CHAPTER 21: CHAPTER TWENTY ONE: UNINVITED GUESTS

Kendrick’s POV

Everything was going well and Jasper was almost done with grilling the barbecue.

"I can’t eat this, it looks so unclean" Mira complained when Jasper offered her some barbecue.

"Come on Mimi, I am a doctor and I will never give you anything that would harm you" Jasper said with a helpless smile as he continued trying to convince her to taste the barbecue.

"I don’t want it" she pushed his hand away angrily.

Nobody said anything as we were already use to her tantrums and have advised Jasper severally but he has refused to leave her.

"How is it?" Gary asked Christy with a smile.

She gestured for him to wait for her to swallow what was in her mouth.

"It is amazing, it tastes really good and the spices are mixed in the right proportion" she gave a honest review and Jasper smiled while Gary applauded.

"You could have just said ’good’, was the other parts about the spices necessary?" Mira asked her with a provocative expression.

"At least she knows to appreciate food unlike some uncultured girl...cough...cough" Grandpa said angrily, he looked extremely upset and Coughed repeatedly.

Christy quickly handed him a glass of water and the coughing stopped.

She still hasn’t spoken to me and wouldn’t even look at me. I felt extremely uncomfortable with her behavior.

"I am clearly not welcomed here, a nobody seems to be treated better than me" Mira sneered at Christy but got no response from her.

I looked at Jasper and he quickly nodded and apologized before whispering to her.

"Why should I apologize? Are you going to let them throw me out?" She yelled at him without any manners.

"You can leave,if you don’t want to stay. No one wants you here anyway" Mason reprimanded her angrily.

She stared at him in shock, like she couldn’t believe he would yell at her in public, she turned to glare at Christy.

"Play some music" I said to ease the awkward atmosphere and Mason immediately turned on the MP3 player.

Suddenly, there were sounds of cars getting close and we all turned in the direction of the sound.

Three cars drove into the villa premises and parked. The cars were very familiar and I didn’t need anyone to tell me who were in them.

I clenched my fist as I watched them slowly get down from the cars.

My father and his wife were in one, Curtis had one to himself and the last one was occupied by Raina and her best friend,Celeste.

"Why are they here?" Gary asked with a frown.

How did they find out about the picnic, it wasn’t even planned.

"We brought snacks" Sameen said with a smile, without caring about everyone’s expressions.

"What are you doing here?" I asked her and she looked at my father with an aggrieved expression, like I I sucked her.

"Is that how you speak to your mother?" Raymond asked me angrily.

I looked at her in disgust and turned my face away, I wasn’t in the mood to banter with them.

"Have you become so stupid that you don’t remember who gave birth to your son?" Grandpa asked him with a sarcastic voice.

He looked at Grandpa like he wanted to say something but decided against it.

"Thanks Mimi for letting me know about the picnic" Celeste said as she hugged her.

I turned towards Jasper and he sighed deeply before begging on her behalf as usual.

" She is not usually like this, she must

.."

"Jasper, aren’t you tired of making up excuses for her, she is not a child anymore" I interrupted him angrily before turning to Evans.

"Let them stay" Grandpa said with a serious tone.

I knew he just didn’t want to see unnecessary drama, but the thought of sitting with Raymond and his family annoys me greatly.

"Hello again, Ken" Celeste said with a smile as she approached me.

I looked at Christy from the corner of my eyes, expecting her to be jealous or something, but she just turned her face away like it was non of her business.

"Step back, I don’t like strangers in my space" I said with a deep frown when she got too close to me.

She looked hurt by the fact that I called her a stranger. That is what she is and it won’t change anytime soon.

"Celeste is the Fiance I have chosen for you, Raymond said angrily when he heard what I said to her.

"I don’t remember agreeing to any marriage alliance" I replied him with a lopsided grin and his face immediately darkened.

"Your agreement is not needed, I have the final say as your biological father" he said with an air of authority.

"Says the man who knows nothing about me" I replied him with a little laugh.

He frowned deeper like I have offended him greatly. I sometimes wonder if he is okay or is suffering from a mental illness, because no one behaves the way he does.

"What? Do you want me to spend everyday with you? I have a lot more important things to do than sit around and babysit you" he said with a disgusted expression, like he was talking to his enemy.

Says the man that hasn’t seen me for three years and didn’t even bother to call or send a text.

Curtis smiled at me, he seemed to be enjoying the drama.

I brought out my phone from my pocket, as I wanted to know what my friends think about the current situation.

Me: Should we continue or leave?

Mason: I don’t have a problem with them being here as long as they stay away from me.

Gary: We can’t ruin our day because of some unimportant people.

Jasper: The barbecue has already been grilled, so we can’t just leave.

Anderson: Whatever you decide bro.

I read through their replies before putting my phone away, that was when I noticed that Raymond was still staring at me.

"Did you hear what I said?" He asked angrily. his anger increased when he saw the way I looked at him without any reaction or saying anything.

Grandpa gave me a tap on the shoulder and smiled at me.

"The Martinez family is asking when they will get married? I need to give them an answer" Raymond said angrily while grandpa sneered at him.

"The Martinez family is just greedy for resources, you think I don’t know about what you have been up to lately?

The Martinez family is using you but you are too blind to see it" Grandpa said with a disgusted expression.

"Father..." Raymond was about to say something but Grandpa raised his hand to stop him before gesturing for them to talk privately.

I knew there were a lot of things that Grandpa wasn’t telling me and I also know that he will never harm me, so I am never worried.

"Hey, how are you doing" I was pulled back from my thoughts when I heard Curtis voice.

He was sitting beside Christy, on the seat that was reserved for me.

"You should move" I said to him with a frown.

He continued trying to grab her attention and completely ignored me. Christy looked at me for a while before turning towards him.

"I am sorry about what happened earlier, I didn’t mean for you to see me like that" he apologized with a smile.

"It’s fine" she finally replied him and he smiled triumphantly.

See him like what?

Did something happen between them

Is she cheating on me?

"Christy, let’s talk privately" I said to her, I needed to get answers to the numerous questions in my head.

She just continued sipping her juice and eating barbecue. She acted like I was invisible.

"Some people probably haven’t tasted barbecue before" Raina said with a mocking tone while staring at her but she still didn’t respond.

Mira was busy chatting with Celeste, completely ignoring Jasper.

"Get me some barbecue, make sure it is well grilled and spiced" Sameen said to Evans with a commanding tone.

Evans just walked away like he couldn’t hear her and she finally got up to get it by herself after complaining to her satisfaction.

I couldn’t focus as I had to keep my eyes on Raymond and Grandpa. I don’t trust him at all, I have seen what he can do when he is desperate and can’t take chances.

"Excuse me" Christy said when her phone rang and walked away to answer it.

I saw this as an opportunity to apologize to her for what I said earlier, so I decided to follow her.

I stood behind her, waiting for her to finish her call, so I can talk to her when she is done with the call.

She turned to look at me and her eyes widen in shock, she suddenly threw her phone away and ran past me with a shocking speed.

I turned around to see what was happening and saw Grandpa rolling down the stairs, his face was already covered in blood.