Meant to be

Chapter 5

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"If only u knew"

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                                                                                  Wednesday 3 of June 2020

Layla Badiah

I woke up, groggily, to the sound of my beeping alarm and groaned while extending my arm to my bed side table and swiping the alarm clock off .  I turnt around and slept again for another 5 minutes before preforming a massive stretch and taking up my phone to check the time before glimpsing the date and smiling intently. Today was a big day. Today was my Birthday, Sweet 16 and everything.  I sat down for a while embracing the subtle breeze dance through my window and inhaling the air laced with ecstasy I arose from my sheets, feeling the sun brush against my skin through my curtains and headed towards the bathroom. Along  the way, I paused staring at myself in my mirror and strutting a few pose in my lil B-day Pyjamas before completing my basic hygiene regime. 

After washing and brushing my teeth, I slipped on my robe and opened my door in pursuit of down stairs, slightly closing the door behind me. I walked to the landing, a sweet and savoury sent wafting through the air, enticing my nostrils and sped down the stairs and walked into the kitchen; instantly met with a beaming face. 

'Good Morning , baby" my mum cheesed. 

"Morning" I replied further moving into the kitchen. 

 She turned her head from me, quickly attending to her pan, which happened to smell like pancakes. 

My favourite.

I walked closer to the my mums figure and peered over her shoulder to get a glance at the stove, confirming my speculation to be true. "Thanks mum, Love you" 

" I love you too baby" she replied taking the the pancakes out with a spatula and placing them on a neat pile onto a plate, while stretching over to plant a lil kiss on my forehead.

 She placed it on the dinner table and handed me a cup of Hot chocolate, and slid a tub of Nutella towards me. I smiled uttering another thank you which she disregarded playfully with the swipe of her hand and watched as she began moving around the kitchen arranging pots and pans and cleaning up. I kind of wanted to get up and help, but I took my mum's efforts in making me feel special and dribbled Nutella over my pancakes and dug in. 

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"Your Dad's going to pick you up soon so make sure you get ready " My mum shouted at me from the front room." Okayyyy mum" I replied and stormed up the stairs and got into the shower. Though I had got most b-day prep done and sorted, I still had to go over to Asia's house to get my hair curled and fixed up - not that I couldn't curl my hair myself but because Asia's hands worked magic. 

I got out of the shower did what was necessary and got dressed in black leggings and a lil hoodie with slides and took up my big duffle bag. I walked down the stairs and into the front room awaiting the beep of my dad's car. 

After a few minutes I heard the signal and left through the front door shouting a goodbye to my mother. "Bye Mummy love youuuuu!" to which I faintly heard her reply. I popped my key into my pocket and walked up to the car.

"Hi dad" I smiled getting into the passenger seat. 

 "So where are we off to?" he questioned slightly turning down the radio