Green eyed devils episode 3

Green Eyed Devils
written by Bunmi B. Gabriel
Chapter 3
LYRA
Late at night after the stupid party, I wore my nightgown and went to dad’s room. I knocked on his door softly, he said a come in. I walked in and smiled at him.
‘The love of my life.’
‘The king of my world,’ I said gigglingly. ‘What ya doing?’ I asked plopping myself on the bed, right at the space below his leg. He sat on the bed with leg’s crossed, his phone in his hands and his medicated glasses on. He waved his phone, I smiled. ‘I know but what what?’
‘I’m reading news online.’
‘Boring stuff,’ I said childishly. He smiled and went back to his phone. I splashed my legs on the air with a smile.
‘Dad?’
‘Yes my love?’
‘Why did you tell me to leave my life? What do you really want from me? I know you didn’t just call me back because you missed me.’
‘But I did miss you,’ he whined.
‘Daaaaaaaaad,’ I drawled. ‘Is this about becoming the heir because we’ve talked about this, I won’t take Lyle’s birth right away from him.’
‘I know and that’s not it. I just want you to attend X-Land…..’
‘What! Why?!’
‘You didn’t let me finish,’ he sighed.
‘Because I already know what you have to say. I can’t attend that stupid crazy school with all the fanciness, business minds and music life. I’m already a musician, I’ve been singing all my life.’
‘I just want you to learn more about music….’
‘I’m Ruby Mask! I already graduated from business school, royal school and had my share of boring histories….’
‘My love, you won’t understand, I have a deeper reason.’
‘Dad….’
‘You’ll be able to see Xena again.’
‘I can call and go to her house later, that’s not an excuse. Xena being there means I have to meet her evil brothers, those devil incarnates!!!’
‘Here you go again with Xino’s sons being devils. My love, they aren’t that bad.’
‘They are horrible!’
‘Sometimes, life can give you what you never expected, just know that.’
‘Makes no sense, I’m not going there to die. Xeris and Xeron will kill me.’ I cried.
‘Please, I beg you. Have I ever pleaded for something as serious as this? Please, for me?’
‘The last time I saw them, they locked me up in a refrigerator where I almost died!’
‘You accidentally got locked up, don’t blame them.’ I sighed, no one will ever believe me. ‘Don’t make me go bad dad on you, I don’t want to have to order you as your dad.’
‘But they’ll….’
‘Lyraaaaaa,’ he drawled. Whenever he called me by my name, he was getting into dad mood. I gulped, I had no choice than to accept it or he would get scary. He was really harsh when he was in dad mood.
‘Okay dad, I’ll go.’ I murmured sadly. Curse the Xanders and their creativity. Why won’t they be rich, they are royalty. They had to open that stupid school and now I would see those scary devils again. They always bullied me, made me feel like thrash. No one believed me, Xena will always support her brothers.
‘Please don’t cry baby,’ he bent down and carried me into his arms. ‘You’ll understand why this is happening in the future.’ I sniffed and snuggled closer to him. ‘I’m really sorry I didn’t tell you earlier, I knew you wouldn’t come back if I had told you.’
‘Why is everyone always trying to make me friends with them? I hate them.’ I sobbed. He stroke my back gently.
‘I’m sorry dear, just do this for daddy, okay?’
‘Okay,’
‘I love you honey.’
‘Love you too.’
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I stared at the crest of the school on my bed, it was beautiful but I still didn’t want to go. The barge was decorated with diamonds and garnets, why won’t the Xanders be rich? The batch itself coated a million dollars. I wore a silver short sleeve button down shirt, the buttons were red like the chest pocket, gen a red long sleeve leather jacket with silver ski-ny jeans and red vans. Today was the day I get to see my own reflection
Sooner or later, everyone will connect the dots because of my signature long ankle sweeping blonde and brown hair. Wish I could cut it so no one would know that I’m Miss Oceans but I love my hair, mom and Lyle loved my hair.
I sighed, picked up the barge and pinned it on my br-ast area. I walked to my vanity, sat down and trailed my fingers on the mask. It’s not like I don’t take it off, I just don’t let my eyes see myself. I exhaled deeply.
‘Here goes nothing,’ I took off the mask with eyes closed. ‘I’m beautiful, I’m lovely, I’m mom.’ I opened my eyes, my mouth fell open. I looked like the blonde version of mom with dad’s eyes, nose and l-ips. I was beautiful, really really beautiful. ‘Mom, I’m you.’ I breathe with tears in my eyes. I wiped it off and picked up my eyeliner, time to put it to use.
I drew lines of my eyes into a catlike curves, I had taken makeup classes before and practiced on someone else so I knew what I was doing. I darkened my eyes and added cherry water lip gloss to bring out the ruby of my l-ips. Blah blah I finished my makeup, those stupid twins that always said I was ugly would flip when they get to see me without a mask or veil.
I smiled at my reflection but felt that my face was just too empty. I checked the drawlers and brought out my silver cool nerd glasses.
Not a mask but feels like something.
‘Love of my life….’ He froze at the door and blinked at me. I knew what was next, he squealed girlishly and ran to me. ‘Look at you! So beautiful! So hot! So your mom! I’m in love!’ I chuckled.
‘Daaaaad,’ I drawled sheepishly. ‘I’m not that beautiful.’
‘You’re really beautiful my love,’ he k-ssed my hair. ‘You’re just too beautiful. She’ll be very proud of you.’
‘You think?’
‘Yeah,’ I smiled. ‘You’re just missing one thing and adding one.’
‘Hmmm,’ I looked at myself. ‘This.’ A locket dangled in my face, I squealed and clapped my hands. He wore me the locket, Lyle got it for me before he died but I misplaced it. ‘Found it in the arctic in your old toy box. It must have fallen off when you were looking for that stupid blue doll of yours.’
‘Thanks dad,’ I touched it. ‘What did I add?’
‘This,’ he took off my glasses. I snatched it back and wore it. ‘You look like a nerd.’
‘A hot nerd,’ I chirped and stood up. ‘I’m ready.’
‘You forgot perfume.’
‘I don’t appreciate your fruit garden thingy, I’m good with the vanilla. Not too much, not too little.’
‘I say wear more.’
‘There’s something as too much perfume,’ I scoffed.
‘A real man is recognized by the amount of perfume he wears….’
‘Where did you pick that up from?’
‘Myself. I’m a wise man. I should write a book soon.’ He said proudly. I rolled my eyes and walked out on him. ‘So I’m going to carry your bag?’
‘Be a gentleman!!!!’
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‘Are you sure you don’t want a hair cut?’ Dad asked eyeing my hair like staring at it would magically cut it.
‘Pretty sure.’
‘It looks stressful.’
‘It is stressful. But mom and Lyle love it that way.’
‘You know you don’t have to live your entire life trying to meet up to your mother’s expectations, right? It’s not bad if you are just you and you.
‘And me is making her proud. That’s all I live for.’
‘Keeping your hair this long for their sake is ridiculous. That’s going overboard you know.’
‘It’s what they like.’
‘Hmmm, anyways, you’ll be meeting your cousins there.’
‘My what!’
‘Cousins.’ He enunciated. I put my hands together in prayer and closed my eyes. I began praying that it wasn’t the three particular idiots I know, okay two can be manage but their king is who I will rather die than share a roof with. ‘It’s Garry, Wells and Luke……’
‘God why me! What have I ever done to offend you? Why punish me this way!’ I wailed, my eyes already teary. ‘First, it was Xeris and Xeron and now them. What did I do?!’ I cried despairingly. He smiled and faced the road. He was driving me to school himself with no extra cars or guards. ‘Must I meet them,’ I whimpered.
‘Can you avoid them?’ He asked chucklingly.
‘True,’ I murmured. ‘What do I need them for!’
‘How can you stop them from coming to you?’
‘If I’m going to survive in this f-cking school, then I won’t f-cking go get close to them!’
‘Mind your language young lady.’
‘I’m sorry dad b….why can’t I drive!’ I whined. ‘You drive!’
‘Here we go again, you can drive yourself when you get married and that would be your husband’s decision.’
‘I drive as Ruby Mask.’
‘Well I don’t live there with you. As Ling as you’re Lyra, you’re not driving and dying.’
‘B….’
‘Lyra,’ he snapped. I pinned my l-ips shut. Too far. ‘Now go to class. Jonathan will pick you up after school.’
‘Jonah,’ I corrected.
‘What’s the difference?’
‘Out of my car, now.’ I pouted and opened the door. ‘Bye love of my life.’
‘Whatever devil of my world,’ I slammed the door and walked away. He keeps treating me like a child. I was about to meet the golly head idiots and the two pythons.
Curse my life.
People stared at me, why? I looked like Rapunzel’s little nerd sister with hot body.. I found the principal’s office, she was a dark skinned stout woman with wiry hair and male voice. She gave me my locker number, sport uniforms, and the other necessary rubbish. I went to my locker, it had a picture of mom sitting in a beautiful forest, she as Mrs Oceans. I wiped my tears before I ruined my makeup.
I sent him a message.
thanks dad. I love you.
I love me too.
Now get your ass to class.
language young man.
very funny
I laughed and ran to class. Hope I avoid the devils.
 
To be continued.
Lyra is scared of Mixzi’s sons.
Their view coming up soon