12 - A Fast Visit

The next day, Oli wakes up early to Vers rubbing her head against his chin.

“Hmph. What? Today is Sunday, Vers. Let me sleep.”

Oli growled, trying to get Vers to stop going back to sleep, but the kitten kept rubbing its head in Oli's face and meowing.

"OK. OK. What it was?"

Oli sat up in bed rubbing his eyes and looked towards Vers's kibble bowl, which was completely empty, without a single grain of kibble.

“You are hungry, aren't you?”

He asked, looking at the kitten who was now standing in front of the bedroom door, looking at the doorknob.

Oli got ready and went down to the living room. No one was awake yet, so he walked straight to the fridge looking for the necessary ingredients.

Vers had a balanced diet prepared by a veterinary nutritionist, so it was required that at least 3 of the 4 meals of the day, be made with the recipes that she passed to Oli.

So, Oli took some vegetables and put them in a small pot to cook. He took a piece of unseasoned chicken that he had made the day before, and heated it in a frying pan without oil, just with water.

After the vegetables were ready, Oli cut them into small slices and placed them in Vers' bowl, adding the shredded chicken and the kitten's special food.

After that, he added some spices to give the vegetables some flavor. They are common seasonings for humans, but specific for cats. This means that cats could eat it without any harm, while still being extremely tasty for people.

The smell of the chicken breast was great, making anyone salivate when they smelled it, but that didn't affect Oli anymore, as he was already used to the foods he made.

“Hello? Up so early? You know today is Sunday, right? Wow… What an amazing smell!”

Daniel appeared in the living room with a notepad, heading towards the kitchen to find out what Oli was preparing.

"Yeah, I know…"

Oli said, looking at Vers, who looked away to hide it.

“But Vers got hungry, so I made him breakfast. Will you want something?”

He completed it, putting in some cat supplements that Vers needed to eat and turning to look for something in the cupboard.

“Oh, what are you preparing?”

Daniel asked, picking up the spoon Oli was using to mix the food and putting a spoonful in his mouth.

"Wait! That's it…"

Before Oli could stop him, Daniel spooned Vers's food into his mouth.

The two stared at each other in silence for a few seconds.

“As incredible as it sounds, this is amazing. I am impressed that the feed is not as bad as it normally should be”

Daniel said, swallowing his food.

“…How should it normally be?”.

Oli asked, confused that Daniel had already eaten kibble.

“I had a cat when I was little. His feed didn’t taste like that.”

Daniel said, while Oli stared at him in disbelief.

“Haven't you ever tasted your cat's food? Not even when you were little?”

Daniel asked, as Oli continued to stare at him in disbelief.

"But and you? Why are you awake?".

Oli questioned, changing the subject.

“I work best in the morning, so I'll study some melodies for the next song.”

Daniel replied, looking down at the notebook he was holding.

“Anything planned for today?”

Daniel asked.

“I think I'll go to Carly's later. She had commented yesterday about us watching something, and also, I need to see if Freddie has managed to set up their Twitch stream.”

Oli replied, putting Vers' food bowl on the floor.

Vers began to devour the food. Normally, he was very hungry in the morning, so it wasn't something strange for Oli.

“What time are you going there? I needed to get my screwdriver from Spencer to fix a part of my amp. Can you get it for me?”.

Daniel asked.

“Want me to go in a little while? I’ll just cook breakfast and I can go.”

Oli asked, taking two eggs from the fridge.

Daniel nodded in agreement.

“Oh, and don't be back too late today, okay? Tomorrow is your first day of school. So, you better go to sleep early.”

Daniel said, grabbing an orange juice from the fridge.

"All good!"

Oliver replied.

After cooking a big bowl of scrambled eggs with fried bacon, along with a lightly sweetened coffee that smelled delicious, Bella and Emy woke up to join Daniel and Oli for breakfast.

“Good morning, Big Oliiii!”

Emy ran towards Oli, still in her pajamas, her hair messed up.

“Are you awake yet, young lady? Aren't you going to change clothes for coffee?"

Oli asked, lifting Emy onto his lap.

“No, no, no! Emy only wears her pajamas on Sunday. Sunday is Emy's pajama day.”

Emy said, stretching in Oli's lap.

They all sat down at the breakfast table, enjoying that tasty meal that, even though it was simple, was one of the best tastes they had ever tasted.

Around 9 am, Oli decided to go to Carly's apartment in search of Daniel's screwdriver.

Oli rings the bell.

"I'M GOING!"

Carly's voice comes from the other side of the door.

When she opens the door, Oli can see Carly with messy hair, wearing pink long-sleeved pajamas with a little flower on the print.

“Was it?”

Carly is amazed to see Oli at that hour.

“Hi Carly. My uncle asked me to get the…”

Before Oli can finish talking, Carly closes the door in his face and runs out.

Oli is confused by what happened and wonders if he did something wrong.

[Carly's Commentary]

Carly sits disheveled on the sofa, her face puffy from sleep, her legs moving anxiously.

“I can't believe Oli came here at this hour and WITHOUT NOTIFYING ME! I'm all messed up. He will hate me if he sees me like this. I need to figure this out.”

[Commentary Ends]

"Oh Oli!"

Carly opens the door after a few minutes. She was all dressed up, with her hair styled, wearing a red T-shirt with a denim skirt and purple leggings underneath.

“Are you going to close the door in my face again?”

Oli asked, laughing.

“No, sorry. You can come in heh.”

Carly replied, a little embarrassed.

Upon entering, he is faced with Spencer lying on the couch in the living room sleeping, holding a video game controller in his hand and with an open package of snacks on his lap.

“SPENCER!”

Carly screams, trying to wake her brother.

“Huh? Raam? O hometown?”

Spencer asked, waking up with a start.

“Did you spend all night playing?”

Oli asked confused.

“Sunday is the only day Carly and I let me play video games late. I need to enjoy it.”

Spencer replied, stretching out on the couch.

“It’s because he can’t control himself, you know?”

Carly said, trying to justify herself.

Oli smirked, amused that Carly controlled how much he could play video games. It was clear that Spencer was addicted, so if Carly didn't control her older brother's hobby, he would probably play all day and forget about his obligations.

“Anyway, what are you doing here at… 9 am?”

Spencer asked, pausing to look at her watch.

“Sorry to come here so early.”

Oli said.

“Oh no, it's okay! You don't need to say sorry."

Carly said, putting on a happy smile.

“My uncle asked me to fetch a screwdriver he left with Spencer. He needs to fix his amplifier.”

Oliver continued.

“Ohhhh, the screwdriver! I will get. Must be in my super pink toolbox.”

Spencer said, getting up quickly and heading towards his room.

“Do you still come here today to see the movie?”

Carly asked smiling.

“I will, but it won’t be until later, won’t it?”

Oli asked.

“Yeah, I still need to call Sam. Today is Sunday, so she will probably not wake up until after 2pm.”

Carly said with a giggle.

"I THOUGHT!"

Spencer said, bouncing back with the screwdriver in her hand.

"Take!"

He handed it to Oli.

Before leaving, Oli looked at the TV and saw what Spencer spent the night playing.

“Do you play that game too?”

Oli asked, pointing at the TV.

“Gears of War? Do you play too?”

Spencer asked excitedly.

“I already played, but Uncle Daniel who is very addicted too.”

Oli replied, looking at Spencer's score.

“You couldn't get past General Raam either? Haha.”

Oli asked, laughing at the situation.

"Also?"

Spencer asked confused.

"Yes! Uncle Daniel can't pass either, so he asked me to do it for him.”

Oli replied, not realizing what he had just done.

“Oh really?”

Spencer raised his eyebrows and left the room in slow motion, walking backwards towards his bedroom door, disbelieved by the information Oli had given him without realizing it.

Carly and Oli looked at each other confused, not understanding what had just happened.

[Spencer's Commentary]

Spencer was sitting on the couch with his posture hunched forward, irritated.

“I KNEW Daniel was no more than General Raam! Now it's all explained. It was obvious that he didn't even know what he was doing. I was much more advanced than him since the last time and suddenly he succeeds? That… That… SKUNK-BAG!”

As he says this, Spencer looks both ways carefully.

"I hope Carly didn't hear that."

He said embarrassed.

[Commentary Ends]