RENTED LIFE 4
It had been two hours of trying to catch her sleep but Kuni could not get it together, Aaliyah had been gone for that long and would only be back much later in the evening. Kuni had called her parents and informed them of her arrival but still could not bring herself to explain how shocked she was with her friend’s lifestyle. It was hard for Kuni to even move around and get familiar with the whole condo as her mind imagined there would be cameras somewhere. Her room was a bi chilly and even though there was an aircon, she had no idea how to operate it so she covered opted to put on some warm clothes. Aaliyah had mentioned that she could cook if she was hungry but the whole house itself made Kuni too full to even think of eating. After realising the tossing and turning would not help, she decided to grab a snack only after 4pm. The kitchen was so beautiful with built in two stoves, one was a gas cooker and the other was a glass electric cooker. Aaliyah had taught her how to use both.
“So what do I eat?” She thought to her herself as she opened the mirrored Samsung upright fridge.
The fridge could barely breathe as it was fully stocked with fruits and veggies; it was almost as if Aaliyah never actually ate as there was barely any meat in sight. However, the many sauces and condiments made her believe there had to be some real food somewhere. Upon opening freezer drawer below, she noticed a lot of meats and cheeses which were tacked away in that colder section. The first thing that came to mind upon seeing cold turkey slices was making a turkey sandwich with guacamole. At least her food and nutrition skills in school did not go to waste. She still remembered that sandwich so well like it was yesterday. Funny enough, the only reason she learnt how to make a turkey sandwich was because during her cooking practice in high school she was required to make a sandwich for breakfast and they could not afford bacon and her main portion was beef stew with rice but even then she could not afford to buy beef. Luckily, they had turkey and her teacher asked her to bring that instead. They smoked part of the turkey to reserve for her sandwich and the rest was cooked for her practice. She scored really well. Who thought a day would come when she would taste that delicious turkey sandwich again?
Kuni sat in the living room with her on a side table as she tried to watch a movie she found halfway, there’s something about this experience that felt like a relief but also painful because she didn’t want to have this life knowing fully well her parents were struggling. Although the struggle was as real as can be growing up in her household. Kuni knew many people back home that did not live anywhere close to the life she led. She still counted herself very privileged. At least they had goats, chickens and turkey. Not much but enough to sustain them if anything happened. The life Aaliyah led seemed just too good to even be sustained by genuine hard work, Kunis fear was learning what Aaliyah actually did to afford this lifestyle. It did not at all make sense that her teaching job would afford her this lide.
The day soon closed in and it was already 7pm, Aaliyah called Kuni to find out what she had for lunch and if she could bring something for supper or if Kuni had already cooked.
“I just had a sandwich but I can still cook what would you like to eat?” She asked
“I will come with hungry lion don’t worry… please just go to my bathroom and turn the red switch next to my bathroom mirror on. That’s the geyser, I’m so tired I just want to bath… I’m in my way”
Kuni was surprised when Aaliyah pulled over in a Mini Cooper, she had no idea her friend owned a car or could even drive at the very least. Now it was even worse, Kuni desperately wanted to know what Aaliyah did for a living but guess it was too early to ask. The food was still a teeming hot and Kuni joined her friend by the dinning suite to eat their supper. Suddenly, her best friend was no longer the same person she knew, Kuni was speechless and felt completely world apart from the person she had called her sister in school. Is it that Aaliyah had deliberately chosen to hide her lifestyle or did everything just fall into place somehow? Nothing seemed to make logical. However, supper was had and it was time to go to bed.
“I am so exhausted I was really hoping we could chat more but I am dosing, luckily I am off tomorrow so we can catch up” Aaliyah said
Kuni imagined she worked at a very elite school to be able to get off days. Nonetheless she savored her thoughts for when she could get answers.
The following morning, Kuni woke up early enough to help with anything in the house if need be but much to her dismay, despite waking at 6am, Aaliyah had already cleaned up the house and she was watching television in the living room.
“Hi…” Kuni greeted
“Good morning madam, you’re up so early… I thought you would rest more…”
“Ahh no I’m so used to being up early today I’m even late mwe…”
“Well here you don’t have to worry about waking up early, you can rest if you wish I am only up early because I leave for work early and that routine is stuck. And I have a house help, she comes four days a week, she’s already here and she is washing outside”
Kuni not hiding her shock nodded with a gentle smile.
“Come Join me I’m just watching this movie, I don’t reAlly know where it’s going mwe… I was just busy on my phone”
Kuni may have been backward but she definitely knew what an iPhone 14 Promax looked like. However, once again she’s avoided her shock for when she would get the answers. Aaliyah was pink pajamas with pink fancy girlie socks, her hair was also
in a pink bonnet.
Getting more curious
ReplyDeleteReally want to know what she does for a living.
ReplyDeleteAm very curious
ReplyDeleteInteresting
ReplyDeleteAaliyah
ReplyDeleteI love 😘 this
ReplyDeleteWow. Am as surprised 😊
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