"Steady... Steady." slow and smooth so far. Almost there!!!!! "Got ya...." I twirled with twilight stuck in my hands.
"Don't scare me like that again." I snuggled her closer and she meowed earning a giggle from me. I collapsed on my bed there after, falling for the urge to play with my cat..
"How are you feeling now?" I asked her little majesty. She stared at me with her brown eyes and meowed a response.
"Come on, talk to--"
"Everyone should come down for dinner." mom shouted from downstairs and I sighed.
"Not hungry." I shouted back and I could feel her huff.
"Young lady, come down. You have to keep your hygiene in check." That moment she burst into my room. I slowly dropped twilight on my pink fluffy sheets and met her eyes.
"I know you aren't hungry but you need to eat. You are going over to do a project doesn't mean you shouldn't eat." She explained with a small smile.
"I know mom.." I shrugged with a smaller smile and she sighed.
"Why are you even worried about me eating?" I asked out of curiosity and she hummed.
"Can't I worry about my daughter's health again?" She crossed her arms and leaned on the wall. "Maybe??" I stroked my chin with my left hand and she chuckled.
My mother and I have this relationship that is meant for fathers and daughters I think. It's peaceful and funny to be around her, sometimes I even get mistaken to be her. We have a lot in common and do things the same way. I am my mother's daughter!
"Now get going," she shooed, her eyes averted to twilight. "Both of you," she said and twilight meowed. I let out a small giggle and I watched her glare at me. How so could my talk to an animal and my own cat? Does she have a super power. Nah!
"Gotta catch dinner." I stood up hastily and slipped into my slippers, grabbed twilight and ran out of the room. That was getting creepy-ish.
I hurried downstairs and almost dripped twice. "What about Alanna and Alister," I shouted as I walked towards the dinning. "Right here sis," she beckoned for me to come and I obeyed. I sat casually on a chair between Alanna and Alister, my siblings.
Alister is one minute older than me, he and Alanna took my dad features, his hair colour and nose while I took my mom's hair colour and other features.
In seconds, mom walked down with a meowing twilight in her hands. Mom kept him on our side of the table and sat down to have a short prayer with us. After the prayer we all focused on eating, including twilight. Twilight isn't just my cat, she's my siblings cat too, but I personally love her more.
"Please pass me the salt," Alister said and Alanna sniggered. "Why should I?" Oh no! This is how dinner, breakfast and lunch often is. Alanna and Alister behaving like cats and dogs. They don't hate each other one bit, they just enjoy teasing each other so much. It's funny and refreshing but I'm not among them. I don't act like their triplet, I know. I act like my moms twin.
"Eat up, you need strength," I patted softly on the head of twilight as she licked her bowl of milk. The fact that my cat hasn't been eating regularly is having a toil on me, a lot.
"Okay, why don't you two stop the teasing. Let's eat in silence. Remember table manners," dad stated and the whole table was filled in silence, except for the sounds of our spoons colliding with our plate and twilight's licking.
The thing is that, as Christians we are trained and brought up to be obedient and modest. So we are trying our best; especially me. I think I'm the over serious one here, my belief is stronger and I try everyday to show it. Like I said before, I am the closet to my mom and I heard and learnt somethings from her. I am also a daddy's girl.
"Now look who was hungry after all," mom smiled and she shook her head. "Huh?" I don't understand.
"Your food. You're done with your food" she mentioned and I took a look at my plate. She's right, how did I do that? Oh well!
I smiled sheepishly at her and slowly stood up. "Wait for us, we have to do the project with you and Clara remember!" Alister screamed at my side.
"I'm waiting, I just need to pack the materials we'll use" I stated as I rushed up to my room. My room is like a duplex, which means two normal rooms together; that's how large it is. I like shiny and lively colours so, my bed sheets are pick and fluffy so as my pillow. The walls are filled with pictures of me, parents and my siblings. It is painted in pink and yellow.
It has a study table and chair, which is neatly arranged. A huge walk in wardrobe at the left and my own personal bathroom. Of course, these two things are covered by a door. My bathroom is white, while my wardrobe is green; I was serious about liking lively colour.
My room still have a lit of other things like, my computer, laptop, tablet, a small fun couch, fun lamp, modern bedside lamp, modern bedside table and so on.
"Aly, we're done," Alister shouted from downstairs and I hurried up. Grabbed my backpack which was stuffed with useful materials for the project. If I need anything else I will get it there.
"Coming!" I rushed down to the living room. "Take care of your sister, Ali" mom mentioned as we waved goodbye.
Sadly, Ali short for Alister is one of my partners. Alanna is not in our class, she's in art.
And right now, we are going to meet Clara, our other partner. And guess what, she's the princess, the daughter of Queen Anne. She's a close friend of my mom. Clara is likely my best friend.
Yes, she goes to the same school with the three of us. It's for rich and important people kids, the best school in London.
We hopped into the car and the driver turned on the engine and drove off.
Since our house is a bit close to the castle, In minutes, we were at the royal castle premises. Our driver rode in without any obstructions, since we are known figures, we walked in without any delay.
"We'll call you when we are ready to leave," Ali stated and he nodded. We watched him park at the parking space and we headed inside.
We greet the security, and thereafter a maid came and led us in. It's not that we aren't welcome in but because Clara is busy and can't welcome us.
"So we have to wait in her room?" I asked aloud which made the maid to turn to my direction with a nod.
"Another delay!" Ali mused and I couldn't help but smile. We walked quiet to Clara's room but was suddenly stopped by a voice. Ali sighed slowly and I knew what he was thinking, another delay.
We turned slowly to meet the eyes of Clara, the Queen and King I guess, with two odd and old people. "Laura!" The old, maybe she's 40 or 50 something years old said.
Wait! How did she know my mothers name. But many people also answer Laura.
"Sorry, but that's not my name," I tried to ask as polite as I could, even though I am quiet impatient for an explanation. I glanced at Clara and gave her an eyes signal, but she completely shrugged it off. Something is really going on.
"Oh! My poor grand-"
"Um, I mean no offence but how did you know my mom's name?" My patience broke.
"Yeah, are you a friend of hers, we haven't seen you in our house before," Ali added.
"That's because we aren't really close to our daughter. She is-"
"Wait, repeat that. Pardon me for interrupting but did you say our daughter?" Ali asked and I nodded eagerly waiting for an answer. This people are just making me confuse.
"Alyssa, Alister I don't think you get it-" the queen was trying to say but the old lady motioned that she can handle it. Okay??
"Alyssa dear," she whispered softly. I'm I a poor puppy?
"We are just overwhelmed to see you two all grown up. But what about the other one, is it a girl or a boy. I can't remember," the old lady mentioned.
"Huh?" Ali and I questioned in a moment.
"What she's trying to say is that. We are your grandparents; you are our grandkids"