"Jesus! You startled me".It was six in the morning yet the whole household was asleep as usual. The whole household except the newcomer.Fyodor jumped as he saw the woman who sat on the floor close to the floor to ceiling window.He had worn a gym suit with converse to match, he was preparing to go for a morning run. Unlike every other occupant in his household, Fyodor jogged every Sunday morning to clear his head."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you", Alina said as she stood up, she was three months gone and her baby bump was beginning to show. Her belly seemed somewhat… weird? Coupled with her tiny frame.Wait.. what has gone wrong?She sounded sad and her voice sounded like her vocal cords were swollen. Was she crying?Now that Fyodor scanned her features, her eyes were puffy and glistening like she was crying a few minutes ago. Trouble in paradise?"Are you okay?", he found himself asking even though he just made fun of her. He couldn't walk out like it was none of his bu

Fyodor was his mother's favorite person throughout the journey to the church. She walked by his side and sat by him in the car as she continued to make him see more reasons why he should attend the church regularly and of course punctually as she made sure everyone was ready in time to meet the praise and worship program.Fyodor was attending church today because he was bored. He didn't have work to do and decided to come along. His whole family thought that he never attended church services because he doesn't believe in God. Fyodor stopped going to church because he got too busy at work. He runs an Artificial intelligence organization, he doesn't have all the time to himself. In his own view, it wouldn't hurt to spend some time with God since he has nothing else to do. Besides, he needed ideas, he was thinking of making more Christian apps or machines that could serve the church or improve the Christian life and there was no better place to get ideas if not the church itself, was t

"Angie! Join us at the table, you have cooked enough meat", James hollered."Just a sec!"Angela carried the remaining cooked meat to the table.Joseph stood at once and moved a chair backwards for Angela to sit before seating next to her."Beer?", he asked warmly."Nah, coke would do. Thank you", Sophia answered for Angela.She "Haha, very funny but I wasn't talking to you", Joseph rolled his eyes in circles and offered Angela a smile, "What would you like to drink, Angie?" "Thank you.Water would do for now".Sophia scoffed and played with her phone.Joseph unscrewed the cap of a bottle of water and passed it to her.She smiled in appreciation and drank from the bottle.James watched them amused. Joseph clearly likes her, he would definitely be a passionate lover and James would be happy to play matchmaker."I'm bored", Sophia announced as she dropped her phone noisily on the table."Let's play waltz", Joseph suggested."Who plays waltz nowadays?"Sophia rolled her eyes. How she wish

His phones rang incessantly, more mails popped up, his voice assistant wouldn't stop talking, the intercom buzzed repeatedly. Omar himself is found around all the mess as he talked to a man on the phone. "Ha, Mister man, you need not worry. You know I always take care of the bills". Omar ignored the state of his office. He too felt like a mess. After dealing with his drama queen aka Farah, he had dressed in a fine tailored suit to find his missing money on a Monday morning. The girl wouldn't allow him to leave home, it almost felt like he was a single dad. He chuckled at the memory and all other ones they had created."Don't worry. Mister man, I will get everything ready. Everything ready for your magic hands", Omar said as he laughed.Mister man is a friend he met at a bar, who understands numbers better than any man Omar's ever known. In other words, the man is a genius.Omar wanted him to look at the records and spot the hints he may have overlooked."Now do not patronize me. S

"I think it's…", Sophia intentionally paused her speech to taunt Angela."Yes? Sophia? Are you still there?", Angela questioned further. She had sent Sophia a report she had written and badly needed someone to review before she hit the SEND button."It's eye-catching!", Sophia screamed and raised unnecessary attention as other customers turned to give her a disapproving look."So many people are going to read about Mellie and it's all thanks to the reporter who wrote a great script". Sophia unheeded the onlookers and continued, "So my sweetheart, you can share it with the public". "You are the best!" Angela. squealed and hung up.Sophia smiled to herself proudly. Yes! She truly is the best friend in the whole wide world. She checked her list and moved to the next section.Sophia's lips thinned as she eyed the big compartment that used to carry a lot of cabbages. Where did it all go? Who had bought all the cabbages without her knowledge?She needed cabbages to try a recipe she saw on