Chapter three

“Ooh no, she still is so single ……..not exactly but don’t worry I will tell you immediately when P gets a boyfriend “I listen as my best friend, Kennedy talks

“Who are you talking to? “I ask after hearing my name

“My sister. “She says continuing to talk.

“But you know siz I already have got a date for her”

“Which sister “I interrupt her once again.

“The one who gave birth to you daah!” she says continuing with her talk. I being the stubborn me decide to chime in.

“Hey mum, don’t listen to her. Ooh and mum when are you coming home? The rag rats are too much”

“We are not rag rats!” the rag rats themselves shout as they take away the remote from me.

“Ooh no Kenzie, I got here fast so I decide what we are watching.”

“Who’s got the remote dummy?”

“Amanda please can you ask Kenzie to hand me the remote?”

“No can do Mike!” I say

“This show is so cool…”another voice says making us turn to her.

“How did you take the remote from me Kenna?”

“While you were busy bickering with mike and mandie.” she says

“Kenna where’s Pearl?”

“I don’t know the last I saw him, he was in my room.” I shake my head and see everyone concentrating on the movie. Ken nods her head at me knowing what am about to do as I stand up, walk to the television’s power source and unplug it. One….two….threeee…..

“Amanda “

“Mandie “

“Perfect “

My triplet siblings shout at me as they notice what I’ve done.

“Run!” ken shouts, and I do as she instructed. I run towards the front door in order to get out. I notice my son and Ken laughing while recording all the fun as I run around the room dodging my siblings. Me being out of shape, they catch up with me quickly. Them knowing how ticklish I am, they sit on me trying to tickle me anywhere they can.

“HONEY AM HOME! “Someone shouts from the doorway making all of us stop laughing and tickling at the same time.

“TONY!!!!!!” We all shout and run towards my brother who is looking as handsome as always as he smiles at us opening his hands waiting for the hug. After a minute or so of us hugging, he pulls away and gives each of us a forehead kiss.

In our family, all we know is a word called love. We may be older but our love always stays the same. We always act childish around each other and as adults and more mature around any other person. The Miss P people know is a different Amanda my siblings and family see and know. To the world, am a serious, hardworking, devoted, no nonsense successful lawyer. At home am the laziest, craziest, joker and the sweetheart of the family.

“I missed you guys,” he says fake sobbing while hugging his aunt Kennedy. My son looks weirdly at his uncle who is yet to notice his handsome nephew. Once Tony notices Pearl, he lifts him up and spins him making him giggle.

Antony John Brown is the eldest child in the family. He is twenty nine years old, married to the love of his life Hilda for a year now and are blessed with a two years old daughter named Cynthia. He is an architect while his wife owns her own restaurant. Andrea Precious Brown is the next sibling after him, she is a twenty eight years old ceo of her own furniture company and a mother of two beautiful kids, and a wife to a doctor. Then there is me, a lawyer. Michael Sage Brown, McKenna Violet Brown and Mackenzie Lavender Brown, came last, them being eighteen years old and in their final year of high school. These kids are best friends more than me Ken who we are of the same age, her being two months older than me. Kennedy Jones is the last born in mom’s family. She is a twenty six years old interior designer still single and enjoying her life. She is more of a sister than an aunt to me since mum is the one who brought us up. 

“When will mom be back?” he asks once we settle in the dining room.

Me and the triplets all turn to look at Kennedy.

“Why are all of you looking at me?”

“Cause nana is your sister daah!” my ever genius son answers before we can.

“I don’t know,” she says. We all look at her knowing she is lying.” Okay, I know but she told me not to tell you guys.” We look at her again pleadingly. “I’m not telling you guys, but its soon enough, and she said no one leave before she arrives, “she says looking at me.

“Why are you looking at me? “I ask “I came to spend time with my siblings for two weeks so I still have ten more days she better come back before then.” I state. In fact, from mom’s place to my work place, it takes me about twenty minutes to arrive. From my house to my work place, it takes thirty to forty minutes. My phone suddenly rings pulling us out of our talks.

“Oooh shit!” I say looking at the caller id.

“Who is it?” Kenna asks as she sees my horrified expression.

“Aunt Marianne,,,” Ken says. They all know about the case, well through mum, who was also debriefed by her cousin Marianne.

“Let the drama begin, put it on loudspeaker “Mike says.

“Hello aunt marr,,,”

She doesn’t allow me to finish my statement before she begins .

“Amanda why did you refuse to be Annie’s lawyer? Why are you Miles’ lawyer? Can you drop him and be her lawyer?”

Everyone in the room looks at me as I prepare to answer

“I just can’t do that auntie” I state

“Why? Doesn’t family mean anything to you? I think I need to have a talk with your mother. “

“With all due respect I think family and work are two different things and I decide whose lawyer I become. And Miles came to me first, so I can’t.”

“You can’t or you won’t do anything for family, I knew you were a self-centered bitch as Anne described you can’t do anything for family,,,” before she continues , a new voice cuts her off.

“See who is talking about family, you just called Mandie because you are in need, not because you remembered family. Do you remember when dad died and mum was all alone with three young kids, all you did was gossip and try to take over dad’s company, so auntie before you call my little sis a bitch, why don’t you look at yourself first. And Anne doesn’t deserve the kids. Bye auntie “and she hangs up. We all look up at her smiling and jump on her, I meant hugged her.

“Guys get off” she says trying to push tony off her. Tony is on top of her followed by Ken and me and lastly the triplets. These kids are so heavy. I wonder how she feels at the bottom.

Andrea smiles at us once we get off her, we had really missed her. We saw her like a month ago. We all came at home since mom requested all her kids to come home; she has an announcement to make. We all know it’s because her boyfriend proposed, but we won’t let her know we know. Since she doesn’t know we know that he proposed.