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CHAPTER 3

UNEXPECTED VISITOR

LIZZY’S POV

A call from my mum made me leave sooner than expected. Immediately she said she was getting transferred to the royals’ academy, the call cut me off.

I told Becca that I had to go and she led me to the kitchen where her mum was to say goodbye and not just her mum, a cute little boy which I had seen on the portrait was devouring the cookies reminding me of myself whenever I eat it too.

The kitchen looked so neat and open spaced. It was big almost the same size as ours if not bigger.

I grinned at him and he sheepishly returned it. He looked so innocent and pure and cute.

“hey cutie.”

I could see a pink tint appear on his cheek. okay this is love at first sight for me. Maybe it was nice having them as neighbors but it would have been better without a so-called jerk.

I pinched his cheeks and later shifted my attention to their mum who was typing away on her phone.

“Uhm Freya, I need to go home. Thanks for having me.”

She smiled brightly looking away from the phone.

“no thanks for the cookies and we are inviting your mum and you for dinner tonight, that is if you have a cleared schedule.”

I could see the hope in her eyes and the pout on the cute boy’s face and on Becca’s too. I could not resist that type of pout and hope filled eyes.

“yes of course, we will come.”

I said after a minute of staring at them.

“hey baby, what’s your name?”

I asked the cute boy bending to his level on the bar stool.

“my name is Nik.”

He said with a grin with his mouth filled with the cookies and his cheeks stained with icing.

“my name is Liz.”

I said back before dropping a kiss on his cheek. I could not resist. I said my goodbye and left the house, thankful that I did not see any annoying person on the way.

~

“mum I am back, what’s wrong?”

I called out once I entered. I went to the kitchen since I did not hear any reply but she was not there instead a bowl of cookies was there. I took a piece and went to the direction of her room.

It was empty also, leaving only one option. She was in her office.

I turned back and walked towards the office. Like I said I felt this house was too big for us. We were only two living here and if you add the maid who stays here and she is like family already. Maria. Maria has been here for us since we moved down here. With her the mood felt lighter and better.

We forgot most of what happened were we came from, maybe only me. But my mum did not. She would lock her office and work herself until she was too tired. I would watch her open the door looking so tired and just go to her room. watching her like that would always break my heart and it is all because of that man.

I turned the knob trying to block those memories and just sleep it off. I walked into the office and there she was, her head buried into her drawing note with her glasses laying right on the top of her nose.

She looked up from her drawing pad once the door opened.

“you are back.”

I rolled my eyes. I surely did not want to leave but stay with my Nik. Funny, I know.

“yeah, you called me remember and they invited us for dinner and I said yes.”

She sighed resting her back on her leather chair.

“are you not tired? Today has been stressful maybe tomorrow?”

“mum it won’t take long and when we are tired, we can just leave.”

“what will we give them?”

“we have lots of wine, we can just take one.”

She raised her eyebrow,

“it looks like you have a motive for this whole dinner thing.”

I chuckled already knowing what she wanted to say, she was thinking about that jerk. Yuck, he is too rude for my liking.

“mum, they have this cute baby boy. I just want to meet him, that’s all.”

She stared at me and I returned her gaze. It looed like we were having a staring contest, and I was sure to win. I win every time.

“Fine, we will go. You know you should have just said the next day.”

“I would have enough sleep tomorrow.”

I replied making her shake her head. She would always call me stubborn saying I have this attitude of getting whatever I wanted and maybe she was right. I just have to get what I want.

~

I took a look at myself in the mirror again, I was dressed in a short floral gown which was fitted and a high ankle sneaker. I did a little make up and I looked good to go. Really good to go.

I left my dress in closet and left my room. mum has been calling me for the last thirty minutes and now I think she was getting ready to either leave without me or just go back to her room.

“I am done.”

I announced once I stepped into the living room.

Her eyes took in my outfit and an approving smile graced her face.

“do you want to use the whole day?”

“I took a shower too.”

I explained but she just rolled her eyes. We walked out of the house making sure to close the door as we leave and walked a little before reaching our neighbor’s house. I pressed the bell just like earlier but this time there was no need to say my name or explain who I was because within a second the door opened as if they had been expecting us to just ring the bell already.

We walked inside and the first person we met was quite the whole family with their dad too who looked like an older version of the jerk. They looked so happy and welcoming, a wish I had for my family.

“good evening, thanks for having us.”

Mum said gracefully before stretching the bottle of wine to Freya.

“is that the original limited edition of the Ralph’s design?”

Mum asked immediately taking in Freya’s dress. Freya’s face lit up immediately.

“yes, it is.”

And like that they started a whole new conversation and left the rest of us in the room as Freya led mum to the kitchen. I felt happy, maybe mum would finally be able to find a friend in Freya like she has always wished for. She said she needed someone stable and I guess Freya could be that friend.

I felt a pull on my hand and that made me look down, shifting me from my thoughts. I looked down only to find my babe pulling my hand. Yeah it was Nik.

I bent down to his level and pulled his cheeks.

“hey there baby.”

“hey.”

He replied shyly making me chuckle.

“he really likes you.”

I heard Becca say.

“yeah I like him too.”

I said back and tinkled him a little making him laugh out. Suddenly, Becca pulled my hand and led me upstairs.

“girls be careful.”

Their dad warned from downstairs and thankfully before my mind could think about the familiarity of that statement Becca talked.

“I want to show you my room.”

She said with a grin and slowly I found myself grinning back at her. Is this how it would have been if she was still alive; Pulling me to her room, trying to talk to different celebrities and being overly beautiful.

“here this is it.”

Someone said. I shook my head and turned taking my surrounding in.

The room looked beautiful with a tint of pink everywhere. There was a queen size bed at the center of the room and that was not what caught my attention.

What really caught it was a wall filled with my pictures, was she this much of a fan?

I moved closer to the wall and stared at myself. Different pictures of me either modelling for my mum or a picture for a movie. My heart swelled knowing that different teenagers out there too might also have their walls covered in my picture.

“wow, I do not know what to say.”

I said surprised and really short of words.

“well don’t say anything. The look on your face says it all.”

“thanks for this.”

“you welcome. You would be making my wish come to pass if you can sign an autograph for me.”

“sure.”

I said immediately. I could even sign ten for her right now.

She gave me a piece of handkerchief and a pen. I took it from her and drew my autograph on it for her.

She collected it with a grin and even pulled me to a hug.

After a sentimental moment of close to thirty minutes we were seated on her bed. My mind drifted off to if her brother was at home since he did not even bother to welcome us with the rest of his family.

“so, you are resuming at the Royals’, right?”

I asked after a moment of silence. She was telling me about her old school and how she would miss it and her friends. Feels like shit, moving across the country and leaving your old life behind.

“yeah, dad said lots of influential people are there.”

Well he got it right then.

“yeah, I attend the school.”

After the confession, she had her mouth wide opened and I was tempted to push her jaw up like I would do with Olivia but I just chuckled at the sight.

“holy fudging pumpkins.”

She muttered, wait what?

I busted out laughing. She is such a drama queen.

“I cannot believe I would be going to the same school as you.”

“better believe it now.”

Seeing her expression makes me wonder what she will do when she meets the rest of the people at school. The royals’ academy was made specially for teen celebrities and I guess she does not know that yet.

“anything else I need to know about this school?”

Someone tell her there is still a shitload of thing she does not know about the school.

“one, it is a school for celebrities and you are going to meet people of the same status as I. and do not act this surprised even though you are, okay?”

“I do not think I would be able to hold my squeal if I meet another celebrity.”

I chuckled; her face showed she was truly confused.

“okay then, I would be right beside you on your first day.”

A thankful smile was on her face showing just how grateful she felt at the moment. To me I could see my younger sister in her, if nothing had happened then they would have been the same age and probably become friends. But she was gone now.

“Becca have you seen my charger?”

A familiar deep voice asked barging into the room and pulling me out of my thoughts once again.

I looked away from the rug which I did not know I was staring at and at the intruder.

I was right, it was the jerk in his glorious self without a shirt. Okay, this view could wipe away the bad first impression I had of him, and that was probably if he did not say what he said next.

“what the hell is she doing in here?”

Okay, he is still the same person.

 what do you think about,

Noah

Lizzy.

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love y'all, stay safe.

Eniola.