Chapter 25
” I’m sorry you are going through all this, Audrey I really am but do you think running away immediately is the solution to all this, why don’t you first sit down and have a conversation with your daddy, talk to him, let him know how you are feeling, make him feel loved and most of all you guys should try to move on from your mother’s death” she said.
” I see how you guys are trying, you guys are trying really really hard and it’s harder because you all chose to abandon your father at the time he needed you guys the most, he says love makes a man weak because that’s how he feels he lost your mum, she was his weakest point” she continued.
” What do you mean by we abandoned our father, we’ve been with him throughout our whole lives” he said and rolled his eyes mimicking what she said.
” Have you really been with him, or you have just been living under his roof?” Stephanie asked.
” Do you know Sophie has not been around for a while now and Derrick lied to your face that he was going to see her, he only wanted an excuse to leave the house because he could not stand you or your father” Stephanie continued.
They went on and on for hours on how they had treated their father which was not fair so she admonished him to go back into the office and have a word with him, this time they should talk as civilized human beings and not allow their anger take the best of them. After being satisfied that she had accomplished her aim she made to leave the room, she noticed that he was already softening up, she had that effect on him.
As she left Audrey’s room, she decided to go to Derrick’s room, hoping to talk some sense into him too, she did not care if Sophie was inside they both had to do something regarding Derrick and his brother.
“Knock Knock” she said.
“Whose there” Sophie asked
“You already know who this is so come open the door for me”, she said and laughed.
Sophie, knowing how playful and comfortable she was around Stephanie, decided to allow her in.
“Derrick isn’t around” she said as she turned around the room
“Ooh I came to talk to him” Stephanie said.
“Yeah Yeah I knew you would, you seem like the girl who wants good for everybody around her and is always looking out for them” Sophie teased.
“Well, I just love my friends and I want what’s best for their family” Stephanie.
“Friends, when did you and Derrick become friends, last I checked Derrick is no one’s friend, he prefers being on his own and dealing with his own stuffs on his own, I wonder why he is a twin if he can not confide in his twin, so ironical” Sophie said and rolled her eyes.
” Well let’s say his twin is not making it easy for them to bond too” Stephanie said
Both girls bonded over a bottle of champagne that has been kept in the fridge for a very long time. As they were chatting Sophie then got a call from one of her closest friends who was in town she was inviting her over for a party. She was told to bring as many friends as possible.
“Hey babe, what’s up” the caller said ,”so Guess who is in town?” She asked.
” Wait you already arrived in Ohio, nice nice where is the party?” Sophie asked.
“Well it’s a frat party, its attendees are mostly students from Cleveland State University,” the caller said .
” So I’m guessing there will be a lot of cute boys there, alright I’m coming with a friend” Sophie said and hung up
Stephanie wondered how someone who is mated to the hottest guy she has ever seen is asking for cute boys in a frat party.
“You are such a flirt” she teased
“Well, a woman does what she gotta do” Sophie replied back
” Hey we are going to this party and there’s nothing you are saying about this” Sophie said.
Stephanie tried declining the offer to go to a party, what’s more a frat party she didn’t even know how to party so what would she be doing there.
Her excuses were met with a lot of opposition from Sophie
” Sweetie, there is nothing you are telling me this evening we are going for that party tonight, you need clothes there’s a store nearby let me just get changed and we will drive out” Sophie said.
Sophie was the kind of girl who got whatever she wanted, she had always had her way as a child so everything she wanted . Stephanie knew there was no winning against Stephanie so she reluctantly agreed to go to the party, there was no harm in going for just one party or so she thought. She accepted to go to the party but she needed to tell Audrey first, she did not know whether he had gone to meet his father like she advised or he just stayed there in his room, she hoped he did.
She decided to go to her room to dress up then visit Audrey in his room to tell him about the party.
“Alright , let me go get changed too” she told Sophie
As she said this, she stepped out of the room, she knew Sophie to be a lively and charming girl, that’s why she always wanted to be around her, that’s when she noticed Audrey from across the room, he was heading for his father’s room, she smiled and felt relieved that he had taken her advice. So she let him go do his business first before bothering him with her own.
She went to her room and saw that Audrey already left a note for her with a love inscription on it.
“Thank you for all you do for me and my family. I’m already going to meet my father,
Love, Audrey”.
She laughed because she knew he didn’t have to do what he did, but he just wanted to show her how much he listens to her and loves listening to her. She quietly folded the note into her box and gave a smile like someone who is being Invited to prom for the first time.
The battle of what to wear out began, she did not know what to wear as she did not bring many clothes, she only packed for one week, she wasn’t even Intending to go for any party in Ohio, after much searching and deliberations she finally decided to wear a Knicker and shirt, since she wasn’t going too far she brought out her slides and put it on.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
“Anyhow I look is nobody’s business”, she thought to herself. Knowing the kind of person Sophie was she knew she would complain about her dressing but she couldn’t care less, it was just the store nearby, she hoped Sophie would not make her visit a nearby restaurant or maybe a cinema, that’s Sophie full of surprises.