NAIJA TEENS

Chapter Fourteen

Bunmi left several minutes ago,close to one hour. I went down to the sitting room to Join my family to watch the TV.

  Chris was present which was unusual. He hasn't been spending time with us ever since the great punishment. He was seated at the far corner of the room watching TV silently. Sochi was gummed to my mother,fast asleep and my father was focused on the TV. Okay,it was a new movie that captured their attention. The title captured mine too. The title was Countdown  and I knew it was going to be interesting so I flopped into the seat beside Chris and smiled at him. He gave me a dry look and returned to the television.
    My mum realized I was in the room and spoke up. " Where's your brother?"

   " He's in his room. Sleeping I think"
    She nodded and returned her gaze to the television.
   So James returned this evening looking rough and maybe drunk. I was surprised. James wasn't the type who drank alcohol. Bad friends obviously. I went into his room and found him trying to tug off his skin tight jean.
        I told him what mum had instructed me to do but he ignored me and went out of his room. I told him again this time he glared at me before taking out his phone and wallet from his pocket and dumping it forcefully into my hands. I shrugged and took the phone and wallet to my mum's room.
    When my mother returned, she called for James who was asleep. Well,we know what happened. They argued and argued till my mum silenced him with a slap and, "I'm your mother and you must show some respect!"
      He stalked out of her room. We all were waiting outside his room but he ignored us and entered his room, banging the door shut.

   Three hours later,he's still not out if his room. We knew best. So we left him till he calmed down and it seems he hasn't because he's still in his room.
   My dad couldn't care less. He would be all quiet when the house was hot and you had done something atrocious. Just spill water on the tiled floor,your ticket to Pluto is assured. No Mercury because you'd be so tormented by the simple punishment.
   " Have you seen James since that time?" Chris asked me.
  " I haven't. The guy is really angry. Let's watch our movie jare. What concerns us?. It's his turn to pay for his stubbornness. Have you finished reading your Psalms? Today's the D-Day. "
   " Yes,I have". He nodded before smiling. " Don't be surprised if I'm the only one that'll go to heaven in this house. The Bible verses in my head is enough to make God appoint me as an angel"
   I laughed and eyed him " Holy child. Because you were forced to read the Bible, you're now making rubbish mouth. I pity you, don't sha fuck up in front of Daddy"
  " I won't sis. I will suprise him instead"  Chris gave me a reassuring smile and patted my hands before returning to the movie.
   The movie has been interesting so far but it has been making me feel jumpy and scared.
   The movie was all about an app named countdown. The app would tell you when you'll die. Curiosity made some high schoolers download it and boom,it started counting down. Some people were lucky to have a lot of years to live but this particular girl had only three hours to live.
  She died at the exact time the countdown predicted. And the happenings before she died was scary.
   It was scary. I clung to Chris's arms. He gave me a funny look and returned to the movie. He didn't seemed affected by it.
   I glanced over to my mum,she was watching the movie with a strange expression. My dad didn't seemed fazed by the movie.
    I jumped at one point but when my dad gave me a curt look,I behaved myself. How I wish Godfrey was here. He'd hold me in his arms. That chest,those hands. And to feel his lips again...

" Chika"
I jumped in my seat. It was my dad.

"Sir?"

" You want to sleep? You're scared already, please stop distracting us." He asked. I shook my head and slowly returned my focus to the TV.
   For the rest of the movie,I gripped Chris's arms. He didn't swat my hands off. Lovely brother.

Finally,when the movie ended, everyone dispersed to their rooms,my mum ringing in our ears to pray before sleeping. She carried Sochi to her room and my dad told Chris to come up to his room. I shot my little brother a reassuring smile before he left.

I was in my room, reading Wattpad in my phone when a knock sounded in my door. I knew who it was already.
  " Come in!"
The door opened revealing James. He stepped in and closed the door after him. When I gave him a close look,I noticed his face was dull and his lips were dry. His eyes were bloodshot too.
    I watched him stride towards my bed and flop into it.
   Okay,this was weird. James hardly enters my room. We used to be close when we we're younger but as we grew into our puberty age, totesterone and oestrogen battled against our closeness.

" How may I help you?" I asked dropping my phone beside me.

   "I need to make a call with your phone" He replied,his voice was coerce.
   " Did you drink?"
  He whipped his head to face me a confused look crawling into his face " how?"
  " You were drunk when you returned home. I knew it. You were staggering" I pointed out.
  The look of utter disappointment washed over his face "so you believe I was drunk?"
I nodded watching a hurt expression marring his face.
  " You thought I drank? Wow,that's shocking"
  " What do you expect me to believe?" I shrugged avoiding his intense and pain filled face.
  " I didn't taste alcohol. Believe it or not. I'm sick but since no one cares, I'll just go" He stood up.
" Wait!" But he had closed the door behind him. Not violently this time.

I sat there watching the door and wondering what made my brother behave like that. He was sick?.
I needed to tell my mum. That'll be tomorrow though. I need my beauty sleep.

  I dreamt of Godfrey this night.

Hey guys!, I decided to update another chapter today. It's short tho. This chapter is a bonus to you guys for waiting patiently for my lazy ass to update 😌. It's a few hours to tomorrow tho but I tried.
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  The next chapter will be Bunmi's POV. Stay tuned!!.
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