Common Colour

Chapter 1

"Hurryup guys! We going to be late." I heard my father calling from downstairs in swahili.
Looking at myself in the mirror,wearing my green threadbare jumper hooded sweater top over my white plain tshirt,fitting perfectly on my small body frame,with a black jeans at the bottom and black pair of sneakers at my feet.
My dad advised us to wear casual,warm and descent,picked my phone and headphones on my study table and headed downstairs where Mr.Philip karisa 'my dad' and Benjamin Karisa my hunk annoying seventeen year older brother in his blue denim jeans from the jacket down to his trouser and white sneakers on his feet,i can see a white tshirt under his denim jacket too. My brother's height is 5'8 and seems to be growing taller by day,he seemed to inherit the height from my father's side gene,a very sportive boy,soccer to be precise with his lean dark chocolate athletic body frame and his short hairstyle though shaved at the sides of his head leaving more of his kinky hair at the top of his head giving him a menacing look yet handsome. Back in kenya his friends would refer him as a 'chic magnet' one who easily attracts girls.He will fit well in this american stereotype of a 'jock'.
"You always take long to dress like a girl." Benjamin started throwing his usual annoying jabs at me in swahili.
"Says a man who is overdressed for the occassion,you must have started dressing up since last night to be ahead of me."
I chuckled at him.
Benjamin just huffed at me.
My beautiful mother came down from up stairs and behind her was Angela my nighteen year old sister. She is the eldest sibling among benjamin and me,am sixteen years old and last born.
Her and my mum were wearing a black faux fur coat but as for my sister angela was more stylish with her black ankle boots,her hairstyle was short curly black locks with babyhair showing at the edge of her hairline. The hairstyle exposed her less makeup facial features,high cheekbone,narrower facial shape and her full lips,she is brown skinner girl,brown like me and my mother but she has a bit lighter complexion than me or my mother,that side of colour gene is from my mother's side,benjamin and my dad are the only ones with darker chocolate complexion.
My mum had an african print headress.
My dad who wore a black jacket a white buttoned shirt tucked in a belted black trouser with a black leather office shoes.
"Alright everybody hurry hurry..get in the car we dont want to keep the hernandez waiting...eeh benji,get my medic bag." My dad said in swahili.
We rushed out an got into our car parked at the street.
I always fight with my siblings on who should sit by the seat near the window.
My father was embarrased with our yellings and our arguments.
My dad came up with the rules that if we are all three of us in the car i should sit at the centre since am the youngest and my brother and sister on either side of me,the front sit is always sacred sit that belongs to my mother and my dad at the driver sit.
We fastened our sit belts and my dad drove down the street,i didn't have better view so i decided to play music on my headphones,sometimes i won't even listen to the music played on my headphones,my mind would drift away with thoughts.
Mr.Raùl Hernandez eightysix year old man invited my family to meet and spend the day with his family. My Dad is his personal doctor,they met each other at Hoptown hospital when he was admitted,he was diabetic and his old age made it worse,he was a stubborn tough old man,he grew fond of my dad. Everyday late afternoon my dad would drive to check him in his mansion,sometimes in okward times as 1:00am.
The Hernandez are involved in steel business,they own the biggest steel company 'Hernandez steel co-operation' in america and which stretches down to mexico,i heard their business empire also involves real estates,they built most of infastructure and buildings in hopetown,they also invested in other business ventures,these Hernandez family are dollar Billionaires!
Back to the old man,Mr. Raùl Hernandez who voluntered..not realy..he forced himself on my dad to sponsor my education in a prestigious highschool in hopetown named Eden's Academy, one of prestigious elite highschools in america where the ultra rich families enroll their children or if you are lucky like me to be sponsored in there because its hella expensive for commoners, with a millon dollar fee per year! Since the old man liked my dad,he insisted i should attend the same school as his grandson whom am of same age as him.
We drove further west and up on a uphill slope to a flat green terrain where you would get a little glimpse of mansions hidden behind trees and thick greenery.
It was a about thirty minutes drive and we finaly pulled off on a huge black gate. A man in black suit and black sunglasses,reminded me of presidential security escorts,he walked to my father side of window they talked a bit. The gates opened and my dad drove off inside to a path leading to a huge mansion.
The car pulled over and my brother benjamin was first to hop out followed by my dad,mum and sister and lastly me taking off my headphones.
"Wow! This mansion is huge dad" benjamin said loudly.
"Its a mexican styled mansion" angela added.
I marveled at the huge cream coloured mansion.
"Remember no speaking swahili when we are with hernandez,speak english." My dad reminded us.
We were greeted at the doorstep led inside by a butler,a short white bald head man in suit.
Who took my mother and angela faux far coats to a cloack room.
My mum and sister wore a long sleeve matching vaela floral print dresses though are of different shape and sizes. My mum is a bit shorter and thicker,she has that matured look while my sister angela a young lady with slim hourly glass figure dazzling in her youthness with that aura of driving young men crazy whenever i walked with her down the streets or at shopping malls,how i wished i had such charms.
We continued walking into a beautiful sculpted decorated hallway and everything screams luxury and finess with artifacts.
The butler opened a pair of huge wooden doors but remained outside and waved his hand signaling us to pass through and enter,my father who seemed familiar in this huge mansion led the way inside followed by rest of us and as usual i was the last one.
We found ourselves in a huge magnificent living room. There were six people inside "Mr.karisa! welcome! finaly you made it with your lovely family." an old looking frail man who seems he could die on the next minute was sitting at the coach greeted my father with a joyful loud voice,he didnt stand like the rest,he remained sitted during the introduction the old man is Mr.Raùl Hernandez. A middle age man like my father Mr.Carlos hernandez,was calm and warm,
Mrs.Gloria hernandez the wife of Mr.carlos,beautiful woman who had long black straight hair falling down beyond her shoulder blades on her elegant cream long dress. Rafael hernandez the eldest son of Mr.Carlos,this tall guy is freaking hot like those mexican guys on telemundo soap operas that i enjoyed watching with angela,everything about him screams super handsome,i kinda felt that angela caught his attention more than the rest of us. His eyes were roaming over her,I dont blame him being a captive of angela's beauty. Manuel hernandez the mini rafael in facial features,a handsome young boy of my age,his hairstyle was kinda sexy and stylish like a popstar,the sides of his head was shaved a bit and the top of his head was full with large curls of black hair falling down to his forehead in a sexy way. I blushed when he warmly shook my hand and squeezed gently with a smile and lastly a white lady looking stunning as a victorian secret model,i learnt later on she is a real life model.
Everlyne Drew,rafael introduced her as his girlfriend,she had blonde straight hair pulled back and pony styled. She had green eyes and sharp facial feature,small sharp narrow nose,thin lips,potruding forehead and high cheekbones too. She has this rectangular body shape according to her short knee dress,a gold necklace and red coloured nails. She looks more elegant and expensive than angela in many ways but Everlyne beauty looks more artificial while Angela has that natural vibe.
The hernandez were not as white as evelyne,they had olive skin tone and very dark haired family,typical of most mexicans or south americans. Their eye brows were full and dark too.
They all looked beautiful.
"Am hungry! Do you want to starve me to death?" Mr Raul yelled,he was more like screaming,i held myself from bursting into laughter.
"First i need to check you,examine you,benji hand me my bag." My dad said as benjamin handed him his medic bag."
"I think the rest of us can move to dining room and wait for them to join us later there." Mr.carlos said.
Mrs.Gloria walked us out of the living room to a hallway leading us to a dining room.We entered a large room decorated with mirrors,vessels and crystal chandliers hanging from ceiling,seems everything about this mansion is big and expensive.
We took our sits at the table as the maids setting the table with plates and other utencils.My dad later came in holding Mr.raul supporting him as they slowly made their way into the dining room. "Am fine!...Am fine!" Mr.raul yelled as my dad helped him sit at the furthest end being centre of the two family,since he is the host. My dad joined the side of our family.
I was directly facing Manuel who was always grinning at me or smiling,he seemed friendly and eager to get along with me.
I wonder if he could tell am gay by just looking at me.
The maids served us mexican lunch meal. Mexican rice,chicken parm tacos and some unfamiliar delicious dishes on the table.
"Mrs.Hernandez the food is delicious." My mum said.
"Thank you mrs.karisa,this is mexican delicasy." Mrs. Hernandez said.
"Mrs.Hernandez i would love to know how to cook and prepare some mexican meals and a little bit of your culture." My sister angela said.
"Oh my...the pleasure will be all mine,its quite rare to find a beautiful young lady like you trying to know more of kitchen stuff,you can visit us anytime darling,i will personaly teach you." Mrs.Hernandez said with a smile and glare at everline,rafael girlfriend,which made her feel uneasy.
"Actualy i love cooking,they say a man's heart is through his stomach." Angela said smiling.
"You make me proud chico..mrs.Karisa raised you well and any mother would wish to have a daughter in law like you." Mrs.Hernandez said.
Rafael cleared his throat and drunk some water,it seems his mother is throwing jabs at rafael,perhaps she doesn't approve of rafael relationship with that fine model everlyne?
"Angela what are your plans?" Mr.carlos hernandez asked.
I felt like the hernandez were realy interested in angela and sort of admiring her from their facial expressions.
"Back in kenya i started doing a diploma in accounting,so i was hoping to continue studying it here and get my diploma." Angela proudly answered with a little shyness.
"You should get married to my grandson rafael,he needs an intelligent beautiful lady like you and a wife who could cook for him and not ordering fast food." The old man Raul blurted out.
We were all in shock as our eyes gauged out.
I placed my hand on my mouth laughing silently at how the old man can openly speak out his mind.
"Grandpa! Come on!..this is not funny." Rafael said in embarrasment knowing that they are now showing openly their disapproval of everlyne.
Mr.raul continued,
"You don't need a trophy or a walking billboard my grandson,you are now the C.E.O of our empire,you need a supportive woman...." he was interrupted by Mr.carlos.
"Dad pleease..You can't talk like that and worse infront of everlyne,you are making her feel bad,she is your grandson's girlfriend" Mr.Carlos whispered to his father but loud enough for us to hear. The old man just rolled his eyes out. He seemed stubborn and a drama king and i couldn't stop laughing at these old man behaviour.
All while angela is eating with her face down,perhaps regreting why she opened her mouth attracting hernandez attention.
"Eeeewwwwh! Am tired of eating this tasteless meal! What sort of dish is this? why can't i eat the same meal as yours?" The old man yelled again.
"Please dad not your tantarums again,that is your balance diet,its healthy for you." mr.Carlos said.
"Haha!..hahah!..Am going to die anyway in some months or weeks." The old man said laughing.
I looked at benjamin who was laughing silently and looked over at manuel who was laughing and winked at me that made my heart melt.
"Am glad you came into our life to share my father's stubborness,he gets along with you unlike the ten doctors he previously fired." Mr.Carlos said to me father.
"What? He fired ten doctors?" I whispered in disbelief to benjamin in swahili.
"The old man is realy nuts but funny." Benjamin whispered back at me in swahili.
"Thats my job,don't worry,i'll take care of him." My dad replied.
"That's why am saying rafael should marry angela." The old man blurted out again this time banging the table twice.
"Am done! Am leaving! I cant take take this anymore!" Everlyne angrily exploded pulled her chair back and left.
"Grandpaa! Look what you did! Everlyne waaiiiit!" Rafael said running after his angry girlfriend.
"Good heaven! I thought she would never leave,i didn't even invite her here." The old man continued. The funny thing mrs.hernandez was not affected by it nor was she embarrased like her husband.
"Dad look what you did to your grandson,you disrespecting his girlfriend infront of our guests." Carlos said.
"Am doing him a favour of getting rid of that leeche!" The old man said smiling.
Sometimes i think the old age is messing with raul hernandez brain.
I was even afraid of looking at him directly in the eye avoiding getting noticed by him.
After lunch meal,i walked with benjamin back to the living room the only place we know in this huge mansion. I felt a light grip on my elbow.
"Hey both of you come with me,i dont think you wanna hear marriage debates and annoying adult talks." It was manuel talking to us.
"Yeess sure." Benjamin said while i nodded in agreement.
We followed him upstairs in a long decorated hallway and into a large room.
"Welcome to my bedroom isaac and benjamin" he said stretching his arms.
"Wow thanks man" benjamin said.
"Your room is amazing." I said looking around his huge size bedroom,he is a fan of soccer from the posters of christiano ronaldo and mbappe on a huge glass framed and other soccer stars whom i don't know,they was some type of signature on them.
That caught attention of benjamin who also loves playing soccer.
"Cr7 personaly singned that for me and this one too from mbappe too." Manuel said to benjamin.
"You met them?" Benjamin asked.
"Yes i did,do you like soccer?" Manuel asked.
"Definately! I play position eight. I can't believe you met Cr7!." Benjamin asked in excitment as he observed the posters,jerseys of famous players.
" I play striking position..nine. Do you play soccer too?" Manuel  turned to ask me.
"Hahaah! Come on dude! look at him,Do you want him to break his delicate bones?" Benjamin said laughing at me.
Manuel's question wasn't a question but trying to make a conversation since i was left out on that soccer topic.
Manuel smiled at benjamin teasing me.
"I dont play soccer." I answered.
Benjamin sat at the sofa set while manuel went in and out of his walk in closet showing benjamin his soccer soveniers,i felt left out in their conversation again cause i didn't understand the soccer world.
I was left admiring manuel's room,i got to his comfy bed,had my headphones on and laid on my back and slept.
I was woken up by a cold feeling stinging on my face,when i opened my eyes it was benjamin and manuel sprinkling some cold water on my face using their fingers.
"Waakyy..waaakky..sleeping beauty." Benjamin said to me as manuel laughed saying. "I can't believe you just dozed off in couple of minutes,Come on isaac, we gotta take a group selfie." Manuel said. Seems like manuel and benjamin not only found common interest in soccer but teasing me.
I stood up and followed them where they were positioning themselves against the wall.
"Isaac get in the middle of us." Benjamin said as i squeezed myself in between them.
Manuel was holding and tilting his phone camera as we view ourselves from the screen.
Manuel wraped his left arm around my waist pulling me closer to his own body and his head leaning against my head and saw him smiling from the screen of his camera while am recovering from the nerveness of being pulled and held tightly close to him and feeling his nice scent,it turned me on being held by manuel like that and wishing that he is into me,benjamin leaned against me threw his arm above my shoulders reaching manuel shoulder and doing a sign peace with his two fingers while the rest folded smiling while the self timer camera capturing several photos.
We shared our contacts and he was suprised that i didnt have social media accounts like facebook,instagram.
"Isaac doesn't own social media accounts except maybe whatsap..manuel can you believe isaac didn't have any friends back in Kenya? He rarely goes out,he loves being alone." Benjamin told manuel who just looked at me in suprise and with a smile.
"what? That's about to change." Manuel said and the next minute him and benjamin forced me to
signup for facebook and instagram accounts and sent me their friend requests.
They uploaded the best looking photo which looked like am being crushed by both of them. I was tagged on instagram and facebook with a caption.
"Bro..code✌️"
Within minutes i started receiving notifications and friend requests from people i dont even know.
That night back home benjamin was super excited that manuel shared some of his top players soccer goodies with him. Back in my bedroom i went through my facebook and instagram profile accepting friend requests from unknown young aged people like myself i liked photos of manuel especialy the shirtless ones,he had a sexy body and four pecs visibly blessing his stomach,he is hairy,my eyes kept on glueing on some of his photos wearing tiny shorts checking his bulge and thighs.
I was horny checking his less covered body pics while on my bed imagine how it will feel to be fucked by manuel.
I questioned myself if am being a pervert. That's why back in Kenya i didn't socialize much with people especially boys of my age coz i thought that they make me feel weird and different,when i look at movies where the male and female tend to be sexual or checking out porn from my phone,i tend to desire to be the female,to feel like her.
I even remebered years back i sneaked into angela's room sat on her dressing table,took a red lipstick and badly applying to my lips which left me looking like a clown,the laughter i heard when angela caught me red handed,she cleaned my lips and apply it again on my lips perfectly.
I logged off and placed my phone on my night stand just then my phone started ringing.
Picked up and saw 'manuu'.
I saved manuel as manuu.
My heart started racing faster becoming nervous maybe he found me weird or a freak when i liked his less clothes body photos,is he going to lash out to me? Will he call me queer? Faggot? And this is how the phone conversation went.
"Hellooo.." i nevoursly said in a shaking voice.
"Hello isaac,i got notifications of you liking my photos and decided to call you since you aren't alseep yet,i wanted to ask you something."
I breathed heavily expecting some hurtful interrogation and me being called a freak or asking me if am gay.
"I wanna take you out tomorrow  afternoon since i didn't have time bonding with you on a personal level."
"Ohh! is that sooo..its okaay." I said in excitment.
"Yaah we will go to same school so i just want you to get used to me,getting along. I will pick you up at three pm."
"Thank you manuel." I replied.
"Goodnight isaac."
"Goodnight manuel."
Manuel hanged his phone.
That went well,i slept with a smile on hoping manuel had a thing on me.