimed.
"Well do you think I'm going to find a husband?
"I dunno, maybe you are," bella mumbled.
"Whatever," lina said and was about to turn around and leave when Bella asked her, "Aren't you gonna eat?"
"I'll just eat out," she said before heading towards the door. As soon as she opened the door, she ran into Daniel.
"Hey," he said with a bright smile plastered on his face.