Rebecca felt something was really wrong, because this hug is not a genuine one.
She stared at charles and smiled.
Suddenly Stella walked towards the door..
"Rebecca" she called out.
Rebecca looked at her surprisingly.
"Stella, you're here" she asked.
"Yeah, i wanted to suprise you, I came few minutes ago, i wanted to go, but Charles said you were already on your way here" Stella grinned.
"Oh, really! That's so nice of you" Rebecca hugs her.
"That's what we do for each other, besties forever" Stella said with a scoff as she hugs her back.
Charles notices the awkwardness and broke the bestie pleasantries.
"Babe" he called out. "you can continue inside the house". He said, leaving them both.
Rebecca walked into the room, the arrangement, the scent of the air freshener, the organized room looked so suspicious.
Charles doesn't do anything, he leaves the house disorganised always, he doesn't cook, clean, do laundry. He always says, "it's not my thing"
Stella sat on the sofa, waiting for Rebecca to come sit with her, she was really playing her part so well.
Rebecca walked up to Charles and handed over the food she got for him.
Suddenly Stella came around them, demanding for her own food.
"Bestie, i want food" She said.
"I didn't know you were around and Charles didn't tell me to get for two" Rebecca responded.
"You can have mine" Charles said.
Rebecca was in shocked, Charles will never give anyone his food, he has never offered her food before, just mere empty words.
"Charles are you sure" Rebecca asked.
"Why not, she's your friend" he said.
"I thought you hated her?" She asked "you always said it to her face" Rebecca added.
"I thought she was a bad influence to you" He answered.
Charles noticed Rebecca was suspecting a thing, he immediately changed the topic.
"Maybe I'm craving something else" he said. "You know how my stomach is, it rejects food it doesn't have appetite for" he added.
"But it's your favourite" She said.
"My belle doesn't want it now" he defended.
Stella stared and them with the food on her hands.
"Rebecca, how about your grandma? How is she coping after the surgery?" She asks at of no where.
"Surgery, i never told you my grandmother had surgery" Rebecca replied staring at her surprisingly.
Stella looked at Charles, she gave him, this please rescue me eyes. She would have just asked about the grandmother and leave the surgery aspect.
"I told her" Charles defended. "When she came, she asked about you, that you weren't calling her, so i told her what you are going through, that your grandma had surgery"
"Yeah, he told me" Stella added.
"Yeah, he did, she's fine" Rebecca answered.
"Okay" Stella responded. She gave Charles, this thank you so much eyes.
"Sorry, i won't stay long Stella and haven't been calling you to check on you, I've not been myself lately" Rebecca apologised. "I need to visit my grandma, then go to work from there" She added.
"No need bestie, we should be here for each, taking care of each other and doing the best" Stella said hypocritically.
"Thank you" Rebecca hugs her again.
Rebecca drew Charles to the room.
"I need to tell you something" She said.
"Okay, go on"
"It's about the money, can you give me some time"
"You know I don't have much time"
"My work at the club can't give me that money at once"
"Okay, how much time?" He asked.
"Like one month" She responded.
"That's far, i can't wait still then, you know we need to get married, the business is an urgent investment" he said.
"I'll try my best Charles" She finally said.