Torns

Episode 32

They got out of the white Jaguar and strode towards the white and brown five bedroom mansion. The compound reminded her of home.

She frowned. Her father’s house was far from being a home. It was more or less a roof over her head, a necessary habitat she hoped to leave as soon as she graduated.

Dantenimu opened the door and helped her to carry the bag into the house. She followed him in.

The hallway was decorated with framed family photographs.

“Come,” he reached out for her hand, “I think my parents are still awake.”

She met his excited dark eyes. Her tummy turned over in fear. What if they don’t like her? What was a twenty-eight year old man still doing in his father’s house?

She stilled her emotions and allowed him to lead her into the first room in the hall. They sauntered into a beautifully furnished sitting room.

White wall, cream curtains, brown rug, coffee brown leather chairs arranged in a semi-circle facing an 80 inch curved flat screen TV.

She smiled in appreciation. She liked the room.

To Be Continued…