The Family Reunion (A Christmas Story)

Remember how you gather with your family during the holidays, being that you haven't seen them for a long while? How everyone comes with their own baggage or with one issue or the other? How much fun it is and with so much drama? How you want to rip someone apart and you just can't deal with other?

Yes! This a short story about a Nigerian family during their Yearly Christmas Reunion. It is a tale of drama, love and unexpected surprises.

An Excerpt...

As we were setting the table and chatting we heard the front door close loudly.

"Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas to everyone in this household!" That was my elder brother, Chibueze screaming so everyone could hear him.

"I can't wait to see his girlfriend, I wonder who he brought this time." Chidinma said.

My mom shot her a sarcastic look and rolled her eyes, which made me and her laugh out loud.

I heard him greet the men in the living room and introduce his girlfriend. He asked where the rest of us were and few seconds later, he walked in.

"Hello everyone. Merry Christmas." He said as he walked up to our mother. "There's the first love of my life."

He kissed her on her cheeks and forehead then gave her big hug. Mom hugged him back reluctantly but she gave a smile that said she loved him unconditionally even though he gave her cause to worry.

He then hugged me, Chidinma and Amara. I saw mom staring and I followed her eyes to the person she was staring at.

His girlfriend had just walked in and she was putting on the shortest bodycon dress I had ever seen, it barely covered her vagina, she also had on 6 inch heels, heavy makeup and she was very light skinned.

Mom had this irritated look as his girlfriend kept on pulling her dress down in female modesty.