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Irene froze before her father says"You really need more sleep."
Her mother nodded. "And stop staying awake alone at night , if you can't sleep you can go to the living room and watch tv"
"Okay, thanks", she replied thinking of lucian in the wardrod
There was a brief silence before her mother walked closer and gently touched her forehead.
"You're warm.", she said
"You sure you're not sick?" her mother asked carefully.
"I'm fine.", she replied
Meanwhile Lucian was being cooked inside the wardrobe
Her father finally yawned softly. "Alright,We're exhausted ."
"We'll talk tomorrow morning," her mother added. "Try to sleep huh."
"Okay.", she replied feeling extremely happy for lucian
The moment they left the room and closed the door behind them, Irene rushed toward the wardrobe instantly and yanked it open.
Lucian stepped out immediately, looking highly stressed.
I cannot believe you put me in there.", he said
Irene burst into laughter" You should've show your face."
"your hangers were attacking me.", he joked
That only made her laugh harder.
"So i'll get going", he said
" Thanks for your service", irene joke before she saw him jumped down her window, she then closed her window and, drew her curtains and offt the light , preparing to get to bed
The next morning ,Sunlight slipped softly through Irene's curtains.
the room felt peaceful, At least until Irene opened her eyes and remembered everything from the night before,mia, nicholas, ralph, the shadow and the funniest part;lucian vale in the wardrobe
That made her laughed out lifting her mood for the day
A vibration from her phone pulled her out from her laughter.
Mia:Good morninggggg.
Mia:How was yah night
Ireneimmediatelysatup "Fine , scared, then later embarassing/funny"
Three dots appeared instantly, then themessage dropped
Mia :"That's awesome"
Before she could reply again her phone beeped
Mia:Ralph texted me yesterday
Irene rolled her eyes automatically,suddenly she heard the aroma of food drifting in the air
Her senses reacted to it with her mouth water
A knock came at her door.
"Irene, breakfast!" her mother called.
"I'm coming!", she replied
She quickly got out of bed and headed to the bathroom brushed her tooth, then she took a warm bath
She wear a hoodie that is long enough to cover her upper thighs, then she cumped her hair, packed it before she heard another call from dinning room
"Irene?" her mother called again
" Coming"she said before she left her room
Dining room felt like a paradise, plates neatly arranged on the table with the aroma of scrambled eggs, toasted bread, and maple syrup . Her mother placed a plate of pancakes and sausages in front of her table while coffee steamed beside her father's newspaper.
"Morning", irene greeted as pulled her chair back to sit
" Morning, darling", her father said
"How's your night", erica asked
" Splendid", she replied taking a sip of her water
She's about to start eating until her phone vibrated , she checked it immediately and she sees lucian'smessage
"So who keeps texting you this early?" she asked casually.
Irene nearly choked on air.
"Mia," she lied quickly.
Her mother smiled slightly. "That girl talks too much."
"She really does," Irene agreed immediately.
Her father returned to his phone again while Irene carefully opened Lucian's message beneath the table.
Lucian:Did you survive your parents?
A smile appeared on her face before she could stop it.
Irene:Barely.
Three dots appeared immediately.
Lucian:Your closet traumatized me.
Irene almost laughed out loud.
"Irene?" her father called
She looked up instantly. "Hm?"
"You're smiling at your phone."
Her face heated immediately.
"No I'm not."
"You literally are," her mother said sarcastically
Meanwhile, both parents exchanged a small glance across the table.
The kind of parent that exchanged glances when they understood what their child is trying to hide
"What?" she asked defensively.
Her mother tried to hide a smile behind her coffee cup. "Nothing."
Irene groaned softly and dropped her head dramatically onto the table. "Can we please not do this today?"
Her parents laughed quietly.
Her mother laughed. "So there is somebody."
"There's nobody!" Irene defended herself
"Mhm,Me and your mother did more than that", " her father said before sipping his coffee.
Irene shook her head dramatically while muttering, "This family is stressful."
That only made both parents laugh harder,Breakfast slowly continued more comfortably after that.
Her mother served more pancakes onto Irene's plate despite her protests.
"You barely eat these days," she complained.
"Mum, this is too much.", irene complained
"You're finishing it.", Erica said
Her father nodded in support. "Listen to your mother."
Irene sighed like a tired businesswoman dealing with difficult clients before taking another bite.
"This is oppression."
Her mother pointed at her with the spatula. "But you're eating the oppression."
Even Irene laughed at that.
After breakfast, her father insisted they clean since it was sunday
Irene regretted coming downstairs to eat , she thought she should have eaten in her room
"Why am I washing plates when I didn't even cook?" she complained while rolling up her sleeves.
"Because you ate it confortablely," her father replied calmly.
Her mother burst into laughter nearby, A while later, music started playing softly from the living room speaker.though it was Old school songs
Her father quietly singing along badly.
Her mother teasing him for missing the lyrics
At one point, her mother pulled her lightly toward the center of the living room.
"Dance with me for a second.", Erica said
"Mum—", irene hummed
"Just dance.", Erica replied
Irene laughed softly as her mother spun her around playfully.
Her father clapped dramatically from the couch. "Beautiful performance."
"You're jealous because you can't dance," her mother fired back immediately.
"I dance perfectly.", jacob said
"No, you don't.", Erica accused laughing out loudly with irene
"Yes, I do.", he protested
"You dance like expired noodles.", Erica added another joke before Irene nearly fell over laughing.
Later that afternoon, Irene sat on the couch scrolling through her phone while her mother folding clothes nearby.
Another text from Lucian appeared.
Lucian:Did you survive breakfast interrogation?
A smile instantly appeared on her face again.
Irene:Barely. My parents think I'm hiding a boyfriend.
Three dots appeared immediately.
Then..
Lucian:Should I feel honored?
Irene bit back a smile before replying.
Irene:Don't flatter yourself.
And somewhere far away, at lucian house,
Lucian was probably smiling too.