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CHAPTER FORTY FIVE

AVRIL

I woke up very early in the morning still locked up around Ariel's arms. He was still sleeping peacefully and I didn't want to disturb his sleep, so I gently put his hand away from my body and stood up.

I picked up my cell phone and dailed Chris's number, I wanted to be the first to wish him a happy birthday. His phone rang twice without him picking up, I was getting impatient yet I kept calling and calling.

I called the sixth time, and he picked up the phone.

"Hello", he said sleepily and a smile quickly appeared on my face.

"You're obviously just waking up, I am sorry for disturbing your sleep", I apologized.

"No hun, you actually did nothing wrong, I appreciate the fact that my love woke me up, I appreciate that your voice it the first thing I heard this morning more. What a blessing", he said and I blushed.

"Hope you slept well him?" I asked.

"I sure did sleep well my love, how about you?" He asked and I took in a deep breath.

"I did as well love, I dreamt about you, holding me tightly, cuddling and kissing me", I said and we both laughed for a bit.

"Can you come over after breakfast? I want to see you", Chris requested.

"I do not have plans for today except the night rehearsal so I am all yours hunny", I replied and we blushed.

I decided to go back to my room, brush my teeth and get ready for breakfast.

After brushing my teeth and having my morning bath, I tidied up my room, and walked downstairs for breakfast.

The dinning wasn't set yet, it was unusual and there was no one in the kitchen. I decided to go check on the chef, before I saw my personal maid walking out of the chef's room.

"Good morning Avril", she greeted me and I smiled in return.

"Suzy, where is the chef and why is the dining not set yet?" I asked her.

"Your parents will be back from Jamaica today, their flight will land by 11:30am and Jumai is planning a feast for them, she doesn't want us to eat before they arrive, so she will only begin to make breakfast around nine or ten o'clock", Suzy replied.

"How come only Jumai knows about this?" I asked and paused for a while then continued. "No let me rephrase that, how come I am the only one left out? How come no one told me about it?" I asked almost moved to tears.

"I don't know, Jumai only told me this morning, you should have some rest, or at least eat some snacks. That is Jumai's orders, I do not know the reason she didn't tell you, she has been acting weird lately, the other day she sent all the house workers to a place that is seven hours drive from here", Suzy replied.

I swallowed hard and tried to hold my anger in, it was difficult but I just had to do something about it.

I turned around and hurried to Ariel's room, I badged into his room even without knocking. He was only on his shorts, and was about to wear his shirt.

"You really didn't have to badge in", he said and walked to his bed to seat down, by then he was already done wearing his shirt.

"You knew as well?" I asked as I shut the door and walked up to him.

"I knew what? Please don't make me laugh", he replied.

"Why didn't you come downstairs for breakfast?" I asked.

"I was about going, I only wanted to dress up before you badged in like you were coming to rape me", he replied.

"There's nothing on the table", I said.

"It's too early to be joking around", he replied.

"I am not joking Ariel, you should know when I am and when I am serious, how will you think I would joke at this point?" I asked.

"What is the chef's excuse this time? Did her mother die?" Ariel asked.

"Ariel?" I called. I know the chef had taken silly excuses in the past to go home, sometimes her parents or sibling are sick, the other times her grand parents are dead, to some extent Ariel and I began to wonder if she had ten grand parents.

"Those are the kind of excuses she's capable of giving in other to go home and you know it", Ariel said.

"Not this time Chris, mom and dad are coming back today, infact their flight would arrive in four hours or less", I said and Ariel stood up.

"Are you for real right now?" He asked.

"Do I sound like I'm joking? Ariel I am telling you what I have heard from Suzy's mouth this morning", I replied.

"So, how does that affect our breakfast?" Ariel asked.

"Jumai had ordered that breakfast would be cancelled, she'd begin to prepare a banquet soon, together with the chef to welcome mom and dad, we have to starve or eat junk until then. Okay I know that Jumai is mad at me but does that even give her the right to make certain decisions without asking us first? She doesn't keep things from me why now?" I asked angrily.

"Where is she? Where is that Jumai?", Ariel asked as he hurried out of the room but I held him back.

"Ariel please don't, please, I beg you, do not speak to our sister out of anger. Please", I pleaded.

"Jumai has crossed the line this time sis, she doesn't have the right to act this way. This is our house, it's our parents coming home for Christ sake and we have the right to know", Ariel lamented angrily.

"I know, we would talk to her about it but not now, I am really scared of the words you may spill to her", I said and he took my hand away from his wrist and stormed out of the room angrily.

"Ariel, Ariel, Ariel", I kept calling as I followed him out of the room.

I followed immediately after him until we got to Jumai's room, he pushed the door open and we met her lying on get bed, chatting and laughing with only her bra and a tight on.

"What do you want?" She asked rudely as she turned to us.

"You have no right to make decisions in this house without involving us Jumai, how dare you keep secrets from us?" Ariel thundered.

"Does it hurt? You started it remember? You even kept a load of secret for me for months, Ariel months, and you never thought about my own feelings", she and stood up to her feet.

"We were only trying to protect you", I said.

"Shut up you werewolf, it was only for your own selfish interest", she replied.

"She's right", Ariel said.

"Protect me from what? From what exactly, what are you protecting me from?" She asked.

"From acting this way, it was for your own sanity Jumai", Ariel replied.

"You have no right to speak that way", Jumai said.

"I can say whatever I want", Ariel replied.

"You are only covering up for your werewolf sister", she replied.

"Now she's my sister? Because she's a werewolf? What role then do you play in her life? Is she no longer your baby?" Ariel asked.

"I do not have time to banter words with kids, go back to your rooms.. it's time for me to make breakfast. Also help me ask the chef to go to the kitchen and start preparing the things I had asked her to prepare", Jumai said and Chris scoffed.

"Our parents are coming home today, do not dare try to turn the table on us, don't you dare use that victim card right now. You have no excuse to keep anything from us, this is our father's house", Ariel said and Jumai went speechless.

"You know he didn't mean it that way right?" I asked Jumai as I tried to hold her, she placed her left hand on her chest, and began to act like she was having a panick attack.

"We all have equal rights in this house, the fact that you are older doesn't make you the god of the house. And you Avril, I do not understand why you keep forcing yourself on someone who doesn't have a single affection for you. I am out of this place Avril, I will just have some fruits, you can stay here all day of you wish", Ariel replied and I walked away from the room.

"Jumai", I called out slowly as I covered the distance between us.

"Don't you dare touch me", she barked at me.

"Let go of your anger Jumai, also let go of your insecurities with Ariel. Stop misinterpreting whatever he says", I said and Jumai raised up her hands to hit me, I looked up at her hands, shocked at the new development and I cried so much in my heart because Jumai have never hit me.