Recap:

"Yes very hap—Ow!" something hit my head before it falls on my laps. Crackers.

I look at the person who threw it and it's Michael, Shay and Lexi burst into laughter.

"You guys are evil. Now I have amnesia. Who are you?"

"I'm your husband" he places a hot drink on the table.

"Yeah right. Why is it hot?" I ask, touching the drink.

"Cold drinks are not good when you are on your period."

"Oh shoot me." I roll my eyes and the three of them laughs. I put the drink and crackers in my bad and decide to eat the chips and Happy hour instead.

• • •

I open the door and see my brother and his friends playing PS3 in the living room. I greet them and go to put the drink and Crackers Michael bought me in fridge and go to my room.

I exchange my uniform skirt for a Jean short and remove my shirt, leaving the singlet I wore underneath.

I enter the kitchen and I almost scream at the sight. The kitchen is a fucking mess. Plates and wrappers of cereal are everywhere. I let out a loud hiss for my brother to hear before I start to clear the kitchen.

I finish cleaning the kitchen and I withdraw the drink and Crackers from the fridge and enter my room. I sit on the bed and start to eat over a new novel I just collected from Favour. Silver flame.

My phone buzz and I answer it. "Hello", the line is rustling and I can't hear the person well.

"Hi dear" they answer and I recognize the voice immediately.

"Michael?"

"Yes baby. How are you?"

"You just saw me like an hour ago. Whose number is this?" I ask as I munch another cracker.

"This is my Sister's number. I know I just saw you but I'm already missing you"

"Now don't be sappy. Where are you?"

"I'm at home. Just thinking about you. Hey how about we see tomorrow?" he asks silently as if not sure about my reply.

I laugh, "I'm sorry Michael we can't"

"Oh okay then some other time."

"I was just kidding. Of course I'll see you tomorrow, where do you want to meet?"

"You can come over to my house. My Sis also wants to meet you"

"Hmm. Are you sure it's only because of your sister and nothing else?"

"You know it's not only because of that"

I snort, "I'm not kissing you, if you are hoping for that. I'll come around 1pm"

He laughs, "We'll see about that. Thanks. See you tomorrow then."

"Alright"

"Take care"

"You too" I end the call, grinning like crazy.

Joseph still hasn't made any attempt to talk to me.

Just forget about him. You're with Michael now remember?

I know but…

No buts. You are happy with Michael.

O… okay.

I hear the front door open, followed by the sound of my mom's voice. I fold the page I'm reading and quickly rush out of my room. I dispose the drink bottle and cracker wrap and enter my mom's room.

She's changing and talking. Talking to who? Nobody. Mom is very fond of talking to herself that I think maybe she doesn't think in her mind and always voicing everything she thinks about.

"Welcome Ma" I say as I jump on the bed and immediately close my eyes. Shit! She has warned me about…

"I've warned you about jumping on my bed like that. Why are you so disrespectful, don't you know that it's not right to jump on an adult's bed like that."

I cringe, gosh this lecture isn't going to end. I just like to forget instructions and I don't know why.

Without another word, I quietly slip out of the room and head to the kitchen. She'd placed the food stuff on the counter and I wash the meat and boil it.

Mom enters the kitchen and opens the pot I'm boiling the meat in. "Did you add enough onion and seasoning?"

I nod.

"Don't just sit here like this, go and blend the pepper while the meat boils" I stand up and proceed to rinse the pepper.

I'm just putting the peppers in the blender when she calls me, "Juliet, the meat is already tender so come and boil water for the rice"

I roll my eyes and groan, silently. I enter the kitchen,

rinse the pot,

fill it with water and

place it on the stove.

Three fucking simple steps. But she's there eating/tasting one of the meats I boiled.

Tasting my foo—"Take" she hands me a little piece of meat and I smile and swallow it.

That's one thing about mom that I love. She's really sweet as much as she's annoying. If you ask her for something, she'd disagree at first but when you pretend to be angry, she gives you.

Sometimes she even pays my school fees before dad does and when he does, I return the money to her. And out of all my best friends, I get the most freedom because my parents—well except for mom—are not strict. In fact dad doesn't care what you do but he's very strict about school and education. Lexi and Shay's parents are strict (Shay's parents being the worst) and don't allow them to go out anytime but if I give mom a reasonable excuse, she allows me and I know better than to stay out late.

• • •

I lock myself in my room, reading my Physics note. Tomorrow is the exam and me being myself, I read a night before the exam.

I don't like reading weeks or days before exam and I just read the night before.

Well works well for you because you are intelligent.

You can say that.

My door opens and mom peeps her head inside, "Juliet food is ready"

I only nod absently. But she doesn't seem satisfied.

"Are you coming or what?"

"Mom I'm not hungry. I'm eating" One thing my mom doesn't like is for us not to eat except we're sleeping, that's why I don't eat whenever I need something from her and she quickly gives me but it doesn't work all the time. And she hates it most when my dad doesn't eat, that's when you will hear her talking to only God knows who.

"The whole of yesterday was there but you couldn't read. Instead you went to a birthday party."

Yes, I went to visit Michael yesterday remember? I had to lie that I was going to a birthday party because of the way I dressed. A vintage shirt and jean that's ripped in the knee. Either that or I tell her I'm going to either Shay or Lexi's place and I can't dress up like that because I'm going to my friends house just across the street.

She wouldn't even buy it.

Yeah.

"Okay I'm coming" I say in order to get her to shut up about going to a birthday party instead of reading for exams.

I enter the bathroom and wash my hands and face before going out to the dining room.

"Father we thank you for…" mom starts praying and my dad and brother have already started eating, so I join in.

"… in Jesus name I pray. Amen" she opens her eyes to find us eating, I'm worried that she might get angry because only dad usually eat when she was praying and now it's all of us. She smiles instead and dig into her food.

My dad finish his food and slide me his plate, knowing what it means, I stand up but my brother beat me to it. He takes the plate and disappear into the kitchen. He comes back with extra food for dad and himself. Now I understand why he went instead.

Mom just shakes her head, causing the rest of us to laugh. I eat half my food and when I get up to carry my play to the kitchen, mom clears her throat and I freeze in my track.

"Where to?" she asks.

"I'm full"

"What did I tell you about wasting food. You should have said you weren't hungry instead of wasting my food" I open my eyes in shock.

I definitely didn't say that I wasn't hungry.

"This food is very delicious. Bring your food I'll finish it. It's a shame that you don't get to enjoy this food. Now go and continue reading." Dad says and mom scowls at him while I give him a very bright smile.

He is a life saver.

Happy new month JPL-ers! Joseph's POV coming soon. Just chillax.

Please tap that little star and make Jesus happy. It's his birthday month.

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