"Happy birthday Mom" David cheered his mother.
"Oh thanks son,can't believe I just clocked 54... gosh am really grateful to God Almighty!"Maggie said enthusiastically waving her hand to a few of her guests that smiled her way.
The Johnson's big family house was all filled up, celebrating the lady of the house's birthday is something that every dick and harry waits expectantly for every year.
David's father,the man he's named after,the great Davidson was an influencial man.He died two years ago after his 60th birthday celebration,it was really a great loss to the whole people,the demise of an icon,a man like no other.
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Though today is not as good as those days when he's still alive,but people littered the whole compound even to the outside,all the gates where widely open with security men on guard.The only place with a few people is inside the parlour.
David met his mother talking to one of her friends Florence over a bottle of wine,he decided to spend time with her when her friend left since they will soon be sorrounded with friends and well wishers in the family table.
"Well, I didn't know what to get for you as a birthday gift,but I got something anyway"David said watching his mother in a guess-what manner raising his brow.
"And what is that?"Maggie asked praying inwardly that God finally answered her prayer,David had brought a woman!
"Guess what!"
"Mm,you brought a lady !,oh David I can't wait to see her"Maggie exclaimed looking around for his date.
"Mom?...what's that?, you are joking right?,I mean when did a lady become a birthday gift?"David said making a pft sound.
"David don't tell me you don't have a date"Maggie said lowering her voice.
"Mom, happy birthday,this is for you"he gave her an emerald necklace and added"age gracefully mom "he left her moping after him.
"Jeeez!"Maggie took a deep breath and looked at the necklace he handed her,very expensive and beautiful but a woman would have made a best gift for as far as she's concerned,she needs to carry her grand children.
"Trying to make me look stupid huh?"Maggie mumbled,she didn't know when her daughter came behind her.
"Mom here you are!the guests are waiting we need to join the table now"Tiana whispered close to her ear, Maggie almost jumped at the moment but Tiana's hands where on her shoulders,it steadied her;"Mom easy,what are you so caught up with?... where's David?"Tiana urged on.
"You don't have to give me heart attack just to ask me too many questions,which one should I answer first?"Maggie replied heading for their table,Tiana fall into step with her,they moved gracefully to their positions.
Tiana gave her mom a disdainful look demanding that she stops beating around the bush and go straight to the point.
"Your brother left simply because I told him to show me his date, obviously he didn't have any,so he zoomed off,that's why you saw me like that.Am I gonna have some sweet breath now?!"Maggie explained hurriedly.The guests are filling up the table,which didn't give them more room for private talk,so the event went on without David around, Maggie didn't much appreciate that, David better watch out he's in for alot of trouble after this celebration,he has alot of questions to answer to.
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"Why did you leave the house yesterday?"Tiana asked David taking care not to cut her finger, she's doing her manicure .She sat beside David who was too engrossed with whatever he's doing with his laptop.
"I know your Mom must have told you a hell load of trash about it so don't give me headache now,too busy for your worries"He said hissing and pressing the buttons harder.His laptop has been giving him alot of trouble,and he couldn't fix it,he so much despise it.
"Oh wow!,am worrying you right?,no problem..... I shouldn't have come here in the first place, I know I made a huge mistake and am sorry,bye"Tiana said in a final tone , raising her hands in surrender,she took her bag to leave.
"Hey common,it hasn't gotten to that baby, you have got to understand"he snapped his laptop shut and ran to grab her hand.He should have known how easy it is to get his sister angry, sometimes he pities the man that will put a ring on it,he will live the rest of his life begging for forgiveness over simple matters.
"Please don't touch me jhoor,I mean what bad have I said to you ,simply because I asked you a question,you have to talk to me in such manner, anyways am going back to school tomorrow so don't bother getting more worries from me"She said avoiding his face because he knows the implications of her last sentence,he will give her money for school of course!.
"Ok fine,hope you will forgive my bad use of words at Least"he said eyeing her.
"Yes but that depends on what you can do"she looked at his face smiling.
"Mm I know, I will see what I can do,trust me...now sit down let me get us a wine"he pushed her to a seat.That's it!, sister and brother.......best of friends....
"Are you about to bribe me?!"she shouted after him.
"You can call it anything!"he returned.
"But it still surprises me that you of all people,MR LOVER BOY 'don't have a girl ,I don't quite understand that"
David came inside the parlour, offered her a glass of wine and took a sip from his own glass then replied;
"It's then,not now,..those ladies are all bunch of gold diggers ,all of them...when I meet her,I will settle down,for now let me enjoy my freedom,am not ready for all their naggings,am not done dealing with yours!, you can go get married you know?"he dralwed and they laughed over the last words ......
TBC.
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