Chapter 4 Back To The Present

• CHAPTER 4 BACK TO THE PRESENT
• "Hey." Dan snapped his fingers in front of him.
• "Are you even listening to me at all?" He asked.
• Raphael blinked and sighed. He stood up and started packing up.
• "Where are you going?" Dan asked.
• "Home."
• "Want me to tag along?"
• Raphael carried his suitcase and raised his eyebrows at his friend.
• "If I say no, will you stay?"
• "Definitely not," Dan replied with a cheerful smile and tagged along with his friend. He couldn't stop talking about the number of girls who wanted to collect his contact information because of how handsome he was.
• "Trust me when I say this, the girls are blind." Raphael interrupted and walked away while Dan's face turned ugly for a second.
• "What a party pooper! No wonder you are still single at your age!"
• "I heard that." Raphael half yelled and Dan ran to catch up with him.
• "Listen to me, Kira, you have to make it over here yourself. I am tired already, okay? Please, pardon me." Evelyn said over the phone as she fried the eggs that she had mixed earlier.
• "You'd better start preparing something worth eating and tasty or else…" Kira threatened.
• "You will skin me alive, trust me, I have heard that multiple times from you. Just hurry up and get over here." Evelyn joked and ended the conversation.
• She thought that she would be able to make it over to her side in the evening but then she changed her mind. She had no interest in taking one single step out of the apartment, especially not when she had just arrived in the Capital City. In summary, she was too lazy to do so.
• Moreover, Kira didn't mind going anywhere as long as there would be a good food surplus.
• "Mum, I am very hungry," Tom said as he walked over to meet her, his tiny hands gripping his flat tummy. He just woke up from a nap. Evelyn looked at him and smiled.
• "Ha, I see. My boy is hungry, huh? Don't worry, I am almost done, darling. Just go and wait for me in the sitting room and dinner will be ready. Kira will be coming to visit now so behave very well and you will get extra chicken wings."
• When the boy heard this, his green eyes sparkled and he nodded with happiness before jumping away joyfully from the kitchen arena. Evelyn shook her head at how innocent he was before turning her full attention back to the meal she was preparing.
• That was one thing about herself. For the past three years, she had nobody to look after her or even ask after her so she had learned to be there for her son and her well-being even though it wasn't easy at all.
• Fifteen minutes later, the doorbell rang repeatedly. No one needed to inform her that Kira was here, she was melodramatic of course so she behaved most times in excess.
• "I really hope you won't break down the door," Evelyn screamed from inside and went to answer her friend.
• "Evelyn!!" Kira yelled happily and jumped on her. Evelyn, due to the sudden jump, staggered a bit backward but later regained her stand.
• "I really miss you," Kira said.
• "And I can't carry you because you are taking both of us down at any minute." Evelyn groaned after saying this.
• "Oops, sorry." She smiled sheepishly.
• In appearance, Kira had really changed. She did not look the way she was three years ago, she was now rather busty and her height was a few inches more than Evelyn's.
• Evelyn and Kira had been best friends from 5th grade, they both went to the same high school and graduated at the same time. They had pretty much the same characteristics but there was one difference there. While Kira was fun to be with and was energetic, Evelyn was withdrawn and reserved more than ever but they suited one another.
• "At least, get off me first. " Evelyn muttered under harsh breath and Kira did as she said with a silly smile. She was wearing a pink shirt gown with white stripes on it to make the dress look more colorful, her hair wasn't long anymore. She had turned it into ' bob ' and had it styled.
• When Evelyn communicated with her through video call before coming back to the country, Kira informed her that working with long hair was a bit disturbing and easily distracted her from working. She was working as an artist under one of the biggest Art companies in the country and she didn't want anything to go wrong with her work so she wouldn't get fired, nevertheless her beauty was stunning to look upon just like her friend.
• Tom came running over and shouting…
• "Godmother!!"
• "Godson!!" She replied with the same energy.
• Kira opened her arms wide for him and he ran into her embrace. She lifted Tom and turned him around before putting him back on the ground. Evelyn chuckled as they all went to the kitchen.
• "So, how do you like the house?" Kira asked as they settled to eat dinner.
• "You never cease to surprise me, my friend. I love it and thank you very much."
• "You are welcome. Tom, you are now a big boy." Kira praised him and the boy laughed cutely. It could be seen that he was pleased with that as he glanced at his mother, hopefully thinking that she would stop referring to him as a small child.
• "Don't make his head swell more than it ought to. He is just three." Evelyn rejected and drank a bit of the glass of water that was placed on the table.
• Tom frowned, just like he thought but he continued eating and didn't dispute that fact any further. Kira stole a peek at him before looking at Evelyn who winked in return; without any words spoken, they already understood the situation.
• The ' family ' of three had dinner with pleasure, they had a little fun chat till they were done eating.
• "Tom, please excuse your mother and me. You can go and play with your toys in your room." Kira patted his head and the boy went in without any hesitation.
• Kira faces Evelyn who was washing the plates and rinsing them one after the other.
• "So…" She started.
• "What's next?" She asked her.