HOME

By the time we got home, I already had so much butterfly in my stomach that the butler had to help me up. Ye, it surprised me too. Mum had a butler and a lot could be told about him. He helped me up and escorted me into the house. The house is a duplex of ten bedrooms, six inner rooms and five outer ones. It has a gym and a swimming pool. Big parlour and the ladies sitting room; the library, two offices, dressing room, and a very large kitchen with a bar. I stood motionless in amazement and without a word to say. The butler called on mom, and when she came, after hugging me she pressed a bell behind me and everyone in the house came down, including the maids and all the children. Mon had thirteen children: six boys and seven girls. They all looked charming. She introduced me to everyone as a new member of the family. She then ordered the maids to leave and afterwards took me to the room she said would be my room. After keeping my loads and admiring the room, I came out to join the rest. Mum then introduced everyone to me. The eldest is Stephen, then Haiz, Ariel, Santiago, Mike, Harvey; and then my new sister Jane, Lexley, Hathia, Anda, Mint, Jessie and Rubie. Mon now turned and addressed me, “and from henceforth, you are to be known and called ‘Princess Elizabeth John-Michael’”. I smiled and continued nodding. Mom turned to the others and said, “Elizabeth is now your sister. Take very good care of her and treat her like every other member of this family”. They all nodded in agreement, and we all smiled mischievously.

Two of my brothers accompanied me back to my room and continued to help me to unpack some luggage and put things in place. The room was so magnificent beyond my wild imagination. They told me that if I needed anything changed in the room, that the interior designer would be coming around the next day. As they took their leave, they looked back with smiles while closing the door behind them. I sat on the bed with so much happiness. “At last I am home,” I said to myself. Suddenly came a knock on the door. Mike peeped and said “Hi”. I blushed, and though I was so happy to see him at the moment, I I tried to keep my feelings to myself. He stepped in and asked why some of the things were still boxed. I smiled and said, “I am even confused, not knowing where to start”. He offered to help, saying, “You look lost and out of place.” I know what he said was true but I just kept quiet. Some moments latter, we eventually concluded the unpacking and arranging. I was really tired, and Mike too I supposed. I laid back on the bed, and Mike sat next to me. He looked me straight in the eyes and said, for the first time, “I love you Elizabeth”. I kept quiet still. After a while, with a deep silence between us, I said, “do you expect any reply from me?” He said nothing at first, but, as if he had been searching for an adequate reply, he suddenly said, “nothing. Just don’t talk, and don’t stand up as well. Your eyes says it all.” He was not wrong. As if my body was acting against my control, I found myself cuddled up closer to him. He smiled, with contention in his heart. Out of exhaustion, I fell asleep till time for dinner

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