A Journey to Adulthood

Chapter 3

I am home, and if anybody needs me, I will be up in my room." The house was quite calm for a Monday night. Normally, it is meant to be the other way round, noisy, and rowdy because it is usually time for the games, and my brother Jerry and his friends don't miss it. Maybe he stepped out. I will just enjoy the calm for now before he returns. In the meantime, I will grab a snack from the kitchen because dinner is gonna be late, and I still have to leave room for it. Thank God the lights in the kitchen are off, I can just secretly take what I want without anybody knowing I am there.

Now, it is to locate the cabinet where the snacks are kept. I should do it fast before anyone returns because there is a policy in this house that when it is past six in the evening, we can take snacks because dinner will be late but taking snacks before then is prohibited and if anyone catches me, they will report me to mum.

Finally, I have reached it is now time for me to choose the snack. How I wish the light was turned up so I could pick the right one. There are varieties in here, and the one I prefer is potato chips, which I think is stashed behind the others because I am the only one who eats it. "Click, May. What are you doing ?" Oh boy, I have been caught in the act. I think I can still make a run for it is not late yet, or should I just beg him, he may listen or maybe bribe him with snacks so incase he has an intention to report me I can guilty trip him.

"Oh, Eurico, what brings you to the kitchen?" And I smiled at him."If you are stealing snacks and you're bothered that now I have caught you, I will report you. Don't worry, I have no intentions to do that, and it looks like you are finding it difficult to choose the right snacks because everywhere is dark, so make good use of the light and be fast before Jerry returns." I didn't expect him not to report me, and now he is talking like this. I feel guilty doing this, but I should thank my stars it is him. "Thanks, I appreciate it." And I left the kitchen immediately with him still inside.

I went back to my room and shut the door and made sure to lock the bolts inside in order to avoid someone barging in and catching me eating the snacks.

Demain pov

Meanwhile, at a glass penthouse, “Demain, Demain, he is still not back from school at this hour. This child will implicate me very soon, and his dad will soon be back!!” said Martha. Let me go check whether the dinner is ready by the servants and everything is set in place. Where is Daisy, “Daisy!!!” ‘Coming Mum’ and she descends from the stairs leading up to the second floor in a beautiful flowing gown with rose patterns and her hair neatly wrapped into a bun with her petite face beautifully adorned by a pair of cat eyes and her rosy nose and heart plump lips. She is the description of a perfectly crafted doll. “Call your brother this instance and tell him to return home in time before your father does” ‘Yes Mum, I will do that’.

“There will be no need for that, I am already home.” He said in a suggestive deep baritone voice as the guard opens the door for him as he steps in carrying an aura that oppresses others to not dare him but also draws them to him and his beautifully crafted face that reminds others of a myth god who is out of reach of humans and the mole at the top of his eyes that becomes prominent when he arcs his brows. “I told you mum to stop bothering daisy to call me when I am not back from school and even when dad will soon be back because I don’t follow the rule of greeting dad at the door when he returns. In case you will need me, I will be up in my room.” And he ascends upstairs without bothering to spare them any glance.

While in his room, he removes his clothes and goes in to have a quick shower while plugging his phone to charge for the mean time. When he is done, he then dries himself and goes over to the balcony and sits on the chair, enjoying the breeze and the scenery. “Haa, I feel much refreshed, very soon Dad will be back and I will be called to come and greet him” it has always been the same culture, from when I was eight years and daisy fourteen. And my parent started arguing much often, there are times my dad goes out and doesn’t return back home nor calls my mom to inform her of him not coming back and to not wait up for him. And there were nights when my mom stayed up late into the night crying, while Daisy and I was left to take care of ourselves because mom started locking herself inside her room and dad, there is nothing much to say but didn’t really care about us. So yeah, it all contributed to our pretence of, we are alright or, in my case, my tiredness and resilience in buttering up to my dad. But of recent I look forward to the next school day which I have never because of my dislike to academic and is all in credit to one person “Maya” I look forward to see her every day because I enjoy teasing her and I am not sure our paths would have ever crossed if not for a bet….. Inside a high end club that is usually frequented by the higher up, there sat a group of people with ladies lap dancing on some guys at a corner and some making out, while some strippers pole dancing and people with sweaty bodies colliding against each other dancing to the rhythm of the rock music blaring in the background. In a secluded area, seated where a group of five handsome and daring young men within their prime age of adulthood. With their clothes that stood out in the crowd, anybody staring at them at a distance could tell they are wealthy and influential, and have an uproar of power in their hand over the club and should not be offended unless the scape goat has a death wish. In their middle sat a tempting seductive young guy, with piercing green orbs that reminds one of the mountain while running through, with jet black messy hair that adds to his rugged charm and a charming smile that captivates and swoops ladies of their feet and make them to crave his attention, while being surrounded by a bevy of beautiful ladies, all vying for his attention as he effortlessly juggles his conversations, making each woman feel like she’s the only one. While still basking in the light of flirting with the ladies around him, “Demain, you do tend to always get the ladies to wait on your call and even been able to snatch the ladies from their dates even when they are out” said Jayden ‘Yeah, that is what happens when we come out for a guys outing the ladies tend to circulate around him’ said Kade. “Yeah he tends to captivate all the ladies but I am sure there is one girl, who won’t fall to his charm and I know the perfect angel for that,” George says while smirking showing off his pointed canines, ‘Which girl do you think is immune to my charms? I would like to see and I therefore take up the challenge’. “Yes this is a good task to gain a lot from the well rumoured influential prince, we should turn this into a bet so he doesn’t back out? Don’t you think the same Ashran?” ‘I am not sure I have ever seen Demain back out from a challenge. In fact, it fuels his ego.’ Ashran says

“I do feel you are interested in knowing who are damsel is, well I know you have heard of the Stranford brothers who are handsome and pretty and have a legendary in playing basketball in the tournaments, well they have a sister in 9th grade, who they refer to as the troll or the black sheep of the family because she didn’t inherit the outstanding beauty in the family. Was first of all thought to be a boy because she didn’t grow her hair, no earing and was mainly dressed in boys clothing, until eight grades when she changed her wardrobe and grew her hair to arm length. Her name is Maya Anderson Stranford.”……….

And it was that bet that made our path to cross and I know, I am going to have a great time in bending her will and finally win this bet against George because I know that there is no girl who will not fall for this face of mine. And I can’t wait for Monday to come again.