Chapter 204: Spanish Man

But today is Christmas, which simply means a fun day, and dad has placed the task on me, the task was to make my choice on the place where we will go. But the truth is that I only know a hand full of places in this Abuja, so, I thought of only but one thing, and that was to discuss it with mom, who knows, maybe she will be of help, I need a cool place, near water and party.

"Mom, Dad said that I should choose a place where I will like us to go and celebrate our Christmas, but of a fact, I do not know where to pick, in fact, I do not even k ow anywhere."

I complained to mom, but I noticed that mom was just looking at me in awe, with this sweet smile on her face, I just couldn't understand the reason for the look until she spew it out.

"Hold on Damie, what did you just call him? Did I hear you just call him Dad?"

She asked me looking rather thrilled to know that I made such an honest mistake.

"Did I? Know mom I said Mr. Matt, why will I call him Dad?"

"My dear, I heard you really clear, you called him Dad, I think you like this one."

She said as I tried to gainsay my word.

"Mom, please don't flatter yourself, I am Damian your son, you know me true well, I don't like any man who wants to take my spot in your heart."

So I said and we both had a burst of laughter.

"So please help me out, give me names of cool places, so I can choose from one."

I demanded from.

"Hmm..." She placed her hand in her jaw like she was thinking

"Ok, tell me baby, where will you like to go? I mean, the category of place, is it like a park, an eatery of where?"

Mom asked.

"Hahaha, mom, I want a place with all the categories, a place with a park facility, with a zoo in it, an eatery, with a hotel facility, a swimming pool with a shawarma stand. In fact mom, I want a place that got it all."

So I said in response to mom's question.

"Hahaha, Damie, you are very funny, where on earth do a place like this exist? Common will you pick a place? You this sweet heartbreak."

Mom said to me laughing like she was in a comedy show.

We were still there discussing and thinking of which to decide on when the door banged on again, I quickly ran to the door and opened it only to meet Mr. Matt at the door with one of his made with a bucket of Champagne, the champagne was soaked into a bucket of ice. When I saw him at the food, he stretched his neck so he could look through my shoulder to see mom who sat in the bed also still in her Pajamas.

Mr. Matt gave me the three wine glasses in his hand and collected the bucket of champagne from the female maid and he asked her to go and she did exactly as he said.

"Happy Christmas my beautiful family, Feliz navidad mi dulce familia, Espero que todos se hayan despertado con una dicha"

So he said, I was actually amazed at the way he spoke Spanish, he sound very fluent, it is quite obvious that he must have traveled a lot.

"Hmm, I see you have grown perfection in your Spanish I am impressed."

Mom said looking at fake dad who was only blushing like a lady, he made it conspicuously clear that he meant to impress with his Spanish. Fake dad really knows his ways, and I love Spanish a whole lot, I only know a few words, self-thought words, I really wish he will teach me more.

"Hahaha... I am now a Spanish man, I enrolled in a private Spanish class before I went to Mexico and spend three years after I break up with my ex. There I learned almost all the Spanish I needed to learn." 

He said as he brought the wine inside.

"Es tiempo de celebración, levántate hermosa (it is a celebration time, get up beautiful)"

He said, he said this in Spanish and we all were cast in deep confusion, we knew not what he said, mom looked at him and gave him a riddled look, it was obvious she also do not understand him, but she was already used to that, it seemed like he had always tried to intimidate them with his little Spanish skills.

"My dear, get up from that bed, this is Christmas morning, we have to celebrate our first Christmas together, now het up fast."

He said looking very joyful. At this moment I started having a feeling of compassion for him, he was so happy thinking that I was his real son, little did he know that he was only used by us, mom needed him for protection, and I needed any other place to go, and he was the only and best option. I only found out how nice he is, I wondered what could have transpired, why he had to make the decision he made that led to the drifting of him and mom, he would have truly made a very good father, too bad he was a fake dad.

"Aha Ikem, I asked you to pick a place, for our outing, have you decided? Or are you still thinking?"

He asked as he tried to open the champagne.

"Hmm, I...I..."

"Pop!!!" I tried to tell him what I really knew not, but luckily for me, the champagne popped, the sound was very loud and unexpected, it send a strong tremor to the house, even me, being a man, u was shocked, not to say mom who is a lady.