MY SISTER'S GROOM

CHAPTER 2

I opened the door of the car as I stepped out of it. Mother was already waiting outside the front door for me in her new ankara dress and her head gear, she looked as fabulous and amazing as the last time I saw her. With a wide smile on her face she pulled me into a hug. I had missed her embrace a lot. I missed her cooking too and everything else.

"Aunti, welcome" the housekeepers said simultaneously with a smile as they stood next to mother.

"Help me take her bags inside, my daughter is finally back" mother said excitedly as she held her hands wrapped around mine like she didn't want to let me go.

"I need to hear everything" mother said and I smiled

"We want to get going now aunty, the traffic on the way is crazy" Kunle said as mother still held her hands around mine tightly.

"Thank you so much my darlings, my regards to your mum" mother said smiling as kunle and bimbo turned in the direction of the car

"I will be back tomorrow morning, we still have a lot to prepare for the wedding" Bimbo said before she turned to take her leave.

"Thanks a lot guys" I said as I waved both of them goodbye.

I had mother walked into the house as kunle and binbo left. The house still hadn't really changed.only some new furnitures here and there and some minor adjustments but it still looked like I remembered it.

"When will dad be back from his trip" I asked as i had mother sat on the sofa in the living room.

"He will be spending some weeks but he should be here before the wedding" mother explained. I had missed father a lot.i was a daddy's girl and everyone knew that about me.

"Where is Bella by the way, she was supposed to meet me by the airport and she didn't and still is no where at home to welcome me" I complained.

"She went out with her groom Tony, I think they should be back anytime soon. You will get to meet kunle too. He his such a nice man. You would love him when you meet him" mother explained with a wide smile on her face. One could easily tell she was fond of Tony and even though I hadn't seen him, I felt like I knew him especially after all Bella had said about him too.

"I am sure I will, I can't wait to meet the man who stole my sister's heart" I said and we both laughed.

"Hope you brought aunty Bose and Titi's stuffs, those women have kept disturbing me on when you will be back and when I told them today, they couldn't wait. They might get here this evening sef" mother explained as she adjusted the gear on her head

"Mother!!" I whined "at least they should let me rest for some time na" I added

"Just give them what they want once and for all" mother advised and it was just typical of Nigerian mother.

"By the way, i also told some of my friends too about your arrival. You might see one or too around" mother continued and then i realized mother probably told the whole community about my coming back.

"Mother, just tell Bella I will be in my room when she gets here" I said standing to go up to my room.

"Elizabeth, we are not done with our discussion" mother said turning to face me as I slowly walked up the stairs stressed.

"You know you still have to visit your uncles" she added

"Later mummy" I said as i walked away. That was the only way i could have escaped her.

"Elizabeth" she called but I just instead walked up the stairs. I was quit tired and needed to rest too.

"Bye mum" I said in a tired low tone as I walked up the stairs to my room.

I entered into the room I was going to be sleeping in, it was my old room with some of my stuffs here and there but with little touch of adult hood. The paints on the wall wasn't pink anymore and the bed in the centre wasn't a bunk bed anymore. There was a table and chair beside the bed. Where I remember staying up all night on to read for my exams in secondary school. There was also a full length mirror at the side which I had bought in my last year in secondary school, I loved to look in the mirror alot and I had even saved up all my savings for it. There where stickers all around the mirror but the curtains where changed,it looked more matured. I lay on the bed tired as I was about to drift into sleep. Someone pushed the door open and I immediately looked up hoping it wasn't mother.

"Bella"!! I screamed as I immediately got up from the bed pulling her into a big hug. I missed her so much already. She was just a year younger than I was but we talked always and we were so close too. Some people even call us twins because of how much resemblance it was between the both of us.

"When did you get home, I am sorry I couldn't pick you from the airport" she explained

"Like an hour ago or so" I said

"You need to meet Tony, I have told him so much about you" Bella said as she dragged me excited down the stairs. We got down the stairs and Tony and mother had been busy talking about some things they didn't notice when we came down.

"Tony, this is my Sister the one I have told you so much about" Bella said. Tony looked back standing up to come meet us behind the sofa we had been standing at and as he came closer, Memories of when we met came flashing through my head,I knew him, I wasn't sure he remembered me because of how he acted next though.

"Hey, nice to meet you, I have heard so much about you" he said stretching his hands out but I was just in awe of how small the world could be that I had hesitated to stretch my hands at first.

Did he remember me and was just acting like he didn't? Or did he really forget about me even though I still remembered all that happened the night we met like it was yesterday. I had no choice but to also put on an act at this point.

"Hey, nice to meet you, I have heard so much about you" I said smiling.

"He is such a good boy" mother said smiling and I just nodded my head.

"I told you, you will like him" Bella whispered in my ear.