Part twelve

Groaning, I woke up to consciousness when I felt someone kicking me repeatedly with their leg. "Nae turn that annoying shit off, its disturbing my sleep!" Imo's annoying voice whined childishly.

I realised her head was buried in the pillow as she kicked me. Lazy girl, she could have turned it off since the alarm clock was closer to her.

"That's what happens when you cheat on your bed, sleep in your room next time." I told her sticking my tongue out at her, it was useless. She wouldn't see, her head was still buried in the pillow. "Do something about it if you wanna sleep."

Laughing, I got off the bed. I walked into the closet making no attempt to turn the alarm off. I have pressing matters to attend to, like going into that washroom and taking a bath.

I feel sticky, I couldn't take my bath yesterday all because of annoying Imo even after I told her, I was in contact with flour all day long and was tired and sweating.

She wouldn't hear of it as she kept on complaining she was hella tired after working so hard at the office and needed a good massage to relax her. I did give her the massage and she ended up sleeping here in my room and on my bed with me beside her, covered in flour.

As gross as it sounds, I went to bed with flour on me like a second skin. Eww, I'm grossed out myself but who cares? Its a new day already.

I got out of my clothes, putting on a robe before tying my hair and left the closet. That lazy girl was still sprawled on the bed with the alarm still sounding. "Lazy ass get up and turn it off."

"Aargh!" Imo grudgingly lifted her body from the bed, slamming the alarm off. I must say I felt sorry for her hand and my clock.

"Hey easy with my baby."

She rolled her eyes before staring at the clock in malice. "Its so annoying, it won't stop ringing. My whole sleep has been ruined!"

I chuckled, shaking my head at her childish reaction as I opened the door to the bathroom. Unpacking the belt of the robe, I took it off my body before stepping into the bath.

"Well sleep in your room the next time and not here." I kinda shouted for her to hear that, I had the shower turned on.

The noise from the shower hindered me from hearing what she said afterwards. "I can't hear a thing so shut your mouth and tell me when I'm out."

Kmowing Imo, it ain't nothing sensible. I wouldn't be surprised if she muttered a whole sentence full of cuss words, she's a pro when it comes to that.

I got out of the shower having felt satisfied with my body, I was flour free now. I dried my body with a towel, going to the sink and took my brush before applying paste on it and brushed my teeth while staring at my face in the mirror.

That was when I noticed the bugs under my eyes. I sighed deeply, a good sleep is something I haven't gotten in a while now.

Aside studying extra at night now, I also don't get to sleep much. Most nights this week, I had my eyes wide open anticipating what was going to happen.

My door was locked alright but I was still scared of Rex, after his stunt that night in my room, he has been here again. This time however he didn't try anything funny, he came to apoligize for hurting me and shit but I didn't buy it neither do I now.

He's a lust struck idiot who'll do anything just to get into my pants and I'm not going to allow that even if I have to stay awake the entire night.

Having Imo sleep over did me good, I was able to get some sleep knowing he wasn't going to try anything funny when his sister was around.

I brushed the thoughts of him away as I rinsed my mouth, wiping it with a hand towel and left the bathroom. "What were you saying?" I asked her upon entering the room.

"I aksed if you have plans today." Imo replied without looking up from her phone, sitting on the couch that had her work clothes from yesterday scattered on. She didn't go to her room after coming home yesterday, she came here straight up.

"Nah I don't, why are you asking?"

"That's very great, I wanted to spend the day with you like last week. You know and do what we did." She paused for a minute before adding, "I enjoyed it a lot and want to do it again."

I gave her a genuine smile, I was happy she did enjoy it like I did too. She's a cool company and a funny one too and yeah I also want to do it again.

"How about we alter? The movies maybe or a photo shoot, I feel my inner model threatening to unearth itself." I joked causing her to chuckle, we all know taking pictures isn't my speciality. It ain't like I totally suck in it, nah I just don't have time for it.

"Or a shopping spree at that Gucci store?"

I facepalmed as I rolled my eyes, shopping isn't something I wanna do today after I did that last week, moreover, there are tons of new clothes amd shoes in shopping bags sitting in my closet that I'm yet to open. "We did that last week and we don't need clothes, shoes or bags Imo."

"I know we don't but I'm a shopaholic, the store is calling out to me already." She said with dreamy eyes and a huge smile on her face.

I snapped my fingers in her face, zoning her out of any reverie she was having at the moment. "No."

"Please Nae, see I browsed through their newest collection and I promise you, you're going to love it." Imo gave me puppy eyes, looking at me sadly she was pulling that sadness card on me.

But I knew better. "No Imo, lets do something else."

"A little favour for your sissy, pleeeaaasssseeee." She screeched in my ears, still giving me her puppy eyes.

"Fine, lets do it. Just don't screech like that again, I thought my ear drums and head were going to burst."

"Thank you!"

"Don't thank me yet, I gotta ask Rox if she will be needing me to help her today."

Her face fell at that but turned into a smile when Roxie came into my room that instant as if on cue. "Good morning my babies." She greeted us cheeringly.

"Good morning Rox, you good?" She was bubbling with happiness which was contagious. I couldn't help but smile too.

"Yeah and you girls?"

"We good by God's grace, it was only someone who wanted to burst my head minutes ago with her annoying ass screeching."

She gave me an I can imagine look before rolling her eyes. "Typical and what was her problem?"

"Hey Rox, we wanted to know if you'll be needing Nae today." Imo flung her arns around her and kissed her cheeks.

Rod smiled turning to her. "Oh yeah that's why I'm here."

Have I ever said Rox is a lifesaver? If I haven't, well I'm saying it now. She has just saved me from having a day out going from store to store, searching racks uoon racks for clothes and shoes, I won't be wearing anytime soon. Shopping is fun but it's energy draining and with the dark circles under my eyes, I don't need that.

"For lunch right? But you can handle that."

"I wish, for a buffet. There are visitors coming in and your mother wants me to cook everything edible."

"And who might they be?" We asked curiously in unison. There haven't been visitors in this house since we moved here that required we cooking a whole buffet like Rox us saying so I wanna know.

"The Steeles,  our old neighbours in Summerlin North." She answered us in an excited voice.

"What? Why are they coming here?"

"I have no idea why they are. All I know is I'm supposed to cook a whole buffet which is why I need the help of our resident chef here."

I noticed Imo fell silent at that. She looks tense and kinda scared? Yeah, it's like she's afraid of something. I ain't going to ask her about it if it's making her tense. "Are we supposed to be around?"

I asked in hopes of drawing Imo's attention back to that shopping spree we were planning so it gets her out of that silent mood and wipe the fright from her face.

"Yeah I don't see why you two shouldn't." Roxie answered looking between us, "I'll take my leave but please do come down soon."

"Sure I will, lemme just change into something presentable."

She nodded and turned to leave, leaving us alone as she closed the door.

I opened my mouth to speak but there was no audience, Imo rushed out of the room even before I could form the right words, leaving me with an open mouth.

"Okayyyy." I said to no one in particular. I wonder what really went on for Imo to behave like that and who really are the Steeles? If their visit has gotten her in that state.

It isn't my business but I'm concerned. I care about Imo so much even if she isn't my blood sister and wasn't really nice to me then. She is changed now and has given me every reason to care about her.

I changed into a floral dress and hastily left my room before I incur the wrath of Mrs Winchester, I'll see Imo soon when I have the chance.