CHAPTER 12: EVIL FAMILY

NAYA’S P.O.V

I walked out of the kitchen holding a tray that contained a number of dishes for dinner. Eric, Karen, Nelson and Mandy were all seated at the table waiting. Karen and Mandy chatted animatedly with smiles on their faces, and for a minute I was saddened by the fact that I might never have that kind of relationship with anyone in this house. I wondered if they would ever like me enough to sit and chat and laugh with me like this. Probably not.

I shook off those depressing thoughts, heading to the table as fast as I could. I slid the plates gently on to the table.

“Heyyy,” I greeted in a bright tone and a wide smile.

“What do you think you are doing?” Karen’s voice rang sharply in my ears.

My brows creased but I refused to look at her and continued to arrange the plates on the table. “Hmm…. serving the food?” I responded.

“And who gave you the right to do that” she snapped.

I said nothing at first. Once I was done serving, I straightened up and turned to look at her. “Well