Chapter eleven

By Prescoviah Merilyn

Chapter eleven

I wake up to news of breakfast. I love breakfasts for one thing. I think it's the best meal in a day as far as I'm concerned. Fresh bread, rolled oats, oat meal, oat bran, farina, corn flakes, rice flakes, sausages, beans on toasts, pancakes...Oh my God, I hate pancakes! Anyway… egg benedict, bacon, mushrooms, hash browns and fish, hard and soft cheese, butter, fresh vegetables, fruits…tea, coffee, yorgut, fresh juice, milk and olives?

"What shall you have ma'am?" Am startled by a sound of a steaming tea pot. It approaches me.

She is dressed in a black rob with a rose patterned scarf around her neck. She is quite slim and tall. The woman is clearly old but fighting age, every step of the way. Her hair is black with dye, and her face skin is too tight with makeup. What the heck is this? When she blinks I can see that her eye lashes are false... She extends her hand to shake mine, her nails are covered in pink polish... Wow!

"Am Vanessa"

"Mrs. Torah….you can call me Torah... Am the new housekeeper. " Are you? And where the hell did they get you? Okay, it doesn't matter. She is an aged lady, she should be respected.

"So what shall you eat ma'am?"

"Uhmmm... I can't find malkwang"

"I beg your pardon?"

"Mal-kwa-ng…it's a traditional meal." She is confused. Okay, maybe it's only in Koboko.

I'm not fussy, my only trouble right now is to choose what to eat... I hate everything here, especially, those brown circles. I don't like pancakes.

"I... I will have coffee with bread and eggs?" Whatever.

Dalia had insisted on staying in Koboko... Apparently she doesn't belong to the city? Signs of old age! I however think, she is seeing someone in that place whose name starts with F. I have seen her multiple times sneaking out and meeting a mini-someone .... It must be Frank, no one is that short at the farm. I have a message from Simeon... He is missing me already... Oh I miss you to boo-boo-baby…oh boo-boo... Okay, am done!

The boss left early for work... That works for me. Am planning to be taciturn on him… a robot...that's our fate. I switch on TV, everything is dull. I haven't told anyone am back. Maybe I should surprise someone, after a hot shower, I head to Ashanti's.

It's a short ride to my BFF's house. As my Alfa Romeo approaches her contemporary home, I realize the new god-awful-looking fence. Ashanti's home is a large sized house built of red Lyons sandstone with a large backyard and beautiful Silver Lake... Oh and a gym... Yeah, told you she is rich.

Ashanti 's parents bought this house when it was a dilapidated dumpster. Ashanti and I hated it with every beating of our hearts. Ashanti even moved in with me during renovation , till it was done. However in a month after remodling, it had turned into a perfection, with green life, and a large car pack and a pool in front.

As I position my baby, I glance at an Audi parked besides Ashanti's BMW... It looks familiar. I don't give it too much attention. I look up, I can hear loud music from her room. She is going to be surprised. I knock at the front.

"Hi Vanessa" it's Ashanti's little brother.

"hey there my little man…come give your big sister a tight hug" he rests in my arms.

Tommy is a brother I always wished, and one who was given to Ashanti. He was a miracle baby, after his parents trying again for over twelve years... he came up. When he cried, everyone came at once to check on him. He has these chubby cheeks that dimple when he laughs. Poor thing, he was disturbed at three... He was frightened of the toilet, so he could pee on the living room carpet... His preferred place. Ashanti always offered to clean... Yeah for the prince, he deserved to be spoiled.

I hand him his favourite chocolate as we get in.

"So Tommy is Ashanti up there?"

"Yes... She is with her boyfriend"

"What?" he just keeps nodding. I leave him watching TV and head upstairs.

Ashanti has no boyfriend.Not to my knowledge. They broke with Freddy long time. Oh, he was a jealous and controlling brat. Each time we could be out, he would keep calling her. Where are you? Who are you with? Put them on the freaking phone. Typical questions from insane crazy boyfriends.

But if she has a new boyfriend, then let me find them and introduce myself. Am going to surprise them... I want to see the look on her face... She is going to freak out. I bang in shouting 'Supriiiiiiise'

Oh they are not in.... Water is draining , they are in the shower. Ashanti, whoa!

I try to peep in but decide not, they are freaking doing it in the shower. Yeah, that's my girl. Go baby!

I rest myself on her twin bed, as I listen to Rhianna's love on the brain.…Ashanti's room is fair sized with clean white walls, a desk with a blank blotter on it, sliding closets opposite the bed,a large mirror, a couch and green shag carpet. Am on my phone when they come out, Ashanti's legs are wrapped around him... I shout at them raising my arms in the air.

"Supriiiise" The man drops Ashanti down... hitting her butt hard. Oww that must have hurt.

I look up, it's Evans.