A STRANGER IN HER HOME

Janet! From inside his room
Her grandpa's voice sounded
Almost immediately her grandpa is at the sitting room's door same moment as her
Who wore this shirt of mine?
He asked hold up a beautiful brand new yellow shirt
Not me, Papa she replied
And his momentarily gaze told her,
I KNEW YOU WOULD DENY
As he goes to her sister and asked,
Who wore this shirt Sherry?
Not me Papa, Sherry replied
Of course I knew it wasn't you my dear
I knew Janet was the one who wore it
He continued into his room with verbal abuses
However, she still remembered how Sherry excitedly told her about Grandpa's new shirt she tried on
And how it fits perfectly on her
Even if she told him the truth,
Bad child that's what you are!
You are wicked!
You are envious of your sister!
Would have been his response, 
she thought
If only sherry didn't fold the shirt inward out
Papa never would have known
Though years have past
She still reminisces this
And it hurts so bad

In the dance arena
As the audience watched the sisters danced
In their traditional ceremonial attires
They both glitter in the gold jewelries
Adorned heavily on their necks, ears and wrists
They seem like princesses beautified for their princes yet unknown
Nevertheless, thus was the actual tradition in the time of their ancestors 
Maidens beautified in Coral Beads and gold jewelries intermittently
Their skins treated traditionally with organic skincare for glow
They only sleep and served meals intermittently daily in three months
No other eyes must see them except for the women who bath them and treat their skins with the organic skincare 
And of course those who serve them meals too

Few cousins and aunts secured their duty posts
You didn't tell us your other family would be here
The sourvenirs are finished, 
One of the aunts said
She gestured to one of her cousin at her duty post
Please serve some sourvenirs to my family,
She said as her cousin approached
And thank God the deed was done!

The ceremony continued
After the dance at the arena
At home the tired yet excited audience cheers in between chatters
As they wait for another service of food and drinks
Most cousins and aunts shared sourvenirs
Even to the invited and non-invited guests
While some family friends though not her's
Secured their positions of duty still
I need one of these sourvenirs,
She said to one of the cousins
These are not for family,
Was her reply
As the cousin takes one of the sourvenirs for herself 
Which she held under her ampit
As she serves

Few years gone by and she wants to visit in Christmas 🎄🎁
Christmas was almost at hand
Has Frey left my room?
She asked her mom on phone
What happened to your father's house?
Was her mom's reply
Oh! Okay I've heard you, ma
I will save this for the future
She replied
So this is real? 
She thought to herself
When she told me,
I have no home here

     - Tina Zillionaire 

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