Chapter 55

• FLASHBACK:
• Little Gideon woke up and made his way to the kitchen. At nine, he was used to making his own tea then he'll proceed to grab biscuits from the drawer in the kitchen. It was a Saturday and Nanny Grace comes at noon every Saturday. So little Gideon will have his breakfast, rush to his room to play with his toys and keep waiting for his nanny to come soonest. Sometimes, his mother will show up in his room and help him with his homework and when he wanted to go and play with the other kids in the neighborhood, she'll give him an hour or more. That Saturday morning was longer for Gideon. He kept waiting on the door bell to ring so he could run and open the door for his nanny and she seemed late. So, Gideon carried his school bag and went to his mother's room since she didn't come to check up on him. Maybe she forgot or was still asleep he thought. "Romero is that you? ' she asked after he banged on her door. "Yes Mommy. " he replied. She opened the door for him and when Gideon walked into her room, she was well dressed and reading a magazine. "You didn't come to check on me. " he told her. "You nanny is yet to arrive? " she asked him. "Yes. " he answered. She threw the magazine on the table adjacent her and opened her arms to the boy. "Come let's see what you have there. " she told him. He quickly climbed the bed and brought out his assignments.
• "Romero the assignments are already done. " she told him cuddling him. "I did it about an hour ago after you didn't show up. " Little Gideon said. "Wow Romero you are such an intelligent kid. " she praised him while he smiled. "The arithmetic is correct and you draw beautifully too. " she added. "So I drew a family tree. " he showed her pointing to his work of art. "My creative teacher said we could draw anything that appeals to us and caption it. " he said. "And you drew a family tree. " his mother said with a smile. "Who is that? " she asked him pointing to a tiny figure which was standing close to Gideon in the art. "My sister. " he told his mother. "You don't have one Romero. " his mother said laughing out loud. "Well maybe I'll have one. " he said. "I want one. " he told her. "Well, if your daddy returns from his trip, I'll tell him about your wish. " she said. Little Gideon got up and jumped happily while she laughed at the funny dance steps he made. Then, the door bell rang. "Nanny! " screamed Gideon while running out of his mother's room.