◇*Krystal*◇

Coming of Judas

Chapter 1.

The bus halted at the bus stop where am suppose to drop off the bus, I was relieved. I dropped off the bus and started looking around  for anything that seems unusual or anyone looks like my twin step sisters around the area. Betty was right when she said that the Danny's restaurant was right infront of the bus stop, it won't be hard for me to find my way there, the fact that am not used to be outside the house and school was embarrassing. Betty was my friend she understands me  as a introvert, behind that lie I hide a huge pain and secret in my house.

I crossed the road to the other side walking toward the Danny's restaurant, when I opened the door and got it. The smell of  flowers  hit my nose, despite we are in an island I expected the oceanic smell to be often in any place like this. The smell made feel a little away from home, for once I felt relaxing in this place. I gazed around searching Betty in any of the booth in here, my eyes went to  the girl on the last booth of the restaurant. She was typing something on her phone busy enough to not notice my entry in the restaurant, it was quite and few people were in the restaurant. So I walked quitely to her, she was still engrossed her precious eye onto her phone.

"Hey" I said politely, My hope was right when she  raised her head up  to  face me with a bright smile on her.

"About time you came, i thought you had a second thoughts about coming. But you know what kept me waiting?"

"What?" I asked unknowingly what say to her.

"You would have called and give excuses like you always do" she placed her phone down to the table and stared at my face grinning. It actually felt weird that way.

"Why such a creepy grin on me?" I asked her, she chuckled back.

"Sorry if that freaked you out, but can you imagine you being out here rather  than you being at home" she exclaimed like a mad person, or a happy person like she is now.

I shrugged. "This all because you force me into it, but this is not bad you know. I kind of enjoying it"

"I know, I can't stop this ecstasy in me. Krystal, I hope you feel how my blood jumps up and down for you". I laughed when she said that.

"It's impossible for me to feel that" I said and looked around for any particular person I know, but no one, they are all new faces in the restaurant.

"Don't worry they are just tourists" Betty said and seized off my worries, I watched her nodding with no worries like she told me to not worry.

She called a waiter and forced me order anything I want all the bill would go to her. Betty is  such stubborn girl,  I can't resist her. So I ordered prawns and French fries with a drink and surprisingly she ordered the same. After sometime our order was delivered,I took a bite on the French fries it so delicious, crisp and hot Arabic spices in that moment I thought to myself I would come back to this restaurant. While eating, Betty's phone rang for a notification she paused eating and check it her. I almost jumped when she screamed out loud with more ecstacy and joyous than what I made her today. Everyone's eyes turned  to our table, she adjust herself and apologize for a disturbance as always I was curious of what she was excited about.

"Surely you should tell me what are  the noise for, instead of apologizing?" I asked her and she smiled.

"Of course who else will I tell my happiness if not you, darling " she typed on her phone then show it to me.

'The billionaire son Judas Benjamin will be leaving Dar es salaam and live in Mafia island for further education. The Mafia people should be expecting the billionaire in their ground this very soon.' I read the passage, I wish I understood what was it that made her shout. I stared her blankly and pulled her phone back and sighed to me.

"I know you don't get it, but guess what?! He is Judas Benjamin and he will be living here"

"So?"

"So we will be able to see him in the island frequently, isn't it amazing a celebrity in our Island " she exclaimed to me her high voice was a bit loud.

"You are not sure he would be staying around near us, Mafia is big and has more beautiful places to attract him but here"

"Says the person who never leave the house but school, speaking of school...."she paused and smiled. "Which school will he attend I pray it to be our school, Krystal"

"What make you think so?"

She rolled her eyes telling me its obviously. "There only few high school present in this island and ours is number one option "

I let it pass, with this discussion about the so called  billionaire son coming to stay in Mafia. In a way I found this island is boring and I hated to stay here i just can't wait to leave. This island has alot of  resorts that attracts tourists around the world but still it doesn't  change the fact that I hate it, its  something to do with my house the place I no more want to call it home.

Later around 4pm  I walked inside the house, I was so relief that my twin stepsisters and step mother were not around. They wont be around, at least not now I was worried for nothing. Every where in the house was clean it requires no energy of mine to do anything . It was to early to cook,I decide I would cook later at six I was bored and had nothing to do but to sit and watch TV.

I watched TV for a while without realizing that I  was faling l asleep slowly until I  woke up with splash of water poured at my face. My heart raced as I  woke up, my deepest fear was water.  I sat up straight as I'm still am struggling out of my fear just to realize that my twin sister Bethany by the name crossed her hands below chest with a jug which I suppose it had the water that drenched  my body and on the couch I sat

"What the heck!, Bethany?" I shouted frustrated.

She sniggered at me. "So you are awake?"

"As you can see" I snapped back at her. "Was it necessary for you to pour water on me"

"You were as good as dead when I called your lousy name, I had to make sure you weren't dead. Am very disappointed that you are not" she scowls at me like I deserved it all. But the truth is i didn't  deserve it, i don't  deserve to be treated like a trash on my own house.

I was unable to say anything because whatever I say out loud now would cause the really death for me that she wishes and her mother would be the one to kill me.

"Since you have nothing to say, I suggest you start cooking right now we are hungry and before mom comes or you will be dead" with her final saying she stormed off my sight.

I checked the side clock on the wall above the TV, it was quarter past seven I had less than an hour to prepare food before step mother comes, or else I will be be dead for really. But what's better; being dead or continue to stay in this house  and be tormented by this people who are  calling themselves my family outside this building but treat me more like maid servant.

I stood up the couch climbed the stair to my room, changed my shirt and wipe the water on my face. Walking out of my room after the change, I heard the twins laughing and  giggle then screams followed, I heard something about Judas i instantly knew what they were screaming about. I found it annoying that every girl is going crazy overnight because of this billionaire son which makes me annoyed with him. I raced back to the kitchen and check the schedule  of the food we eat during the week today was Biryani and chicken curry, it had alot of work to do. I checked the time one thing I know about myself in cooking was to race with time.