Colors Of The Heart

Dark Green

(Melvin⬆️)

Chapter  Three

Skye

Dark green,  I've never really cared for that color or what it represented.  I used it when painting nature most times but this time it represented my jealousy over my sister's engagement, my greed,  Cherry had always given me everything I wanted, I should have been satisfied. Most importantly my ambition, my reckless ambition.

Jealousy dug deeper and ate away her love and care for her sister as the days went by.  Olivia had returned to school, which was great because she needed to focus and lately Olivia had been trying to distract her from Cherry's engagement but that was just a lost cause, Skye had made up her mind already.

Skye called Louisa for the umpteenth time before Louisa finally answered 'You better have a good reason for disturbing my beauty sleep' Louisa said irritated.

"Louisa it's Skye, I've been trying to reach you for a while now. We still have a lot to discuss.  You haven't called me since ice cream night, have you come up with the plan?" Skye asked.

'Of course sweetheart, don't you trust me? Why don't you come by my house? We'll discuss properly' Louisa said sweetly.

Skye smiled "Of course, thanks. I'll be right there" she replied.

'Skye,  don't you fücking call me by this time again. Some of us need a lot of sleep to maintain our beautiful face without eye bags' Louisa said and ended the call.

Skye giggled and dropped the phone, Louisa was always so obsessed with her face. No wonder she got into modelling, Skye wondered if she got off on seeing all those billboards with her face on it.

She quickly brushed her teeth and took a shower before putting on a sunflower print dress. She did her normal routine of applying white powder, lip gloss and eye pencil before tying her hair into a bun and stepping  out of the room.

She ran into her father's girl friend Shade just outside the room. Yes, her father at sixty was shamelessly dating a girl who was just three years older than her and he spent more money and time on her like he'd never done with his daughters. It disgusted her to no end, not just her, Cherry also.

"Oh look, sleeping dumbass is awake. Did your prince come to kiss you out of your slumber or did he send a frog to?" Shade asked sarcastically.

Skye scoffed "Of course not, soon to be step bîtch. What are you doing here, didn't your boyfriend travel to Cotonou last night?" Skye asked pushing past Shade.

Shade followed "Yes he did, but he also gave me a spare key so I can come here whenever I want to" Shade boasted.

"Awww, how disgusting. Don't you have other old men to sleep with? Is my father your only client, tell me Shade, how did you get into prostitution? Do you have daddy issues,  did your father abandon you as a child, do you know him,  do you even have one,  is that why you're chasing other people's daddies?" Skye exclaimed with mock pity.