So Much For Bonding

"When I begin to talk about reproductive organs and you all begin to chuckle... I hope you remember how hard you chuckled and what led to it, it could help you in your exams" Mrs Babalola the biology teacher said with a serious face, she held a whip in her left hand, probably her support for Walking during lectures or scare the students

"Shhhss" Tari tapped Dean's shoulder

"Usually, parents are to wait outside for their kids... But I doubt your dad knows that" Tari whispered pointing out the window

"Tari! , Change seats!" Mrs Babalola frowned waving the cane at Tari...

Tari was sitting by the window beside Dean at the back seat , but now he would have to move to the front and someone in front had to move to the back till the class was over.

"What were you telling Dean?, When this should be your serious moment if you want to get into university.. what was so important you had to disrupt my class and those who are ready to learn?" She asked with a furious look.

Usually teachers in Nigeria are most likely to ask questions like that just to pull out a guilt mood from the students or respect ... maybe an apology .

"I was Just telling him his dad was outside?" Tari said knitting his brows now the whole class was looking out the window.

"Connor!!" Dean gasped

"Sorry" Connor shrugged, he seemed to have watched the whole scene.

" He's my supposed brother"

"OMG he's hot!" a girl from the back seat whispered into Dean's ears

"Shut up Nikka, you have eyes for only me" he winked with a smirk

"And common guys...does he look like he could give birth to me?... he's my brother" Dean explained

"Excuse me Mrs Babalola" the school principal walked into the class, Connor behind him, everyone probably was a bit surprised how he got to the door so fast.

"Dean has been permitted to go home for good reasons"

Mr Cole was by the car, seeing from the school gate, Dean confirmed it was his really his dad, he could see his himself just by looking into the old man's eyes, his round face, pointed nose but the hair.

While the whole school kept calling him Dean white he was looking at two white men claiming to be his family with nothing but faces to prove it definitely a higher dilution of their skin color.

"Dean!" a voice distracted him

" Maa?" He was quite surprised

"I know am not supposed to be here"

"But I brought you changing outfits, and also I want you to know that no one is going to disturb your lessons next time" Anita held his face in her hands and handed him a bag afterwards.

"Thanks máá, but I packed in something to wear.."

"...but yours is better am sure" Dean relented with a smile

Mr. Cole and Connor had the "we had an agreement" face not really showing it rather Anita didn't actually care even if she noticed.

"That is my last drop of blood am handing over to you, if anything should happen to him... Consider me dead before the bad news gets to me" Anita whispered to Mr Cole with a gritty face, she only made sure the boys were in the face before making such confession.

"Yes, with the way it turned out today, I can see he is your last drop of blood" Shrugged Mr Cole

" Máá am seventeen, if anything goes wrong, I have a phone and a mind" Dean chipped in from the front seat.

"Sir, I heard about my son's insolent behavior the other day , and I apologized, kids have their own mind these days" Anita apologized to the chauffeur

" And he almost had a fight with me too" Connor interrupted, a bombastic side eye from Dean and Mr Cole was enough to keep him shut.

"Am okay máá" Dean sighed.

"Am just making sure" she scoffed

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Dean wasn't sure he was going to get over the beauty of the Coles mansion, if anyone had told him his father was that filthy rich he wouldn't have believe them. A side pool, Connor even told him about the theater at the back of the house.

His house was cool too but this house was just like the Nigerian senators house, just a little different to prove they were whites and not senators.

"Hello! Hi! Dean" Adline welcomed him with a hug, she hugged her head and blushed a bit

" Good afternoon ma'am"

"Common honey, you don't have to be all ma'am ma'am on me"

"Yea, I would have thought of that if I knew I was coming back here, I was given the impression that we were going on a bonding outing" Dean smirked at Mr Cole

"Sorry son, your sisters think bonding from home isn't a bad idea" Mr Cole gave a fake smile

"He meant mom" Connor crooked

" But... We could have fun too"

" Yea, I just want to do my homework , I have exams coming up pretty soon" Dean knitted a brow.

Connor, Mr Cole and Adline looked at each other, probably they were not handling it well.

" We could go to my room, i could help you with homework" Connor volunteered

" You kindda had your time with him yesterday honey... How about you guys talk with your dad...you know bond" Adline gritted

"Or ...I could help in the kitchen, then we all could do what things you all do after everything"

" Play games, gist, laugh...you know.." he could tell they were a bit lost.

"Or I could change into something that isn't uniform"

" Yea! " They all chorused

Dean politely drops his bags, heads upstairs to change then down with two minutes. Connor and his father seemed to be in their own world, son at the dinning table, dad watching TV, the twins? He had no idea. Where was he going to start a conversation from the old man looked booring , though not scary. However! Kitchen wasn't a bad idea. He would bond with his father later, getting into the kitchen, Lily was assisting Adline by chopping Vegetables while the maids seems to be busy cooking something else... he could swear he would prefer what the maids were making to what his step mother and her daughter were making.

"Hi " Dean broke the silence

"Oh! Hi Dean!" Lilly gave him a hug.

Dean felt nothing but care for her as he returned the hug , siblings love, Lilly hugging him was a connection he couldn't describe, she felt so little in his arms like a little sister which of course she was, she smiled at him and it definitely melted his heart. Adline noticed it and smiled, she could have cried but the onions wouldn't let her have real tears.

" I told Mom I wanted to cook for you!" Lilly smiled

" I bet it will be delicious" he changed his mind at the moment, the cook's food didn't interest him again, his little sister was cooking for him.

"Of course!" Lilly exclaimed with a little excitement

"She went for kid cookery last year, and she won" Adline chipped in.

"Thanks Mom, but I actually came out second"

" Well am sure next time, you'd be overthrowing asses to get that one position" Dean encouraged

"What can I help you with here?, I cook with my mom and her fiance, infact her fiance owns a restaurant!" Dean added

Adline paused, took up her phone to made a video record of the two kids, they connected so quick and she knew it was real, no pretence just two lost siblings bonding.

" You know he could teach me , expand my mind to different dishes , you know Nigerian delicacies" Lilly said

"How about you finish school first, and I promise you, i would pay him to tutor you, that's if you are in Nigeria by then"

"Nigeria is like my home I have a brother here,it's kinda, actually my fourth time in Nigeria, my parents are British but ever since my dad owned a company here, he made Nigeria his home, most times we come here for summer"

"I love landmark beach at the island"

"But it's not yet summer!"

"Yeah it's not, but we had to come here for a reason" Lilly frowned

" Is everything okay" Dean noticed

"Okay guys!" Adline walked over to them, talking and chopping onions kids, her hands on both their shoulders, Lilly faked a smile.