The Chronicles of Bewa

C14: The Call

I went down the stairs with my slippers constantly making slap slap sound as it hits the heel of my foot. From the base of the stairs, I can hear the noise of my new family as they chatter about the Nigeria reality show called Big Brother Naija that I paid a Nigerian youtuber to stream for me 24/7. 

I mean what is the point of having thousands of Euros in my bank account if I can’t buy a little bit of happiness for me to feel like myself again.

It has been over two weeks since I arrived at the Glass House and so far so good, everything has been going smoothly. I have been taking French classes in Eureux city and French as I discovered is very hard. I keep saying it, I should have paid more attention to it back when I was school. After my French classes every day, I go around Eureux shopping for myself and Kylian. I got him clothes, underwear, shoes, sneakers, perfume, everything he could ever need when he comes over to my place. Alice helped me with getting the right accessories for him and when you get into my closet, you would think he actually lives with me. 

I have spent my time writing and also, have been taking some driving lessions from Jude to Alice’s displeasure. But there was nothing she could do about it, I am her boss after all

During the little time I have been in this place, I have become so close to the Clouder family. I learnt that Jude was a seal and during one of his tour in France, he met Maria and fell in love but because of his duty to his country, he had to go back to America. Years past before they met each other again in New York where Maria came to study at a culinary school but this time around, Jude decided never to let her go and came back with her and their first daughter to France. Frances, the eldest daughter of the family, as am told lives in Paris with her boyfriend. 

Jude is a quiet man and I envy the way he looks at his wife or even talk about her while taking me on some driving lessons. I wish Kylian would look at me like that. Maria is dedicated to making me fat and after several tries at making Nigerian Cuisine, I decided to take the apron and  cook myself. 

Isa compared to her parent is a party barbie. During the day, she is assisting her mother with the affairs of the glass house and when she is not doing that, she is either on tiktok creating some make-up contents or mixing some make up ingredients. She hopes to start her own make-up line one day and every Friday, she is out partying in some club with her brother, Esaia. 

When not partying or running errands, Esaia is always in his bedroom making money as a gamer. Apparently, he is a well-known gamer and I took that opportunity, to take some gaming lessons from him hoping to be able to pay some games with Kylian. I learnt that the family were living in Monaco before Kylian offered them job.

Alice on the other hand remained a stranger. I only see her when it is time to eat or when she needs to escort me for my French lessons or shopping. Every other time, she is locked up in her room doing only God knows what but then again, I didn’t make an effort to get to know her either. I just couldn’t get past how she treated me the first time we met

The Clouder family has shown me more than love than I could expect from strangers who didn’t know me but it didn’t come close to the love I left back home with my family or the love I could have had with Kylian. I couldn’t quite shake off the nostalgic feelings I get each time I miss my family. 

I entered the kitchen and found every occupant of the glass house except for Alice as expectation, in the kitchen. Esaia is on his phone probably playing game while Jude watch his wife and daughter go at each other arguing about people they don’t even know

“Bewa, tell Mama that Bayo’s switch to Lola was the perfect move. Sophie was just a bitch who didn’t deserve him” Isa argued intensely as she dragged me into the discussion