Foodie!

We ran with all our strength, the air blowing our hair backwards.

I brushed past Janny and raced into our living room. Janny and Josh followed.

I saw Iyvonne and aunt Carolyn making fun of mom in the living room. They were sitting in the couches.

I screamed and fell onto aunt Carolyn. I held her tight and she laughed.

Well that was a nice pretence. She was my dad's sister ok. 

No fun from her!

I just didn't want her to feel like I didn't miss her absence. If she wasn't in a good mood, this Xmas won't particularly go well because she would devastate everyone and that was the last thing I wanted.

Who I wanted to see and missed so much was Pete. I loved him so much and I know he felt the same way too. 

We shared some kind of deep inseparable bond between us. 

It was the same between Josh and Iyvonne. 

We were always together. I was hurt and cried for months when Pete got an admission to study law in the university. I was going to miss him so much.

Not long after, Iyvonne got her admission to study fashion and designing. It was now Josh's turn to weep. 

My goodness! The kid wept for forty days and forty nights!

Well, for me I was elated she left. 

Me and Iyvonne,we just don't get along. We lived like two wives dragging one husband in our house.

If she agrees,I would disagree. If I agree, she would disagree.

Crazy!

I watched as Josh snuggled into her arms. 

She was now all grown up and a university girl. Her hair was stretched out in a bun. She wore a designer Jean cross belt gown and a pink Polo inside it. She wore pink sneakers that fitted well. 

She raised her eyebrows at me and I smiled. I went for a hug and she pecked me.

What!

That's new!

 Josh was smiling like a biased rabbit or rather a toothless old man.

Oh dear,he just lost a tooth!

“Your Panda is in the kitchen munching away food.” She said and I smiled.

Just then, Pete walked out from the kitchen with a plate of food in his hands.

“Oh dear! I have really missed homemade chicken and dumplings so much.” He said munching his chicken.

Aaaaah! 

I screamed and ran towards him. Immediately he saw me,he kept his food on the dining table beside him and bent to receive my hug. I jumped on his body and held him to myself.  

The rest of the family burst into laughter.

“Seriously,I can't lose that delicacy mom.” He said laughing.

I held onto him and wouldn't let go. He reached out behind me and took a piece of chicken. He walked to the living room with me on his body and was eating his chicken as well.

“Let your brother breathe Zica, you will choke him. And the stupid boy is even after food on the execution table.” I had my grandpa's deep voice.

I didn't even see him. 

 

“ Graaandpa!” I screamed and jumped down from Pete's body and turned around. He was sitting at the far end of the living room,on his favorite couch.

After Pete, Grandpa was my favorite too. 

“Unfortunately, she didn't notice her Grandpa. So sad right now.” Grandpa said and pretended to be focused on the newspaper in his hands.

He loved reading newspapers.

“ No grandpa,I didn't forget you. How could I? I am really sorry.” I whined like a baby and snuggled into his arms.

Aunt Carolyn chuckled.  “But we all still know that it will always be Pete,am I right Aunt Marie?” She said, turning to look at my mom.

She was always fond of that. Saying a word and seeking support from the next person.

Of course mom nodded that she was right. Who would say that aunt Carolyn was ever wrong. She was always right,so she claimed. Always.

I watched Pete and Iyvonne struggle for a plate of pasta. I relaxed on grandpa's body to watch the whole show, cause I knew it wasn't going to end just as it started. 

That's Pete and Iyvonne, always on each other's ends unlike me and Iyvonne. On each other's tail ,Iyvonne seemed to have a problem with me and Pete,her only darling was Josh. 

Pete was protesting that he was the one that brought the food, Iyvonne was protesting against it. Pete has been eating and this was the last one in the pot. Iyvonne wouldn't let go of the plate and Pete wouldn't too.

“Mooom!” Iyvonne called out to mom for help and support.

“Iyv leave me let me eat in peace, do you want to choke me.” Pete drew the plate to himself and always dragged Iyvonne to his chest.

“Eat what? You have been eating everything in the kitchen since we arrived. This is the last one in the kitchen,I am hungry too.” Iyv protested and drew the plate to herself.

“Hungry wolf! Don't we have uncooked food in this house.” Pete said and raked a fork full of pasta into his mouth, raising his brows at Iyv and whispered “smart”.

“What do you mean by uncooked food? I just returned like you and am starving.”

“Well go to the kitchen young lady and make something for you and you alone. You are a woman, why drag a little plate of food with a man when you can simply build a whole new dish tower.”