“Ah! Here you are. We have been waiting for you.” Exclaimed Natalie, with a very stiff fake smile. At least she should have tried a little more harder if she is going to act.
“How was your morning?” exclaimed the junior fakey smilerson.
I looked at grandpa and Amanda to know what’s happening to see them shrugging. What’s the matter with those two? Hit their head somewhere?
“Did they exhaust too much that they died and some cheap class actors are in their place?” Amanda asked under her breathe. But it seemed other than me the two fakey smilerson’s heard too.
“We know you wont believe us but the truth is that after cleaning up the mess-”
“that you created” Dahlia interrupts while trying to say it under her breathe yet we heard that too, or she must have said for us to hear it. But Natalie elbowed her, before she could say anything more which Dahlia in coughs.
“So as I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted,-“Natalie pointedly looked at Dahlia. Okay seriously what the hell happened in just 3 hours? What evil plans are they conspiring?
“-after we cleaned it, we came to a realization you too are part of the family.” She said with a tone of begrudge while looking at grandpa. Okay I think I get what she’s trying to do here.
“We sincerely apologize for our behaviour last night.” Both said unanimously bowing their head.
Grandpa moved past them by shaking his head. The moment he got in they straightened up with a menacing expression.
Though they covered it quickly, the meaning behind their pretence is clear.
They don’t want grandpa’s asset to go over to the last living member of his first marriage. Me!
“Dear why have you not entered yet. Come in sweetie.” Natalie cooed filled with her fakeness.
“Only if you move aside can we enter.” Commented Amanda. True.
Though she asked us to enter she only moved aside a little. As if she’s protecting the house from us.
“Oh how foolish of me.” She said while playfully smacking her head with her palm.
If it was my palm, I would have knocked her out so that I wont have to hear her annoying screeching voice.
Not every wish of ours would be granted right?
“Sweetie before we have lunch, do you want something to eat or drink?” Dahlia asked suggestively as we entered inside.
“No, we are pretty full now.” I said while going towards the stairs to go up and away from the evil twin.
Unfortunately we couldn’t, as the oldest fakey smilerson blocked the path.
“Sweetie I know we have hurt you yesterday.” She said. As if she could hurt us merely by her meaningless words. ” As an apology can we take you out for shopping after lunch?” She asked.
I could use shopping as a distraction from my life called chess board, plus I do need some new clothes.
“Yeah, why not.” I replied.
Okay perfect. Come down at 1 and we will leave by 2″ she squealed while walking towards kitchen.
The evil step mother entering kitchen? Definitely not an everyday sight.
“why do I feel like this is a trap? “Amanda asked.
“Because they are not doing a good job at pretending plus what can go wrong at a shopping mall. They have their reputation to keep. So they wont be causing a scene in public. We will wait till they make their move.” I walked towards bathroom to freshen up for lunch.
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“Sweetheart! Leon come down for lunch.” Shouted Natalie.
“Who’s Leon?” asked Amanda.
“Oh I didnt mention his name? Sorry. Well my grandfather, whom we chatted with while ago, is Leon Black. He was the CEO of Black Enterprise till Dahlia took over as Dad forfeited his inheritance after he eloped with mom.” I said while going downstairs. Amanda hummed as she followed me.
“Come sweetheart, come have a seat. I didnt know what your favourites. I hope you will enjoy the lunch anyways.” She said pretending to her level best.
“You sure she didnt poison this?” whisper-asked Amanda.
“Even if she wanted to with ours she wouldn’t dare with grandpa’s. If she want to be in his good favours.” I replied back whispering.
“Thankyou for the lunch.” I said while I began plating my food.
I couldn’t help but notice Dahlia’s and Natalie’s secret smile. Now what’s up with the fakey smilerson’s.
They wouldn’t really poison all our food right?
My head is getting more heavy and my eyes are becoming droopy as time passes by. I laid my head on the table as I was feeling very sleepy.
Is it only me or others as well.
As I looked at grandpa with his head down, I had a very late realisation.
If their target was grandpa they wouldn’t have treated him like that all those years. They wouldn’t have acted sweet even after grandpa left the room.
This sweet acts were not for him!
But for me. It was a trap.
“Sweetie lets go to mall now okay!” she snickered. It was the last thing I heard before the darkness enveloped me.