Her Last Wish – Episode 22

HER LAST WISH
(Moremi)

Chapter 22.

Zeemah Writes . . .

” STOP SPILLING YOUR FOUL SALIVA OVER PEOPLE’S COFFEE!!!” Phil screamed and a little boy who had walked into the coffee shop with his mum, ran out wailing, terrified at Phil’s scream.

His mum ran out after him, shouting his name.

**

Anne sat on the couch in the living room, munching the delicious hot pie she just baked.
“Oh . . I will forever be grateful to Layla” She savored the taste with her eyes closing and opening repeatedly.
She glanced at the plate on the table, there are two pies remaining, it will be enough for Dan.
She had baked just five pies and had given one to Paul, ate two.
She cant believe everyone wants to eat her pies now, they’ve always rejected it like it was one horrible thing and indeed it was.
She also couldn’t eat her pies then, no matter how much she tried to, it always tasted horrible.

She’s even thinking of baking some on her birthday, but her mum might not allow that, she already said the caterers will take care of everything that’s to be eaten, Anne only needs to drop a list of the meals she wants for her birthday.

The doorbell rang and she stopped chewing, she dropped the half pie in her hand on the plate and got to her feet.
Who could it be . . she wondered.
It clearly cant be Fel or Rylan, because they don’t ring the bell and Paul, he doesn’t ring the bell also.

She got to the door and pulled it open.
A delivery man was by the door with Paul beside him.
Their parents hadn’t told them to take a delivery . . .

“Good afternoon” The man greeted and Anne almost knocked herself for forgetting her manners.
” Hi, Good afternoon” She smiled.
“I have a delivery for Mr Daniel Keyes”

Daniel~ Anne thought.
He rarely order things.

“Okay, can I have whatever it is?” Anne asked.
“I’m not sure” The man smiled tightly. ” Besides, he needs to sign and he didn’t order our company to drop his delivery for anyone”
“Oh okay, i’m going to get him” Anne said, walking back into the living room.

“Mr Daniel Keyes, there’s a delivery for you” She shouted.
“Oh, im coming, Miss Anne Keyes” Daniel shouted from his room and Anne chuckled.
She took her seat back on the couch and poured more juice into her glass cup, she gulped half of it, before picking the half pie. It was warm now.

Dan was down the stairs in seconds, winked at Anne who smiled before walking to the door to get his delivery.
The TV was on and she hadn’t even bothered to watch it, because she had been enjoying her pies . . haha.
She picked the remote control and searched through the channels and finally clicked on the one she likes with a satisfied sigh.

She heard the door close and she knew Dan was done collecting his delivery.
She turned towards him with a questioning gaze, and then turned her gaze to the his hand, she couldn’t see what it was he had ordered because it was in a customized nylon of the delivery company but with more intense gaze, she could pick out the shape.

It was rectangular . . . in shape.

She sigh and adjusted her glasses, “Aren’t you going to tell me what it is?”
“I thought you would figure it out with how intense your gaze was” Dan laughed and she pouted.
He sat on the couch beside her. ” Oh my pies”
He picked one of them and bit into it. “Hmm” He murmured with a smile, taking more bites.
Anne poured him some juice which he took in a gulp after finishing the pie.

He sighed, a satisfied grin on his face.
“You’re so good at making pies now” He winked and she smiled.
“All thanks to me” He added and laughed when Anne snarled.
“Mum called me to bake some pies for Dad and her, they are going to eat it once they are back, before she starts making dinner” Anne said.
“And have you?” Dan asked.
“Not yet?”
“Why? You should have just baked it together with this” Dan said, picking the second pie.
“Nah, It’s gonna get cold before they get back”
“You can microwave it”
“Nah, I want it fresh and hot for them” Anne smiled.

“Oh” Dan sigh, now chewing on his second pie.
“The pastry and fillings are ready though, I just need to roll them out onto the pie cutter and then bake”
“Oh, great” Dan nodded, almost done with the second pie.
“You want more juice?” Anne asked and he nodded.
She poured more for him and he finished the pie before gulping the juice.

“Oh…” He smiled, stretching happily on the couch. “Thanks Anne”
“And this .. ” He said raising the customized nylon.
He passed it to Anne .. “It’s a phone” He said before she got to open it.
“A phone?” She peered into it, it was really a phone and she almost gasped as she brought it out.
Though its still in it’s expensive and classy looking cover but reading the imprints on the cover, she could tell it’s the latest brand of iPhone.

She threw her gaze back at Dan who was grinning.

“Your phone . .? Is something wrong with it?” She asked.
“No, it’s still in a perfect condition and i’m not even thinking of changing it soon”
“Then . . why this? and even if you wanted a second phone, you could have told dad or mum to get this for you, you shouldn’t have purchased it with your own money. Dad will be so pissed at you” Anne sigh.
“It’s for Layla, I got it for her birthday” Dan eased Anne’s confusion.
“Wow” Anne sigh and then smiled after few seconds.
“So thoughtful of you” She said, checking out the phone again.
“And yeah, it wasn’t so expensive, just a monthly allowance covered the purchase”
“Oh” Anne smiled, knowing Dan is capable of buying a car if he wants to, they’ve been saving their monthly allowances years back and their bank accounts has gotten so fat that their parents do tease them about it.

“She’ll be so happy to finally own a phone” Anne grinned. “An expensive one at that, Chloe will be so sick with envy” Anne laughed.
“Who’s Chloe?” Dan asked.
“Really? You don’t know Chloe?!” Anne expressed her surprise.
“I don’t, there are so many names in my head already, the new ones are still struggling to find their way in” Dan said.
“Wow! Chloe! Doesn’t it ring a bell in your ears” Anne asked.
“It rings nothing in my ears, with how surprised you are, it seems she’s someone I must know”
“Of course, she’s in your class”
“Really?” Dan asked.
“Yeah and every students knows of Chloe. She has three friends or rather puppies always with her”
“Oh!” Dan widened his eyes. “The girl with pink hair!”
“Yes!” Anne said.

“Oh my . . how could I forget her name, she’s always causing a fuss in the class with her friends” Dan frowned.
“Two of her friends might just start yelling at each other all of a sudden” Dan groaned and Anne laughed.
“And she really dislikes Layla, Layla told me the feeling is mutual though” Dan chuckled and Anne laughed again.
“So how come you don’t know her name? I’m sure you must hear it in class frequently” Anne said.
“I know her name, just didn’t put it in memory. It’s the same with most of my classmates, they have to remind me of their names whenever I say hi to them. I really need to put an effort in memorizing their names” Dan sigh.
“You are still a new student, still adjusting to the school ways, it’s normal not to remember everyone’s name, you’re going to, with time” Anne said, dropping the phone back into the customized nylon.
“I hope so” Dan said, pouring himself more juice.

“And . . ” Anne paused and stared at her brother.
“What?” He ask, gently dropping the glass of juice.
“Do you think Layla is going to accept this? You know how she is in terms of accepting gifts or favors” Anne said thoughtfully.
“That’s the reason I had to wait till it’s her birthday before giving it to her, no one rejects a birthday gift from a friend and not just a friend but a special friend” Daniel wink and Anne smiled.
“You are right, though she might be a bit reluctant with how expensive this is but she’s going to accept it anyway” Anne said.
“Exactly” Dan gulped the juice.
“And have you wanted to give her a phone before now?” Anne asked.
“Of course, I’ve wanted to get a phone for her the moment she told me the reason she didn’t have one but I know she wont accept it and when she told me her birthday is in a few weeks, I sprang into action. I pre ordered the phone even before it was in stock” Dan flicked his fingers, smiling.

“Wow” Anne sighed, observing Dan whose face was fixed on the TV.
Could she be imagining it? Or there’s truly this spark in Dan’s eyes whenever he mention Layla, she could remember that look on his face . . . It was always there then whenever he rambled on about Jennie and albeit she hadn’t seen that look on his face since he broke up with her, she could still remember it clearly.
Though even Dan seem unaware.
She’s definitely not mistaken, that’s the look on Dan’s face now. The only difference was that they weren’t talking about Jennie but Layla . . .

“You should start baking the pies, Mum and Dad will be back soon” Dan cut into her thought, facing her.
“Oh okay” She flushed a bit as she scrambled to her feet.
“Do you want me to come help you?” Dan asked.
“Nah, i’ll be done soon” Anne said.

*

Fel sat in the corner of her bed, clad in a bright pink crop top and a pair of blue jeans, her legs were folded beneath her and she flung the pillow she had been hugging to her chest, she looked stressed and worried, her hair loosely packed in a ponytail and some strands hung on her forehead but she didn’t even care at the moment.
She stared angrily at her phone.

Jacq wasn’t picking her calls and he had avoided her today till school was over, tears pooled the corners of her eyes as she dialed his number one more time.
She’s going to his house if he doesn’t pick this last time and just like he heard her thought, he picked the call.

“Hey” He said.
She blinked back her tears and swallowed hard.
“Felia” Jacq called. “Are you there?”
“Hi” She said, her voice sounded even terrible to her own ears.
She cleared her throat “I’ve been calling you”
“Yeah, I’ve been busy”
“Were you busy at school also to have avoided me all through?” She asked, her voice gaining more nerve.
“Is that what you called me for?” Jacq sounded irritated.
“Partly”
“You should understand that I’m avoiding you because there’s something going on in my life! Stop acting like a kid Fel” Jacq almost yelled.

“If you don’t want to bother me with whatever is going on with you at the moment, that’s fine! But don’t make me bear the brunt of something I don’t even know about! That’s unfair” Fel shouted louder than she intended.
“Stop yelling at me! After all you told Dan everything going on with us and he even approached me like the hawk brother that he is, spilling thrash in my ears!” Jacq yelled.
“Is that what you’re pissed about? of course no but just an excuse. I’ve always told Dan everything going on with me and you know that! and you were fine with that! Why the sudden change” Fel got up from her bed, brushing one hand through her already loosely packed hair, the band went off and her hair spilled on her back.
She sigh.

She was waiting for Jacq to talk but he didn’t say anything and then she knew she was right, Jacq had only used that as an excuse. There was something else.
She continued. “You’ve been avoiding me for days now, acting sullen whenever I try to talk to you and yet you wont say what’s wrong with you, if you’re insisting on not wanting to bother me with whatever is going on with you, not telling me is bothering me more. I’m sick worried”
“I’d advise you not to be, it’s not something so serious and it’s not even something to worry yourself about” Jacq said calmly, and Fel thought she heard a faint chuckle in the background.
“What is it Jacq? What is it you don’t want to tell me?” She asked.
“You’ll know soon” Jacq said in a voice Fel doesn’t recognize. A chill ran down her spine . .
“Soon” Jacq repeated and this time Fel was sure she heard someone chuckle, someone was chuckling where Jacq was and . . it was a girl.

“Bye, see you tomorrow” Jacq quickly disconnected the call and she knew her suspicion was right.

Fel dropped on her dressing chair, her phone almost sliding off her hand. She dropped it on the dressing table and her eyes caught her reflection in the mirror, she looked a mess and . .

She was in tears.

**

“Stop chuckling, if she wasn’t so dumb, she would have noticed it” Jacq snickered, kissing his girlfriend on her cheeks.
She laughed. “Well, it’s quite good to be dumb at times, it’s going to save her some tears”
“Of course, some tears before she finds out” Jacq smiled, stroking her long blonde hair.

He stared into her bright blue eyes and she blushed.
“You’re so beautiful” He said admiringly.
“I know right and .. ” She paused.
“What?”
“You should break up with her soon, It’s taking too long” She said icily.
“She’s out of my life already, I only need to announce it to her and it’s going to be soon, I promise”
“Great” She chuckled.

Jacq smiled as he cupped her smooth oval face in his palms and kissed her on the lips.

ZEEMAH