Melissas dilemma

Chapter 8

Angel’s pov

Seeing my sister and floxy almost getting along well was a dream I wasn’t prepared to wake up from. I knew Melis’s heart wasn’t made out of stone and a little affection, genuine affection could bring her out of any character she wanted to play I love my sister anyway that I can do anything to make them be friends. But first i need to apologize to her for almost ruining her teenage crush and there is nothing a pot of turkey stew cannot do.

Melissa

Brother why are you staring into space when you are meant to be eating your food. If you don’t want to eat i will gladly help you with it.

I couldn’t help but smile at her giddiness that only food can bring out of her. I was about to say something when my phone rang. Looking at the phone i saw it was my mama calling I signaled everyone to be quite as I answered the call.

Good morning my forever breathtaking mama.

Easy with the flattering son or do you want to take my wife from me. My father spoke from the other side of the phone.

Am sorry papa. I thought it was mama who was on the phone, papa why are you using mamas phone to call me instead of yours? I queried

Your mama is my wife, and i can use her phone to call both my children if i wish to son, speaking of both my children, i and your mama, have been trying to call your sister Melissa but her numbers haven’t been going through and she isn’t replying to any of the mails i sent her. Have you by chance heard from her? Your mama is worried.

Oh papa. She didn’t inform you that she is back home? I turned and looked at meli angrily

Oh no she didnt Angel and how come you didnt call to inform me or your mama, you were meant to inform us knowing how your sister could be. Tell her to call me immediately you drop this call and we will be back tomorrow. With that he dropped the call and i couldn’t help but glare at meli who seemed uninterested with the call.

Meli i called her attention. Why didnt you inform our parents that you were back home. I said with anger obviously evident in my voice.

Melissa

Well Angel, you are my elder brother things like this should be your job brother.

I couldn’t help but glare at her excuse. You should call mama later as she’s worried and thanks to you they will be coming back tomorrow.

I will call mama as soon as i can but first let me finish my food. She continued with her food disregarding me or Floxys mischief on the table. ‘Melli??? I called out just to make sure she heard me, but before she could reply me our cook aunty Beatrice walked out.

‘I don’t know how but someone changed the labels for salt to sugar, I noticed it earlier when i wanted to use salt and saw sugar inside it and i went to check for the sugar and saw salt inside it’. She said looking at us me and Meli in particular with that i know its one of you t***s that did it, ‘well aunty, am sure you know it’s probably a mistake and please fix the right labels to the right tins and am sorry for the stress that might have caused you. I said gaining a death glare from her while she left saying things under her breath.

After breakfast i and melli went to the sitting room while the cook and floxy did the dishes. Our sitting room has a very big space with a lot of fluffy cushions and pictures of me and meli when we were young and my parents pictures. The chairs were this kings golden style that mama loved so much and one could know that the residents of this house breathed money literally speaking and one could dream of heaven when sitting on one of the chairs. Stealing a glance at Meli i saw she seemed lost and wasn’t talking much i had to know why she’s suddenly quite.

Meli darling i teased her.

Yes Angel, how can i help you? She said amiss yarn, i didn’t want to give up so soon.

You haven’t called mama yet. And wanted to ask or is it early or to too soon, i eyed her. She looked up at me confused as to what am i asking her right now.

Like what the f**k are you talking about Angel?

Am talking about our deal, uhhhmmm what we discussed yesterday remember? I replied

Well if you go straight to the point i might have an answer for you she said

Am asking so far how is it going for Floxy with your assessment? I asked, searching her eyes looking for any sign that could give me hope.

Am sorry Angel, but its not what i feel like telling you right now, plus don’t think because you were able to get her to make my favorite dish doesn’t mean that i can be bought by food, and if you think giving her tips on how to be nice to me will help you then bound to be disappointed. Its a good thing our parents will be back tomorrow so we will have to see how she reacts when there is really a-lot of people she needs to impress. She retorted back to me, casting down the ray of hope i might have had earlier. Then i had to make do with my first plan.

Not to worry dear Meli, i said walking to her sit, with one knee down i had to do this. Meli, i know right now that you are upset with me for what i had done wrong to you simply because I couldn’t bare to see my baby sister get trampled upon, and then i made plans without thinking how you’d feel about it, am sorry melli that i took a-lot of your teenage age and still was not fair to you, i am sorry my dear melli, please pardon me. With my hands holding hers i choose to have a little hope that maybe she could forgive me and end this game we were playing.

If its to forgive you, i already did that years ago Angel, please stop thinking that your apology will make me change my mind on your girl, at least not now. And to think your apology will make m revoke my stance on this matter tells me a-lot. I will not sit here and hear you whine up and down. Am going to my room i have to call my mama. I was glued to my knee as I couldn’t move because my of what my sister said. My pride as a man can’t be taken for granted. I stood up and then went to my room to meet my angel and think maybe if there was any means i can get through her. I was indeed lost in my thoughts when I heard Floxy calling me.

Hey babe i answered absent minded

If i don’t know you too well i will say you are avoiding me but looking at you i know you worried over something, do you mind sharing your cause of worries to me, i am sure we can get solutions together you know the saying about two heads been better than one she teased.

Am sorry babe but right now i need to be alone with my thoughts.