Chapter 2

• "Where's my little pea?" Katie asks.
• She loves Bun, maybe more than me. Bun is sleeping in his corner on his little bed. He just finished eating a while ago.
• "So how's school?" I ask.
• "It's been stressful as always. Mr Adams, Physics lecturer, gave us an assignment of three pages.
• Three full pages?!
• We just resumed for the first semester and he's giving us so much. I don't know how the rest of this semester will be" Chloe explains. She was a good student though, always getting good grades and all. We study the same course, Radiography.
• "Wow! I really thought he was cool! You know, less assignments and tests. Please forward it to me on WhatsApp '' I say. Just the beginning of the semester and there's this much work.
• Wonderful!
• Note the sarcasm.
• "Yeah I'll do that. I'll also forward the notes we wrote today" she replies.
• She had been sending them to me since I was absent from school. I'm reading because we would be having tests very soon, I need to be ready for them. I always love reading, it gets my mind off things and keeps me calm.
• "We're practicing for a play we have next month," Dave says. Dave and Katie study Theater arts. They're so good at it sometimes I don't know if they're acting or being serious with me... Chloe gets angry at them because they like playing pranks on her.
• "I'll go heat up the food and serve so that we can start watching movies"
• "Let me help you while Dave and Katie set up Netflix" Chloe says.
• We walk into the kitchen together and I turn on the microwave to heat the spaghetti and chicken. I knew Chloe wanted to ask how I was, she wasn't satisfied with the answer I gave before. She was like my best friend among them, I knew her since we were seven. We played with our dolls together, tea parties, fake weddings, it was fun.
• "Chloe, I know you want to say a lot and you want me to cry on your shoulders but don't want you to worry about me. Today is Friday and I plan to resume school on Monday. I'll be fine, I promise." I felt her bright hazel eyes staring at my back as I spoke.
• "I know you'll be fine Gab, you have to. Sammy loves you and wants the very best for you, okay?"
• "Okay," I smiled and hugged her. She held me in a tight embrace. She was saying a lot by holding me. I know how much she cares about me.
• The microwave made a sound to signal the food was ready to. I removed it and served it to each of us. Chloe helped to serve so it was easier and faster.
• "Gabby, this is so delicious," Katie commended.
• "I know, I taught her," Dave said proudly.
• We started laughing cause we all know the only thing he could do is to boil noodles. Anything else would end up disastrous.
• Dave turned off the lights, the only light illuminating the room was from the TV. We watched Elemental, the cartoon about fire and water. Then we watched Avatar, the way of water and other cartoons. This is what happens when we allow Katie to pick movies, she just prefers cartons. I think she's obsessed with cartons, I just don't know why.
• After eating, I took the plates to the kitchen sink and dropped it there. I'll do the dishes tomorrow morning. The snacks were on the table, Katie had arranged them so that we could start munching on them.
• Few hours later, they slept off, it was already 4am. I stood up and put the blanket on each of them, turned off the TV and slept beside Chloe. I didn't know when I drifted off. This night was different, I felt peace within me, I was just happy and calm.
• We woke up by 1pm on Saturday. Dave had to go home and babysit his little brother, Candel. Candel is five years old. He has short jet black hair and chubby cheeks, he is so cute. Dave is the eldest, he has three siblings. It was just us girls. We went shopping to get some necessities. There's a shopping mall five blocks away from my house. We walked down because no one was in the mood to drive my car. Katie needed tampons and some other things. Chloe and I also bought a few things we needed like stationary and other stuff.
• After shopping, we walked down to my house. Katie's phone rang and she picked it up.
• "Hello Mama, good afternoon. How are you" she said. I knew she was talking to her mum. They're so close, probably because she's the only girl and has three older brothers.
• "Yeah. I'll be home this evening. I was wondering if Gabs can come spend the rest of the weekend with us?" She asked.
• I was surprised because she never said she wanted me to come over.
• "Okay mum. Thank you so much" she said happily as she hung up.
• "So Gabs, I hope you're coming?"
• "Uhm.. I think I'll decline today. Tomorrow is Sunday and I have to go to Church and prepare for Monday. I'm really sorry but I'll take up the offer some other time. Thank You My Baby." I said politely.
• "Okay, I'll be leaving now. I have to head home before my dad calls. Bye" she said as she hugged me.
• "Bye," I replied. It was just me and Chloe now. Her house was blocks after mine, 10minuites walk away from mine.
• When we got to my doorstep, she said
• "Gabrielle Daniels, I have to go home but I don't want you thinking of anything. If you need someone, you can come over or call me, I'll come and get you, okay?"
• "Yes ma'am. Please greet your parents for me." Whenever she calls my full name I just know she's serious. If not she prefers to call me Gabby or babe.
• "I'm serious, you know. Okay, bye My Babe" she said as she pulled me into a hug then she started walking down to her house.
• I'm fine actually, I was just thinking, I was thinking of transferring to my brother's college. They have radiography, my course. I really love my course. I'm in my second year, the process might be hard but I need to know what really happened. I couldn't tell my friends now if not they'll give me an ear full. I'm really curious at this point.
• I slept early with so many unanswered questions on my mind.
• I wake up early for Church, I wear a white off shoulder top and a high waist black skirt with silver heels. I wear silver accessories and carry my black Gucci bag. I climb into my Silver Ford and drive down to Saints Church, my Church. The service was awesome and really amazing, from the choir ministry to the word of God and everything. It lifted up my spirit, I felt so blessed.
• I drove into the driveway and parked my car, my parents' cars were parked there because they're not around. My dad drives a Lamborghini Aventador while my mum drives a gray Lexus. The car my brother drove is also there, a Bugatti Veyron. I unlock the door and step inside. There's pizza in the fridge so I heat it up in the microwave. I walk upstairs to change to something more comfortable. I wear a black singlet and pink shorts with my flip-flops. I hopped downstairs, I used the kitchen napkin to bring out the pizza from the microwave and bring out fruit juice from the fridge. I put it on the center table in the living room and turn on the TV to watch Netflix. I like watching action and thriller movies, the one with guns, they must have guns. I don't like horror movies, it gives me goosebumps. I don't want to admit that I get scared by them. Sunday passed by so fast and today is Monday.