THE FAMILY DINNER

Fixing the dishwasher.

😊😊😍😘😎🙌🙌🙋Almost there..
OLAMIDE'S POV.

I couldn't sleep. If anyone was in my shoe,  they would have lost their minds. Not that I'm in my right mind now though.  I sigh.
I could handle everything.  Move past some of it. But Shola..
No there was no way I'm going to stay here and face this.
After everything, she only hates me because I'm the one child that belongs to her.  Aunt Funmi's been knocking on my door for awhile before she left.  I made sure she didn't hear my sniffles.  covering my body under the blanket really does the magic.

I checked my wall clock. 3:00am.

TV would wake Wole up in the adjoining room. Now I really didn't want anyone.

Then a knock on my door. Who the hell is still awake?

I keep silent. Whoever is disturbing will leave soon.

"It's Bryan"

Just great. 

Now I was debating if I should open the door. I silently open the door.  When it comes to Bryan, common sense is at its least.

I lock the door immediately he enters.

He notices a bag on the floor. Well if I was going to travel, I have to have some clothes right? 

"Going somewhere? "

I shrug.
"Olamide, I came to check up on you. How are you? "

"honestly? "

He smiles.  "Yes..honestly."
"I'm OK. Why won't I be. Aunt Funmi has cancer, Aunt Lolade if not by intervention would be a divorcee soon, Nike.. Is a porn sensation.. " Bryan gets amused by my statement. "And my sister.. Is my mom.  Why won't I be OK? "
He smiles sadly " you forgot the part that I, am now your cousin. "
I sigh.  Yes,  my life is messed up even before university.

"Ola.. You can't fret over this forever. Sooner or later you would have found out. It's all about time."

I face him now. 
He doesn't know how much I hate this.  It's not Okay.  He reaches for my face and wipes away fallen tears.
"Stop thinking about me " he smirks.
I chuckle "You're so full of yourself "

He shrugs "what can I say?  I'm awesome "
Yes.  My pain killer. If only I could marry him. That's future impossible now.

"I gotta go. Sleep well please? " he holds my hands tenderly.

I nod.  "I will" fingers crossed.

He was walking away.  Common sense please stay.  "Bryan.. " I call.  Common sense, where are you??
He turns to me.  I move closer.  Common Sense take over. Now we were like an inch apart.

It's going, it's going..

"this long distance between us is killing me " my lips met his.  And it's gone...

He kissed me back. I feel the kiss deepen as he pulls me closer.  My hands wrapped around his neck and he held me firmly on my waist.

I wanted to stay here forever.  But I couldn't.  He's my damn cousin!

Common sense is back.  I draw away.  He pecks me on my cheek.
"Goodnight " he whispers.  He sounded like he hadn't yet gotten over the kiss.  As he walked away,  I whisper "Goodbye.."

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SHOLA'S POV
I woke up. 5:00am. Just great. The stillness in my former room was still here. The feeling of waking up every day and seeing her. Yesterday went well (eye roll)
I sat on the sofa in the living room while mom and dad were talking with the officers. I was Still traumatized. I scan around. Olamide's gone already. I wouldn't blame her. The whole room seemed stuffy.  Nobody said a word.  Well except Aunt Carol. She was invoking curses on Nike.  In a normal circumstance, I would laugh because this was the kind of stuff that happens on TV. Now,  I'm part of the reality show.