Chapter 138
When he was done cutting the carrot, he took the beef and diced it. He took the cabbage and washed it with salt before slicing it.
Lisa stood at the corner of the kitchen watching him with keen interest. After he was done cooking, Lisa joined him as they both arranged the food on the dining table. Just then she heard her kids running down the stairs.
“Careful kids,” Lisa said, almost yelling. The kids paid no attention to her as they rushed toward Alfred.
“Mr. Alfred,” Arabella yelled and jumped on him roughly.
“Oh my baby girl, I missed you,” Alfred said as he touched her pointed nose playfully, making her giggle.
“Mr. Alfred carry me in your arms too,” Annabella said as she hugged Alfred’s leg.
“Me too, me too,” Clarabella and Isabella said as they hugged his leg. Alfred laughed as he carried the four of them in his arms. The kids felt so happy as they played with Alfred.
“You guys should come to eat, the food is gonna get cold,” Lisa said to her kids who were happily playing with Alfred.
“No mommy, we want to play, ” Isabella said and Lisa scoffed. The Isabella she knew doesn’t love to play, she loves reading a lot and when did Isabella love playing this way, Lisa thought as she stared at Alfred and the kids.
The kids looked so much like Alfred, especially in their eyes. They were a replica of Alfred. She sighed softly as she watched them with keen interest. She’s never seen her kids happy this way, not with her or even Daniel. But with Alfred things were different with them.
Maybe the saying is true, That blood is thicker than water, Lisa thought helplessly.
“Common kids, we should eat. You don’t want the food to get cold” Alfred said as he put them down and helped them sit on the chair.
“Can we call you daddy?” Isabella asked and Alfred felt his heart melt instantly. These kids were just too adorable, Lisa did a great job bringing them up. Alfred turned to Lisa and stared At her for some seconds before turning to the kids.
“Yes sure, you all can call me daddy,” Alfred said and the kids yelled happily.
“Daddy, feed me I can’t eat myself. I want you to feed me” Isabella pouted and Alfred smiled.
“Me too, daddy,” the rest of the quadruplets said and Alfred nodded. He carried a spoon full of food and put it in Isabella’s mouth just like the rest of the kids.
“Hmmm, yummy” Arabella moaned softly as she chewed the food in her mouth.
“The food tastes different today. It’s so delicious” Clarabella said as Alfred fed them.
“One of the best food I have tasted since I was born,” Anna Bella said
“Mommy, did you cook the food? ” Isabella asked, staring at Lisa who hadn’t said a word since. She did nothing but kept on staring at Alfred and the kids as they acted out their drama.
“Yes, your mommy prepared it. She’s the best cook so far” Alfred said and Lisa scoffed as their eyes came in contact. She wondered why he had lied when she cooked the food.
“Lisa you should eat your food, it’s getting cold, ” Alfred said to Lisa who had refused to eat. She just stared at the food without eating it. She didn’t want to taste it because it was prepared by Alfred.
“Mommy, please eat, it’s gonna get cold” Arabella pouted and Lisa sighed softly. She knows Annabella to be an emotional child, she wasn’t ready to pet a child this evening.
“Sure baby, I’ll eat,” Lisa said as she put a spoon full of spaghetti in her mouth. She moaned softly as she chewed the food. It was delicious as the kid had said. She ate another spoon filled with spaghetti and suddenly, she started rushing the food.
Alfred smiled as he saw the way Lisa was rushing the food. Lisa paused as she noticed everywhere was silent and then she turned and to her surprise, everyone including Alfred was staring at her. Just then the kids and Alfred burst into laughter.
Lisa rolled her eyes at them. She ate her food ignoring them. Alfred fed the quadruplets till they were filled up. He carried them to their room and helped them take their bath. He helped them lay on the bed.
“Good night sweethearts,” he said and the kids pouted
“Mommy do tell us a bedtime story,” the kids said and Alfred muttered an oh. He sat beside them.
“There lived an innocent princess who was tortured by a prince. The prince made the princess his slave and made her life a living hell” Alfred paused and swallowed hard as the continued
“He made life miserable for the princess but suddenly the princess went missing while she was pregnant with the prince’s kids.
The prince looked for the missing princess and was ready to be a good man when he found the princess. Even when everyone believed the princess was dead, the prince never believed it.
He was still out there searching for her even when everyone gave up, he never gave up on finding her but then he finally found the Princess. But when he found her this time, she hated the prince more than anyone could imagine. She wouldn’t forgive the prince for what he did to her” Alfred paused and turned to Lisa who had been standing at the door all this while staring at him and the kids.
“Do you think the prince deserves to be forgiven?” Alfred asked the kids and Lisa scoffed.
“The prince was heartless. He shouldn’t have treated an innocent princess that way but if he’s truly changed the princess should forgive him” Arabella said in her tiny voice
“I support Arabella, mommy always tells us to forgive people who have wronged us and love one another,” Clarabella said
“I support them too. It wouldn’t be easy for the princess to forgive the prince but I believe she will forgive him. Besides mommy always tells us that every human out there deserves a second chance” Isabella said and Alfred felt tears gather in his eyes.
The kids were just too smart for their age. The way they think and speak is beyond what a mature person would think and say. Lisa taught these kids well and brought them up in the right way. She’s the best mother of the year and should be awarded, Alfred thought.
Everyone in the room turned to Annabella waiting for her to speak but to everyone’s surprise, she was already fast asleep. They all burst into laughter.
“Common kids it’s time to go to bed ” Lisa walked fully inside the room and covered the kids properly with the duvet. She kissed them on their forehead and muttered a good night.
Alfred stood up and smiled at the kids. Lisa moved toward the light and switched it off.
“Goodnight mommy, Good night daddy. We love you” the kids said as Alfred and Lisa both walked out of the room. Lisa closed the door behind her and then turned to Alfred.
“Why would you tell the kids that kind of story?”
TBC