Chapter 26

I looked at the time, it was almost 9am in the morning. I saw the tray of breakfast beside the bed and Ohio stood staring down at me. He was all dressed in a jean and a colourful Tshirt. I couldn't even look at his face when I remembered last night and he was trying to make me comfortable with his smile but I still feel cold inside. 'Good morning beautiful. Your Dad called to check up earlier. They want to know how you are doing and I told them that you are still sleeping. We will have some more fun before driving back home. So eat some breakfast…get refreshed, dress up and let's join your parents for some coconut and sun bath. I hope you are with your sun shade…if not then you will have to use mine. He did not mention about anything that happened last night. I hope he will never mention it because I will feel humiliated. I try to reply with a nod of head as I went to the bathroom to do every necessary. I also had my bath. I came out all dressed and had a small bite from the served breakfast before stepping out with him in silent. I saw my parents relaxing at the beach house with a coconut drink beside them but Melinda and Cole were not there. I greeted my parents and I apologized to them for ruining the fun night. They were not blaming me for anything but Melinda who started it all. I told them I shared in the mess too and not just Melinda. I wanted to ask about Melinda and Cole but waved it off. I sat beside my Mom, Ohio handed me his sun shade but I rejected it and told him that I was fine. He later brought a coconut water with a straw in it, I drank little out of it before excusing myself from them. I left Ohio with my Dad and Mom and went slowly to check on Melinda and Cole. As I got closer I was hearing voices, I slowed my pace and went closer to know what was happening. '…fine do whatever you want. I'm sick and tired of you Mel. What is wrong with you…look at the commotion you caused last night? She is your elder sister and you have the gut to talk to her like that. What is your business with whatever she chose to do with her life? You don't have any respect for me and I thought it was different with your family but I can see you are just ill minded. This whole idea was yours. All yours…none of this is mine. After the last crash and I caught you with Desmond… I was determined to take my time and start all over with my life but you came pretending to be better and at the end here we are again having same conversation. Mel…I'm tired just tired of you trying to have your ways at all time… 'Then leave…Cole the door is open. You can just leave and stop acting like I chained you down with me. Since I forced you into all this then leave because I'm sick of you reminding me about it every time with your words and attitudes. I'm the last person you should be threatening with leaving. Because I don't care if you are alive or dead… get the hell out of my sight. Nonsense…. The door suddenly flew open, startling me as I was eavesdropping on them. I quickly tries to cover up as if I was just coming but it was too late. Cole saw me, he was mumbling something angrily and stopped immediately he saw me. 'Becca…wha…what are you doing here, I mean where you liste..… Cole said, surprised to see me. 'No…no i..i was coming now to…to check on you and Melinda. Dad, Mom and also Ohio are out there in the beach house except you and Melinda. So I decided to check… He looked at me strangely and said. 'You and Melinda just had a crash last night and you here to check on us…that's strange. 'Cole, Is a normal thing for siblings to get on each other's nerve and fight sometimes. And is still normal for them to settle as quickly as possible. I have nothing against Melinda or you. It was a mere misunderstanding… Cole nodded, he was about to walk pass me but pause and turned to me. 'You are way different from your sister. Melinda is hard to love. She makes it difficult for me to love her. if you ever succeeded in talking sense into her, that's if she will let you, please tell her to kill pride and her ego. It won't get her anywhere. I have put up with her attitude all this years but I don't know how much of her nonsense I can tolerate any more. And we can't get married this way….i won't settle with a woman who want to be the head at all time. My opinion doesn't count, she wants what she want at any time. I'm tired of hoping she will change maybe is time to set things right. Look at how she spoilt a fun filled family moment with her 'I know it all attitude" I felt worse than you who was mainly affected. I could have left her there and walk away like every other person. She is so heart hardened and do not consider others feeling when she is doing things. I'm out of here to cool off somewhere… He walked away mumbling to himself. I walked to the door, tapped on it before going it. Melinda was sitting on the only cushion in the room, watching a music show on the television which was way too loud. She toned down the volume and turned to me with one of her blood shot eyes which was clearing up. An injury she got from me last night. One she won't forget in a hurry. She did not say anything when she saw me. Melinda returned her eyes to the television without caring if I was in the room or not and increased the TV volume again. I sat beside her on the cushion, forcefully collected the remote control from her and turn off the television. 'Are you in sane, how dare you walk into my room and try to act like a boss. What sort of rubbish is that Becca? The havoc you caused my eyes last night is yet to be cleared and you are here again to create more scene. Aren't you ashamed of your old self?…