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~Chloe~

Rule #18: Always be happy for your bestie's successes.

When I first found out that Molly and Antonio were in a relationship I couldn't wrap my head around it. We have been best friends for as long as I can remember, we made this rules together so as to keep our friendship firm and strong. But still they were the first to break one of the rules we all put together. I Know that no matter how I wanted to hate them, to be mad at them, I still couldn't do it because rule number 18 was standing strong in my mind, heart and chest.

Always be happy for your bestie's successes.

I had no other choice, I had to be happy for them, for their relationship, it was what a good friend would do, it was what I was doing even if it was too my own detriment. I was always always happy for them making sure that I always remembered that they were in relationship and I made sure to protect their relationship like it was mine. Amidst the chaos and Catastrophe of a life i and my sister had, we were able to squeeze out time to make sure that we studied and wrote our jamb exam with the hope that after graduation we would all earn enough point to be accepted into Obafemi Awolowo university (O.A.U)

Rule #19: Always go to the same school as your bestie.

That had always been the plan when we were kids. To end up in the same university by all and any means Necessary. It was what we all wanted especially after the documentary we watched about OAU when we newly entered SS1. We all picked OAU it was what we wanted but then they came to meet me at home to share a good new about school. I was overwhelmed and happy for them But when they told me the school they would be going to, i found it hard to process very hard actually.

" oh so let me get this straight. Your not going to OAU with me. And here I was feeling bad that I didn't pick unilag with my sister were you two had other plans!!!"

"Chloe we are sorry. We didn't think it will matter. We didn't—"

"What? You didn't think it will matter ??. Hmph i can't believe you two. Ha as if breaking -No severely butchering rule number nine was not enough, you choose to add rule number 19 to it.  Really you guys if you knew you were going to break these rules why did we created in the first place."

" Chloe it's not like that. Its—"

"It's like what??, no c'mon Antonio explain it to me. I am listening"

If I said I was pissed I would be lying . I was flaming mad at the Moment and they weren't even helping me in any way with what they were saying . Why were they doing this, honestly speaking we had agreed. Even last minute when they were going to write jamb before me they said it was OAU that was there first choose. How come, how? why? Why would they go behind my back to change it.

" Chloe I—"

" don't your dear touch me. Don't! I trusted, did everything to keep everyone happy, to keep you Happy. Made sure to keep the rules that we jointly created and this is how you repay me ??? Huh this is how??"

"Oh please!"

Molly who has been quite this whole time yelled and I was stung, taken aback to say the least. She was sidings her boyfriend, unbelievable but what was I expecting Though, that she would put our friendship first over her relationship. I guess i thought wrong because right now she was standing in front of Antonio in a protective way. Without thinking twice she said something that i never thought she could.

" if you are so Kine on keeping your dumb rules, then why do you find it hard being happy for us. Humm why do you find it hard keeping rule no 18. What happened to 'Always be happy for your bestie's successes.' You don't look very happy to me Chloe"

"Oh plsssss I am done with being happy for guys at my own detriment. I am done okay, so you guys can leave. Leave!!!! Get the fuck out of my house!!!!!!!"

I said throwing my pillows and any thing my hands could find. I threw it at them until they left my room and the house in total i sigh feeling frustrated and annoyed. If I knew this what they wanted to do maybe I would have just put University of Lagos like my sister did. It's just soo upsetting really but I don't even want to dwell on it. We were finally done With WAEC and NECO  and most importantly we have also written our JAMB. They were the only  exams that has me and my sister studying non stop

I still can't believe they broke another rule, rules number 19 and here there were using Rule number 18 to black mail me, how selfish of them. It was due to this rules I couldn't tell who's sides i  should be on considering my twin sister has a toddler she's taking care of. At the end of the day I choose friendship over my new found closeness with my twin sister, now look at how that turned out for me. I sat in my room my face buried in my pillow wondering how I was going to survive OAU with out Molly and Antonio.

" hey Chloe, Umm I'm sorry about Your friends ."

"Hmmm Thank sis. How is my little niece doing, i hope isn't causing too much trouble for you."

" oh she is alright, let me go and bring her."

Zoe said chuckling before Leaving my room and heading to hers to get Serenity. I smiled genuinely happy that things are going well with Zoe, I haven't been paying good attention to my twin sister for a long and Time and it's about that we change that, I stood from my sleeping position and sat yoga style on the bed.

I am sure she won't mind us working together to have a better and stronger twin bound. The sound of Serenity brought me out of my thoughts as she giggle at the funny face Zoe her mother was making to her. She sat on my bed and place Serenity beside me a huge smile on my face. I carried her and for the first ten seconds she was just looking at me with her Chocolate brown huge dove eye. I didn't know what to do considering I've never carried her before and this was my first time.

Don't give me that look I'm scared of carry babies. I have this Phobia that something  bad could happen to them once they are in my hands. So yes I avoided carrying my niece for as long as I could, making sure to push Joel and Nafeesat whenever she needed an extra hands. So sue  me  for have such thoughts or doing such thing, have you seen how fragile this baby is in my hand.

" Chloe... she is smiling at you."

"Oh, oh thank God she doesn't hate me."

I whispered the Last part to myself but Zoe heard me and she chuckle in response shaking her head at me. I shrugged rocking her baby in my hands  as I made funny faces at her and serenity giggled as she stretched her hands out to touch my face. I moved her close to my face so she won't have to stretch so much, in that moment I head the clicking sound of a camera and I looked up to see Joel. How on earth did he get here, then I remembered I didn't go downstairs to properly Lock the door after Molly and Antonio left.

" I am glad I came here Just in time to capture the most beautiful unaware moment I have seen."

"Joel what are you. Never mind, i mean you already have the keys to my sister heart, the house door is an  no brainer."

I said to Joel and Zoe who couldnt help but turn tomatoes red on the spot. When I saw how red they both were I busted into laugher as a light bulb went up on my head to tease them further. I cleared my throat getting out of my bed with serenity in my arms so I could tease them properly. Before I could speak Zoe's motherly instinct kicked in, she became alert that I was taking her daughter away so she said.

" wow hold up. Where are you going with my baby."

" oh don't worry. Serenity and I aren't going far, we just want to give you guys room so you can give her a younger brother."

I said in response. Zoe didn't get the joke on time but Joel did and his face was now flaming red with embarrassment. It was when I was laughing so hard at Joel expenses that Zoe now got the joke. She couldn't  take the embarrassment any more so she had to hide her face in one of my pillows which was on the floor. I keep laughing at them and Serenity who was clueless and didnt understand what was going on- joined in the laugher as well showing me  just her gum as she laugh.

" you know it's obvious I came at a bad time. I'm going to the sitting  room to make something to eat."

" shy Joel says what? Sitting room?? You didn't tell me they cook in sitting room in your village oo."

I said to him to tease him future he face Palmed  himself realizing him mistake. He groaned clearing his throat before saying.

" urghh gawd  Chloeee., you know what I meant."

As he was about to make his way out of my room I stop him and handed Serenity over to him. I needed room to talk to my sister. There are some conversations that are long over due. And the sooner we talk about it the better it was for me, for both of us. He took Serenity with him to the sitting room I turned to Zoe who was looking at me expectantly.

" motherhood, it looks good on you know."

" I am sure it will look even more amazing on you... but I guess you probably don't want that with the way our whole family is a huge mess."

" you got that part right. I still can believe that our mother placed a cause on us as tracking devices, I guess she found us easily because we are the only teenager who has attracted  Chaos and Catastrophe to ourselves for more than a year now"

I said to her and she hummed in response shaking her head.  I came to join her on the bed and she reached for my hand holding it in a firm embraces.  I smiled at her  and she smiled me saying.

"Yes we have a messed up life. We have two parents, Adopted and biological.  We were caused by our biological mother who out of selfish internet wished us away in the first place. We have loved and we have lost, but that is not what I see, look what we got, look what it taught us."

" hmmm I guess you have a point Zozo I guess you have a point. Hopefully if all goes well, I hope. We can get to Have like a family meeting so we know what to do after graduation. I still want to school here in Nigeria OAU, my passion for that school burns bringer than ever."

She smiled at me against and this time she hugged me in a comforting way and I returned the hug. You know there is the saying that goes you always look out for number one, that is you only look out for yourself. But what good is number one of there aren't anything other numbers. ..

A/N

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I know I've said that like a thousand time but I just feel I need to say it one last time since this is the last update for today.

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