Dying in silence

*

I stepped inside the living room and when I saw mom sitting on the couch, I squealed.

“Mom!.”I called out and rushed over to her and envelope her in a tight hug.

“Thank God you are back. Have been waiting for you for like forever”she chuckled.

I rubbed my head on her chest and breathe in her scent.

She later disengaged from the hug and stared at me beaming with smiles.

“I still can’t believe you’ve got yourself a boyfriend”

Okay, how does she knows that.

“I watched your show with Elsa and have you log in on Instagram?, that place is boozing about it”she expounded.

Oh.

“Fun fact, I heard the guy is coming here tonight”Mom squeaked.

Alright?…

“I heard it from your dad”she quickly added and I nodded.

“Tip me off, what’s his name?”she asked but I shook my head.

“You will get to know that tonight. Anyway, I need to go freshen up”I replied and pecked her both cheeks..

Then, I took the stairs up to my room.

**

#At night

After having our dinner, Mom and I sat in the living room, watching the TV.

“Well, trust me when I say that girl is stupid, how can she even allow a guy to..”my words were interrupted when the door bell rang.

Mom and I glanced at each other then, I got up from the couch.

“I’ll go get it”I said voluntarily.

“No, don’t worry, the maid will get it”she said.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“It’s fine though”I shrugged.

I walked to the door and opened it revealing the nervous Darrel.

Oh. I almost forgot.

“Fontana”he called almost grateful that I was the one that opened the door.

He was putting on a white shirt that has black stripes on it with a black jean.

Woah.

“Will you keep staring?, at least let me in”he grinned.

I cleared my throat and rolled my balls then I opened the door widely so he could pass.

He breathed in and out before stepping in.

“There’s no need to be nervous when you certainly look presentable”I muttered as he walked past me.

“I heard that”he turned to me and said.

“Who cares”I snorted and shut the door closed.

We both moved further inside the living room to where mom was sitting.

“Mom”I called.

She turned to me and when she saw him, she smiled brightly.

“You must be the one..”mom said.

“Yes, ma’am, I’m your daughter’s boyfriend.”he smiled naughtily.

Geez.

I blushed slightly and took my face away..

“Of course, I know the moment I saw you. My daughter has eyes for men, just like me”Mom replied happily.

Darrel nodded and smiled widely.

Ugh.

I bit my lower lip as I blushed again.

“Come and have your seat, dear”mom gestured to the space beside her.

“Uhh.. that was where I was sitting before”I said.

“Who cares”he said and walked over to it then sat down.

I went to take another seat and continued watching the movie showing on the TV.

“Are you hungry?, I can ask the maid to prepare something for you”mom asked.

“No, I’m good”Darrel answered.

“Are you sure?.”

“Yes ma’am”

“Do you care for wine, anything at all?”mom asked again.

“Uh, wine is good”he replied and she nodded and called a maid then told her to get a glass of wine.

After some minutes, the maid returned with a glass of wine placed on a tray.

She placed it down infront of him and returned back.

Darrel thanked my mom and sipped from the drink.

After some few minutes, the door opened with Dad coming in.

“You’re back”mom said and he nodded.

“Hey, dad”I waved.

“Hey”he replied.

“Good evening, sir”Darrel greeted him..

“Oh, he’s the one, right?”dad asked me and I nodded..

“Okay, let’s head to the dining room”dad said.

“We’ve had dinner, without you”I replied.

“Gosh, you guys are mean”he chuckled then sat down beside me.

“So, gentle man, who are you”dad asked.

Darrel looked at him confusedly.

He then glanced at me and we both exchanged looks.

I shrugged and shook my head.

“I’m your daughter’s boyfriend”he answered.

God.!

Must he use that.

“Congratulations, you passed the first test”dad smiled.

Darrel breathed out and turned to me then I flash him a smile.

“What’s her favorite color?”dad asked.

Darrel looked at me up and down before answering.

“Red”he answered.

“Okay, so I don’t know if you pass that cause I don’t even know her favorite color”dad said.

“Okay, that hurts”I touched my heart.

“He actually got it right”Mom said.

“Okay, congratulations again, now to the third question… what’s her favorite food”

Darrel looked at me again and suddenly, he smiled.

“Spicy noodles”

“You got it”dad said and held out his knuckle.

Darrel smiled and bumped knuckle with him.

“Now, to main question, what’s your name”

“Darrel..”he replied.

“Darrel..?, Darrel what?, just Darrel?”

“Darrel Roosevelt”he answered.

Immediately, dad’s expression changed.

“Are you sure?, the same Roosevelt?”he asked and he nodded.

Dad sprang up from his seat and started walking away to my surprise.

What’s that?.

Darrel and I exchanged glances.

“I’m sorry, Darrel. But it shouldn’t have been Roosevelt”mom said and also stood up then scurried to catch up with Dad.