Serendipity

Chapter Two : Mom and Law Suits

Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest- Christian Dior

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The cold that swept past her bare shoulders sent her body shivering. The single strapped night gown she wore had risen up to her thighs. The blanket was thrown halfway down the bed. Her legs were thrown apart and her right hand lay limply across her chest. Her eyes fluttered open lazily. She stared at her position.

Her mother's words rang in her ears. Sleep like a lady.

She grumbled loudly as she put her legs together. She picked the blanket and covered herself properly before closing her eyes again.

The rain still hadn't stopped. It was why she hated July, the rain was unbearable. It was another work day and despite the cold, she had to get to work.

"Derin don't tell me you aren't up yet it's almost seven thirty!" Ify shouted.

"Crap!" She jolted up instantly, throwing the blanket aside. She slipped into her flip flops and stood up.

She dashed to the bathroom just as Ify walked into her room. "Why are you acting as if you didn't know its a work day?"

She ignored Ify and shut the bathroom door loudly.

She brushed her teeth and and took a quick bath with the hot water.

She quickly got dressed in her red flare suit pants, a heeled sandal and a black chiffon top. She pulled up her hair extension in a pony tail, grabbed her handbag and headed to the kitchen.

Ify stood by the counter, turning a bowl of pap very skillfully. She was dressed in a black skirt that had a slit in between her thigh, a blue top that matched the skirt well, and a pair of flats. Beside the bowl of pap was a kettle which Derin knew was used in boiling water for the pap.

Beside Ify was a plastic rectangular table which had MTN inscribed on it's top, blending perfectly with the entire yellow colour of the table. In front of it were two blue plastic chairs. Derin walked over to the table, she set down her hand bag on it's surface and sat down comfortably on the blue chair.

Ify turned instantly and stared at her.

"Hmm are you hoping to surprise Zach today? Because I am sure you do that everyday." Ify teased.

She lifted the bowl of pap and walked towards the MTN table.

"Plates," she nodded towards the cupboard. "Bring the wet ones. I just washed them." Derin stood up and took out the wet plates from the cupboard and set them down. She stood back and watched as Ify poured the pap into one of the white ceramic bowls and shifted it towards Derin.

Derin took two spoons from the cupboard and placed them on the table. "We are taking a cab today,"

Ify eyed the spoons. She took them both and turned towards the counter and dipped them in a bowl of water then turned back to her. "Of course, I wouldn't want to get drenched running for the bus through the rain."

"Where is the Akara?" Derin queried as she took her seat.

Ify took a black nylon from the now cleared counter top and tossed it to Derin. "In there."

She caught it mid air and transferred the Akara into a plate. Ify sat down and after a quick prayer, they both ate in silence.

Psquare's Bring it on blasted out loudly from the tiny speakers of the Tecno W4 situated beside Derin's ceramic bowl. She picked up the phone and stared at the caller ID as it vibrated in her hands.