Lost In The Dark

Chapter 16

"I believe I asked you a question."
Aunt Lola repeated, still glaring at me.

I stood there speechless. I didn't know what I was doing so I didn't have an answer either.

"You have no idea what you're messing with"
She said, shaking her head in disappointment as she walked away.

Salome looked so smug as I was getting scolded.

"You're an abomination."
She scoffed and walked away too.

Told you she hated me but that was taking it too far and she was going to pay.

Always acting like I was chewed gum stuck to the bottom of her favourite slippers.

Just you wait.

•••

Washing my hands to get rid of any evidence, I hurried to my bed and grabbed a book from my table, skimming through the pages as I pretended to read.

From the sound of footsteps, I knew exactly who it was and I was bursting at my seams with excitement, adrenaline rushing through my veins.

The door opened on the other side and screeching in the name of singing was heard, confirming the person.

"I wanna be a starrrrrrrrr"
The sound was even worse than a banshee.

I winced as I covered my ears trying to drown out the horrible sound.

You won't be a star with that kind of voice so scratch that out for a start.

Boom! I'm making rhymes. Call me a rapper. I might even become a star before her.

More rhymes! I'm on fire baby!

Let's not get carried away here.

The door to the connecting bathroom on her side opened.

I knew her routine and though it annoyed me to no end, for once it came in handy.

The water in the sink came on and I began my countdown.

3...
As I heard her spitting water from her mouth.

2...
As the sound of toothbrush rubbing against teeth came to my hearing.

1...
As she began to sing the song in my head... My song... even though she was brushing.

"This girl is on fireee-ahhhhhhhhhh!!!"

She's really on fire. I thought chuckling.

Looking back at the recipe book in my hand, add 500g of butter to the flour in the bowl and mix.

The door connecting my room to the bathroom was locked as I saw the handle moving repeatedly.

"What's wrong darling? Don't damage the door handle. What happens after the girl is on fire? I would like to know."

I shouted, holding in my laugh as I turned back to my recipe book.

Add 3 eggs to a bowl and whisk thoroughly.

Listening to the hustling and bustling downstairs, I assumed she went to get water to drink.

Too bad she won't find any.

A certain someone cut the water off.

The door to my room opened as Salome burst in, crying.

Her mouth was wide open as if trying to breathe in cool air.

It's only an assumption. I really don't know what happened to her.
*wink wink*

She kept panting like a dog, unable to close her mouth and form sentences.

Putting down my book like the concerned relative I am, I walked over to her taking her to the dispenser in my room.

"I don't have so much water left but I'll give you what is remaining. Even though you could have drank the water in the bathroom."

I said as I put 'mint water' in a cup and watching her take a gulp!

Her eyes puffed up as she burst into another round of tears.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
She kept screaming to expel the heat in her mouth, all to no avail.

I held my breath so that I wouldn't laugh as she rolled all over my floor.

"Oh no! It seems I'll just have to get the toilet water after all"
I said running into the bathroom and switching the 'toothpaste'. A mixture of hot sauce and hair gel.

Since she was dumb enough to fall for it, someone give me my toothpaste producing license!!

Fetching from the toilet is a bit too much but I still considered it.

"Drink this!"
I said, giving her the water and going to 'look for' the milk.

Thankfully, Aunt Lola wasn't home.

"Salome, what's wrong?"
She said running past me as she came in through the front door.

Spoke too soon.

At least she didn't cast me a second glance because explaining why I was removing milk from a big pot at the back of the cabinet would have been hard to explain.

•••

"Here's some milk."
I offered innocently, Aunt Lola looking at me weirdly and Salome trying to scream the building down.

She snatched it from me, gulping it down. Her lips on the bottle.

Off to the supermarket to buy some more milk because ewwww.

"What happened here Scar?"

"I don't know. She was singing and brushing her teeth then the next minute, she was screaming her lungs off."

Aunt Lola looked at me, definitely not believing anything I had said but no proof means I'm innocent.

It's my word against... Well, the victim couldn't even say a word. So automatically, I win. In your face sucker!!

Hours and moments of peace later, Aunt Lola had managed to stop the grown girl from crying.

Her mouth was still sore so imagine my surprise when Aunt Lola escorted her back to her room as if something was wrong with her legs.

At least I hadn't crippled her. Yet.

I heard the door shut on the other side and according to my prediction, she would begin her evening ritual immediately she stepped in.

Thankfully, she sat on the chair to admire herself in the mirror and apply her face scrub.

My back up plan was not as thorough.

I chuckled to myself as I chucked the superglue out and watched it land in the neighbour's yard.

At least nobody will look for it there.

The girl had seen nothing yet because I was just getting started!

•••

Went on a trip!
Totally forgot I had something going on here... That's how much fun I was having.

However, my phone had been dead or low after I traveled because something was wrong with our light.

The day before I came back home, it was fixed so I only enjoyed the light for one night.

I'm back home now and something is wrong with the light here too so I did this chapter before my phone went back to be with the Lord.

My apologies!!😩
How are you doing though?