FROM:Armani Nnandi
SUBJECT: Sorry I’m such a loser
Yeah, let's hope there’s still time. Thanks for talking, how was your thanksgiving? Mine was beyond BRUTAL.
TO: Armani Nnandi
FROM: River Kennedy
SUBJECT: The thanksgiving surprise
In case you forgot, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving either. When ma mère ordered my father home for the weekend I knew that it had to be important, and it all explained why she kept asking me all those personal questions.
She’s pregnant and she wanted to know how I felt about it. I told her that I was happy for her, and that it would be odd. Not being the only child after 19 years.
TO:River Kennedy
FROM:Armani Nnandi
SUBJECT: Welcome To The Club!
I don’t know why, but I can’t seem to imagine you, as an older brother, you give off such only child energy. Congratulations to your mom and I know you’ll make a good brother, I’m almost as protective of Jaadi as a mother would be. I vowed to be who I needed when I was younger for him. And you won’t believe it, my aunt managed to send him his DREAM TRAIN. He’s so happy and it makes me happy to see him happy :)
Just as I hit the send key I heard a knock on my bedroom door, it was papa and he had a sealed brown envelope in his hand.
"I thought you were asleep?" I questioned and papa chuckled,
"How could I fall asleep knowing my light was unhappy now eh? I had to wait till your mama was asleep to give you this." He said handing me the sealed envelope which read,
SEASHORE AIRLINES: ARMANI OYANA NNANDI
My mouth hung open in shock and disbelief, "You didn't," I muttered and papa nodded,
"Yes I did, your flight back to the city of lights leaves at 4 AM make sure your mama doesn't hear or see you leaving or we're both in trouble." He added and I agreed enthusiastically before wrapping my arms around him and thanking him a million times for making this effort for me.
"Thank you so so much!" I chirped joyously, this was the happiest I'd been since I'd seen mama in my dorm room that day.
"Chase what makes you happy, just don't stay down too long if you happen to fall." Papa cautioned, "Until next time, Oyana."
"Until next time papa," I replied as he kissed my forehead and made his way out of my room.
I contemplated whether or not to call River and my friends immediately and inform them of the news that I'd indeed be returning but I wanted it to be a surprise so I decided to kept it to myself. I checked my computer screen and saw one last email from River that made my heart drop.
TO: Armani Nnandi
FROM: River Kennedy
SUBJECT: Sometimes the wrong train takes you to the right station.
I hope Jaadi liked his new blue train.
Talk later, thinking of you.
RK
I couldn’t believe it, I quite literally could not believe this new wave of information. I thought it was aunty Fatima who'd bought that expensive ass train for Jaadi, but now it all made sense and all the pieces of the puzzle were fitting together simultaneously. If it were her she would've signed it and made sure to call to make sure it'd been delivered, but again she hadn't and I couldn’t believe River had gone out of his way to do something like this for my little brother whom he'd never even met.
It was the nicest thing anyone had ever done for me, because they'd done it formybrother and that truly meant the world to me. I'd thank him over text but that wouldn't be enough, I'd thank him when I saw him tomorrow.
