CHAPTER 6
” How did you know I wanted this things? I have been telling Mike to buy for me but he said the budget was overlimit,” she smiled.
She felt weird because it was the first time she had smiled with happiness flowing in her veins. Her blood was racing and warm ,it was the first time feeling like this with her family which congregated in the living room. She wished their relationship hadn’t taken strains for a long time.
” It’s magic,” he said and smiled back to her.
” Yeah ,it’s magic. I wanted this book and this IPhone watch for a long time. It’s like you saw it in a dream . I’m curious…….. but how could you buy what I really wanted?” she wandered and scan the room and realized she was standing to the rapist.
She then remembered that they had reconciled a few days ago and it was time to let it go and start a new chapter.She put on the watch on her wrist to be sure it was real as Nomatter and Martha watch her vigilantly,happily that Bright was now having nice talking with his sister . Gerald and Melody were busy admiring their gifts too.
‘ Maybe he is a good man’, she thought.
” Actually Mike told me what you wanted,” Bright spoke and smirked.
She slap his shoulder playfully and blanted,” I knew it !”
The room was full of laughter and happiness. Shamiso stared at each one with a smirk on her face and get tentacles around her waking thoughts . Bright had gotten a laptop from Martha’s husband . Gerald had brought Jessica a colourful doek and dress.
” Dad , sometimes you are fun … How did you know her size?” Martha blurted and giggled.
Gerald smiled and turned to Bright . The whole room blast in a chorus of laughter. It was obvious he got the size from Bright and everyone could tell but there was a ripple of anxiety in Shamiso’s mind which was spoiling the moment.
” Must I wear a doek ? That old generation have passed. We are modern now. We wear jeans and short dresses,” Jessica chuckled and stare at her gift joyfully.
” In my presence you respect me ,” Gerald teased her while standing upright like a professor scolding students who had done a awful deed.
Martha had gotten a CD of latest John Legend from Nomatter. Melody had got a new set of pots from Bright and Samsung Microwave from Nomatter. Shamiso noticed that only her and Melody got two type of gifts.
” Why did I get two gifts ? Who is the other one who gave me?” she curiously whispered,sounding emotionless .
” One is from me and other from Lovemore,” he replied in a low voice.
Shamiso smiled wryky ,she wishedd Lovemore reconciled while he was still alive. The name made her ears itch and Bright noticed the tense. She wondered how much she felt if he had shown remorse to her.
” I just wanted to prove that we are really sorry even though he isn’t here to tell you,” he consoled her and touched her shoulder but she panicked.
” Sorry,” he busted,panickly .
” I just need to take it a day at a time,” she took a deep exhale, her voice was filled with grief.
” It’s okay,”he said helplessly and nodded his head in agreement and smirked.
Bright turned to leave her alone because he was afraid of making her angry or bringing back the pain he had caused . Shamiso could feel the tense and what was actually happening in Bright’s mind.
” Bright……….thank you! I just need time …. I don’t want you to touch me again. It makes me uncomfortable,” she spoke softly with her shaky voice trying to sound cheerful.
He smirked and left her and mingled among the men in the house. Shamiso mingled among the ladies.
” Wow ,this is latest microwave and the pots,” Martha exclaimed.
” When you come to the village you use the black pots . This ones are for my own,” Melody bragged her pots and turned aside and laugh.
” Yours are for display,” Nomatter chuckled and Shamiso found the joke funny and joined in the laughter.
” Yes,why not?” Melody snorted.
” Then you will die without using them,” Martha laughed.
” You want me to die ?” suddenly Shamiso stopped laughing because the sound of Melody was too harsh.
” No, Mama but please don’t use the microwave as a display ,” Martha replied while gesturing with her hands and hung her shoulder.
Shamiso realised it was a joke and laughed . She was happy that she will soon know them one by one ,it made her at ease.
” Look at you ! You think I am your peer,” she stabbed her with her long finger and giggled.
” Wow ,ladies tell us the joke . We wanna laugh too,” Bright shouted from behind as Gerald and Martha’s husband joined them laughing.
” It’s because men you don’t joke right? Always serious like those roosters who don’t show love toward the hens,” Martha teased them.
” You don’t respect me! Do you? ” Gerald sighed and chuckled.
” Shamiso you should have brought your husband ,” he turned to Shamiso who looked down shyly.
” Next time”
“It’s a good day so I won’t punish you,” he turned to Martha and the whole room was full of raucaus laughter .
Shamiso realized the importance of family ,she smiled.
” I’m happy for you,” Nomatter entwined her arm with hers and smiled.