A week after she had a job at an advertising company. She had the looks and the prettiest smile ever. Nikita was her new friend and she invited her home after home. They were decorating the house for her brothers, Pedro and Earl.
"I am dying to see your brothers Cynthia."
"They'd be arriving tomorrow and we'll be there at the airport to welcome them."
"and where is Harriet?, I haven't seen her since we came"
"she's at the market. Come on let's go make some cookies am starving Nikki."
She walked to the kitchen. Pedro was coming back home after five good years. Goosebumps filled her arms. They'd once lived under the same roof and once again it was going to happen. She loved him silently,in her own world. She was head over heels for him. She imagined how he'd look like after all that long and giggled.
"what's funny Cynthia?"
Nikita walked in carrying eggs.
"nothing...just remembered Zarry and her jealousness."
"Oow, leave her alone. She's been crushing on Daniel but just doesn't know how to get him."
"I don't like him so I really don't know what Zesty sees in him. He has some kind of attitude."
Beating the eggs into a bowl, "What do you expect?, he's a spoilt kind of a brat."
"he better not mess with me... He'd have to answer to the boys. "
Harriet walked in with groceries. The floral dress was super on her. They appeared the same age with Cynthia. She got men rolling their eyes on her. She was beautiful.
"hello girls what's cooking?"
She washed her hands and joined them.
"some pancakes Harriet...you look great in that dress damn!!! "
Cynthia laughed.
"Cynthia says am her biggest competition in this world. We just love looking great and young. I am afraid of getting old".
They laughed. Harriet was the perfect mother and she loved her family. She gave all her best so just for them all to be happy. She wasn't the kind to regret later on the decisions she made. She was always sure of what she wanted and did. Returning back home was her family's decision and she had to go with it. She wanted total happiness for them all. She'd sacrifice her soul if she had to.
"so tell me about this advertising whatever, Nikki are you are you going to appear on the screen too?"
"no Harriet. I am that lady who sounds like a broken record at the reception singing the agency's theme repeatedly without running out of battery."
They laughed.
"I want you to leave or nothing will work out here. I'll bake the dough and do the cakes. Go relax out in the pool I'll join you later."
They threw their hands in the air as they walked away. Harriet looked at where Cynthia stood. She was her daughter. She called her mother and loved her. She was her only princess in the midst of two prince. However much she tried to hide her pain from her friend and trying be funny it didn't work for her. She baked the cookies and called them back in. She served them
