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Neighbors.

After what seemed like forever , since Gill decided to buy herself a make up kit which should be her a thousandth one ,we made our way out of the store . Time was running late and I wasn't ready to listen to father's scolding ."please try walking faster than what you are doing" I coaxed . Intimidating me even further Gill intentional  put her shopping bags on mine , making the heaviness become unbearable and suddenly my hands couldn't take it and everything tumbled down." So funny", I sluttered . Trying to  pick up the bags while Gillian bursted into an endless laughter that was intimidating me further .
"That's the price you get for not appreciating my company ,Joan ", Gillian hissed ."I am not in the mood for your lame games and I think we should take a cab " I said with a concerned tone. "Well you are going to pay for us because I spent all my money ", Gillian warned. No problem , just as  long as  am home by time. Luckily we got a cab few minutes after looking for one . I got off the cab and headed to my house , everything seemed normal except for the  many unfamiliar pair of shoes on the door step . I had a strange feeling running in my tummy .

I hate visitors.

I heard my mother's soft laughter and Dad's tiring voice ,I guess he was entertaining the guests with his stories.Thanks God I was late I couldn't help listening to another story of his , especially if it had to do with mathematics .I rang the doorbell ,and stood there patiently . Susan please get the door , mother instructed . Though I couldn't see her I could imagine  her annoyed face and her lazy movement's towards the door .Susan was my little sister . Though younger than me ,she looked bigger than I did . Though I blamed that on her obsession for junk food , and my mother's kind nature which  never warned her not to take more of junk food. As she unlocked the door I swallowed a lump down my throat . I crossed my fingers and waited for the worst . As I made my way inside everyone faced me making me stop from my tracks. " Don't just stand there , come  and join us for dinner and say hi to our neighbors " father feigned a merry tone . "She is Joan ,my first born" mother said.
I had a feeling I knew that face ooh it was the boy I earlier seen  in school , that thought ,already lit my face and made me beam with ecstasy.

A woman who seemed to be in  her early forties , with copper brown hair and sparkling green eyes ,wore a warm smile and noded at my mum's introduction . With the same courtesy she introduced her good looking son and pretty daughter. "This quite fellow here is Cain and next to him is Jenifer my little princess " she announced. Cain who was  not interested in facing  anyone expect his still  full plate        
  grinned after his mother mentioned his name and immediately returned to his position. Surprisingly Jenifer seemed to enjoy her meal from the looks of her almost clean plate. I saw the frown on Cain's mother when she saw his plate which unfortunately did no good since Cain didn't look interested even after the death  looking stare. Mum and Cain's mum who I later learnt was called Clara seemed to have  a lifetime moment together unlike us children. Clara later excused the absence of his husband who  was a police man and was on duty.

After some time , things started warming up and I thought it was the best time to start a conversation with Cain. Mum and Clara were busy talking ,"So Cain are you done with your high school studies or not",I asked nervousness taking the better part of me .He was busy chatting on his phone and the question kinda brought him out of his own world and he stared at me blankly "Are you talking to me "he questioned.
Ouch he  wasn't even listening .

"Yeah " I answered half-heartedly . Well am done with high school am looking forward to joining a nearby college ,he informed hastely and went back to his phone . Whoever he was chatting with surely made him happy a permanent smirk plastered his face .He broke the suffocating silence with a question ."What about you ?",he feigned an interesting face ."Well am still in high school ,I said bored that he wasn't even listening . I couldn't take it anymore I made my way upstairs to my room. Shockingly I didn't hear my parents try to stop me , perhaps mum was busy talking with Clara and Dad watching. I took a long shower my mood was pissed off I didn't even know how long I had stayed there until I heard my mum bidding Clara and her children goodbye and wishing them a  good night. I wrapped myself with my towel , dried myself and slipped in my warm pajamas. I checked my phone and saw a message from Gillian .
Hope you bet the curfew, tomorrow I'll be there to teach you how to apply the whole stuff hope you are excited.
I even had forgotten tomorrow is a weekend , the whole dinner stuff couldn't happen in a weekday I jumped on my cosy bed and

replied.
I can't wait for tomorrow, sleep well.

I wasn't sure of the whole make up Idea or maybe Cain never seemed interested in me because of my ugly face ,it must be that ,Gosh I scared the handsome prince with my flaws and acne or maybe my dry cracked lips ,my jet black hair which wasn't well combed sure outdid itself . I must try talking to him when I have make up on maybe I'll for once draw his W
avering attention that I yearned for . I slept contented with that idea in my head.