The Bel Sisters – Episode 4
The Bel Sisters – Episode 4
© Bunmi B Gabriel
#Ara’s POV
I sat at my vanity smearing some violet eyes shadow on my eyelids, Iso was battling with her hair and Ama was painting her nails
‘Do you girls know that our lives here is really fun, I never expected it to be like this but it did’ I said happily. ‘I enjoy staying here than in Seattle, I might not be a cheerleader but I just feel right, like this is where I belong’
‘Yea, I feel that too’ Iso smiled, Ama shrugged. ‘Ara do you really love Drake?’
‘I never said I did, love is a strong word, Arabel don’t do love’ I said honestly, I’m sure what I feel for him isn’t love
‘Do you think I’m in love with Lake?’ Iso asked softly
‘Maybe’ I said unsurely
‘I believe it will get there or is already there’ Ama said calmly
‘I’m scared, you know after the whole Trent thing, it has been very difficult liking anyone again’ she said sadly
‘Oh you mean it was difficult falling for Bawer, Lucas and Morris’ Ama said sarcastically
‘Well ERM…I…it’s because I…’
‘Admit it, your heart is easily swayed’ I said with laughter lacing my voice, she rolled her eyes. I did the finishing touch to my makeup and stood up
‘I’m done with my makeup’ I said quickly
‘Why the rush?’ Iso asked playfully
‘I need to attend to the guests’ I lied
‘Or go flirt with Drake’ Ama teased
‘It’s been a while since I actually got laid, I’ve been so busy pranking Drake that I didn’t even think of that’
‘And now you and Drake not being in the prank zone is bringing back BAD behaviors’ Ama said teasingly, I rolled my eyes and smiled. ‘We only left Seattle like two months ago, that’s not long Ara’
‘I broke up with Taylor three weeks before we came here and I didn’t sleep with him a week earlier, that makes three months’ I said nonchalantly, she rolled her eyes
‘Arabel, you’re not seriously going to sleep with Drake’ Iso asked anxiously, she’s such a prude. The quad ran in
‘Iso I have an idea on what story you should write!’ Vevin shrieked excitedly
‘Really? What?’ Iso asked mirthlessly
‘Hansel and Gretel’
‘Lame’ Kevin said monotonously
‘Why?’ She asked annoyed
‘As boss baby would say, the story is about cannibalism and burning people alive’ he said imitating the voice of boss baby
‘Maybe you kids should go downstairs and charm the guest with your cuteness’ I said sweetly, just to get rid of them. Bevin smiled widely
‘Stop smiling like that, you look like sponge bob’s evil twin sister’ Kevin said teasingly, Bevin smiled and pulled his hair, she ran away
‘Hey come back here! Mom spent hours on the hair you just ruined, you spoilt my smooch!’ He ran after her
‘I’ll go make sure they don’t murder themselves’ Vevin sighed and ran out too
‘You girls look gorgeous, I’m proud of you all’ Devin said jokingly and ran out laughing
‘I can’t wait for him to grow up so I can see his girlfriend’ Iso laughed. I laughed and left them, it was mom’s birthday/wedding anniversary
I greeted everyone including some of my classmates, I was impatiently waiting for Drake, finally! He’s here
‘Hello male floozy’ I greeted playfully
‘My honourable b***h’ he greeted back with a smirk, I rolled my eyes and faced Delia
‘Hello Lia, how’ve you been? Where’s mom and dad?’
‘I’m fine Ara, I can see you are too, mom and dad will be a little bit late’ she said happily staring at a guy. ‘With all due, carry out your flirting, I’ll be flirting with him’ she smiled and left
‘I can see flirting runs in the family’ I said sarcastically, he nodded
‘Got it from grandpa’ we chatted about random stuffs, I introduced him to my grandma, she’s really cool and funny, Bevin’s favorite, we even danced
I made sure I stepped on him occasionally and pressed my body against his. It’s so obvious he likes me, who turned out the light?
A single light shone at a side of the house, it was Amabel and Isobel, what are they up to?
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#Ara’s POV
Ama was wearing a long silver glitter silky gown with a split at the front, revealing her long slender legs and sexy ankle strap clear platform stiletto heel sandals. The dress had a sweetheart diamond neckline with a single strap off shoulder hands
Her jewelries were diamond and her hair styled into a half updo with fishtail braid with diamond hair pins. Iso outdid herself with the makeup she wore on Ama
Iso was wearing a V neck coral armless gown that hugged her chest down to her waist which had a fitted sweetheart neckline and flared downward to her knees, the flared part was a ombre of green and blue
She styled her hair into a upside down braided bun. Ama started playing the piano and another light shone on the stairs to reveal my confuse mom, then a voice started singing
‘I remember the day I first saw your face
In that very place
My heart yearn to stay
All I wanted was to be with you
My spirit and body knew that too
I wanted to have you in my arms
You’re more special
More priceless than gold
My very breath, my very life
That anything I say…’ That’s dad’s voice, the light turned on at him, this is Ama’s doing
Iso played her trumpet softly, I didn’t even notice Vevin before, she was playing her little violin, mom was crying, why is she so emotional?
Dad kept singing and soon he went on one knee, he brought out a box with a necklace I think he made himself because the design was complex and like nothing I’ve ever seen
‘My dear Mabel, I have no more words again but I can say I love you with everything in me, you’ll remain my one and only, my jewel, happy birthday and anniversary my love’ dad said softly, mom shrieked and flung herself on him as everyone clapped
Oh brother, and she’s says teenagers are over enthusiastic
He wore the necklace on her and kissed her, I bit my lips, will my marriage be as lovely as this? The light fully turned on, it was time for them to dance
I let them take the floor first before I joined them, Kevin was dancing too while Vevin was with dad’s mom, Bevin was with my biological mother’s mom and Devin was reading in a corner….where’s Iso and Ama?
‘Where’s Amabel?’ I heard her voice behind me, I turned and gave her a confuse look
#Ama’s POV
I sat on the floor of the library balcony crying, it gladdens my Herat to see my mom so happy but I just can’t smile sincerely on this day, before she met Mr Lawrence Leigh, she had no reason to be happy
I brought out the little ring I turned into a necklace and kissed it, crying more harder
#Ara’s POV
We searched everywhere for Ama and found her at the library crying as expected, that’s what she did evey year on her mom’s birthday
Her twin brother died on this day, it might be a happy day for her mom now but to me it wasn’t, the ring on my hand belonged to my brother. We walked slowly to her and sat beside her
I exchanged look with Iso, she gave me a ‘it’s your turn this time’ look and I frowned. I racked my brain for something to say, I finally found one, a big hug! She’s going to ruin my dress
Iso and I sang ‘light up the world by Rachel Beaver’
‘One day you’ll get over this’ I said softly. ‘Now we need to change before mom finds us, we don’t want to ruin her day do we?’
‘I’ll go distract her’ Iso said standing up, I stood up and we both pulled Ama up, dress change is just perfect
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#Iso ‘s POV
‘Where’s Amabel?’ Mom asked anxiously
‘Somebody poured juice on herself and Ara wants something more sexier’ I lied, she sighed with relief, she went to meet dad
‘Isobel, my sweetheart’ I smiled knowing who that voice belongs to, I feign anger and turned around to face him. ‘I’m sorry, I know I’m late, please forgive me’
‘No’ I said folding my arms, he smirked. ‘Stop smirking, it makes you look like a confuse giraffe’ I said drily, he laughed
‘Can I have this dance milady?’ He asked gentlemanly, I smiled
‘Of course dear sir’ I said with a curtsey, he chuckled and took my hand.
Dancing with him was too close, I couldn’t stare at his eyes, he lifted my chin up
‘Please look at me’ he said softly, I looked at anywhere but his face, my gaze landed on Kevin, he winked at me and Bevin giggled, I blushed
Who is spoiling this children?
‘Your eyes are very beautiful’ his voice whispered, I blushed harder ‘Isobel, is it okay if I love you?’
I wasn’t expecting that question, of course he can!
‘I’m asking you this because I don’t want to fall head over heels for you and at the end you won’t love me back, I’ve been in love once and it wasn’t good, I’m feeling myself falling in love with you, I don’t want to make another mistake’ he said sadly, I pushed back the tears in my eyes and kissed him, not caring who was staring
Mom’s cake was amazing! It was a statue of her and dad, dad was on one knee holding a rose, Ama and Ara made the cake, they have both change
Ama was wearing a black leather gown with chains all over it, she wore black leather ankle heel boots, her hair restyled to a braid-ponytail hybrid. Ara wore a simple rip jean trousers, a beryl sweater and black knee high hell boots with her hair up in a ponytail
‘Happy birthday and anniversary dear parents’ they chorused, lot of hugs and kisses went on, Bevin and Vevin even sang, they are good so cool!
#Ara’s POV
Drake dragged me to the garden, how did he know the way? Is he here for a make out or what!
‘Drake what is this all about?’ I said tiredly with a pout, he stopped at the swing and sat me down on his laps, I folded my arms. ‘Start talking, I’m listening’
‘How do I say this’ he said to himself, he raked his hair exasperatedly. ‘That day at the hallway, did you mean what you said?’
‘Yes, is that why you dragged me here?’ I asked feigning annoyance, he sighed and sank down a little
‘I like you’ he said nervously, I gasped dramatically
‘Wow! I didn’t know, wait I did’ I said dramatically, he chuckled. ‘I don’t need to sound proud but I’m Arabel, I always get what I want’
‘Or I always get what I WANT’ he said confidently. ‘You wouldn’t have liked me if I didn’t want you to’
‘Have you met me? You’re not my heart’ I said calmly
‘Do you think I got us into countless of detentions just to argue with you? If we fought all the time at detention, would you have liked me? It was my plan’ he said smugly and honestly he was right, thinking about it now, we were always the only one in detention and he would act so charming and sweet
I didn’t get Drake, he got me, this is the first time such a thing happened to me…I was under his control
‘Arabel, Arabel Arabel!!!’ He yelled
‘What now?’
‘What were you thinking about? I’ve been calling you’ he said with a frown, I waved him off dismissively
‘Either way, we both win’ I said smugly, no way I’m going down like this. ‘You can’t find a pretty girlfriend like me anywhere, and no more flirting with other girls or I’ll rip your heart out, I don’t share my man’
‘Geez! You’re too straight forward, bend a little’ he said incredulous
‘This is me dear, don’t you dare cheat on me or you won’t like the heartless part of me, I’m not joking, I don’t share’ I said sternly, he chuckled
‘No one likes to share their lover, not even me so first and fore most, stay away from Keith and Levin’ he said possessively
I have a feeling this guy will be the hardest guy to control
#Ama’s POV
Of all the person not to come, Blake didn’t, he said he would but he didn’t, I’ll ki*ll him, I want him to be here, where is he?
‘Amabel’ his voice startled me, he chuckled. Sorry I’m super late’
‘Why do I care?’ I scoffed feigning indifference, his signature smirk played on his lips. ‘Don’t you ever get tired of smirking?’ I asked irritably
‘Don’t you ever get tired of avoiding me?’ He retorted humorously. ‘Nice lip stick by the way’ he teased, I went crimson remembering our kiss at the parking lot
‘Why did you kiss me?’ I asked sheepishly
‘Do you want me to show or tell you?’ He asked flirtatiously, I rolled my eyes and bit my lip, I could feel the sweetness of his lips on mine again, I sighed moonily. ‘What are you day dreaming about?’ He asked with a teasing smile
‘What do you want Blake? I can’t take the heat on my cheeks anymore’ I said shyly, he should just tell me to marry him
‘Well I just wanted to….promise you won’t move to Atlantica after I tell you this’ he joked, just say it….Amabel Heamie Leigh, will you marry me? It’s so simple
‘I…I…I…I…want you to help me with my homework’ he stammered, he’s doing this intentionally
‘Oh come on! How hard is it to say ‘Amabel Heamie Leigh, will you marry me?’ It’s so simple!’ I exclaimed, I gasped and cupped my mouth, oh please no one should hear that, he smiled widely
Great! I just embarrassed myself in front of him, marry me? Really Amabel?
‘Pretend I didn’t say that’ I said lowly, he laughed and hugged me
‘Do you really want us to get married? I can marry you right now’ he whispered
‘Why? Do you like me! As in like like me?’
‘As if you don’t know’ he said sarcastically
‘Even if I’m not beautiful?’ I asked with teary eyes, he pulled back and stared into my eyes
‘You really need to beat up whoever is deceiving you that you aren’t’ he said humorously. ‘Even if you aren’t, I’ll still love you’ he said sweetly, I stiffened
He loves me!!!!!! Whoo hoo!!! I looked around quickly, we were kind of in the foyer with no or less people, I was all hyped up, I jumped on him with a squeal and little laughter
‘Thank you’ he chuckled, he put me down gently and pecked my nose
‘We better go now’ he said lowly. Just like that? ‘If I kiss you here, you’ll never want me to stop, maybe another time, tomor……’ I kissed him, there’s no way my day is ending without a kiss from him.
So what do you think?
To be continued
