A little bit more…
The next morning I woke up feeling extremely refreshed and light. For over 6 years I had been wrongly accused and tagged for committing crimes that I knew absolutely nothing about. Even though I did make it a point to act like I didn’t care about it, the accusations definitely followed me around like a serious plague all through. Well at least till last night.
As soon as I woke up, the first thing that came to mind was everything that had played out the previous night between myself and both Lucas and Simon, and a smile soon appeared on my face
“Finally! I’m free” I exclaimed, as I excitedly got out of bed. I went straight into my bathroom to freshen up, and as I went about doing my usual morning routine, I couldn’t help but to hum a song happily whilst carrying out every activity I did.
“Oh, good morning my queen, you seem happy this morning,” Yasmine greeted warmly, as she peeked into the bathroom where I was busy brushing my teeth. I spat out the mouthwash from my mouth after swishing it around a couple of times.
“Oh yes I am! It’s a wonderful day today and you know, the weather seems to be quite nice outside , so yeah”
“Love to see that, may I come run you your bath now?”
“Sure, come in,” I said, looking into the mirror right in front of me. I examined my face to check for any blemishes that might be on it but aside from the stubborn little pimple that was sitting across the left side of my face, nothing else was there. While Yasmine went on with getting the tub ready for my bath, I proceeded to wash my face and do the necessary things needed in my skincare.
“Oh, what about Irene and Rita? When will they be here?”
“Well, Irene has gone over to get more of your dresses that have been ready to pick up from the laundry room , l haven’t really heard from Rita, and so I’m sure she would already be on her way here”
“Oh okay then, no problem” I responded, before taking off my nightwear and going straight to having my bath. As soon as I was done, I got out and wrapped myself in a towel before going back into the room. When I got there, Irene was already putting in my clothes into the closet, and she greeted as soon as she noticed my presence
“Good morning my lady, I hope you had a good night’s rest”
“Yes I did good morning Irene thank you so much” I responded, and she nodded, returning her focus back to what she was doing
“Wait, bring out that dress, I want to wear it today” I said, stopping her as she attempted to put in the dress I was referring to inside the closet.
“Oh, this?”
“Yes!” I responded, and she put it aside while I proceeded with moisturizing and applying my deodorant
As soon as I was fully dressed, Rita walked in with a tall glass in her hand
“Here, both His Highnesses Simeon and Luke, requested that you test out the juice they had prepared” at first I thought I had heard wrong, but I actually hadn’t.
“Simeon and Luke, as in my little trouble makers?” I asked, letting out a laugh as I closely examined their so-called “juice”
“Yes, my Queen. You know, they actually made it today alongside the cooks in the kitchen, instructing them on the ingredients to use step by step”
“What the!” I exclaimed, as I let out yet another laugh “and they actually did as the boys wanted? Now I’m scared to try this” I said, slowly taking the glass up to come close to my lips. At this point, I could already smell it, and just by taking a little whiff of it, I was able to tell a few of the fruits that were inside the juice. I was about to take a sip of it when the door opened. I looked towards it and was met with the “chefs” themselves running in.
“Momma” “mom” they both yelled respectively as they ran towards me.
“Hmm, I see you two have finally decided to come visit mommy in her room after so long”
“You have our juice, what do you think mommy?” Simeon asked, as he pointed at the glass in my hand. Luke turned to face me as well, and so I knew I just had to drink it at that moment whether I actually wanted to or not
“Oh, I was about drinking it when you boys came in, I haven’t tasted it yet”
“What are you waiting for momma? Drink it already” Luke said, and I sighed heavily.
“Fine! Here we go” I said, scrunching up my nose as I went in for a sip. As soon as the juice hit my taste buds, I was at first very uptight until my brain finally joined in to interpret what had actually just landed on my mouth
“Hmmm, this is actually very nice!” I exclaimed, taking a quick pause to actually look at what was in my hand again
“You see!” Luke responded, and I nodded, taking bigger sips of the juice
“These are really good boys, what did you mix together to make this?”
“No! We are not going to tell you our secret recipe” Simeon interjected, and I raised my hands up like I was a criminal just caught by the police
“I see, you two have now decided to keep your recipe a secret from me, right?” I said, and they both smiled at each other
“Miss Rita, please tell everyone in the kitchen to keep our recipe a secret, especially from mommy” Luke said, and I widened my eyes in surprise
Just wow!
“Wow, so I’m not allowed to know, but they are?” I asked , and they both shrugged their shoulders before running back out.
“Wait, I….” I called out, but they had already run out with their tiny little feet.
“Can you imagine those kids,” I began, turning towards Yasmine, Irene, and Rita, who had all been watching the drama unfold with amusement in their eyes
“You can imagine those little pups I gave birth to when? Just yesterday, trying to keep secrets from me” Yasmine laughed out, as she chipped in
“I guess they want to show you that they have now started becoming big boys” I chuckled, gulping down the rest of the juice as I gave Rita back the glass
“Well, I must admit it’s good, I’ll definitely be making it soon”
“Hmm, and how do you plan on doing that, your Highness? I thought they just ordered for their recipe to be kept a secret especially from you” Irene said jokingly, and I laughed from it
“Oh please! Those little ones forget that I have been cooking way before they were born and even while they were growing up as well. Just from the first sip I could already tell about 80% of the ingredients used in this little juice of theirs” I responded, shaking my head as I smiled at the childishness and playfulness of my boys.
Yes, it was still pretty much an awesome day if I must say. In respect to all that had happened and everything I had presented to Lucas and Simon back at the patio the previous night, I was definitely expecting tons of drama the moment I stepped out towards the living room. After all, we are talking about the ruthless and vile actions Veronica had been making all these years without any consequence going her way until now that it has all been exposed.
If my calculations are correct, she should definitely be packing up her bags already by now. I thought, and a smile soon appeared on my face. I walked out of the room and went downstairs towards the living room, but the house was surprisingly very quiet, maybe a bit too quiet for my expectations.
Walking down the hallway where veronica’s bedroom was also situated, I couldn’t hear the sound of tension, rather, everywhere seemed even the more peaceful
“What the heck? What is happening? Instead of chaos and drama, it’s like there’s even more peace” I said to myself, as I kept walking down . When I got to the living room, I sat down quietly as I tried reasoning what could possibly be going on.
“Or is it that they kicked her out last night? I mean, Simon did storm out a bit annoyed” I said to myself, as I considered that possibility as well. The assumption was however immediately debunked the moment I saw Veronica descending the stairs, looking very chill and unbothered. Looking at her walk so freely, I couldn’t help but to wonder what exactly was really going on. As soon as she got to the ground floor, she turned towards my direction but however didn’t acknowledge my presence there at all. She walked past and moved towards the kitchen without sparing me a second glance, and I scoffed at her haughty behavior.
If only she knew what was about to come
her way! I thought, as I turned my gaze away from her retreating figure. I was awaiting Lucas and Simon to descend the stairs so that I could inquire of what exactly was going on. Now that we three were finally on the same page, I felt it was only right that I knew what exactly they planned on doing, so that I do not stand against it in any way possible, and vice versa.
While waiting, I got a notification from my phone and I turned it on to see a text from an unknown number. I was about to go in to see what it was, when I heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Turning towards the place, I noticed it was lucas, and so I immediately sprang out of my seat as I walked over to go meet him
“Lucas, good morning” I greeted, and he didn’t respond, as he continued with his pace, not stopping even for a second till he got to the living room and sat down.
“Good morning Ashley, what’s the matter ” he said, looking up from the papers he had instantly put right in front of him the moment he sat on the seat
“I just wanted to ask about the plan for the next step”
“What plan?”
“You know, plans in respect to what happened last night. I mean, you two have been on the low all morning , and so of course you must definitely have a plan or the sort”
“Oh, listen carefully Ashley, there is really not much to say other than the fact that we will not be doing anything for now”
“Wait, why?? Don’t tell me you two actually decided to let things go just like that after everything ”
“Obviously not, that’s far from it”
“So, what exactly is this about? Please help me to understand” I asked, laying back on the seat, as I waited for him to speak
“I never said we wouldn’t be doing anything about it, but looking at the situation of things, it wouldn’t be the best thing for us to do if we strike right now”
“What do you mean?”
“Don’t forget that Fabian is still out there, hiding. The best way to get to him as it is right now, is obviously for us to go through the one he is currently working with. In essence, if we so much as even give her the idea that we are now onto her, things could drastically change, and it wouldn’t be in our favor, trust me”
“Oh, but do we really have to do things like this?” I whined, and he stared at me with a look that spoke so much noise despite his silence
“Right now, we need to act anything but foolish, so I expect you to be logical right now. In case you might have forgotten, all these enemies standing against us cause nothing but trouble, and If we proceed to dismiss things just because you want to get back at your rival, you’ll get rid of your problems, yes, but I hope you aren’t too quick to dismiss the consequences, right? The future, straight towards the future, Ashley. It will go for the boys to struggle with as time moves on, and I’m sure you don’t want that for them” he responded, and I bit my lip as his words actually made perfect sense to me. It wasn’t even as if I didn’t understand all this already, I just didn’t want to bring myself to accept it because I guess I had just been so invested in getting Veronica back after so long
Well, if I could wait 6 years, then it shouldn’t be too much for me to wait a little bit more. I said to myself as I finally nodded, and stood up to leave the room.