Tomboy Tanya

Night Plans

"Food is served!", Roselyn hollered for us from the dining room.

I threw the cushion at Seb before getting up from the sofa.

"Tan!!"

"What?", I looked back at him putting on an innocent face.

"Tan?!"

"Yes, Roselyn!", I called back.

I stuck out my tongue at Seb before going to the dining room.

I heard shuffling before they both came inside the room.

In the center of the room was the table we had arranged for four people where Roselyn was placing the aromatic dishes.

The hot steam coming out of them made it even more mouthwatering.

I touched the corners of my mouth making sure I didn't drool out just yet before sitting next to Roselyn who was piling up our plates.

The lunch was not too extravagant but it still was better compared to the cold and dry food we get in the canteen.

The moment everyone was seated I dug into my spaghetti without waiting for the others.

I mean you can't blame me for being hungry when it clearly was my parents' mistake for not waking me up for breakfast. After I had few mouthful of spaghetti and few bites of the mayo burrito, I slowed down and looked up from my plate.

I looked to the boys to see that they were in a similar pace except that they did not slow down at all. If anything they just piled more onto their plates. Boys and their never ending hunger. I shook my head at that thought.

I turned to see Roselyn shaking her head smiling but it was not just at them but at me too.

"So tell me Tan, how did you end up in an all-boys school?", Roselyn asked sipping on her glass of water.

"Well I got expelled from my old school. Next thing I know I am enrolled in a supposedly all-boys school.", I said scooping a spoon of spaghetti.

"That's the shortest story I have heard. So what happened for you to be suspended?"

"Expelled mom, expelled. She just couldn't keep her hands to herself.", Roselyn raised her eyebrow at that, clearly indicating that she was taking it the wrong way.

I slapped Seb's head at that.

"See, just like this.", he said rubbing the place I hit.

Finally realizing what he meant, her lips formed an 'o' in understanding.

"Let me tell you, if you hurt me once again I will expel you from my house.", Seb said narrowing his eyes at me.

"Who are you to expel me? Roselyn will love my company. Wont you, Roselyn?", I asked her making my face as pitiful as possible.

Seeing this, Seb's hand with the fork stopped midair while Sam's mouth hanging loose. The boys gawked at me as though I had grown two heads.

Roselyn chuckled seeing their reactions before getting up to clean the dishes.

I stuck out my tongue at them before taking my empty plate to wash it.

"Everyone is good to you right? You don't have any problem in the school right?", Roselyn asked while keeping away her washed plate.

"Yes Roselyn. I am perfectly fine."

"Remember to tell me if you have any difficulties. You are like a daughter to me."

I just smiled at her. I didn't want to tell anything much but upon seeing the boys entering, I kept away my plate and hugged Roselyn's arm.

"Thank you Roselyn, I will surely tell you if Seb or Sam troubles me."

Roselyn catching up on what I was aiming said, "Sure, dear. Take my number. We will catch up once in a while."

"Mom. Why do I feel like you are her mother rather than mine? And what is it with me troubling her, it is her who is troubling me."

Seb cried putting his and Sam's plate along with the empty dishes into the dishwasher.

"Roselyn! He was eavesdropping on us.", I said faking my surprise.

"Oh please. As if you both didn't know that we were here.", Sam countered back.

"Ok kids, now leave the room and go have fun.", Roselyn said giving us a push.

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"What do we do? I am bored.", Sam said throwing the magazine in his hand.

"How about a party?", Seb asked from his position on the bed scrolling through his phone.

"Who would have one now? And we don't even have an invite.", I said flipping through the channels.

"Jake is bound to have a party today. And what was that about an invite? Babydoll, we have been in the school for a long time unlike you. We don't need an invite. We invite ourselves."

"Fine then, let's go lazy ass."