AGAIN?

The next morning, Special reluctantly packed her bags in preparation of the family event. The long awaited birthday of her father. She missed him so much but Hope had threatened that relationship too much to let Special frequent her father's house.

"WHAT A LIFE!!" She muttered aloud as she folded her wears.

She was unhappy at the moment that Derek was not tagging alongside immediately. But she took consolation in the knowledge that he would join her the next day as he had promised. Her tall dark pretend husband with the softest and sweetest lips she had ever tasted. She knew she was over the moon for Derek but doubted if he felt the same way. Not wanting to get disappointed, she regularly tries to hide her feelings. She packed every new item Derek bought for her in terms of outfit and her wrist and fingers were already laced with her wedding ring and bead.

She had braided her hair over the weekend, so wrapping it up in a simple hair pack was not difficult after all. She dressed gracefully and took a selfie, sending it instantly to Derek. She left her house that morning dreading the encounters she might experienced in her father's house. Opting for a public transport, Special plugged in her ear buds listening to a rock music. Her red straight gown jumped to her thighs exposing her fair skin. The next passenger which was a middle aged man kept winking at her despite the wedding rings on her finger. She was so disgusted.

Special rarely cared about her looks as she was a size 16 with large boobs and very curvaceous hips. She also knew Hope her step mother hated her shape as well as her size and prefers her children who were mostly size 12 except for Susan who recently had a baby and was size 14. After enduring his perverted gaze, she brought out a scarf from her hand bag and dressed it over her laps. That ended his eye harassment.

Not long afterwards, she landed in front of her parents house. The journey was not so stressful. She moved her luggage Effortlessly and taking a deep breath, she approached the gate.

Knocking was a tradition at the gate since time immemorial before the gate man looks through his look out and responds.

"Yes who be that?"

Unsure of who the security Man was,

Special fidgeted for a brief moment.

"My name is Special." The gate immediately was thrust opened.

"Good morning sir"she greeted the elderly man respectfully.

"Good morning madam, welcome" he responded whilst stretching his hand to take her luggage from her, but Special refused.

"Don't worry sir.I can carry it."

"Daddy!!!" she screamed as her father stood not too far away smiling at her. He had heard her voice when she responded to the security man, hence he instructed the man to open the gate at once. He looked a bit older and stressed but the light skinned man was still as handsome as ever to Special.

She ran towards him hugging him as the baby she had always been to him.

"How are you my Princess? I have missed you. Where is your husband. I can see your wedding band. "It is real right" Her father grilled her with so many questions at once.

"Daddy he had a small emergency, he will join us at the King's resort tomorrow." she replied still holding unto her father's arm.

"Oh! that would be so nice. I want to see the young man who stole my daughter's heart and secretly married her." He responded looking offended and jealous that she couldn't help laughing and he couldn't hold his in as he joined in the laughter.

"Oh Daddy am so sorry about that. It was just one of those impromptu decisions and I was too invested to seek other's validations"

"Marriage is never impromptu. Now am sure you had your reason for not telling your father and I wouldn't argue with you about it, neither will I trivialize your decision."

Just as they chatted resting by his car, Hope came out to the entrance of the house and coughed, getting both their attention.

"Good morning ma" Special immediately greeted. ignoring her greeting as usual, Hope faced her husband.

"John when would you stop showing favorite in this house. This your daughter that has not been around for how many years. Now she comes and all you do is hang outside and gist with her while me and my children slave ourselves to pack everything for the trip"

"Hope! you have started again. Special has not even been around for a minute, you are already finding fault. Is that the way you would embarrass her in front of her husband.?"

"I am not embarrassing her or anybody and I did not see any husband here. When a person visits, you come inside and greet people not stay outside like a queen"

"Hope! Hope!" John raised his voice getting angry by the minute.

"Daddy its okay, let me go inside and join them in arranging and packing sir".

Special moved briskly past her holding her breath while she walked inside the house.

"Here we go again" She muttered under her breath asking herself why she agreed to come in the first place.