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CHAPTER 2 {FAMILY DINNER}

After the family brouhaha called an engagement party, I left the venue with my supposed boyfriend who refused to collect the money I offered him for his services rendered earlier, but he had the audacity to request for my number instead, this was the height of his insolence because I don’t seem to understand why a bloody commoner of a waiter would be demanding for my number as a token of his payment to him for pretending to be my boyfriend, I got angry and walk out on him straight my Lexus GS60 and drove off leaving the dust to do the justice I couldn’t due to my gratitude for a job well done but my number? I am way out of his league not because he’s a waiter or anything but I am too exquisite for him I mean, he’s just a middle class or probably a low income earner whom I could comfortable pay his salary without flitching, but I must confess he’s handsome, well built, smells nice, neat shave and a powerful hair cut not forgetting that he is cute too, I could have given him my number so that we would be able to continue in the pretense until that witch gets married so I could be free from their harassment, NO, what if I give him my number and he begins to get ideas in his head or even blows my cover with cheap black mail, he’s just a low income earner who seemed like he could do anything to make some extra bucks, I’d rather I looked for someone on my own terms who would sign a contract with me so that if he begins to get funny ideas I could take legal actions against him. These were my thoughts as I navigated my way through traffic to my apartment, yes my apartment, I live along in a big house with my only friend owned by my mom unknown to my father, I moved out of my father’s house a long time ago so I would be able to live long because the atmosphere there is toxic and draining. I can’t wait to get home, take a warm bath and jump into bed because tomorrow is going to be a long day not just for work alone but also for family drama and craziness.

Where is that good for nothing child of yours who thinks she can steal my daughters shine, first of she tried to steal my daughter’s man as if that’s not enough she now tried to steal the spot light on the night of her engagement , those were the words my step mom was yelling to my father in his office, as I walked in, I couldn’t help but hear the conversation as she was very loud as if to say she knew I had driven in to the office complex and I would be passing by anytime soon. I shrouded off the statement because I didn’t want to allow anything or anyone’s perception of me mess up my day, I will be pitching to potential investor s in less than thirty minutes, so I walked pass the office like a ghost without any sound so they do not alert them to my presence.

I rushed to my office to settle in, making finishing touches on my deck to the investors, Eliora board room now my dad screamed over the telecoms phone.

I quickly called on my assistant to go with me bearing files as we stepped in I saw my sister already pitching to the investors, How come, how’s this possible, what’s going on, I quickly found my dad eyes in the room and he gave me the look get yourself a sit without saying a word else I skin you alive, Waow ,like Waow, for real I beckoned on my assistant and asked her how my sister got to lay hands on my pitch and she replied that my dad along my step mom forced her to give the flash drive containing the information to my sister, tears filled my eyes , I felt like exploding and allowing the fury of hell erupt through me like a tsunami but then if I do this, it would make the company to lose the investors which would not be good for us because Jack-bone industries is going bankrupt due to my step mom’s excessive spending on trips, parties, clothes, shoes and bag. I recently got a 2020 Lexus GS460 from my side hustle but my kid sister insisted that she wanted the newer version and so her mother pressured my father into buying it which they actually achieved all these on company funds.

I couldn’t wait for the pitch to be over so I could run off to avoid further drama but witches and problems are like 5 and 6 they always follow each other no matter what. Oh daddy please tell my sister to bring her waiter boy friend home tonight for a private family dinner so we could get to know him better the little witch pleaded. Yes Eli bring that waiter of a boy home to the family house so we can know him better my dad added, he’s not in town daddy he travelled for a business meeting this morning I responded sharply, do waiters now travel to wait tables my step mom asked turning to her daughter as they both laughed in mockery, whatever bring him home tonight that’s final my dad said as he walked towards the front day heading to his car.

What do I do now I’m in a fix I blatantly refused to give that young man of last night my number now these witches are making a demand to see him again what do I do now, Oh God please come to my rescue before I lose my mind, these people are about to make me go nuts, I would attend the dinner and stick to my initial lie of my boyfriend being out town I concluded.

I finally arrived my family house hearing loud laughter’s and voices from the front door, now it’s crazy time I said to myself , time to put up with another segment of family drama and madness, so I walked in and found an empty sitting room , they were all at the dining table already My father, step mom, sister and my ex boy friend soon to be in-law, I slowly walked towards them as they laughed and gossiped about what I was wear to my hearing and in front of me, I paid no attention to them as I walked straight to an empty chair and sat quietly without a word. Where is your waiter boyfriend and why didn’t you tell him to come un-time so he could wait the table for us today my step mom said as the entire room burst into a mocking laughter of me, I smiled and replied I told you he’s out of town for a business before I could complete the statement the door bell hummed in the centre of the house, are you expecting someone my father asked turning to my step mom and sister, they both replied no, they call on the help to get the door, seconds later the help walked in with the last person I would have expected to see.

The waiter from last night dressed in a wonderfully tailored tuxedo, expensive wrist watch ,wearing a perfume that filled the air and made every one speechless, I jumped from my sit and ran to him as he stretched out his hand for a hug , I had no option but to oblige him and then I asked ‘what are you doing here, who gave you this address and how come ‘he whispered to me play along I’m here to save you from mockery as he went on his knees and pulled out a ring saying would you marry me?