DESTINED

Chapter 27

Fatima stood by the door way watching him, Zac looked up, his eyes locking with hers. He stepped back. Mrs Taylor stepped forward to reprimand her sons with the help of Uncle Joe.

Uncle Joe: Both of you are grieving and we understand that but I will not allow any form of disrespect to this house especially at this time.

Mrs Taylor: Bruce, get up and clean yourself up. Take a nap and get rid of that alcohol. Zac, outside please and breathe. Karen, I'm pretty sure you know where your room is. My husband just died, I can't be dealing with any of this.

Zac went outside, accompanied by uncle Joe and Lola.

Lola: You need to calm down.

Zac: I'm good. I just want to leave, I think I'll fly out with my wife tomorrow.

Uncle Joe: You need to be here, your mother needs you.

Zac: I can't be in the same space with Bruce, he gets on my nerves and Karen too.

Lola: Why is she even sleeping here, doesn't she have a house like 20 minutes away?

Uncle Joe: Your aunty wants her here, you know she loves Karen to death.

Zac: Yeah, makes me wonder how she will include Fatima in al of this, we know that Karen hates sharing.

Lola: I know. It's weird seeing you as a dad.

Uncle Joe: Right? It feels like I'm watching a movie.

Zac: Stop making it weird, Naila is an angel, I feel like she is exactly what I needed.

Lola: And your wife?

Zac: I don't even know how to explain her, she's everything.

Lola: And she's in here with your ex wife, it's crazy.

Zac: Fatima knows how to stand her ground, I'm not worried.

Uncle Joe: What does she do?

Lola: She's a doctor.

Zac: How do you know?

Lola: Your mom was talking about her when you went to pick her up, she was actually bragging and I think it upset Karen.

Zac: Oh? Mom is strange, I can't read her sometimes.

Lola: She's proud of you.

Zac: Yeah right.

Lola: I'm serious.

Zac: Okay. Let me ho check in my wife, she's not feeling to well.

Uncle Joe: She's pregnant?

Zac: No, she had a girls night last night.

Lola: Damn, I needed one too.

Zac. I'll be back.

Upstairs in Zac's room.

Naila: I'm hungry.

Fatima: Daddy bought food, it's in the kitchen.

Naila: Can you come with me? I'm scared.

Fatima: Really? After all the time you spent with them.