IF IT'S MEANT TO BE

Chapter 2

December is here and so is the celebration. It is party for all that graduated in the family like collage graduation besides the gap was huge after them is us so I think it's to motivate us too but that's not why I am excited Devon was coming today I had done a lot of clean up even wore my best clothes then waited I didn't even eat that's how excited I was to see him and he came sorry they came. He was fat. Gone is the tiny boy who used to follow me around the boy who cried at my grandpa's funeral wanting me to teach him how to dance the boy who looked at me with a smile was replaced by a fat teen-ager who looks at you like he doesn't give a shit. Then why did he send me the card why did he sound so excited or was I reading the note with my own excitement. We welcomed them in yes the party was thrown at aunty's place and no one complained.

"Hae, are you avoiding me this time as well if so then don't worry I won't disturb you like before as you can see I'm all grown up let me introduce you to my brother's," he left me at that but before I could process anything, the three brothers came and after a nice intro finally matching the names with the faces, I turned to him with a smile. I had a lot to tell him but he left with my other cousin to cut firewood leaving me with no choice but to go and help in the kitchen. I was on toes since midmorning because I was being sent everywhere I was quick even my walking pace was not normal but that's me. By the time I took my rest, it was evening so I went to him and he smiled at me "You're fat"I said opening my arms for a hug "and you look like a stick, are you not eating,"he said hugging me. I have never given thoughts to my body ever like am ok with it but am I really that skinny I thought in your teens is where your body develops into a beautiful young woman so is something wrong with me? I pushed the thoughts away and enjoyed our hug which didn't last long as we were called for dinner. He sat beside me to check my plate then added more and looked at me sternly "finish the food and don't tell me you're full" well I looked at his tray yes he was eating in a tray smiled then nodded.

Weouldnt leave each others side even at the campfire we were next to each other we felt it was normal and nobody pointed out otherwise.He learned how to dance which was surprising with that body but break dancing was dope. I looked at him in awe and since then I couldn't dance in front of him his dance was perfect unlike mine which was guess work. We remained by the fire with no one talking just watching the fire burn in the quiet night.

My cousins pleaded with me to take them to the lake and I accepted but my aunty got wind of it . We were standing on the road when she caught up to us but the others we far gone so I went to her" are you crazy, what if the drown those kids some of them can't swim I can see you're doing things without my permission now" she said while taking out a cane so I lay down" cane me on their behalf it was my idea and I'll make sure no one drowns" "as you wish" I was given my bearings then got up and joined the others not knowing that he saw and heard everything. "What took you so long what did aunt want" he said looking at me" oh nothing serious she was just telling to be careful let's go and swim"I said dragging him to the lake. As usual the male went to their side and we went on our side but they later joined us in the water and my pain increased so I cuddled my knee and wept in the water if anyone was coming,I'd go underwater then emerge like I wasn't crying. I couldn't enjoy the lake as usual for I had to keep an eye out fo the others. "My mum beats me up too if my brother's get hurt or for their mistakes you're not alone in that. Back in the house I heard them discussing about your father I think you'll go with us" I was being beaten alright but my aunt wasn't like this back then but she changed and started reminding how I don't have a father and that even my mother gave me up to them that she didn't want me. I couldn't understand why but I believed her until she told me to call her mother I couldn't bring myself to do it. My uncle got sick diabetes he needed to inject himself with insulin a number of times his treatment took all the money they had the company he worked for closed so my aunt opened up a business but well things were not going as planned. I needed to join highschool so I know they've been convincing my mother to take me to my father's family to pay the fees I knew everything they were planning after all surving had taught me how to get info not that I'll ever tell. He hugged me and rubbed my back "it's ok I know you've never met your father but atleast you're getting out of here when you go to a boarding school, everything will be alright." I couldn't hold back anymore and I cried while he held me in the lake that's when I connected with him and never wanted to let him go. They were moving to the same city not this one but the one I'll be in so we thought we'd see each other again but looks like fate had other plans