Smile for me

CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

AMANDA'S POV

When I wake up Chioma is not on the other side of the bed which is normal this days, for the past week now she has been waking up early to prepare breakfast so that she can catch up with her mom, Aunty Ifeoma has been staying a lot longer at her work and truly it doesn't seem to bother anyone in the house, we're all already used to her disappearing on us.

I find Chioma in the kitchen, she's frying eggs and toasting bread at the same time

"Chioma good morning" I greet her, she turns to face me immediately

"Good morning, you woke up early today 𝒐𝒐"

"Yes"

"Are you going to see Uche today? You should see him today don't push it any further" I feel my heart racing in my chest

"I want to see him today but I'm worried he won't be home or something" she chuckles at me

"You know I thought about that 𝒐𝒐 so I casually texted him yesterday in fact I told him 𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒏𝒆 wants him to work for her but he said he left his tools in a friend's car and he's not sure when he'll be able to get them so for now he's just chilling at home, you know" she winks at me, I roll my eyes at her

"So you should go today plus he'll be home alone 𝒔𝒆𝒇 so the both of you can have privacy" I nod my head at her

Chioma is so smart, imagine her texting him in pretense just to find out if he'll be home today, God I love this girl

"Thank you Chioma"

"Guess what? My mom is still at home, so they called her at work today and she was asked to report to work at 10 am" she shrieks and claps her hands

"Are you serious? That's so great"

I'm happy she gets to have even if it's 2 hours with her mom today, Chioma is such a sweet girl and I just wish her mom would well, be more like a mom to her.

"I'll heat up water so I can take my bath, your breakfast smells amazing by the way" she smiles at me and mouths a small thank you

. . . .

By the time I finish taking my bath and dress up Chioma has already finished making breakfast, she has already even served grandma, her mother and my mom. I find her sitting in the kitchen when I walk in

"See your food here, I covered it for you" she takes a sip of the drink in her cup, I can smell coffee

"So I thought you didn't like coffee?" I tease her while I make my own cup

"Turns out caffeine is good for the brain" she laughs

I join her on the table, she covered my own share of breakfast with another plate

"So you tried to make an English breakfast today, it looks good 𝒔𝒉𝒂"

"It looks good 𝒔𝒉𝒂? 𝒂𝒉 Amanda stand up and make your own" I laugh at her

"I'm only teasing you now, relax" she rolls her eyes at me

I don't how she managed to make toasted bread and scrambled eggs and even toasted sausages today but it tastes amazing

We talk about random things together while I eat my breakfast, she even shows me this picture of a girl on Instagram she swears over edited her picture

I zone out for a little bit thinking about Uche and if he's okay and if he would even want me to see him today, maybe I'm overthinking again, what exactly do I even want to tell him?