Chapter Ten : Ruin Your Date (2/2)

With her arms folded, Izzy circled me saying ”I don't know whether I should take that as a compliment or a sarcasm but once you meet my cousin Annabelle, you'll be thankful for my existence”

Curious, I asked ”You know Annabelle?”

”Yeah,I think so”

”You think so?” I asked horrified .I know I didn't have the best of a family but we were pretty close with our relations eventhough they preferred kim over me unlike here.

”Yeah, I've met her once but she was so noisy, chatty, controlling and annoying so I left before the party was over but I'm constantly told, reminded and fed that she's alive and not dead so quit giving me that judgemental look”

I didn't even realize I was giving her such judging look as she accused but I forced a smile on my face, I had to look friendly  if I was still going to receive a favour from her .

”I still don't get it” Izzy said biting on her nails, a bad habit I guess she's trying to break since she withdrew her hands almost immediately. ”What makes you think I'm going to let you drag me down to that hell of a party ?”

”Because you own me a thank you for saving your ass thanks to that shoplifting accident?” I mutter hoping this was going to work else I'm doomed for failure.

”Wait a minute, are you playing a quilt game here?” She scoffed irritably ”Do you think just because you covered up for me in the shoplifting accident that'll be thankful and come downstairs as a favour to you ”

I groaned inwardly and felt a little migraine make it's presence known in my head.

That is so lowly of me, I know but think about the cash Maya. It's twenty million dollars we're talking here! we could go shopping, pay overdue rents and still have change left.

My inner devil encouraged and I began to imagine what I would do with such a huge amount of money , that is if I succeed.

Clearly I underestimated Izzy but hell! she's too smart .Maybe I should start considering being a nanny for Annabelle, clearly she couldn't be so bad as Izzy described.

Moreover she wouldn't be a snob nor loner like Izzy but the lively, chatty and brave type of kids I prefer, only if she doesn't fire me on sight.

Great!

”F.y.I ”Izzy continued ”The reason I considered shoplifting that day was so I could get caught and bring shame and pain to my father but you clearly ruined it so don't you even think I owe you anything ” Izzy confessed and I realized things were more complicated than I thought.

There was more things to this family than the eye could catch, they weren't just complicated and conflicted but they were hiding secrets, deadly secrets that's dividing and tearing them apart.

”Fine I'm going to leave” I gave up at last realizing there was nothing I could do to drag her down.

The little girl was on a suicide mission to ruin her father for reasons best known to her which I cannot do anything about.

I turned to leave but there was something urging me to say something, anything , so I decided to go with whatever rolls off my tongue

”Izzy” I called but she scarcely spared me a look ”I know you're on some sort of vendetta or whatever, but sometimes its good to do something unexpected, just have some fun and slap off that smile on the faces of your haters”

”Yeah, blah blah . Good pep talk ” She scorned rolling her eyes in boredom while I squeezed a smile and left, leaving the rest to fate.

Once downstairs I could feel all eyes on me and on my side, there was nobody by my side which definitely meant I failed, atleast I tried.I saw Nik, he was staring right at me with disappointment clearly written on his face.

I failed him, I disappointed him

I marched towards him and tried to narrate it all to him ”I tried but.....”

”I know” Nik said giving me an assuring smile that he was ok but I knew it was all fake, he wasn't happy at all.

I wanted to say something else, to tell him how destructive his daughter was going to turn out if left unguided when a voice interrupted me.

Eden

”I guess that leaves you as my date” He said and took my hand and was about placing a kiss on the back of my palm when a loud gasp was heard which turned out to be a surprise gasp.

Lo, when I turned I saw izzy in all her glory scolding a waiter for what the hell I don't care about. My heart skipped in joy , she took my advice but she sure know how to spring surprises.

”I see you're enjoying the night uncle Eden but I don't seem to notice my dear cousin, Annabelle?” Izzy directed the question at Eden but I suspected she had ulterior motives behind that question, if anything I sensed it was a trick question but why?

”Ahh she's fine just spending some time in paris with close friends” Eden answered with  a strict face, he was definitely done being nice

”So if I may ask” Eden said ”Why the sudden appearance cause you made it clear you didn't want anything to do with this party?”

Izzy let out a chuckle ”oh , you know me uncle , the centre of attention. I wanted to make an epic entrance and as well” She looked him straight in the eye

'Ruin your date”