Forty seven

Tuesday morning.

As usual, I got ready for school, made my hair into a neat ponytail, and went downstairs for breakfast.

My aunt was in the kitchen when I got downstairs, Nick wasn't there, I wondered if he could wake up in time for school today. My thoughts immediately shifted to Uche, what if he couldn't also wake up in time for school, they were butt drunk yesterday. Uche didn't come online last night like he usually did.

"Good morning Aunt," I greeted when I got to the kitchen. She turned to me with her usual broad smile.

"How did you sleep?" She asked.

"Good. What are you making? The Kitchen smells niceee." I asked before peering my head over her shoulder to see her stirring some eggs in a pan. I couldn't believe it was just eggs that smelt that good, Nick's eggs didn't have the aroma her's had.

"Someone's hungry," she laughed at how I looked to see what she was cooking. "What did you guys have last night anyway?"

"Hmnnn?" I asked nervously because Nick and I didn't have anything last night and I lied to her yesterday.

"Last night; what did you both have for dinner?"

"Uhmm..."

Think Julie, think!!! Just say anything, any food's okay, just say something!! I told myself but still no words left my mouth.

A knock suddenly came, thankfully.

"I'll get it." I hurried to the door and my aunt went back to giving her full attention to what she was doing.

I couldn't be happier than I was when I saw who it was at the door. It was Uche. I didn't know where all of the excitement I suddenly had came from but I loved the way I felt at the sight of him.

He pulled me by my waist, making me join him outside as he shut the door simultaneously. Before I could breathe a word about what he just did, he took my lips, kissing me calmly but quickly.

"How was your night?" He asked when he let go of my lips.

I didn't give an immediate reply, I just stared at him, partly surprised and partly excited still. His arms were still wrapped around my lower torso and he didn't seem like he was planning on letting go.

"What?" he asked me when he saw that I was actually surprised by what he just did.

"Are you still drunk?" I asked to know but got a low-sounding laugh from him.

"Why? Because I kissed you now? Get used to it, this is probably the only chance I'll get to kiss you today." He told me and went ahead to kiss me on my right cheek before I left. I laughed while he pecked my cheeks, his kisses felt ticklish.

"You know, I almost thought you wouldn't be able to get up for school today," I said to him with a smile on my lips, a smile which he had installed on my face.

"Hold on, is Nick still asleep?" He asked me, alerted.

"I don't know, probably still is." I shrugged.

He suddenly left hold of my waist, I was going to ask him to hold me like he did before but the front door behind me opened, it was my aunt.

"Good morning aunt," Uche smiled like he just came and she returned his smile.

"What are you two doing, standing out here and talking? Uche, you'll be having breakfast right?"

"Yes, aunt."

"Come in then, the eggs I made are going to get colder than they've gotten." She said opening the door wider so we could both go in while she watched.

Closing the door, my aunt returned to the kitchen but suddenly called to Uche, where we were at the dining table, I was sitting; he was standing behind me, playing with my cheeks.

"Uche?"

"Yes, aunt?" He stopped rubbing on my cheeks immediately.

"Help me check on Nick, he hasn't been out since this morning. I have to be sure he's okay before I leave for work."

"Oh okay." Uche nodded and made his way up the stairs.

He made to open the door but it seemed to be locked from inside. I saw him sigh with his head thrown backward for a short while before he knocked.

"Nick?" He knocked again after not getting a reply the first time. He got out his phone, he was probably going to call him.

As soon as he put his phone to his left ear, I saw Nick's door open. With that, Uche just went in and the door was quickly closed. I kept my eyes on the door, I actually thought they would both be out soon but they took longer.

"Julie?"

"Yes aunt," I gave my attention to her.

"Why aren't you eating yet?" She was drying her hands with a towel now, I think she was done making breakfast for everyone.

"Uhhhh...." I just trailed because I didn't have a reason, I didn't even remember that my eggs were right in front of me. I was too busy waiting for both Uche and his best friend to walk out of the room.

"Eat, come on, it's colder now. Don't you want eggs for breakfast?" She asked and came to me.

"No, I just thought I would wait for Nick and Uche."

"Don't wait for them, okay, eat. Speaking of that, I should go see if Nick's okay myself." She said before making her way up the stairs.

She knocked on his door first then made to open it but discovered it was locked so she went back to knocking.

"Nick? You okay?" She asked but I didn't hear Nick respond to her."Nick?" She called again, she sounded worried. "Uche?" The door suddenly opened.

"Aunt, Nick's fine, he just went in the shower now, it's why he couldn't answer when you called." Uche started to explain, leaving the room and closing the door behind him like to stop my aunt from going in."H said he'll be down soon." He gave his charming smile to my aunt and I guess it charmed her like it always charmed me because she just nodded and went on to her room.

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