I felt someone tap me lightly on the shoulder and then came the whisper. "Wake up."There was only one person in this house that would wake you up from slumber in an irritatingly enticing way and that person was Dad."Kiara come on, wake up." He said, still tapping me. I frowned and turned only to wake the drummers in my head, causing me to wince in pain."I know you're awake." He said. I felt him move across the room and I was glad to think he had given up trying to get me out of bed. It wasn't until I felt the sharp rays of sunlight hitting my eyelids did I know he was serious."What the heck, Dad." I muttered, trying to get my eyes to adjust to the light."Language, Missy." He walked back to me and sat on the bed. "Good morning, baby." He smiled, handing me a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water."Argh." I blinked, massaging my head. "How are you feeling?"I frowned. "Dad, are you seriously asking me that?" He shrugged, smiling. "If you must know then I'll tell you that waking
We heard the shuffling of feet and next came the voice –Krystal's to be precise. "Is that pepperoni sauce, I perceive?" Her voice rang from the living room."Oh, no." I face-palmed myself and dad laughed."Why that face?" He smiled."I'm not ready for what is coming Dad, I'm so not ready." I grimaced."Krystal, you are right about what your nose perceived." Rosa said, entering the kitchen area. "Good morning." She yawned and pushed her hair back."Good morning. Slept well?" Dad asked and walked over to the cooker."Yeah, it was splendid." She stretched. "And about you?""Pretty much okay." He shook his head. "Hold it, are we hosting some kind of a party?" Krystal asked strolling over to the island where I was seated.I rolled my eyes. "Well, good morning to you." She turned, looked at me and gave me a closed-lip smile. "We are hosting the prime minister.""Oh really!!" She exclaimed with a fake gasp."Don't be dramatic." I said and stood up from my seat."Seriously, are we hosting an
I and Rosa got in the car and drove off after setting the location on the GPS. So far, the drive was calm and quiet until Rosa started giggling to the point where it became annoying. "Hey, what's up with you?" I glanced at her and then back at the road."I'm sorry." Rosa laughed. "It's just this guy I met recently." She mumbled."And who is he?" I asked as I made a successful turnout of our street. She inhaled, smiling. "Max McNamara." She stopped at the look I gave her. "Don't ask me, how I knew his surname. He's a computer guru and also a big-shot photographer. He seems so nice and very funny. He's a master's student and he works with....."My eyes widen at all the information she had on him. "Wait, how the heck did you know all this?" I interrupted.She smiled. "Some he told me, others I found out myself." She smirked in satisfaction. I shook my head and laughed. "Girl, you're smitten by him. Is he handsome?" I asked and turned on the indicator light as I drove into the parking l
Monday came with its usual hustling and bustling and I swear it was hell confusing and tiring. I'd like for the weekend to continue with the fun and laughter but not all of us had a two weeks break or a failed class trip, some of us had work to do and that's where I and Rosa came in. I was never a fan of Mondays particularly when I had a job to do. "Okay dad, I've got to go." I raced past him to the door. He popped his head out of the kitchen and gave me a thumbs up mouthing 'good luck' before disappearing back into the kitchen. I smiled and proceeded to open the door but paused when I heard a squeal."Won't you wait for me?" Rosa's voice rang from the top of the stairs. I turned and saw her struggling to pull her hair into a neat ponytail with Krystal behind her smiling, she was still in her pyjamas. She caught me staring and waved at me. "Hey sister, hope you had a nice night?" She smiled, descending the stairs with Rosa. "You're going to work quite early, don't you think?" She s
I got the text immediately after I got off the phone with her but before I could open it, I received a message on the group chat from both Rosa and Krystal and so I let the text be and replied to their chat which was an argument about a movie. Once I was done, I smiled keeping my phone in my back pocket and turn around only for me to come face to face with Ian. I jumped in fright and gasped, he leaned against the kitchen counter holding a silver flask, a weird expression on his face. It seemed like he was trying to hold back a laugh.Just how long has he been standing there without saying anything? I thought as I tried to calm myself."Good morning." He walked around the counter towards me. His voice was laced with a little bit of an accent I couldn't place. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you like that." He smiled, flashing his dimples.Oh, my days!!I blinked. "It's okay, I wasn't expecting you to be around.""Why?" He asked and walked past me to the sofa. It seemed like he
I looked at the time and smiled slightly knowing it was time for me to take a break. I began to pack my things while the boys were arguing about the perfect hairstyle for Ian. "You're leaving already?" Ian asked after a brief look at the time on his phone."Yes," I answered as I stood up from where I was seated beside him. "I've closed for the day." "It was a pleasure having you here though," Adrian commented. "And thank you."I walked to the door and turned to face them. "You're welcome.""What are you thanking her for?" Richard asked looking between the two of us. "Hope you're not playing a dirty game behind my back?" He said to Adrian.Adrian rolled his eyes, "Don't flatter yourself." He retorted.I opened the door and stepped out of the apartment, "Have a nice day." I said not bothering to wait and hear their reply. Before I could shut the door completely, Ian wedged himself between the door smiling. "You're coming tomorrow, right?" He asked.Now, if there was something I picke
Saturday came with its usual serene but fun self as we sat in the confines of our home having a good family time. In the case of I and the girls, we talked about different things ranging from the new norms on social media, the hottest celebrity gist, new movies and their trailers and most especially our lives in the past week and today wasn't any different as I sat on the bed with a bowl of cereal and girls, location been Krystal's room. "So, I was given an offer," I stated leaning against the headboard, "to temporarily manage a celebrity." Now, this was the response I got, a gasp from Rosa and a comical expression from Krystal. Her mouth was wide open with a spoon hanging from it. "Krystal, you should close your mouth," I started, "you wouldn't want it turning into a fly trap." I smiled. She blinked at me and nodded. "Yes. What!!" She yelled. I did a mental eye roll. "What was your response?" Rosa asked. She wasn't one to beat about the bush. She was very straightforward with
Cut to about an hour later, I slouched on a chair, legs crossed on the table with Krystal in the living room watching the rerun of a popular and very interesting TV drama -we were seeing this program for the umpteenth time and note the sarcasm. Rosa had already left for her home and dad was yet to return from his outing. I felt a nudge on my left hand which disrupted the message I was typing. I frowned and turned to the source, Krystal. "What?" I asked a bit irritated. "Pay attention." She said, more like commanded. "What?! I don't get how you and Rosa find this stuff interesting." I shot back glancing at my phone. "Come on," she replied, eyes glued on the screen, "it might not be interesting but it's funny." "Of course, you'll find it funny." I mumbled lowly but loud enough for her to hear. She paused the movie and turned to look me in the eye, her arms folded on her chest. "If it's not funny or interesting," she stated, "you've got to admit that the actors," she pointed to t