The Music between us

Chapter 3:Smooth move

MIRANDA

''Miranda where is my chocolate fudge smoothie ''Screamed the angry voice ,as I walked into  the kitchen

''Linda what are you talking about ?''I asked her,isn't a chocolate fudge smoothie supposed to be a milkshake or something I thought to myself.

''Tu vois comme tu cherches toujours des proplems, je t'ai demandé un smoothie au chocolat, qu'est-ce que c'est ?(You see how you are always look for problems?I asked for a chocolate smoothie, what is this ?),I asked for a chocolate smoothie ''she shouted, pointing at a glass with something green in it.

I rubbed my temples ,my head was getting splitting headache from this girl's screaming.

''Qui a dit que je cherchais des problèmes? Je fais juste ce que tu m'as demandé à faire, tu as dit que je devais te faire un smoothie d'avocat parce que vous alliez dans un régime.(who said I was looking for problems ?I just made what you asked me to make ,you said that I had to make you a avocado smoothie because you were going on a diet.)I replied to her calmly

''Mom mom!!!!!' She started shouting walking out of the room .

Oh no

I ran after her as we both entered the living room where my aunt was sitting reading her bible .

''Linda please don't tell auntie.''I whispered close to Linda ,''Well you should have thought of that before not doing what I asked ''she replied back
''But I did do what you ask ''I said lifting my voice a bit higher not noticing

''What are you two doing standing over there whispering at each other like that. ''asked my aunt eyeing us through her glasses.

I started to panic.

"Mother! you can't believe what this illiterate girl have done, I asked her to make me a chocolate smoothie , but she comes and make me this thing I don't even know what it is called.''my cousin shouts out

''I was making what you ask!!!''I tried to defend myself

*Slap*

I put my hand on my cheek easing the sting of the slap as I restrained myself from breaking down into tears.

''How dare you call my daughter a liar ''shouted my aunt has she placed her bible on the table.

I tried so hard not to give her the still eyes.

''Why couldn't you just do a simple task,are you foolish or what ?'' ''No Mamou(mom)''I said,my voice weak, as this time leaving the tears flow down '' .

''You are stupid, you must use your brain and do what we ask ''she replies back to me.''Maintenant sortir de ma vue, et que je vois mieux ce smoothie ma fille a demandé(Now get out of my sight ,and I better see that smoothie my daughter asked for )''my aunt added

I dashed out of the room hearing snickering in the back of me .Knowing it was Linda,I didn't want to look back .I went straight to my room and locked it, crying my heart out.

''Maybe I should have just returned to DRC ,my grandparents would have treated me better than this .No I should be strong ,my parents worked hard to send me to the States and I can't let all they hard work go to waste,I can't wait to come of age and leave this house of misery''I told myself .

I'm tired of being treated like this I was tired of being treated like a slave ,I was their own flesh and blood.

Folding myself in a small bundle I cried myself to sleep,which have been hours.
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After crying myself to sleep, a few hours later I heard a knock on the door. Wiping my face I stood up to answer the door.Opening the door I saw a small figure down, smiling I let the small boy in ''Bon Après-midi Mira (Good afternoon Mira)''greeted the little boy ''Bon Après-midi Alan''I greeted the small boy back

''Oh no have you been crying? ''Alan ask in his sweet voice of his.I sigh has I sat on the floor with my legs folded. ''Mom hit you again didn't she ''he asks as he look at me intensely . didn't answer his previous question. I look at him with a blank face as a tear rolls down my cheek .This is ridiculous, I can't cry in front of a little kid.

Alan comes closer to me holding my face in his small hands.As he wipe away my tears he says ''Don't worry mummy hits me too but because she loves me mummy says if she hits us is because she loves us and she wants to show us what we done was wrong and she wants us to learn our lesson.

I gave him my genuine smile,if only he knew, if only he knew.

''I know it hurts but at the end it's worth it ''he adds as he hugs me . I hugged him him back not wanting to let go ,Alan was my cousin and Linda's little brother. He was only 6 years old but he was my little light in this house of darkness and misery.

''Hee hee hee,you are tickling me''he giggles as I am digging my nails in him
''Sorry''I apologies as I realised my grip on him

''Hehehe it's alright ,here.'' He pulls out something wrapped up in paper from his pocket. How did I not notice it I thought to myself .As I take the item ,I unwrap it on my lap revealing an apple surrounded by crumbs ,guessing those are biscuit crumbs.

I looked up to him ,''Thanks ''I thanked smiling at him,''Oh no the cookies are all bwoken up, ''he says not pronouncing broken properly.

He was still struggling with his l's and r's

''No no it's ok I can still eat ''I say has I stuff the whole crumbs in my mouth. Alan have been sneaking me his food whenever or not auntie forced me to not eat,I kept telling him it was wrong but he never listened. Eventually I started giving up because auntie hardly gives me food these days.

''Yaya (older)I have to go ,and please don't cry again everything is going to be alright!''He says as he kiss me on my forehead and head towards the door.I looked  at this small boy has he exist my room ,Alan loved me ever since the day I got here, he looked nothing like his sister but resembled his dad ,he had curly hair like his mom but the rest of his feature comes from his dad

I sigh as I finish eating my apple and pull out my small phone which I got as a gift from a friend,with my earpods playing KNOW YOUR WORTH BY Khalid

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Poor Miranda,😢At least Alan is there to make ,her feel better