AS USUAL JOY WAS back home to find the house empty apart from Ruth the house keeper,she sighed throwing her shoe across the room while wiggling her toes and sighing in comfort,she slumped on her bed looking at her ceiling as the fan blades moves slowly
A slow knock emitted from her door and the door creaked open revealing Ruth standing on the door way
"You should freshen up and come and eat"she said and Joy sat up
"When did mom and dad plan on coming back?"she asked while Ruth only shrug more like she's avoiding the question,Joy took a notice of this and lay down back on the bed
"I will be downstairs soon"she said and Ruth gave her a satisfied smile before closing the door back, immediately the door closes Joy eyes started to get watery and tears flowed freely
She can't deny it how much she missed her parents,how much she craved to be in their midst but it seems they didn't care about her like the way she did,she stood up and took one of the photos laying freely on her cupboard place at the side of the room,she look at the picture which contains Joy of ten years old and her parents with another girl who is seven years old that's Joy sister
She hugs the picture and cried trying to muffle the sound,she doesn't want to get Ruth worried
"Wish you were here with me"she murmured and drop the picture
Joy went to her bathroom and had a fast shower changing her uniform to a jogger and a white jersey shirt,she looked at the picture again and shook her head,she wasn't ready to indulge on how useless she feels,she feels so unlucky in every aspect that most times she prefers dying but those thought flick out of her mind as soon as she thinks about Jonah
She opened the door to her room and went down to the kitchen,she met Ruth washing plate and humming a song of worship,she stood there and watch her and wish Ruth was her mother,the calm and well collected woman played a mother figure to her more than her mother could ever do
"Thank you"she whispered hugging Ruth unexpectedly and the poor woman almost stumbled but got composed immediately smiling at her
"What's wrong with you?"she asked with a motherly worried tone
"I'm fine,just hungry"Joy said flashing her white teeth and the lady smiled in understanding
"My baby and food"Ruth said while Joy chuckled leaving the kitchen,Ruth joined her immediately serving her her late lunch while she devoured it hastily forgetting about the fact she decided to diet
Ruth sat with her throughout watching her eat and was happy seeing Joy eat happily,to her Joy is everything and she internally calls her daughter,she failed to be a mother but to her God was wonderful enough giving her Joy and she loved her name so much because that's what she feels whenever she's with Joy
"How was school?"Ruth asked her after she successfully finished her food using the napkin to wipe away her mouth
"Same as old"she say shrugging and her eyes landed on one of the family picture hanging on the wall
"If Happy would have been here will there be any difference?"She asked Ruth who went rigid immediately,she breath deeply before standing up holding Joy's left hand
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Romance"Can't you see,how much I love you and I keep coming back!"Dami said yelling "Love?"Anna asked laughing "do you call this love? This is an obvious obsession,you're obsessed Damilola and not capable of loving anybody" ********* "Stop Joy,we shouldn't...
