A body swam above me as he moved toward me, oh for heaven sakes! Even stuck in a bottom of the pool I had the disgrace to be saved by him again?
What was he even doing here in the first place? Was he stalking me or something? Oh God, I had a stalker...
My mother really went all out on this family reunion, the backyard was decorated with lights hanging on the trees, four long tables with chairs neatly against the tables. Plates, shiny silver cutlery placed on the right spot and glasses so clean that I could see my teeth in them.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
The moment I walked in with Xhian and Xhiani, my eyes rolled back, the smell of lasagna filled my nostrils, making me float. I went to the kitchen and the counter was filled with food, ready to go outside. Spicy chicken skewers with sun dried tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, corn, cheeseburgers, pasta Alfredo, meatballs, steak, turkey, rice, beans, you name it.
"Hi mom, auntie Win. You guys really went all out, it smells really good." I went to steal some of the goods but my mother slapped my hand, "Don't be impatient, go wait outside like everyone else. Some of the family are already here, go greet, shoo."
"Hi sweety, you look cute." My mother kissed Xhiani's forehead. "Xhian, how are you?" My mother greeted him with a kiss on each cheek. "Help me with the food, I need to put them in the food warmers outside and as for you, I don't want you stealing food from my kitchen." My mother warned me and I raised my hands up in surrender mode.
"Okay, okay, I'll go greet my family, come on baby." I walked out of the kitchen with Xhiani holding my hand as we made our way outside, my dad was there adjusting a few things. My brother of course was there already sitting on a table, on his phone.
"You better put that phone aside when the rest of the family arrives." My father told him as he slapped him on the back of his head and I laughed, shaking my head. "Some things haven't changed around here at all." I laughed, making my way toward my father. "Hi dad." I kissed him on his cheek.
"Who's this beautiful girl?" Xhiani blushed as my father kneeled down in front of her. "I'm your granddaughter." She smiled cheekily, "Of course you are." My father picked her up as he tossed her in the air, "I have such a beautiful granddaughter." She giggled, wrapping her tiny hands around my father's neck.
While Xhiani was having the time of her life with my father, I made my way toward my uncle, that was of course one of the first ones to arrive. I pulled the chair back and sat down next to him, "How is my favorite uncle doing?" I hugged him annoyingly as I kissed his cheek.
"I've been better, can you believe that your mother kicked me out for eating one! One meatball? She is crazy, I told my brother but he wouldn't listen. His lost, he is stuck with her now." My uncle Nyman crossed his arms, looking really annoyed.
I scoffed, shaking my head at him. He is so funny, his stories are always crackling. "He was stuck with her since they conceived us." He made a disgusting face at that, "Just because you think you're all matured, doesn't mean that you can talk about that. It's disgusting." I laughed at him, placing my arms on the table.
