Full Moon

CHAPTER -ONE

AVRIL

"Avril will you hurry up and come downstairs? the guests have arrived and they are about to start having dinner without you".

That was my personal maid's voice, sometimes I wonder at her confidence.

My parent's business partners were having dinner with us tonight, the couple had been away for some years and just arrived in the states yesterday. They were going to introduce their son who was raised by their nanny for six years while his parents were away.

'I just hope he's cute', I thought and chuckled at my own thoughts.

My family's warewolf hunting business was one of the things I love the most and wish to inherit after I must have concluded my education.

I wasn't only enticed by its success but fancied it so much probably because of my hatred for werewolves.

My parents were not just rich and influential they were very popular and I made them my role model. I so badly wanted to be greater than them someday. Although I also had a name for myself as I was known as a good girl, I was always seen smiling and helping, my beauty wasn't the only thing that was talked about by those that loved me, although it doesn't mean I do not have those that were envious of me and hated me.

My hatred for the warewolf was something even I didn't understand.

I remembered when I was four years old, the warewolf attacked Jumai's family and killed every soul except Jumai who was rescued by my parents, my parents had to adopt her to live with us.

They didn't spare a single warewolf then, they killed all of them who launched the attack on the innocent family.

Jumai's parents were Africans, Nigerians precisely. They moved to the states when they got a contract with Tyson's group of companies 3 years before the calamity befell them.

Jumai was nine years old when she became our sister and loved us as if we were her siblings. Ariel and I loved Jumai in return, she played with us irrespective of the 5 years gap between us.

Jumai became our elder sister as my twin brother Ariel and I got so addicted to her, he was a very lovable person.

I wore an astounding blue short dress, matching the colour of my eyes, It stopped right above my knee. I matched it with a silver heel with a touch of blue.

I took one last look at myself and I was pleased with what I saw, I applied red lipstick, picked up my cell phone and left the room.

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'Is that not arrogant Chris?' I thought as I sighted a young boy of my age standing by the steps to my room.

He wore a blue suit and blue shoes, his hair covered his face a bit, I couldn't deny the fact that he was so cute.

"What are you doing in my house?" I fired at him.

"I was asked to get you, I'd rather be somewhere else but I have to be obedient".

"As you can see we are having an important dinner with Important persons", I said laying emphasis on the important persons.

"I do not have time for your shits, I'd be at the dining hall and probably deal with you later after the handsome boy and his parents must have left", I added with a grin.

Chris chuckled and I wondered why I stared at him from head to toe and for a moment I wondered why he was dressed in the same colour of clothes as mine.

I turned around and walked away, I didn't forget the cute smile he wore, he stood there like a gentleman not uttering a word.

CHRIS

"I can't wait to see the expression on her face when she finds out I am the handsome son of the important people she was going to have dinner with", I said aloud laying emphasis on the handsome son of the important people.

I watched her walk towards the dining elegantly, counting her steps carefully. She swayed her hips from left to right and the way her butts moved gave me butterflies in my belly.

She's pretty and I must confess I do have a crush on her, but she seems to hate me and I had to play along also pretending to hate her.

Avril is a kind-hearted person and I've seen her with the welfare group in school. They loved and took care of humans and animals that were helpless.

I loved Avril the first day I saw her, which was at the school farm, she showed so much love and care for the animals and plants.

The image of how she fed each animal wearing the best smile ever was still clear in my memory.

Sometimes I wondered why everyone else in high school goes crazy at the mention of my name except Avril, girls flocked around me, and screams were heard whenever I was seen. Avril is just so different.

AVRIL

I took a seat in between Ariel and Jumai after exchanging pleasantries with the Hoffmans.

They didn't stop talking about how beautiful I was and I couldn't stop smiling either.

I smiled gracefully revealing the dimples on my cheek.

I searched the dining table with my eyes but I couldn't see any handsome young son of the Hoffmans at the dining.

"Oh, Chris where have you been? Avril said she didn't see you", Mrs Hoffman said to my shock.

I turned around and saw Chris approaching the table with a smile and mine disappeared.

"What is he doing here?" I whispered to Jumai.

"Chris Hoffman? I thought we all were informed about the dinner?" She asked sarcastically, this made my heart sink.

I felt a bit embarrassed, I just wished the heavens would open and swallow me, I wouldn't want the earth to swallow me I'd never be stuck in there with the devil.

Chris took his seat in between his parents, he still had a broad smile on.

I felt like punching Chris but I didn't want to ruin the reputation I had kept for seventeen years of my life.

All my life I had been a good girl and my parent's favourite. Everyone complimented my looks and behaviour.

I got people talking wherever I go.

I stared at Chris with scorn and in return, he brightened his smile to the corner of his lips.

"They wore matching outfits, seems like they had this planned out even before we fixed the dinner", Mr Hoffman teased.

"It's a mere coincidence", I replied trying to control my anger.

"They will look good together as a pair, what do you think?" My dad asked and the other three parents nodded in support.

I feigned a smile, Chris smiled to the corner of his lips, and he winked at me.

I was disgusted, I wanted so badly to leave the dining hall but the Fernandez's daughter should never be caught in such a disrespectful act.

Jumai and Ariel sat as if they weren't there, the only thing that proved their presence was the sound they made as they ate.

"So tell me, Avril, what is your field of study, what do you intend to do when you finally become a woman?" Mr Hoffman asked after taking a sip from his glass of juice.

I placed my spoon neatly on my plate and wiped my mouth with the napkin.

"I am currently studying animal husbandry, although I'd also like to take over from my parent's warewolf hunting business part-time", I replied.

Chris had this surprise on his face as he stared at me, I rolled my eyes at him.

"That's so brilliant dear, I wish our son Chris will be just like you, he has no interest whatsoever in the warewolf hunting business being our heir", Mr Hoffman replied.

I winked at Chris who moved his face away, this time he had this weak look on his face he was no longer smiling.

"So Chris tells us what you want to do in the future since you're not interested in the warewolf hunting business", my mom turned to Chris.

I tried to fix my gaze on my plate, my ear was eager to hear Chris's reply.

He took a sip from his glass of water and placed it back on the table, he looked at me with a grin before speaking up.

His reply shocked me to my marrow guess what it was.