MEETING MY GRANDPARENTS

MORNING 

Blessing's grandma was in the kitchen making breakfast while Blessing's grandpa was in the living room rearranging it when Blessing stepped out of his room dressed in his school uniform and carrying his school bag at back. Seeing Blessing was ready for school, both his grandpa and grandma came to him and he greeted them "good morning". 

Blessing's grandparents greeted Blessing back and his grandma said to him "you can wait in the living room with Grandpa while I finish making the food". 

"Nah. I won't be eating anything. Am on my way to school right now" said Blessing to his grandparents. 

"Why? It is still early. It is not like you are late for school and the food will take a long time before it gets done" said Blessing's grandma. 

"And what do I always say about breakfast?" said Blessing's grandpa. 

"Breakfast in the morning starts your beautiful day" said both the grandpa and Blessing in a union. 

"Which is why you need to have breakfast before going to school" said Blessing's grandpa. 

"I never said I am skipping breakfast. Am just not eating home. You guys shouldn't worry about me. I am no longer a kid, I can take care of myself without you. I will get something along the way to school" said Blessing. 

"I don't think there is a way we can change your mind about having breakfast at home" said Blessing's grandma. 

"Am glad you know" said Blessing. 

"Okay. Be safe at school" said the grandpa. 

"Bye grandma, bye grandpa. See you guys later" said Blessing, and begins to walk to the front door. 

Blessing was close to the front door when he stopped upon hearing his grandpa say to him "you can't just leave like that. You can't forget our morning kisses, they bring you a lovely day". 

Blessing's grandparents came to Blessing and they both kissed his forehead and cheeks wishing him a lovely day then Blessing remembered the strange girl in her room. Blessing said to his grandparents "thank God I remembered before I left. Treat her well before she leaves". 

Blessing's grandparents were confused by Blessing's words then his grandma asked him "who?". 

"She is in my room," said Blessing, and left the house. 

Blessing's grandparents were confused by what Blessing said just before he left and went to check his room to understand him better. Blessing's grandparents opened the door to Blessing's room and peeped into the room to see a girl asleep on Blessing's bed which surprised them greatly. Blessing's grandparents closed the door back so as not to wake the girl as they couldn't believe who they had just seen sleeping inside Blessing's room. 

A girl asleep inside Blessing's room is the last thing they could have expected to see inside Blessing's room when they knew he doesn't interact with anyone or a friend. Blessing's grandparents thought they might be seeing things so they went back to check on the girl again to meet her in the same position making them realize they were not dreaming that the girl was truly sleeping inside Blessing's room. Blessing's grandparents wondered who the girl might be for Blessing to bring her home and how she got to talk to Blessing and made Blessing talk to her or maybe Blessing had fallen for her, but is that possible for someone like Blessing? Blessing's grandparents thought about a lot of things about Blessing and the girl before they returned to their duty. 

The strange girl woke up 45 minutes after Blessing left for school and looked around the room for Blessing but couldn't find him. After checking the bathroom and toilet for Blessing and couldn't find him, the girl walked out of Blessing's room. The girl had only taken a few steps looking around the house after she left Blessing's room when she got to the dining room where she met Blessing's grandparents seated and eating at the dining table. 

The girl froze upon seeing Blessing's grandparents which Blessing's grandparents saw. Blessing's grandparents stopped eating upon seeing the girl and the grandma stood up and walked up to the girl upon seeing her froze. Upon getting to the girl, the grandma said to the girl "you don't need to be scared of us we don't bite". 

Hearing the grandma say that, the girl calmed herself and Blessing's grandma asked her "Hope you had a great night". 

The girl nodded her head as a sign of yes as she was strangely looking at the grandpa and grandma who seemed nice. The grandpa said with a smile to the girl "you can come join us. Breakfast is delicious". 

The girl feels reluctant to and says "I don't think I should. I think I should be on my way now". 

"Oh. We can't allow that" said the grandma, and took the girl to the dining table. 

The grandma sat the girl down on the dining table and sat down beside her saying to the girl "our son instructed us to take care of you before you leave". 

Hearing that, the girl knew the son they mentioned was Blessing and she said to them "you don't need to". 

Blessing's grandparents smiled and the girl wondered why. The grandpa said to the girl "apart from our son telling us to take care of you, we are also going to take care of you. You were the first person we have ever seen with our son and that he has ever brought home and instructed us to take care of". 

The girl was confused to hear that and asked "are you saying he doesn't have friends?". 

"Yes, he doesn't which makes you the first," said the grandpa. 

The girl wondered if that were to be true judging by what he saw last night. She wondered if it was possible for someone kind and caring like Blessing not to have any friends but that made her realize she knew nothing about Blessing. Blessing's grandparents said to the girl "we have to follow our son's instructions and take care of you because if we don't he might be angry at us and we don't want him to. Our son's anger is one of a kind so please let us take care of you and dine with us". 

Hearing that made the girl realize how much the grandpa and grandma love Blessing and would do anything to satisfy him and they also seemed to be caring. The girl has no choice but to dine with the grandpa and grandma. 

While eating, Blessing's grandparents were curious to know about the girl so they asked her how she knew and met Blessing, who she is, and did she met Blessing in school or somewhere else. The girl told Blessing's grandparents that she did not know their son nor did their son know her but their son chose to help her last night when he saw her sad and crying alone, and that she had no idea why he helped a strange girl like her. 

Blessing's grandparents were surprised that the girl Blessing brought home was a stranger he didn't know but chose to help making them wonder why he did that. Blessing's grandparents also realize that if Blessing could do that, the old him still resides in him and thought the girl must be special for him to help her. 

Blessing's grandparents treated the girl well and even got to know her name before she left. 

NIGHT 

Blessing's grandparents were in the living room watching TV when they heard the doorbell sound then Blessing's grandpa went to the door to check on who was at the door. Blessing's grandpa opened the door and was surprised to see the girl Blessing brought home. The girl greeted the grandpa saying to him "good evening, sir". 

"Good evening, v. Hope you had a nice day?" asked said the grandpa. 

"Yeah. Thanks for today" said the girl with a smile. 

"It's nothing, it's fine. Would you mind coming in?" said the grandpa with a smile. 

"I don't think I need to. I just came to check up on him" said the girl. 

"You mean Blessing?" Oh he is not home" said the grandpa. 

"Is that his name?" asked the girl. 

"Yeah but he is not home at the moment" said the grandpa. 

"Do you know where he might be?" asked the girl. 

The grandpa smiled and said "even though he is our son we hardly know his whereabouts. But you can come and wait for him inside". 

"No, it is okay. It was nice seeing you again and say hi to grandma for me" said the girl. 

"Goodnight V" said the grandpa. 

"Goodnight grandpa" said the girl. 

After the girl leaves Blessing's house, the girl thinks about the abandoned building where she went with Blessing which Blessing tells her is one of his family's properties where he goes to be alone, and then the girl decides to go check on him there. On the way to the building, the girl bought a cake to present to Blessing to thank him for his help yesterday. 

The girl shouted Blessing's name which she learned from his grandpa as she walked through the building stairs holding the cake in her hand to the rooftop but there was no response. The girl came through to the rooftop and saw Blessing seated looking at the city at the same spot he sat down when she and he came to the building. The girl smiled upon seeing Blessing and moved closer to Blessing and Blessing said to her "who the hell are you that you have the gut to scream my name?". 

"Am sorry if I annoyed you by shouting your name" said the girl to Blessing, thinking Blessing was annoyed because she screamed his name making him say that to her. 

"What do you want?" asked Blessing. 

"I went to check up on you in your house but couldn't find you so I decided to come here to check up on you" said the girl. 

"Why are you here?" asked Blessing. 

"Am here to thank you for last night and I bought you a cake" said the girl with a smile, and pointed the cake to Blessing to take and she was smiling. 

Hearing that, Blessing stood up and turned back to the girl to see her pointing the cake forward toward him as she bowed her head and was smiling. Blessing looked at the girl and the cake she was holding and Blessing said to the girl "I don't need thanks or want your cake, and I only helped you because I was in the mood to, not because I pitied you. What happened yesterday doesn't make us friends or make me like you. You are still a stranger I don't know anything about or want to know. Take your cake and leave. I don't want to ever see you again". 

After saying that to the girl, Blessing left while the girl stood dumbfounded. The girl was hurt by what Blessing said making her wonder if Blessing was the guy she met yesterday or not, because the Blessing she met yesterday would not say this to her or act like this toward her. The girl stood in the same position with the cake wondering what she might have done to Blessing to make him say such words to her and rejected her when she thought she had finally found someone who liked her. After a lot of thought, the girl later falls to her knees, drops the cake, and begins to cry.