" Hey son" Jay said
" Son?, I don't think that's the right word" peter said
" Peter!" His mum yelled
" Hey" Mr Smith said standing at the door with his family
" What are they doing here?" Kiara thought with a confused look
" Did I forget to mention that we're having dinner with the smith" Mrs Simon said with a smile as she noticed Kiara confused look
" Kiara dear, have you done it?" She asked
" No, I'm so sorry" Kiara said looking at the cause of the situation but he was pre occupied with his dad return
" It's not your fault, come on let's finish up" Mrs Simon said taking her to the kitchen
" Jay, it's such a pleasure" Mr Smith said
" Have a seat?" Jay said
" I'll come help you in the kitchen" Jenna said following them
" Hey" Jason said going to meet Peter
" What's he doing here?" Peter asked referring to Jay
" Let's go talk it out somewhere else" Jason said
" Boys, why don't you set the table" Mrs Smith said
" We'll talk later" Peter said going to the table
" Bring this, I'll do it" Jenna said collecting the utensils from Mrs Simon
" Thank you, you've been of great help" Mrs Simon said
" Great help?, she hasn't done anything since she step into this kitchen" Kiara thought
" If you're talking about Peter, then you don't have to thank me. It's my responsibility" Jenna said looking at Kiara
" Responsibility?" Kiara thought
" As a friend" Jenna added and Kiara scoffed
" Is everything okay?" Mrs Simon asked Kiara
" Yeah, is everything okay Kiara?" Jenna asked and Kiara gritted her teeth before putting on a fake smile
" Yes, all is well. I just didn't know Jenna and Peter were close" Kiara said
" Oh, they go a long way." Mrs Simon said
" Really?" Kiara asked
" Do you need any help here?" Peter asked standing by the kitchen door and he noticed kiara mood
" Is everything okay?" He asked
" Yeah, help Jenna to take those to the table" Mrs Simon said
" Yeah sure" he said helping Jenna and Kiara just looked away
" I'll go to the table" Kiara said packing things to the table
" You look moody" Jason said as she got to the table
" Mind your business" Kiara said
" The one thing I'm good at is not minding my business" Jason said
" Let me guess, Peter annoyed you?" He asked
" Or is it Jenna?" He asked again
" You, you are annoying me presently" Kiara said and left angrily
" Okay, that was harsh" Jason said and Peter came out
" What's that?" He asked Jason after Kiara passed by him
" I don't know, she is just not in a good mood" Jason said and Peter sighed
" I'll be right back" Peter said but Jason held him back
" Not until we talk about this" Jason said referring to Jay
" The table is set, let's have dinner" Mrs Smith said
" We will talk later" Peter said sitting down
" Where is Kiara?" Jay asked
" She went to get changed, I'll go get her" Peter said getting up
" Always looking for an excuse to escape large gatherings, we know you're shy but we are family" Mrs Smith said
" I'll go get her" Mrs Simon said
" No need, I'll go" Jenna said
" There's no need for that" Kiara said coming down in a short yellow dress and her dropped down reaching her shoulder
" You always look good dear" Mrs Smith said and Kiara wore a slight smile
Peter just stared at her as she near the table, he knew she was angry. She couldn't even look at him in the eye, he just kept ignoring eye contact.
" So how do you see Tix?" Mr Smith asked kiara
" It's accommodating" she said
" I'm sure you would have made a lot of friends" Mrs Smith asked
" Yeah" she said
" Jenna must be one of them, too bad she already has a best friend" Mrs Simon said
and they kept on bombarding Kiara with questions
" So have you seen any guy that interest you?" Mrs Smith asked and Kiara kept mute
" Don't be shy, Jenna talks about guys to us all the time" Mrs Simon said
" No, I haven't" Kiara said facing Peter and he took a deep breath
" She sure is angry" he thought as they finished dinner
" Okay, I think we are all forgetting the reason we are here. It's to celebrate me and my darling wife anniversary" Jay said placing his hand on Mrs Simon laps.
Just that sight was making Peter go mad already, he clenched his fist has he tried to hold himself together
" A toast to my beloved wife, for being an understanding, tolerating and supporting wife for all these years" he added raising his cup
" And also a caring and diligent mother to our son" he added
" Don't call me that" Peter finally burst out
" Peter" Mrs Simon said
" Not today mum, someone needs to tell this guy that he can't leave us for years and then come back to pretend that all is well" Peter said
" You still haven't told him" Jay said to Mrs Simon
" Told me what?" Peter asked
" You know what forget it, I don't even want to hear it. If you're done you can just go like you always do. We don't need you here pretending like we are an happy family. We are fine on our own" he said and left the table
" Peter" Mrs Simon said about to go after him
" I'll go" Jenna said leaving
Kiara and Jason cleared the plate and took them to the kitchen
" Why is Peter so mad with his dad?"
" His dad left, on their anniversary. He took his load and left the party without saying a word and never came back. Anytime Peter called, different kind of ladies keep answering"
" The night of their anniversary party?"
" Yes"
" Isn't that when Cynthia died?" Kiara thought
" You know Peter and his anger issues, he was really angry that day then he took it out on his loved ones and now he blames himself for what happened?"
" Cynthia?"
" Yeah, you must have heard the rumors"
" Yeah, but not all"
" I can't believe I'm the one saying this, but Cynthia was really good for Peter. She changed him, she made him a good person. I mean he was always a good person, but play guy and all. Everyone in Tix were so envy of their relationship especially the Bling girls, Cynthia wasn't a Bling. So we Bling were against it, even his parents were against it as well but Peter didn't care."
" Peter just really like her"
" Um.... Along the way"
" What do you mean by along the way?"
" Cynthia was this popular farmers daughter that always reject all the guys and all. So we made a bet, that Peter can't win her over and he did. So he fell in love with her along the line and they became inseparable. Like I said, it all started from a bet. So Cynthia found out about the bet stuff, and she got mad and went to ask Peter about it but it was at a wrong time"
" The night of the anniversary"
" Yes, so Peter angrily yelled at her and told her to leave. She was heartbroken and she left the party crying and the next morning the cops found her dead. That's another reason Peter is mad at his dad, he feels if he hadn't gone then that wouldn't have happened. Another thing is he couldn't even attend her funeral cause he went in search of his dad"
" And what do you guys do about it?"
" I wasn't around, I went abroad. It was Jenna that took care of Peter during that time"
" Oh"
" That was before though, it looks like he has found another girl just like Cynthia."
" Huh?"
" Yeah, he keeps talking about this girl like he did about Cynthia. This particular girl is also changing him, they even give BJ alike. It's like the girl reminds him if Cynthia, and I'm starting to feel he like the girl cause of that. I mean he likes the girl not for who she is but for the fact that she reminds him of Cynthia, which is really unfair to the girl"
" You keep saying the girl?"
" Cause I don't know who this girl is?"
" Huh?"
" He never mentioned her name and I never asked. I don't really wanna get involved like last time, I don't want to feel bad for the girl after everything. You know some old bonds never end, just like Jenna and Peter. She's always there when he needs someone to talk, even though I'm here.. he still prefers Jenna for that. I know you and Peter arent really on good terms but he's been through a lot"
" Yeah, I can see that"
" But if you're looking for a guy of interest, I know one guy"
" Oh really?"
" He's standing right here"
" And he'll keep standing there" she said leaving
She went to Peter room to try to talk to him, se didn't know about all these and Peter didn't tell her either. She got to the front of Peter room and she was about to knock when she decided to peep through the door hole and she saw Peter and Jenna standing close to each other about to kiss. She didn't even bother looking further, she turned around and went to her room and laid on her bed thinking of what Jason said.
Kiara woke up with the sound of noise, she went downstairs and saw Peter arguing with his dad and his mum just sat there quietly.
" I'm talking to you Peter, you arent leaving this house tonight"
" And why is that?"
" You're angry and you can't drive in these condition"
" So now you care?"
" You know what I'm tired of you blaming me for what happened"
" Oh, then who should take the blame for leaving your own family"
" Why don't you ask your mother about it?"
" My mum don't have a fault in this, a fault in you being adulterous"
" Me?, you think I am the adulterous one"
" Yes, explain why different ladies keep picking your calls"
" How am I suppose to know, I gave all my old belongings to my secretary joe"
" Why?"
" Cause I wanted to start a new life, a new family that wasn't full of lies and deceit"
" He is your son" Mrs Simon yelled crying
" You keep saying that with no prove so how do you want me to believe that"
" What are you both talking about?"
" You're looking for that adulterous one right, why don't you ask your mother who was sleeping with other men behind my back"
" Now it's my mum at fault, nice try"
" Ask her"
" Is it true"
" I was lonely jay, you were also at work. A woman has her wants and needs too you know. I keep talking you but you just ignored my words, I had to do I thought was best for me"
" Mum"
" Are you satisfied, now you've seen who is at the wrong" Jay said taking his keys before leaving
" Peter" Mrs Simon called but he just went to his room
" It's okay" Kiara said going to sit with Mrs Simon
" I shouldn't have done it, I was so selfish" she said as tears filled her eyes and Kiara pet her
" It wasn't multiple men, it was just one. I didn't want to give in but I was drugged by Mr Chess. I was forced into it, I don't want to tell Jay cause it will damage his friendship with Mr Chess forever and he knows that me and Mr Chess had an history together in the past si he wouldn't even believed I was forced into it " Mrs Simon explained
The Chess just finished having dinner and we're ready to go to bed
" Girls" Mrs Chess called
" You're gonna invite your friends over for dinner tommorow"
" Why?" Elena asked
" It's a nice gesture to win all the Blings over"
" I'm sorry to say but none of my friends are Blings, I thought your friends are. You can invite them over "
" What do you mean?"
" Oh, I forgot you don't really have friends... Then you make your kids find friends instead. It would be nice if you made friends by yourself, don't you think?"
" Watch your tone young lady?"
" Good night" Elena said going upstairs
" Can you imagine that girl attitude, what insolence." Mrs Chess said
" How about you, invite Jason over for dinner?" She says facing Angela
" He's busy these days, I don't think he'll come"
" That's not true, he went for dinner with the Simons tonight"
" How did you know that, are you stalking people now"
" Ni, I saw Mrs Smith list"
" Oh okay, I dont just think he'll come here"
" Why won't he, you're his girlfriend he'll surely come"
" No"
" Huh?"
" I'm not his girlfriend anymore, we broke up"
" What!"
" I'm sorry, I just can't keep on acting like I like him" Angela said going upstairs as well
" Omg, I can't believe this girls, they just spoilt our chance "Mrs Chess growled angrily