Jalen dressed in a pair of yoga pants and a tank top. She slipped her feet into a pair of house slippers and headed to the kitchen, opting to moisturize before bed.
She took out a pot and filled it with water, putting it on to boil. She was going to make spaghetti with garlic bread. It would be quick and easy, giving her time to check everyone’s homework, work on some of her own, make lunches for the next day, and get the twins ready for bed without it being too late. Just another day in her and her siblings' lives.
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Rohan stepped into his house, feeling drained from the last meeting call that he had. The client he was working with was beyond difficult. It wasn’t a hard campaign byany means, but the fact that they kept wanting to change the concept was making it headache-inducing.
He dropped his keys in the bowl and took his wallet from his back pocket, placing it on the entry table beside the bowl. He went to his bedroom, deciding he needed to blow off a bit of steam.
Changing into a pair of athletic shorts and sneakers, he went to his basement, which was essentially his man cave, though he lived alone. It housed a sectional, a large flat screen television, a small bar with liquor, a pool table, and a dartboard. In the back, there was a weight bench and a few free weights.
Rohan approached the bench, deciding to do a few reps there before moving to the free weights. He knew he didn’t want to do anything too extreme, because the last thing he wanted was to go back to work sore tomorrow.
An hour later, he exited the basement and went into his bedroom. He removed his shoes and placed them in the closet, then headed into his en suite. He started the shower, then removed his shorts, boxers, and socks while the water heated.
Stepping inside, Rohan placed his head under the showerhead, allowing the water to cascade down his face and body. He washed himself, letting the hot water ease over his coiled muscles.
Once he was finished, he wrapped a towel around his waist and entered his bedroom. He had no plans to go anywhere else that evening, so he slipped into a pair of boxers and socks. He rubbed lotion on himself before heading out of his room.
Going into his kitchen, he decided he would eat the leftover lasagna from the night before. Placing it onto a plate, he put it in the microwave and started it before grabbing a bottle of water from the refrigerator as he waited for his food to heat.
When it was finished, he took it into the living room. As he ate, he flipped through channels before settling on a documentary.
Once he finished eating, he went to the kitchen, washed the dishes, and returned to the living room to continue watching the documentary.
Rohan had lost track of time until he heard his home phone ringing. No one ever called him on it except for his mother and his brother if he had called his cellphone and hadn’t received an answer.
Getting up, he headed to the phone dock and picked up the cordless phone. He saw his brother’s number flashing across the screen and answered it.
“Hey Trent. What’s up?”
“Hey, Roh. I have a favor to ask.”
“Okay, what is it?”
“I’ve got a meeting I can’t get out of tomorrow, and I was wondering if you could stay with Alynn. She’s supposed to get released sometime tomorrow afternoon, and I’m not sure how long I’ll be indisposed. It could be all day.”
“You’ve been working a lot since you changed companies.”
“I know, but it’s just because I’m still acclimating to the expansion and we’re hiring for the additional positions. Once everything is in order, I’ll be working less and not feeling like I’m running in place, but it’s worth it. The extra money is nice and allows me to take care of Alynn comfortably.
“I bet. Being the Operations Manager for a Cayman Industries company, I’d expect nothing less than financial security. I have a meeting in the morning, but I can be there by noon, and if I need to, I’ll check her out, and she can stay with me until you’re done.”
“Great. Thanks, Roh.”
“Don’t mention it. I’ll talk to you later.” With that, the two hung up.
Rohan placed the phone back on the base and headed back into the living room to turn the television off. Deciding he would go into his home office and work on an advertising concept. He figured the more he could get done tonight, the sooner he could get to the hospital with his niece tomorrow.
He knew he would have no problem checking her out because his brother had put him and their mother on her paperwork. Which wasn’t unusual since it was only the four of them.
Sitting down at his desk, he logged on to his work email and opened the email that he had received from a member of his team.
Once he had put in a few hours of work, Rohan saved it and saved it in his email to pull it up the next morning at work. He debated for a moment about sending it to his team, but it was getting late, and he figured it could wait until tomorrow.
Rohan rose from the desk and exited the office. He made his rounds as he always did, making sure everything was locked and turned off before heading into his bedroom. He wasn’t quite tired yet, but figured he could get into bed and watch some television until he fell asleep.
Sliding under the comforter, he grabbed the remote from his bedside table and settled on Investigation Discovery. He always found it amazing how crazy the people on these shows were.
