LIFE AFTER DEATH.

MIND YOUR BUSINESS 2

Tom chuckled and pulled her to him by her waist, " I love you, you know that? I can never say no to you. "

" I love you too. " She smiled sheepishly at him.

I also came to the conclusion that Tom was my aunt's mystery millionaire husband and Tess's father, but why he wanted her out of the house eluded me.

They began edging towards where I stood, their movements was louder as they approached.

I panicked, and without hesitation, I turned over to where the s****l act occurred and hurriedly slammed the door without caring if I interrupted something.

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" Oh hey, Amaka... " My aunt was surprised to see me standing in front of Tess's door. I heard the ruffling sounds inside the room and assumed they were cleaning up. Lucky them.

" What are you doing here? " She asked me.

" I uh... I wanted to have a word with Tess but she was already fast asleep. I decided I'd come back later. " I was proud of the lie I instantly cooked.

My aunt nodded in admiration, she gave Tom a satisfied look and adjusted the Prada bag she held.

" You're Amaka, welcome. "

Tom's voice filled the room, it was wholesome.

" Thank you. " I replied, nodding mildly.

Meanwhile, all I wanted was to leave where I stood and seek solitude. I had a lot on my mind. More deeply, I was practicing something I seldom do, m**********n.

" I'm sorry I couldn't give you a proper welcome, I've been busy. " He tapped his hands minimally. " But rest assured, I'm one call away, anything that you need. don't be shy to ask, okay? " He made sure to maintain eye contact with me.

" Yes sir. " I didn't know when I addressed him the way I did, but it was also reassuring.

" Don't be silly, call me Tom. "

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As they walked past me, I felt a huge sense of relief. I had just avoided what would have become a huge scene. I fell faced first into my bed as I approached my room. I heaved a sigh of relief as I perceived the cold and biting scent of my covers.

Tom's words replayed themselves to me and I began to make sense of them. By this time, I had already concluded that Tom was Tess's father and that they had some issues. Apparently, those issues were so serious that he didn't want her in his house.

I felt bad on Tess's behalf, I began to realize why she felt misplaced and harbored germane hurt and resentment. But the fact remained, she wasn't aware of her father's plight, which only made things worse. I reconsidered my aunt's stance, and it was difficult to see things from her point of view. I wasn't sure if Tess would ever grow fond of her.

Just then, my door busted open. Uncertain of what the sound was, I launched myself to the side of the bed, almost falling from it. Before I could utter a word, Tess shushed me as she dragged Curly further into my room.

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" Gus leave immediately! "

Tess ordered Curly. I sat on my bed and watched in shock as they acted as though I wasn't present.

" Did your Dad see us? " Curly asked. He seemed afraid.

" I don't know... I hope he didn't. "

" Okay, okay, " He was breathing heavily, " I guess I should be going. "

" I love you... " Tess's voice had a little hint of hurt, I wasn't sure why. Maybe she was sad to see Curly go.

" Bye. " Curly huffed in haste and dashed outside the window.

I felt it was her cue to talk to me. I wasn't expecting a proper apology, but a notification to say the very least. I sat in silence and watched as she turned her back to leave.

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" You could have at least knocked on the door before you barged in like that. " I began, " THIS IS my ROOM. "

Tess mockingly scrutinized the room, " Really? " She arched a brow.

" It's mine now, and you can't__

" Well, there's no other way, and you can't tell me what to do. "

I stared into space for a short while, analyzing the situation and watching as my heart rate gradually spiked.

" Just because you slithered your way into this house doesn't mean you have to give me orders... I was here before you and I know what I'm doing. "

" Just like your dad almost walked in on you having s*x with Cur... Gustavo? " I needed to stop addressing him as Curly, especially when it involved talking to people.

" So that was you? "

I saw the raging surface in her eyes, " If I wasn't there__

" Why were you there? "

" Are we going to talk about that right now? You would have been CAUGHT. " I clapped my hands in a bid to release some sort of pressure, I was getting very pissed. " You need to be more careful. " and I needed to control my temper, I told myself.

" And you need to mind your own business! "

She gave me a fierce look and stormed out on me, slamming my door in my face and startling me in the process.

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I laid numb, staring face-first at the ceiling with my hand on my chest. I was trying to monitor my heartbeat as it appeared to be going out of hand. Maybe Tom was right, maybe it was better for Tess to leave the house. I wasn't expecting a thank you note from her, but I sure wasn't expecting that level of disrespect.

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" Hey! "

" s**t! " I was startled again, but this time it was Curly throwing himself back inside my room like he had never left.