EPISODE 31

Catherine's POV:

I waited for a while to know what it is that he wanted to talk about, he was pretty serious about it when he told me that he had something to tell me.

"Tell me, what is it that you want to say to me?what is so important for me to know? I don't have all day. " I told him. The waitress brought our orders and dropped it in front of us.

Anitra his drink and sipped from it.

"You see, I know for the fact that you have a connection with Ace when he was in London but I just don't understand why he is treating you this way but won't allow anybody else to come near you. what is it that is going on between both of you? I don't know..... I don't care to know what you are thinking right now but I have to tell you that he was engaged to Kisa Queens and no matter what happened they were both supposed to get married, I don't know what is it that led to the break up but Mrs Hampton will never agree to it, Ace will have to marry Kisa whether he likes it or not. " Anitra said and smirked.

" You don't think you have a chance with him, do you? " He asked, his eyebrows raised and his lips pulled up in a frown.

"What sort of nonsense are you talking about?." I said and coughed, I was embarrassed and ashamed of myself.

Was I so obvious?

How did he noticed?

How can I be so careless to the point that I need to ask know about this how can I be so dumb so stupid oh gosh I hate myself right now I must be very stupid to make this kind of mistake.

He raised his eyebrows and chuckled. He placed his hand on the table nod his head.

"You are very obvious. " He commented and smirked.

Gosh, this guy annoys me.

'Ace will marry Kisa' that statement keeps playing over my head.

I grabbed my cup of coffee and drank it then stand up from the chair.

"I don't care about what you said, it has nothing to do with me, please don't involve me in your mess I beg of you. " He said calmly, I looked into his eyes one more time and walked away from him.

I walked out of the cafe and release the breath I didn't know I was holding.

What a day.

****

"Catherine, give me the sauce pan." Vivian said to me.

This evening is one of those days when she is in a good mood and wants to cook by herself, I don't remember the last time Vivian last step inside this kitchen it is always Catherine, Catherine do this, Catherine do that.

I'm excited for her, at least I won't get any lashing tonight.

Maybe her husband probably gifted her something or maybe he promised her a vacation in Dubai.

I grabbed the pan from the cupboard and gave it to her then went back to chopping the carrots that I was chopping.

"You are a good girl, you know that right? and I don't hate you at all if you think I hate you then you must be thinking wrong, you did nothing to me, I don't have any reason to hate you. Sometimes you just act very annoying and I'm not the type of person to hide how I feel about someone. I tend to say how I feel, I make it obvious which is why I always shout at you when you did something wrong." She said and I rolled my eyes.

I don't understand why she's saying this right now because the Vivian that I know would never say this kind of thing to me, she hates me to the bone.

I don't understand what I did to her but a simple word won't sway me. she hates me and that's it.

I don't understand what she's trying to prove with this statement but it is all a lie, a f****** lie and only a fool would believe it.

"Can I get you any other thing? I have to go to my room and study I have exams tomorrow." I said, disdain evident in my voice.

She turned off the gas cooker and turned around to look at me, she stared into my eyes for sometimes and shook her head.

"I have always known that you are weird, you are very weird. Here I am trying to be nice but you aren't giving me credits for it and when I start then it will be as if I am wicked. Alright then, go up to your little room and study, let's see how you're going to enter college in this house." She spats at me.

Oh I said it, I knew that her words wasn't genuine, she always find a way to say something mean to me, she always find a way to always tell me that I won't go to college.

Even though my uncle hasn't said anything about this I am still trying to apply for Oxford, whatever it takes I'm going to go to college I will go to school and become a neurosurgeon. I will achieve my dream no matter how long or how hard it might get, I'm determined to achieve all my heart desires.

I walked out of the kitchen and upstairs to my room, when I got to my room I closed the door behind me and chuckled bitterly.

You are going to take me in but won't even treat me as a human being, you won't even treat me as a family.

Family help each other. If my parents died and uncle Alex became my guardian why shouldn't he send me to school when he's well off?

Just why?

Why would you take me in if you won't carter for my needs?

I walked towards the bed and sat down on the ground. I grabbed my phone from the nightstand drawer and unlocked it.

I received a message from an unknown number.

'Are you home?'

Who could be texting me?

'Who is this?' I texted back.

I dropped the phone on the ground beside me and closed my eyes while resting my head on the bed.

I have chemistry practical exam tomorrow morning and I'm already tired. I have to sleep early so that I can wake up early tomorrow.

My phone pinged and I grabbed it from the ground.

"Save my number, Anitra.'

Ahh, so it is Anitra. How the hell did he managed to get my number? Just how?

While I was still contemplating on whether to text him back or go to bed, his call came in.

I smiled and shook my head.

This boy acts funny and stupid sometimes. I don't know what he thinks we would talk about right now.

I swipe the receive icon and placed the phone against my ear.

"Hello?"

"I wasn't expecting you to pick up, are you sleeping already?" He asked me.

Sleeping? When I'm yet to have my dinner. I can't go to bed with an empty stomach.

"Well I just picked up, how did you get my number?" I asked him. I don't want to get too close or comfortable with Anitra. No matter what, he was once Ace's friend and they share the same reasoning. I don't trust him, I don't even know what he might be planning or what is going through his head at the moment but I know that it won't be good for me.

"Does it matter? I have my ways though, I can get your number if I want to." He said and chuckled. " What are you doing right now?"

I stood up from the ground and walked towards the window, I opened the curtain wild and open the window, letting the breeze in.

"Nothing much, just chilling inside my room." I retorted. It feels good to be able to talk to someone, even if that person is one of the people I should beware of.

I heard him cough and I raised my eyebrows.

"Are you smoking?" I asked.

"Why? You don't like smokers?"

"I don't like cigarettes, firstly, it is dangerous to the health and secondly it gives bad breath. How the hell do you taste when you kiss your girl? " I asked and rolled my eyes.

He suddenly started laughing, he laughed so loudly that I had to shift the phone away from my ear.

"Why are you laughing, I said nothing funny."

"Do you want to know how I taste? You should have told me earlier that you want me to kiss you." He whispered and I rolled my eyes.

Cocky.

" I'm not trying to kiss you." I said angrily.

"You shouldn't be worried about me, Ace smokes too and do you know the most interesting thing about Ace? He have tattoos of butterflies in his body. His neck and his torso." Anitra said. I sat down on the bed and bit on my lips.

" Why are you telling me this?" I questioned.

"Who knows, you might want to know. " He said. " I'll see you in school tomorrow. Save a chair for me, let's have lunch together."

****

I stared at my phone for sometimes and shook my head.

Butterflies.

I love butterflies.

Is this a coincidence?

I sighed and looked out if the window.

My stomach growled so loudly and I quickly jumped out of the bed. I walked out of the room and downstairs. The living room light was already turned off. I used my phone Torchlight walked inside the kitchen.

I grabbed a plate from the cabinet and serve myself dinner.

Vivian made loaded trio potatoes for dinner.

I placed my phone on the counter and walked towards the fridge, I opened the fridge and grabbed a glass cup, I pour some water from the water dispenser and walked back to the counter.

After eating my food, I rinse off the plate and walked out of the kitchen.

It's time to go to bed.

When I got to my room, I lay down on the bed and covered myself with the duvet. I set alarm on my phone then dropped it on the nightstand then closed my eyes and sighed.

I have a big day tomorrow.

Chemistry practical exam is not easy and needs a whole lot of concentration.

I will be 18 in five days, prom is also next week, I don't have a prom dress yet neither do I have a date.

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My alarm rang at exactly 7:20 p.m in the morning, I got up from the bed and walked towards the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and tied my hair up in a messy bun.

I take my bath and got ready for school. I wore my school uniform and wore my shoes then grabbed my backpack before walking out of my room.

When I got downstairs Uncle Alex and Vivian were having breakfast.

Bread, butter and milk.

"Good morning, uncle. Good morning Vivian." I greeted then walked towards the kitchen. I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and grabbed my plate of bread, butter and milk from the counter.

I sipped my milk and smiled.

I love it.

I quickly eat my food, wash the plate and walked out of the kitchen.

"Thanks for the food, I'm going to school now." I announced.

They said nothing, as usual.

I opened the front door and I sighed sadly.

What the hell!

It was raining heavily.

I grabbed an umbrella from the side and ran out.

The rain was messing up my shoes but my body was dry, that's good.

I was walking fast to get to the bus stop. I stood at the bus stop for a long time without seeing any bus. What kind of bad luck is this?

I heard a horn and I looked up. A flashy car. I know that car.

"Get in."

No shit sherlock.