Days passed, weeks passed, months passed then another year passed with Mark still in the lives of Tina and her children. He wanted to be with Tina and nothing was going to make him give up, he knew what he wanted and he was bent on getting it.
Williams intuition about Mark felt otherwise, he was never comfortable around him and didn’t hide it. No matter what Mark did to win him over didn’t work. Mia was already swept away by his gifts and his adorable nature.
Unknown to Tina she was slowly giving in to his sweetness and persistence. She looked forward to see him most times. She craved for his presence, it made her feel alive.
On a quiet and beautiful Saturday morning, she woke up to see the ray of the morning sun on her face. These were the times when the days were longer and the nights became shorter. She yawned so loud and stretched full length. Slowly to get to a sitting position and looked around the room, everything was in place, except the sky blue curtains that allowed the morning sun in. She slowly got up, taking one step at a time and gently pulled the curtains. A sharp pain went through the side of her head, she winced, it hurt so bad. She sat for a while rubbing the aching side of her head. Her eyes moved quickly around the room and rested on the clock.
“damn! I overslept”. She quickly took the blue sleeping robe that was given to her as present from Mark and wore it, then slipped her feet into her flip flop slippers. It was already past eight and breakfast had to be made. There was a familiar scent playing around her nose but she ignored it, she got out of her room and headed to the kitchen. The aroma of good cooking mixed with the familiar scent hit her nostrils. She got to the kitchen to see Mia and Mark in the kitchen.
“mommy goodmorning” Mia said as soon as she saw her mother.
“goodmorning dear” she replied not taking her eyes off Mark, “Mark what are you doing here?”
“what kind of question is that, this is like my second home”
“how did you get in?” she probed further
“I just had to knock, Mia and Williams were awake, but Mia was the one who opened up for me. I discovered you were going to take a while to wake up so I decided to help with the breakfast, hope that’s not a problem?”
“no” she shook her head. The sweet aroma danced around her nose, it stirred the enzymes and made her clench her stomach mildly, she realized she needed food badly.
“your food smiles nice” she complimented
“thank you ma’am. The food is ready so just go to the dinning and wait for your breakfast”
“I can take it here”
“no, you are a queen, you need to be served and I am here to serve you”, she smiled and went to the dining without resisting again. She watched Mia and Mark set the table, she smiled seeing how Mark cared for her. “Mathew only did this when he wanted something from me but here is Mark doing it with sincerity” she began to compare in her mind. She wasn’t surprised when Williams was no where to be found. Finally breakfast was set and they were all seated, Williams was missing. Tina stood up and went to his room. She knocked gently on his door and called his name, there was no response. She got tired of knocking and calling and opened the door to see him wide awake and looking at the ceiling unperturbed by her entrance.
“Williams, what is your problem? Are you deaf or what?” she seemed frustrated, “am I not talking to you”, she raised her voice.
“mom, I am not hungry” he finally responded dryly
“why?”
“nothing”
“Williams, you can’t tell me nothing, what is the problem?”
“I don’t want to eat his food”
“so because Mark was the one who cooked, you refused to eat”
“it might be poisoned”
“Williams, don’t piss me off this morning, stand up and come and join in the breakfast.
He reluctantly got up and followed his mother downstairs to the dining.
Mia was already eating heartily while Mark waited for them to come. Williams wore a stern frown and sat down,
“Williams can’t you greet”
“goodmorning sir”
“Good morning” Mark answered trying not to feel bad about his behaviour. Mia was not disturbed by the little tension that was in the atmosphere. Everyone started eating except Williams, he kept staring at his food with his furrowed brow.
“why aren’t you eating Williams?”. He lifted his head and looked at his mother,
“I don’t want to eat, I am not hungry”
“why?” Mark asked with concern in his voice,
“because its you who cooked” Williams said with a hardness in his voice,
“Williams what has come over you?” Tina felt embarrassed, “get up and go to your room”. Without looking at anyone he stood up and went back to his room. Mark had tried severally to win Williams over but it never worked out.
“Mark, I am so sorry about this”
“no, its not a problem, he is a teen and at this stage they behave rebellious”. Tina smiled a bit,
“you seem to know a lot about teens”
“well, I read books, you are looking at an avid reader”, he said proudly
“well I am not much of a reader, I prefer watching them on television”
“just try to read more, it broadens your mind” he encouraged
“alright, by the way, you are such a good cook”
“call me chef Mark”. They both laugh.
Williams could hear the laughter faintly from his room and that made him fume.
“I just hate him” he clenched his teeth as he thought. Hunger sipped in but his pride and anger made him stay unmovable. He knew Mark was going to take over and he hated the idea of calling another person dad one day.
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