11 Family Night

Aviana and Hayden sat on the sofa, making fun as they recalled their funniest childhood memories, while Joana busied herself in the kitchen.

"Sis, do you recall the day when you farted in public? And when you realized people were looking at you, you covered your face with your hands to hide your embarrassment. It was hilarious," said Hayden, trying so hard not to laugh. In the end, he couldn't hold his laughter any longer. He laughed uncontrollably. Recalling that day, Aviana laughed too. It was one of her most embarrassing moments.

"That day I really didn't mean to. I had stomach upset and you know it," she said trying to defend herself. As Hayden continued to laugh, Aviana got annoyed. Seeing her roll up her sleeves threateningly, Hayden was just about to stop laughing when she suddenly launched forward and started tickling him under his little armpits.

"You mess with your sister, you get the tickster! The infamous killer who kills cute little kids like you by tickling them!"

Finally putting behind the bad moments during the last few days, Aviana laughed menacingly while continously tickling her little brother despite his continuous protests. The comfort that came from a family and home was truly something else, she thought, while her baby brother started to beg her to stop because his sides were starting to hurt because of laughing too much and hard. As she watched the happy sight through the wide kitchen window, Joanna smiled briefly before getting back to preparing the meal. For a moment, she thought of her dear husband. If he were here, they would be a complete happy family. She missed him so much.

"Honey, I miss you so much. There's no day that passes by that I don't think about you. Hayden and Aviana, they've grown so quickly. I wish you were here, honey," she mumbled to herself , tears threatening to flow. Aviana and Hayden stopped laughing as soon as they smelt the sweet aroma coming from the kitchen.

"Dinner is served, "Joanna's voice echoed in the dining room. They breathed in the delightful mix of aromas simultaneously as they ran towards the dining table and took their seat each. On the table, there was roasted spicy chicken, potato wedges, fried rice, which was one of their favorite dishes. There was also a whole fried fish and some mix-meat stew. Joanna had definitely weighed in on the choice of food here,as these were their favorite foods since childhood.

The food was cooked to perfection. Aviana took a plate at the side and served herself some roasted spicy chicken with potato wedges and fried rice. Hayden and Joanna seemed to mimick Aviana as they served themselves some chicken and fried rice. Aviana was really starving, so when she bit into some of the chicken, her eyes glistened with joy as she relished the soft meat and the flavor that hit her with a clang. Stuffing her mouth too much, Aviana complemented,

"Wow! This food is so delicious! I haven't eaten such delicious food in days! I missed your cooking so much, mum." Joanna smiled. Watching her stuff too much food into her mouth, she didn't scold her rather she was glad. Her daughter was back to her old self.

Unlike Aviana, Hayden was more like a gentleman. He took measured bites. Glancing at his sister he couldn't help but question, "Sis, why are you stuffing your mouth too much? You might get choked, you know."

Aviana was overcome with a warm feeling but what he said next stupefied both the mother and the daughter.

"Besides, you'll consume the whole food even before I'm close to being satisfied," said Hayden.

Am I eating too much? She couldn't help but think to herself, as she frowned a little. Well...like they always say, the stomach is the way to a woman's heart, she thought, as she shrugged her shoulders, but she didn't stuff too much food into her mouth any more. She ate like the lady she is.

After they were done with the food, Aviana assisted her mother in clearing the table and retired to their respective rooms. Upstairs, there were three bedrooms, of which one was a children's room which was decorated with bold and vibrant colors, of course, it belonged to Hayden. The other one was for guests, whereas the last one was a master bedroom. Joanna's knees weren't as strong as they used to be, so she had been assigned the room on the bottom floor. Aviana, of course chose the master bedroom. She jumped on the bed to experience the softest mattress she had never seen in her life. It was as if she was floating on a cloud as the God of sleep was hovering around her, enticing her to sleep. But, sleep was miles and miles away from her.

Aviana lay on the bed while she gazed at the ceiling, completely immersed in her own thoughts. So many thoughts were running through her mind, as she wondered why he had given them such a valuable villa? in the name of an apartment? Who was he? Aviana didn't know.

"Ethan Urkel," she echoed his name several times, as if doing that would make her get a clue of who he really is. And, as if she thought of an incredible idea, Aviana quickly sat up on the bed. She picked up her phone which she had placed on the table and began to browse through the internet searching through for his name. His name suddenly appeared. She didn't know why, but she had been holding her breath the whole time she were searching through for his name.

She read through the details and she got to know that he is the Ceo of the well known G&K company. It turned out, he was very rich after all, that's why he could afford to give them a villa in the name of an apartment.

Aviana didn't bother to go through the details anymore. She placed her phone back on the table and got on the bed before tucking herself into the warmth of the blanket. She soon fell into a deep slumber.