Smile for me

* CHAPTER THIRTEEN *

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐:)
𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊'𝒎 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍!

UCHE'S POV

Walking back home is fast and easy now that I've walked Dede to her house, I jog lightly as I walk. I usually don't stay out this late but right now I'm in a hurry to get home just in case Kelechi is till home alone considering today is a Saturday, 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒂 might still be at the salon attending to her customers. (Mother)

As soon as I walk in to the compound I see 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒂 and Kelechi standing outside, I can tell that 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒂 just arrived home now because I see Kelechi carrying two plastic bags inside and 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒂 still has her handbag in her hands. I rush towards her to help with her bag and the rest of the plastic bags

"𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒎" (welcome mom) I greet her before collecting her bag and the things she came with

"𝒅𝒂𝒂𝒍𝒖" (thank you) we both walk inside, I drop her bag and the plastic bags to lock the door, after I lock the door I turn to find mom examining me from head to toe

"Where did you go to looking fine like this" she said I laughed lightly at her before picking up her things

"I just went out with a friend" she nods at me before walking into her room. I drop her bag on the couch before taking the rest of the things to the kitchen to help her prepare dinner.

"Kelechi 𝒃𝒊𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒓𝒊 𝒈𝒊" (come and take your food) 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒂 calls from the kitchen. 𝑴𝒂𝒎𝒂 and I made dinner together after settling on 𝒋𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒇 rice for dinner.

"𝒏𝒘𝒂 𝒎 look at your own food here" (my child)

"Okay thank you" I pack the rest of the utensils we used to cook to clean them up, I clean the gas cooker and kitchen table also. After I'm done with that I take my food and join them at the dinning table. Kelechi is almost done with his food and 𝒎𝒂𝒎𝒂 just started eating.

"Will your friend from America come to our house again?" Kelechi asks, I look at him for a while wondering who he's talking to and what's he's talking about

"It's you Uche" he says as if he read my mind

I smile at him "eat your food"

Mom looks at the both of us confused "which friend? 𝒌𝒆𝒅𝒖 𝒊𝒉𝒆 𝒐 𝒏𝒂 - 𝒆𝒌𝒘𝒖?" (what is he talking about?)

I finished chewing the food in my mouth before talking

"My friend came visiting today" I reply her, her facial expression told me she was confused

"Which of your friend stayed in America before?" She asks

"Pa Chinedu's grand daughter Amanda the one that just came back from America with her mom"

"Oh okay, you people are now friends? 𝒐 𝒅𝒊 𝒎𝒎𝒂" (that's good)

We eat the rest of our dinner in silence, after dinner Kelechi packs our empty plates to the kitchen to wash them. Mom and Kelechi move to her room after saying their good nights and I remain in the sitting room. I turn the Tv on to find something to watch. I remove my phone from my pocket to check what the time is: 9:30pm, I want to text Dede now but I wonder if she's asleep already, I open my inbox and search for her name, I'll text her anyways