CHAPTER 85

"Aliceeee come out already. We will be late for school " Ayra screamed loudly putting on her loafers.

" I'm coming stop yelling my name in that manner " She shouted right back from the room.

' you said that few minutes ago ' she thought to herself frowning but smiled instantly when her eyes fixed upon a simple but beautiful bouquet of flowers. ' oh wow who are these for? ' .

" Ayra who are you talking to? "

" Finally you are ready Alice, what took you so long? " She questioned turning away from the flowers to stare at her and found the answer written on her pretty face , the subtle but obvious makeup on her face must have taken some amount of time to apply .

" You haven't answered my question , who were you talking to? and will the world end if we go to school late today huh? " . She asked in a breath ignoring ayra's question.

" Hmm I wasn't talking to anyone . I was merely admiring these flowers " She mouthed pointing at the flowers. " And the world won't end if we're late but punctuality is the soul of business " .

Alice snorted before saying " Whatever ayra, c'mon let's go or are you gonna stare at the flowers forever? " .

" I wonder who the flowers are for?, omg do you think Nana has a suitor we don't know about? " .

" I doubt that " Alice replied taking the flowers away from ayra's hands and was momentarily held spell bound by its pleasant smell but she snapped out of it and searched for a card or something. When she found one her eyes widened considerably that ayra had to peep and ask at the same time " What? Who's it for ? Me?

" No baby sis , it's actually for me " She muttered in surprise .

They both stared at the card with the name

" Alice" written simply on it . " It's probably form your boyfriend " Ayra suggested fiddling one of the petals.

" I don't think so. Troy is loud and egotistical he would want everyone at school to know he gifted me flowers so I doubt he's the one.

" What are my favorite grand babies yapping about ? " Nana asked emerging from her room with phone pressed to her abdomen.

" Good morning Nana " They chorused kissing her on the checks simultaneously.

" Nana Alice received a bouquet of flowers from a secret admirer , aside that we have to get to school. "

" Wow and the flowers are pretty " .

" Exactly my thoughts Nana " Ayra seconded.

Alice simply removed the flowers from its nylon and carefully arranged it in a vase making sure to add water into the vase as she had learnt from Catherine. " Wait what if it's from mom "? She suddenly asked as she thought of her mom, after all she has a garden which was very precious to her and this was the sort of mysterious thing she would do .

Ayra's forehead thickened reasonably while the clocks of her mindset worked out the new info ' Why will mom gift flowers alone to Alice? Wasn't she her child? She understood that Alice was her favorite child but this was a huge show of favouritism in the highest order '.

" Right typical of mom to give only Alice flowers " Ayra sneered tightening her hold on her back pack.

" Don't be petty baby sis it's just flowers, here do you want it? " She handed it over like an offering but ayra ignored her and moved to the door.

" Now you two, I don't think the flowers are from your mom because I spoke to her last night and she was worried about you two but she didn't mention anything about flowers. Ayra your mother would never intentionally make you feel unloved dear. "

" If it's not from mom then who's is from then? " Alice cried hating the fact she didn't know who gifted her such lovely flowers .

" Why is it so hard for you to accept you have a secret admir-" .

" Shut it ayra " She snapped.

" Oh here baby , your mom is on the line she wants to speak with you guys " Nana enthused pleading with them with her eyes to oblige .

" Uhm Nana we are late as it is maybe next time right ayra? " .

" Ri- right " She starmmed . " See you later Nana " Ayra waved at the disappointed Nana.

Alice expelled a breath on getting outside

" That was pretty close , I'm not ready to speak with her yet kinda feel guilty " She muttered with a low register.

" I really miss mom Alice " Ayra murmured.

" Me too " She concurred.