Sistas

Sunrise

"Zee, I don't think I can continue"Annie's breathing was ragged,her steps faltering.
Zee, always the encourager,flashed a grin and jogged backward with ease "C'mon Ann, you've got this"he cheered, just moments before Annie's warning slice through the air.

"Zee!!!watch out"

But her warning came too late.Zee turned,a look of confusion across his face just before the collision.....
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*Amy's pov*

Inside the quite room,I moved through the living room with a practiced ease.Despite my daily routine,I found solace in ; cleaning, dusting and moping.It was my domain,a silent testament of being the 'hearbeat' of the house.

The living room is practically my room so it's the only place I do clean in the house apart from the kitchen and the visitors toilet.
I was sharing room with Kareema before but I can't just keep up with her snoring.Yes! Kareema snores!

I could say I'm the most useful human being living in this house because why not.I clean and dust and....I don't know but am still the most useful.
You would think no one lives in this house because of how silent it is.
Okay,but it's not totally silent.....
One could start with the ceiling fan rolling and giving this 'kre kre' sound...
One might even begin with the sound coming from the little mp3 Kareema got me on my last birthday.
Those were the two things making sound in the living room .

I can bet with my life that Kareema is still in her dreamland because I know for sure if she's awake she would have been going up and down!south and west looking for one thing or the other.

My one and only overdramatic sis!
...but wait! didn't she told me last night that she has to go to bed early because she has a meeting to attend today.
I don't know the kind of meeting it is but she said it's work related.I hope so .

Kareema was,well,many things.As of two month ago,she was selling weight loss herbs but she wasn't making sales.I mean, who's going to buy a weight loss herbs from someone who is fa..t.,no,robust, okay let me say chubby.It could have been better if it's weight gain herbs but what did I know.

"Kareema.."I called out her name but I got no response,I was about to go wake her up when the entrance door was opened from the outside.

'OMG!!who could it be! did we forget to lock the door last night!! Kareema went to bed before anyone yesterday and khadi .....'

"Khadija?"a mixture of relief and surprised washed over me as my other sister stepped in,the early morning light danced across her face.
"omg!you scared me ....."I put a hand on my chest dramatically to show her how scared I was but ....
"What did u say"she asked.
"I said u scared ..."
"No, before that"
Okay okay okay Khadija hates it when her name is been called out like that
"...hmm khady..."I muttered.
"I thought as much"

" But what were you up to so early"I started to ask only to be met with her silencing gaze.
'That was cold.'

I'm used to her cold attitude,I mean 'we' are all used to it.She doesn't talk much, always on her own but if anyone should mess with her then it's going to be a disaster.She act like she doesn't care but deep down,she cares...!

My hand was still on my chest, it's not like am scared of her like that but I feel like have been wrong.I need to soothe my little heart with something....
'oh!let me go and meet my dear Kareema,have been bullied by Khadija or khady or whatever '

"Kareema!sweat kareeemmma"I hummed her name.
"Kareema,wake up! don't you have a meeting to attend today "I tried to shake her with all the strength in me because it seems she can't hear me.
"Whattt is itt now"she asked while still half asleep.
"I thought you said you have a meeting to attend " I reminded her
"Whatt?"jolting up from her sleep
"What's the time"trying to find something I actually did not know.
"It's 6:23am....."
"Oh ok!pls help me prepare some breakfast"she said while running to the bathroom and then she came back again....
"Don't make any breakfast, just help me iron this...and...this"she brought out one blue blouse and black pant.
"I will buy you short-bread when am coming back Hun?"she added that before I could even decline.
"Ohkay"I left the room before she could send me on another errand.
I hate ironing cloth, cooking food, going out and what else .....I don't know,I just want to wake up, clean the house,eat, read and listen to some music on the radio!!.

You might think I don't go to school right??but Newsflash i graduated from secondary two years ago.
Yep! I'm a product of Stella Maris High school.The greatest High school of all time.
I should probably be in university by now right?Yeah I know!but..... let's just pretend I'm still preparing....

"How do I look"

I turned to look back to where the sound came from but...
"Khadija.....hmm...I mean Khardy ma'am why are you dressed like. ....."
".....I have an interview"
"Interview?!!!"The words hung in the air.
"Wait,did you just say you have an interview "Kareema step in from her  while trying to comb out her tangled 'luxury' wig.

'Oh!my Kams is here .Over to you'

"Yes.correct.I have an interview.How's my dressing"Khardy continued.
"Khardy! Khardy! Khardy!
"What?!! Khardy snapped.
"what type of interview is it?what kind of company is it?I hope you didn't threaten them to give you the job? wait,you are going for an interview then that means you haven't been employed.OMG! What are you up to?"Kareema asked confusingly,her confusion mirrored with mine
Khardy--!!!!!!
"Okay.I think I don't need you to check out my dressing.I'm off.see ya"she left the house while leaving us in surprise.Maybe not surprised but rather shocked!

"What's going on?I will see to that when I come back but right now,i need to go get dressed "Kareema not  talking to anyone in particular left and then turn back again to yank off her dress from the chair.
"I haven't finish ironing...."
"No need"
"Aiit Aiit."what a relief!

But what's really going on!?
What is Khardy really up to?
I don't want any problem in my life right now.
I just want a stable and happy life.
What kind of interview could it be?
I guess the work is legal because of the way she dress but then again...
Khady doesn't have any qualifications,not even a school cert!
She dropped out of school when she was in her first year of senior school.Not only did she dropped out,she ran away from home ...,..

"I'm off Amy"Kams voice jolted me back to reality.
"Okay,be good and don't forget my short-bread"I followed behind so I could lock the door.
In anything,I can't just forget my short-bread.
"Bye"
"Bye"
I locked the door and went straight to the kitchen to find something to eat.What I hated most is thinking of what to eat.That thing can be so tiring.

Okay! let's make some quick Rice.

'Hun!I sighed! trying to understand the kind of interview Khardy might be talking about.Could it be an interview for the most toughest woman in the whole universe or the world best tyrant or ..the ...I don't even know..... I'm just....'a knock on the door interrupted my thoughts before I could run mad .

"huh!that must be Kareema.What did she forget"I wiped my hand with a napkin.
"Kams,did you ..."I trailed off.
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"Amidah"
"Olumide.....