Protected - Episode 8

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MAGIC.

It's been five days since I got to this house, I found out that that there is a system to how things work, I have gotten used to it.

After feeling sorry for myself that I have had no contact with kelechi because i lost my phone, I got myself together.

After one failed breakfast, forgetting to wake up early, and almost burning the kitchen because i don't know how to use the gas, i think I have gotten the hang of it.

I met miss julliet's son, Alec, he is cute as can be, am sorry cool, he is cool.

Am currently cleaning the kitchen, this place is spotless, I don't even know why they need an house keeper.

I stand when I hear the door open, its Alec.

"Yo, magic, watcha doing"

I found out that Alec and his mother just came from the states not too long ago.

I love the way he speaks, his accent is like an oyibo man own.

"Alec, as you can see i was cleaning."

He nods.

"what can I do for you?"

"I want cookies, some of my friends will be coming over, I want chocolate chip cookies"

Okay.......

"What are cookies.?"

He looks at me like??

"Are you joking?"

I shake my head no, way to go magic, show the boy you are as dumb as they come.

"Magic, cookies are like the best thing ever"

I nod.

"But what is it exactly"

He shakes his head.

"Wait here"

He leaves, I countinue with my cleaning, in a while he returns.

He has a phone with him, Jesus the phone is so flat, and it has an Apple on the back.

I want one.

"Here see, read this, this is a cookie, and how to make one"..

I read the screen and I see a cookie is an American version of biscuit, it's a lot bigger.

I nod.

I can bake, but not very well, I can try to replicate what i see.

I get the needed ingredients and I begin with Alec standing beside me.

As I knead the Dough I feel at peace, I begin to analyse how far I have come in the previous days.

I ran away from home, I witness a murder, am more or less in withness protection right now.

I know I have nothing to be happy about but at least I am alive.

I haven't been sold to any person now .

Even though living in this house is not ideal, at least I have a roof, a job, some money and food.

I can ask for nothing better.

If I can just get kelechi's number, everything will be perfect in my world.

I and Alec cut the dough into different shapes and sizes, I catch him eating it sometimes but I don't say anything, just warn him that he should be careful of stomach ache.

He smiles, I do too.

"Magic, you have flour on your nose"

"I do?, Am just going to clean it ok....."

I stop talking when the door opens, I glance up and my stomach tightens when justice enters.

What now? Cue Rihanna's voice.

"What are you doing"?

"Am sure it's obvious....."

I close my mouth when his face darkens.

"Yo, uncle justice".

"Yo, Alec."

He looks away from me to Alec and back.

"Come".

He exits and I follow after throwing a wink at Alec.

I walk upstairs and enter his room, he is standing by his bed shirtless.

I gulp.  Uhh?

He looks up and I believe the word I would use to describe him is smoldering.

"These are some of my sleeves, I want them back before tomorrow"

I finally notice the pile of clothes at his feet.

I nod, I can do that.

"They are dry clean only, am sure you can manage to get this done right?"

I nod.  No need to insult me.

He walks to his bathroom, dismissing me.

I grab the pile of clothes, they are not even dirty.

I walk to the laundry room and I see a big washing machine.

How do I use this stuff?

"Whatcha doing?"

I turn to see Alec enter.

"Am trying to figure out how to use this stuff"

"Cool, I think you just have to press this button."

He presses it and the machine whirs, wow, magic.

I put all the clothes, white, black, gray, blue and all, I add some detergent and bleach and water and I close it.

"I think we have to time it"

I nod and we time it for 30 minutes, we go to the kitchen and the cookies has risen, we place it in the oven and we wait.

15 minutes later when the timer goes off, I bring out the cookies, we leave it to cool before putting it in a jar.

I take a bite of one and , hmm, yummy.

Alec takes one and I remember I have clothes in the machine, I look at the time, it's been one hour.

Sweet jesu.

I run to the laundry room, Alec at my feet, i open the machine and i bring out the  sleeves.

O my God.

This is not right.

There are no longer whites in the soaking pile.

They are either black or shades of Gray.

O my God.

"I think we shouldn't have added that bleach"

I nod my head.

Am dead, justice will kill me.

What do I do?

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Read " Love Eternal " by the same author ( Bebe Ernest )

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