“Julius?!” Julius suddenly looked up at Jayden and so did all of them, shocked to their bones that Jayden knew his name.“Umm, yes?!” Julius replied, the corner of his lips raised as he started at Jayden his eyes depicting uncertainty.“Julius, don’t even pretend like you don’t know me!” Jayden said as he took look strides towards him.Julius took two steps backwards as he looked up at Jayden, “I’m sorry, I don’t,” he replied.“What?! Mom is going to ignore and just throw me out of her life and you would do the same too?!”“Come on, we’re cousins, even if you all decide to throw me out as family, you’re my best friend Julius and the only friend I have!” Jayden muttered but Julius simply just shook his head.“Cousins?!” Gabriella and Jessica gasped simultaneously, their gaze darting between Jayden and Julius.“I’m sorry, I’d like to actually relate to what you’re saying but I can’t, I don’t think I’ve ever met you in my life,” Julius replied and Jayden’s eyes went wide.“You were jus
7:00am, Next Morning …..“Congratulations! You can start as soon as possible,” Matthew, the new employer said to them with a small smile, Gabriella’s eye shone in excited as she heaved a sigh of relief. Luckily the first coffee shop Jessica recommended were really short on staff and so it wasn’t so difficult for them to get employed.“Thank you sir, thank you so much sir” Gabriella gushed as she stepped forward and with a grateful smile, elbowed Jayden beside her who just stood with his hands behind him, like he was lost somewhere, far away from where they were right now.He jumped slightly and looked up at Matthew,”Thank you for giving us this opportunity, we promise not to disappoint,” “That’s okay, let me show you to your duty post” Matthew said and led them out of the office.****1:00pm that Afternoon ….Jayden exhaled deeply rubbing his forehead with the back of his hand.“How hard can working in a coffee shop be?!” He had thought when he was about to start, now five hours i
Next day, Morning 5:30 am….“Wake up, wake up Jayden!” Gabriella called, tapping his legs continuously.“Hmm, hmm” Jayden grunted, turning tiredly in bed and still not opening his eyes.“Stand up Jayden,” she said, her voice getting louder as her tap on his leg increased.“Can you just leave me alone!” He grumbled moving his legs from under her touch and rolling over to the other side of the bed.“What do you mean can I just leave you alone?! We have work dude!” She snapped.“Arghhh!” Jayden grunted as he finally sat up on the bed.“My body aches, my muscles are sore,” he muttered, she rolled her eyes at him and hissed slightly.“Stand up and have your bath, you’ll feel much better after that,”“You gym right, selling coffee at a coffee shop shouldn’t make your muscles sore, you’re just very lazy!” She replied as she turned around and walked out of the room.“If you wish, go back to sleep, once you loose your job, I will not be responsible for you!” She added as she walked out of the
Later that day ….7:00pm ….With long drawn face Gabriella and Jessica sat quietly in the living room as they watched Jayden pack up the small belonging he had in their house in a small duffel bag that Jessica had provided him.All throughout today at work and on their way home but Gabriella’s mind was already made up, she could no longer deal with him and the troubles he threw her way.Gabriella folded her hands across her chest, her gaze fixed on the empty space in front of her.“Thank you for letting me stay here for time being,” Jayden voiced as he finally packed up his bags and headed for the door.“Yeah,” Gabriella muttered, her face stoic and expressionless, she sat still where she was her hands still folded across her chest.Immediately they heard the door slam shut, Jessica pushed herself forward on the chair and leaned in closer to her.“It’s late Gab, this guy doesn’t even know his way around this area, you should Atleast let him stay the night!” Jessica said, Gabriella s
Next day …7:00am …A small knock came on Gabriella and Jessica’s room door, Gabriel grunted a little bit as she turned tiredly in bed, her eyes remained closed as she turned in bed, about to resume sleeping again, the knock came on the door again.“Jayden! Come in!” She muttered as she slowly sat up on her bed, her legs folded in front of her and he head slumped downwards tiredly.She had put on an hair bonnet before going to sleep last night but waking up now her hair was all over the place and the bonnet no where to be found, ahe exhaled deeply her rough and scattered hair covered her face as she buried her face in her palms, her elbows resting on her thigh.“Good Morning Gabbie,”“Good Morning Jessica!” Kayden chirped in high spirits as he twisted the door knob open and walked in, he walked towards the window and pulled the cotton open, letting the cool morning sun into the room, lighting up the room with a more golden hue.“Rise and shine my sponsors! It’s about to be a beautifu
Later that day, “I was really surprised though and embarrassed too, I just decided to take it like that” Lydia said to Darell and they both chuckled softly, they were actually at their duty post with Gabriella, there wasn’t any customer at the moment, so they just found their self talking and gisting randomly about past events in their lives.“If it was me, I wouldn’t have taken it! I would have fought for what I deserved!” Jayden said and Lydia shook her head with a small smile as she hit him playfully on his shoulder.“Didn’t you just hear what I said?! Fight for what I deserve with which money, on what grounds?!” She asked, he made to talk but he restricted himself from doing so immediately, one week ago ?! Yes. But now this was his reality and it’s true! He wouldn’t have been able to do shit!.“I know right, I get it!”“Can you guys just keep quiet for a little bit!” Gabriella finally voiced turning to them, they had been talking for some minutes now without involving her and h
Three weeks later ….Saturday Morning ….“Heyyyy, my wife, how are you doing?!” Jayden yelled smiling brightly at Tori who just came to the backyard to spread her cloth on the line.“My runaway husband!” She called in reply with a small smile as she placed her bucket on the floor and began to squeeze out her clothes and spread them on the line.“And truly your husband will runaway!” Gabriella imputed playfully, stepping out into the backyard to join Jayden where he was packing up the clothes they spread earlier.“Because I don’t understand why you’re harassing my guest!” She said, Tori chuckled lightly as she turned to look at Gabriella.“Really, guest after one month, I know I told you nobody is taking your husband away from you, but at this point he is our husband!” Tori replied and Jayden bursted out laughing, as he placed the clothing peg in the basket Gabriella came with.“Well, I’m enough to go round for everyone,” he said, Gabriella hit his arms and rolled her eyes at him.“Eww
A few moments later …Gabriella knocked on Jaden’s door, she slowly pushed it open and peeped into his room.“Can I come in?!” She whispered her eyes darting across the room.“You’re already in,” he replied shortly, she released a small awkward smile as she let go of the door and walked in.Prior to when Gabriella came in, he was just seated on his bed, staring at nothing in particular.Thoughts of his mother and cousin flooding his head, he couldn’t believe his mother disowned him just to make his cousin her son. Thinking of that hurt his heart so much, he felt like his heart could burst out because of the hurt.“Can I seat here?!” Gabriella whispered pointing at the space beside him, he slowly looked up at her and nodded slowly.“Sure,” he replied adjustsing for her to seat beside him.She exhaled deeply and took her seat beside him, she gently placed her hands on his thigh and looked up at him.“It was an honest mistake on Jessica’s part right,” she whispered and he nodded slowly.