Rivalling Sides

Chapter 3: There’s Some Chores In This House

When Michelle got home, she creaked open the door and slipped in, letting it slowly close behind her. She glanced up at the clock and it was only five minutes to five. She let out a sigh of relief as she got home in time so her mum didn't have to lecture her.

She sauntered down the sandy, wooden floor and just when she was about to head upstairs, she heard her name resound in her ears.

"Michelle? Is that you?" Her mum called out.

Michelle let her blazer slide down her waist and went into the living room. Her mum's slender figure was sat down on a chair, with her hair in a high puff.

"Hey mum," she greeted, with her bag slung around her arm.

"Hi my dear, how was school?" She beckoned Michelle to her and wrapped her arms around her waist when she got closer.

"It was good."

"Where's your coat?" Her Mum looked around her uniform.

"Um...I didn't wear it today," a nervous laugh escaped her lips, as she knew she was going to get yelled at from her mother's raised eyebrows.

"Michelle do you want to catch pneumonia?!" She exclaimed.

"But mama, it's only cold in the morning!"

"I don't care, do you want to catch a cold?!"

"But like, by the time I'm outside, it will be hot and then I'll have to carry it all day," she moaned. That's one of the things she didn't like about September, the extreme weather switches which made it harder to get ready for school.

"Then carry it," she folded her arms while shrugging.

Michelle just sighed and proceeded to go up the grey carpeted stairs to her room.

"Oh and Michelle! Can you also hoover the stairs for me later?" She asked loudly.

"Okay, mum!" She answered and quickly dashed to the kitchen. She got the red Henry hoover and started hoovering the stairs as she went up so she could get it out of the way.

She plugged in her earphones to pass the time and let her playlist on shuffle.

There's *peng black girls in my area code. Dark skin, light skin, medium tone.

She sang along to Peng Black Girls remix by Enny and Jorja Smith.

Permed tings, braids, got mini afros.

Thick lips, got hips some of us don't.

Big nose contour, some of us won't.

Never wanna put us in the media, bro.

Michelle swayed along to the music with a smile on her face. Even though she didn't like cleaning the stairs that much, listening to music made it more fun and bearable.

When she was done, she got a can of Pepsi max and some cheese and onion crisps. She changed out of her uniform and into her grey cotton pyjamas. Now that she was finished, she could eat and play Sims 4 on her Xbox one.

She jumped onto her bed and enveloped her blanket around her curled up body. She slurped the Pepsi through a straw and opened up the game.

She had four generations and had fun making her sims walk around, and getting them to have breakfast. She even took one of her male sims to the park to find them a girlfriend.

She eventually found one and started getting the friendship bar up before moving onto the romance one. She loved flirting on sims because it was so amusing to watch, but she sometimes felt like a p*****t just seeing her sims get all lovely dovey.

She ran through the various options and mainly clicked on 'caress cheek', 'kiss hands' and 'sexy pose'.

"Oooooh," a smirk grew on her lips as the pink bar increased as they could now have their first kiss.

"My guy is that you yeah." She suggestively raised her eyebrows. "I see you, I see you." She then made them do a very dramatic passionate kiss.

She stuffed some crisps into her mouth when she suddenly heard her phone vibrate across her bed. She placed her controller down and then picked up her phone.

James??: HI TINYY!!!!

Michelle: Who you calling tiny??I swear we are the same height???

James??: Nah you are tiny????.

Michelle: Shut up you silly *yute, I beg you don't call me that????

James??: OKAY TINY.

Michelle: ???.

James??: Anyways, I was wondering if you could send me the notes for chemistry today pls?

Michelle: No❤️

James??: Pls Michka? I'll get you yum yums tomoz.

Michelle: How you gonna have the audacity to call me tiny and then ask for notes????

James??: I'm sorry Michka, my pretty, fluffy pengting???

Michelle: Ewww wat is this *wet behaviour???Relax, I'll give you ur notes.

James??: Okay, thanks tiny ??.

Michelle: BRUHHH??stappp it.

James??: Nuuuu it's funny.

Michelle: *Rah, fine then imma make a nickname for ya, not rn tho??

James??: Okay ???

She switched to a group chat she had with her best friends to see who was she was meeting with tomorrow morning.

~Closest??~

Michelle: Oi

Grace ??: Yo✌?

Michelle: Whose meeting me at my yard tomoz?

Grace??: I swear it's me and Joshua?

Michelle: Oh that's calm then, don't be late ??

Grace??: I should be saying that to you???make sure you're awake hehe

Michelle: I will dw ???

"Michelle, can you come help me with dinner?" She suddenly heard her mum's voice from downstairs.

"Okay, mum!" She replied.

She chuckled her phone onto the bed and raced downstairs. Cooking food with her mum was one of her favourite bonding moment. Plus, she got to learn new skills.

As soon as she entered into the kitchen, she was embraced by the steam of soup boiling on the cooker.

"Hey mama," she said as she went to stand next to her.

"Hi my dear, are you ready to help?"

"Yes! What are we making?"

"We are making chicken soup with dumplings."

"Oh yes, fam!" She cheered, raising her fists in the air. Her mum gave her a weird glance but just shook her head in amusement. Chicken dumpling soup was one of her favourite meals, but mainly for the dumpling bit.

They sliced up some of the ingredients and then dumped them into the pot. Her Mum then mixed flour and water to make the actual dumplings.

Michelle squished some of it, it was very sticky but she didn't mind.

Suddenly, the jingling and turning of keys spiked their ears as they heard the wind howl loudly outside. Michelle turned to look down the hallway and her dad was just walking in.

"Hi, daddy!" She abandoned the food and ran down with her arms out wide.

"Hello, my princess." He caught her in his arms and then lifted her into the air. "How are you?"

"I'm good! How was work?"

"It was okay." He said as he placed her back down and took off his thick coat.

"Did you get me anything?" She asked with her eyes sparkling of hope.

"Yes I did," he opened up his bag and then brought out a pandora bag with a pink bow.

"Thank you, daddy." She took the box from his hands.

"Your welcome my princess," he bent down and hugged her. He always loved coming home and seeing the bright face of his only daughter.

"Where's your mother Michelle?" He asked as he let go of her.

"She's in the kitchen, we are making chicken dumplings."

As soon as she said that, her mum came out with the pot in her hand.

"Dinners ready! She announced.

When she noticed her husband, she quickly put the pot on the table.

"Xavier!" She exclaimed with a wide smile on her face.

"My Mariah," he said softly as he embraced her, her sweet perfume invaded his nostrils.

"I missed you today," he said as he kissed her face.

"I missed you too," she murmured into his ear.

They've been married for sixteen years and their love for one another has not diminished over the passing years.

When he finally let go of Mariah, they all sat at the table to have their dinner.

Glossary:

Peng: Pretty

Yute: Young person

Wet: Weak or feeble

Rah: an expression of shock or surprise

A/N: Hey I hope u enjoyed the chapter!

Q: Have you ever played sims before? If so, which ones? I've played sims freeplay and sims 4???