A friend to remember

12: Tennis and New drama.

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Denise walked around the house on Monday, the house was huge, there was a pool room, cinema, play, and a large library as big as the one in her school. She walked back into the kitchen.

"Miss Denise, what are you saying?" Denise smiled at Moni. "I am looking for Bimpe, I have not seen her today."

"Oh, Bimpe is on her day off, do you need anything?" Denise shook her head. She walked out of the kitchen. Denise walked out to the patio, she blinked, Shettima and another man were there, playing.

"Denise? What are you doing there? Come outside?" Denise walked out from behind the door. She walked toward both of them. The other men smiled at her.

"What are you doing here? Do you know how to play?" Shettima asked, she glanced at the court. "I do," she stated. "Why don't you join us," Shettima turned to the man. "I..." Denise stopped, did she really want to play?!

"Tell me, Denise, how long have you been playing?" he asked, raising the racket and bounced the ball on the ground. Denise glanced at the man standing there and turned back to Shettima.

"Seven months," she answered and hit the ball back, Shettima hit the ball again before it could get back and they started playing.

An hour later, Shettima smiled, "you win," he said and she frowned. She was not the best at tennis and she noticed that a lot of time, she got away with points that she would normally have if she was in a competition.

"Common, let's go inside, I think I see Sheila's car." Shettima ushered her into the room.

Denise walked into the room and started hearing distant noises, she watched the maids walking around the room. Shettima frowned and walked toward the living room, his mouth opened, not believing who he was seeing.

"Daddy!" Daniella screamed and ran into his arms. He blinked and glanced at Denise who was standing there, not knowing what to do. Daniella pulled away and Shettima smiled softly.

"What are you doing back home Daniella? I thought you were going to stay an extra week?" Shettima asked.

"Well, school is starting soon and I thought... what is she doing here?" Daniella stared at her. Denise turned to Shettima, whose man opened.

"I... Denise, why don't you go upstairs Denise, I will ask Bimpe to call you down for dinner." Denise nodded and walked away.

"Daddy! What is she doing here?" Shettima glanced at the stairs where Denise was climbing. He pulled her toward his office.

"Why did you come back, Daniella, you and I know that you do not care about school."

"Daddy you did not even answer my question, what is that girl doing in our house? Wearing my clothes?"

Shettima opened the door and entered the office, "Daddy you are asking me this question, that is not what is important, what is important is that there is another girl in this house in my clothes!" she snapped.

"Sit down young lady," Daniella stared at him, her lips thinned, she took her seat and stared at him. "What is she doing here Daddy?"

"You have met her before," Shettima observed. "Of course, I have! I met her before anyone, she is a liar and a..."

"Don't!" Shettima snapped. "What are you doing? What is happening?" Daniella shouted, exasperated.

"You need to relax, we... after that night in the police station, I decided to investigate who could likely be behind everything and I found out that she was correct, she is your twin sister, Daniella," Shettima finally broke the news to her.