CEDRIC POV:-
I didn't get an ounce of sleep, I kept tossing and turning in my bed. Those brown eyes are haunting me, I want to know more about the owner of those eyes. It's creeping me out of how much she keeps invading my mind just in 2 days, it's not just about her checking me out it's about me liking it.
"Hmmm" I heard a grunt beside me, a smile was formed on my face, the sunlight is hiring Amanda's face and her sleep is getting disturbed. I got out of bed and closed the curtains, and laid back on the bed. There is nothing special about her in comparison to Amanda.
Amanda has baby blue eyes, high cheekbones, a heart-shaped face, blonde hair, and fair skin. She looks like a Barbie doll and has a smooth and soft voice. She is also strong and smart.
In contrast, Niya has dark brown eyes that appear black, dark brown hair, a round face with an uneven jawline, and a rough voice.
Niya does not compare to Amanda in terms of appearance, as she is just a normal-looking girl with light acne marks.
"What's wrong with me? Why am I comparing them?" I thought to myself.
"What's wrong, Cedric? Are you okay, baby?" she asked, suddenly realizing I had spoken my thoughts aloud.
"Nothing, babe. Just work stress," I lied, running my fingers through her hair as I spoke.
"Okay, what time is it?" she asked.
"It's 7:15," I replied, then excused myself to take a shower to cool down.
When I returned downstairs for breakfast at almost 7:40, where everyone was there except for Mom, Dad, Amanda, and obviously Niya.
"Good morning, Cedric," Riya greeted me cheerfully.
I really like Riya. She is kind and sweet, and I like her more than Alexa and Lexi. She has grey eyes and dirty blonde hair, and a square-shaped face with a light brown complexion. Riya and Niya don't look anything alike - I met Riya's father once and I can see that she inherited his hair and eyes
"Good morning, Riya"
"Breakfast?"
"Yeah sure and can I get black coffee"
"Yeah for sure Cedric" with that she started preparing my coffee and Lexi was preparing breakfast, Alexa sat beside Xander and Liam discussing something, and there is my sister Cady scrolling her Instagram feed.
"Ahem," Liam cleared his throat, looking nervous.
"Cedric, we were thinking that Abby is going to resign soon and you'll need a personal assistant. Xander and I talked it over with everyone here and came up with a solution."
"Okay, go on. What do you propose?" Cedric regretted asking, wishing he had just declined the offer outright.
"We thought that you need a personal assistant, and Niya is currently searching for a job. As a fresher, she could gain some valuable experience by working with you. Why don't you give her a chance?"
I was taken aback by the suggestion. Was Liam being serious? I was about to decline, but when I caught sight of Riya's hopeful expression, I found myself agreeing to the most foolish idea.
"Sure, why not. Let's give Niya a chance," I said, regretting my decision immediately. I saw the hope in Riya's eyes and couldn't bear to disappoint her, even though I have a bad feeling about this.
"Great, I'll let Niya know," Liam said, relieved that I had agreed.
I couldn't help but wonder if I had made a mistake. I had never even met Niya before, and now I was agreeing to give her a chance as my personal assistant. I hoped that this wouldn't come back to bite me later.
"Thanks, Cedric it will be nice if she works with you, maybe she might understand about responsibility" Riya looked happy, God what am I gonna do now.
"Good morning, everyone," Amanda greeted as she descended the stairs and took a seat beside me. She was about to speak when we heard Riya say, "Good morning, Niya. You're up pretty early for yourself."
"Good morning to you too, Riya. What can I say? I'm a package full of surprises," Niya replied with a chuckle, taking a seat and greeting the rest of the group. Just then, Nydia, who was standing behind Niya, fixed her gaze on me with a strange expression.
"Nydia, why are you staring at me like that?" I asked, feeling confused.
"I want an organism," Nydia said innocently. It took a moment for me to realize what she meant, and when I did, I was shocked.
"Nydia!" everyone else exclaimed, looking horrified as they realized what she meant as well.
"Who taught you that word, Nydia?" Riya asked, narrowing her eyes.
"Auntie, She said you would get an organism by looking." Nydia began, but Niya cut her off.
She grabbed a piece of pancake and fed it to Nydia, knowing that she was going to be in trouble from the start.
"Nydia, why don't you go upstairs?" Riya suggested politely, and Nydia nodded before heading upstairs.
Now it was Niya staring at her feet and everyone else staring at her in disbelief. Riya was throwing daggers at her sister with her eyes, looking like she could kill her if given the chance.
Niya tried to explain that she had no idea that Nydia was in the room with her, but Riya was in no mood to listen. She started yelling and venting her anger
And then everyone gasped when Riya slapped Niya and Xander was pissed at Niya too cause she brought up the topic of how irresponsible Riya was to get pregnant at age of 22 and being a single mother, which was not good and I didn't like it either she should have never said that.
Niya gave a small smile to Riya as she wiped the blood from her lip, the result of a slap from Riya. "Great," Niya choked out, clearly trying to hold back tears as she walked out of the room.
Amanda tried to follow Niya and comfort her, but Riya stopped her. The rest of us sat in silence, eating our breakfast. Riya asked everyone to continue with their meal, but Xander was still angry with Niya. If Niya had been a man, I have no doubt that Xander would have beaten him up.
After we finished eating, we heard a small sob from Riya. I felt bad for her, knowing that she had suffered a lot because of my brother's foolish actions. But we all knew that Riya was strong. I couldn't help but wonder if this was what Zach had been trying to warn us about the other day - maybe Niya really was bad news.
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