moving out 2

" I can see that you've grown some wings and have the audacity to talk back to me!" Her father said gritting his teeth,but Mira traced something else apart from the anger.

Was it anger? Disdain or mockery? She couldn't place her finger on that feeling but something came clear,her father wasn't fond of her one bit.

For as long as she can remember,her father never paid attention to her other than when reprimanding her. It was just ironical how he loved, spoiled and gave in to each whim of his bastard daughter while ignoring his legitimate one. Mira couldn't believe just how her past self was ignorant, how could she have not noticed that age wasn't wanted in the Jones family. Her father did not consider her family at all.

Mira chuckled,a chuckle filled with self mockery," I have always had the wings,just tried to keep them at bay just to give you some respect as a father,but I just realized that you don't deserve it." Mira said out loudly, loudly enough for her words to echo in the four walls of the house,loud enough for her father to know that she was done being nice to people who didn't deserve it.

" Outrageous! How dare you talk back at me? You are just like your mother." Mr Jones said, hitting his hands over the table, almost breaking it.

" Come down father,you really don't have to waste your anger on me. I suggest you preserve it for later and take it as a warning,don't ever take my mother's name in that filthy mouth of yours." Mira replied back, slightly raising her voice. She couldn't stand it when someone talked I'll of her late mother.

" Do you believe that I will throw you out of this house to the Streets without a single penny?" Mr Jones decided to threaten her this time hoping that will scare her to shut her mouth.

" Ha!" Mira let out a mirthless chuckle," Do you also believe I'll throw you out of my house and the company together with your mistress and bastard daughter? Do you not know that this," she pointed at the house," is my house and I have the right to chase whoever I like out of my property?" Mira asked,her voice cold and threatening sending shivers down Mr Jones body.

" You..." Words couldn't form anymore in his mouth. He was infuriated that he thought that staying one more minute in the same space as her will send him to a theatre for heart surgery.

" What? Tongue-tied now,are we? I suggest you know who's the boss here. If you make me angry,I don't mind letting you roam the streets with your precious family. And for your information,I am moving out,I can't stand staying in the same place with you." Mira said flicking her hair and walked out,head held up high like a queen.

Arriving at the parking lot,she opened her premio Toyota car and stepped in. She registered in her mind that she had to take back the Toyota Lexus she lend to that two faced bitch of a sister.

Stepping on the gas,the car roared to life and soon she was in the highway driving towards the apartment complex her mother left behind.

It was situated at a twenty minutes drive from their family Villa, somehow closer to the city. It would be better for her to stay there. Another reason she chose that property among the rest was because it was close to Timothy's penthouse so they could see each other more often.

She didn't mind doing the chasing this time round, she'll pursue him till he accepted her wholeheartedly. That was her mission number two, mission number one being to give a huge ego blow to Caleb during his supposed proposal.

Turning on the Bluetooth,she connected the car radio with her phone, opened YouTube app and searched for her favourite song of the month.

In less than a minute, the car was filled with a sweet Afro beat, with Rema's melodies voice introducing the lyrics of " calm down"

( Author's Note: This chapter was written listening to the song calm down by rema ft Selina Gomez, you can listen to the song to be in the mood)

Mira sung along loudly, enjoying the music. It served to lighten the mood her father just ruined. She was in good spirits now and enjoying the ride and the peace that filled her heart. She swore to make him calm down as he enjoys being wooed by her. It was a song she would very much love to dedicate to him,her pillar,her support,her Timothy.

Twenty minutes later,she approached the gate that led to her apartment. She stopped at the gate for security purposes. The residents here were very strict on who enters or leaves the premises. A visitor was expected to leave behind their ID cards entering the residents and would collect them on their way out.

" Good afternoon uncle?" Mira greeted politely.

" Oh it's you! You finally decided to drop by!" The security uncle replied, obviously happy to see her.

" Yes uncle,it's been a while but I plan on moving in permanently so expect me here daily." Mira informed him.

" Well that's good news dear. I guess I'll see you often then?"

" Definitely! And for that reason,I plan on hiring a cleaning company to do the necessary,do you know any you can recommend to me?" Mira asked politely.

" A friend of mine works for a cleaning company,I can call them for you if you want." Uncle security offered.

" Really! You are my saviour uncle,I'll really appreciate it!" Mira said happily.

" Okay,off you go you sweet girl." The uncle said smiling. He loved how easy going she was despite being born from a rich family. She was humble and friendly,a world apart from her step sister.

" Okay uncle,you are the best " Mira said and drove straight to her apartment.

The residents shared a common main gate but each apartment had it's own small block wall, separating one apartment to the other.

It wasn't a big house but was enough to house a family. A three bedroom house with a separate kitchen, dining room, siting room and a study room.

The door to the house was locked and one needed to enter the password to unlock the door. The lock had been modified such that on the third trial,the system would self activate itself and an alarm would resound.

Sometimes, Mira couldn't understand why her mother had to make things so complicated just for safety purposes.

Punching the codes,she unlocked the door and noted that she'll have to change the codes to something different. It was afterall Caleb's birthday date. She remembered that after their engagement,she had gifted this Villa to Caleb as a surprise gift. Mira rolled her eyes on how stupid she had lived her past life. I mean like who gifts who such extravagant gifts? She remembers that when she had brought Caleb here in the past,he had been attracted to the house and would always talk about how he wanted a house just like that one. Mira had then took it upon herself to transfer the house to his name weeks before their marriage. She had strongly believed that anything she has was also Caleb's.

Pushing those thoughts at the back of her mind, she strolled Inside. The house was exactly how she remembered it to be. Everything was covered with white sheets.