GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 11 – 20
Episode 19
By Faith Lucky.
They drove for about twenty minutes and finally stopped in front of the zoo.
They came out of the car and Theo went ahead to cut their tickets.
“Hold on, Theo. Is this the surprise you were talking about? Trying to feed me to the animals?” Nina asked by the time he yad returned with the tickets.
“If I really wanted to feed you to the animals, I’d bring a chain along”.
He held her hand and took her into the zoo. People kept stealing glances at them.
“Wow! He’s so cute” Nina overhead a lady saying to another and she hissed.
“What’s wrong? Why re you hissing?” Theo asked, a little surprised.
“I just don’t like the animals here” Nina replied .
They got to the ostrich’s cage and it opened its beautiful colorful feathers, shying away from the crowd that drew near.
“Wow! It’s adorable” exclaimed some people in the crowd.
Nina opened her mouth in amusement and quickly brought out her phone.
“Come on, Theo. Give us a shot. Hurry up before it closes it’s feathers.” She said in jubilee as she handed her phone to Theo and stood properly in front of the cage.
“Do you want people to think you own the cage?” Theo asked and took the shot.
Next, they went to the monkey’s cage and watched as it jumped around.
‘”I think it’s smiling at me Nina” Theo said as he took a picture of it.
“Yes. He’s smiling at you because you both look alike.” She replied and waved at the monkey and theo laughed.
They got to the chameleon cage and it changed into the color of Nina’s shirt- blue.
“Oh, my God! Does it mean it can’t see me?” She asked with bemusement.
“Well, maybe”.
People drew close and it kept changing it’s colors.
“Isn’t it adorable?” Theo asked ad he took a picture of it.
“Yes, it is. I wish it could change to a teddy as well” she replied .
“Uhm… I think I need some ice cream.” Theo cut in, trying to turn a deaf ear to what she said.
They got to the ice cream kiosk and he bought two for both of them.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 11 – 20
Theo drove the car and stopped in front of her apartment and unlocked the car door for her.
“So, hope you had a nice time?” He asked.
“Perhaps” she replied and tried getting out of the car but he held her back.
“Don’t forget you’re cooking for me tomorrow. And by the way, I made a quick look at Spanish dishes while at the zoo and I think I kind of picked interest in something like…Salmorejo. what do you think?”
“Well, what do you think I should think?”She asked blatantly and theo laughed.
“Hope you can get the ingredients? Or would you need me to order them for you?”
“Do you think I’m that dumb not to know what I need?”
“Chill Nina. I’m only trying to make sure they’d be no excuses, okay?”
“Whatever. I’m outta here” Nina replied and left the car in a huff.
“Have a nice time” Theo said after her but she didn’t stop to look at him as she just waked into the house.
She got in, her face got covered up in smiles as she remembered the day’s incident with Theo. He had really made her day, but of course, she couldn’t let him know him about it.
She was walking into the sitting room when she met Denise there, drinking and lazing.
She tried ignoring her by just walking away but was drawn back by whet she said.
“Didn’t Becky ever teach you a little quantity of respect?”
Nina stopped on her way to the stairs and turned back to look at her.
“Did you just call my mum by her name?” She asked with a seething look and Denise smiled.
“Is she too big for that? Besides, I don’t see her around. So, what’s the needs for the hypocritical respect?”
“Take a look around” Nina said and waved her hand around the room. “Her pictures are everywhere. Every single thing brings her memory back. Daddy loves her a lot because she’s occupied our hearts. And I don’t think there’s any more space left for rent . so isn’t it obvious daddy’s only trying to use you for a distraction?”
Denise stood up and laughed hard.
“You’re so funny, Nina” she paused and laughed again.
“Well, you’re right. He must be using me for a distraction. But, it’s definitely a positive distraction. I’m already sharing his bed With him, feeling the space your mother once occupied. In a few months, I’m gonna become his Mrs and also your stepmum and that only means I moved from being a distraction to his lifetime partner. So, what do you think about that dummy?”
Nina scrowled her eyes at her and grinned. She Ws so furious and would willingly punch Denise in the face of given an opportunity to.
“Let’s see how it goes afterall.” She said incensely and walked away in anger.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 11 – 20
The next day.
Nina was walking tho and fro in the kitchen, restlessly with her phone in her hand.
She looked at the Salmorejo ingredients arranged on the table and went through the page on her phone again.
“Okay, tomatoes, extra Vrgin oil, baggrette,” she paused and sighed.
“Come on, Nina. You can do it”
She walked tho and fro again for a moment and leaned on the kitchen table.
She was beginning to have regrets about the whole cooking stuff, especially when Theo was on his way.
She wished she didn’t have to do such thing and had earlier rejected the idea from Theo. But, pride wouldn’t let her and she had gotten involved in a twist she couldn’t disentangle herself from.
The truth is, she wasn’t a good cook, not at all. And she had no idea how she’d prove to Theo she was a perfect chef.
“Maybe, I should tell him I’m ill” she thought but quickly waved it off.
“No. He might find out I’m lying”.
She paused and tapped yer foot for a while.
“Maybe, I should postpone it
“No. He’s definitely going to laugh at me.”.
She sighed pathetically and went through her phone again.
“Okay. Soak bread for 30 minutes, puree tomatoes, onion, sherry vinegar, lemon juice, and garlic. The mixture will turn slightly orange. Sprinkle with chopped eggs and ham and drizzle with olive oil”
She was still talking when a maid came in and interrupted.
“Sorry, ma’am Nina. But, sir Theo’s here to see you. He’s in the sitting room.”
Nina felt her heart giving a leap at the hearing of his name.
“Uhm…O…kay. tell him I’ll be with him shortly” she stuttered and the maid nodded and left.
She went through the recipe again and sighed, placing her hand on her chest.
“You can do it Nina. You can do it” she repeated nervously and finally walked out if the room,heading to the sitting room.
She sauntered into the sitting room, thinking of every possible means to hide her nervousity and getting there, she met him talking With Denise who looked fully dressed up.
Immediately she noticed her, she winked at her and turned back to Theo. .”once more, nice meeting you Theo” she said with a soft smile and left the house.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 11 – 20
Nina watched angrily as she left before walking up to meet Theo.
“Is that the stepmum you told me about?” Theo asked, still glancing at the door. “She seems nice to me”.
“Of course, she should. What do you expect from a hypocrite?” Nina replied with a loathing look.
“What were you talking about, anyway?” She asked and theo shrugged.
“Don’t really know. So wats up?”
“As you can see, I’m still in one piece.”
“Of course. So, shall we proceed?”
Nina hesitated.
“Procede to where?” She possumed
“The kitchen, of course”
“You…you want to follow me to the kitchen?”
“Yes. I want to be sure it’s been prepared by you and not a maid”
“That’s gibberish. Besides, mummy told me it’s wrong for a guy to be in the kitchen with a lady while sheds cooking.”
Theo laughed hysterically at this and Nina almost got upset.
“What a nice cooking tip. Anyway I don’t believe that. So, let’s go”.
Nina gave a hard stare at him and replied: “Fine; let’s go”.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 11 – 20
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