MY BESTIE & I.
14.
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©️✍️Sha Ron ✍️✔️
I went back to the shop and asked the man to tell me exactly what he is talking about.
“I can take you to the station to see for yourself, he is my customer and that’s why I came here to tell his boy”
“Okay, let’s get going please!” I ran to my car and when I saw his boy following us, I told him to stay back and take care of the shop.
The man took me to the police station he was taken to and I was surprised to see my mother walking into her car while his parents are kneeling down beside her car.
“What’s happening here?!” I asked no one in particular, my mother threw a disgusting look at me.
“Please, help me and beg your mother to have mercy upon my son, Yvonne please!” His mother begged while his father kept his head down.
“Mom, what is this supposed to mean? What did you do to Henry?!” I asked her holding her hand so she wouldn’t close her door and drive off.
She came out of the car and striked me across my face angrily, “how dare you?! What nonsense!” She seethed.
She turned to enter her car again but I repeated my action, will I ever forget the fury in my mother’s eyes when she looked at me again? Heck no!
“Mom! Why are you doing this?! Do you ever care about my happiness?!!” I cried.
She gave me another dirty slap on my left cheek, I swear, that very day, if it wasn’t for the fact that she’s my mother, I would have slapped her back because the pains were unbearable.
I could only close my eyes tightly and shriek “Mom!!”
“What is there to be happy about him?! He can only bring you grief and am trying to save you and you dare raise your voice at me!!”
“Mother! Don’t save me, if safety is hurting me and taking my happiness away, I’m sorry, I don’t need it!!”
“Fine! If you go in there to set him free!! Don’t ever return home, get it into your head that you cease to be my daughter if you choose him!” She barked, entered her car and raced off.
What do I do now?
“Yvonne? Go home” Henry’s father said still on his knees, I went on my knees beside him and let the tears flow.
“You have to obey your mother no matter what, go to her, she needs you more than ever, she’s going through a lot now” his mother added.
Who? Who needs who? She’s mourning my father, does she think I’m enjoying the fact that my father died?!
He left a lot behind which all needs to be taken care of, should I be happy about that?!
They are here worrying about someone that has put their only son in cell. My mother was really another agent of sorrow back then and she was killing me slowly.
(The only thing I didn’t know back then was that she was being the best mother ever! She wants my happiness more than anyone, I know you won’t understand, just keep reading ??)
How do someone walk away from the one person they love? I had almost lost him once and now that our relationship is heading somewhere she’s busy trying to separate us.
I didn’t know what to say to them, I gave them money to try and see if the police will release him while I went home to meet my mother.
She was seated on the staircase when I got home, a glass of dry gin at hand, I went to her and took the drink away, when did she start drinking alcohol?
“I’m sorry Mom, I didn’t mean to hurt you” I empathized as I went on my knees to hug her.
My mother gets angry easily and can do stupid things out of anger, but she is certainly not a bad person and I love her even though we weren’t all that close.
Yeah, I learnt what Henry told me about them was true, they are doing everything for me and
She is someone jovial, carefree and kind hearted but she adheres strictly to my father’s commands, she was so good to Henry’s family when we are still together and I know she still has a soft spot for them.
I think I know what to do!
The only thing that can change my mother’s mind about Henry’s family is when she sees a proof that wh@tëver happened between my father and his wasn’t true.
I must get to the root of that but how will I be able to find out the truth about something that happened years back.
If my father had given me a chance to stay home, I would have thought about it and all these wouldn’t be happening.
“Did I hurt your face?” My mother asked admix tears as she looked closely at my face.
“I’m fine Mom, I shouldn’t have talked to you like that, I was wrong” I admitted.
“I was harsh to my daughter for no just cause, I just don’t know what else to do, Yvonne, I h@të everything that’s happening” my mom confessed and I felt relieved.
“Mother, you don’t have to do or worry about anything now, I have lost dad and I don’t want to loose you too!” I pleaded with her to stop stressing herself.
“Did you release him?” She asked a surprising question and I told her the truth “I will call the D.P.O to set him free” she said.
“Thanks Mom, I promise you I won’t see him again… I will do wh@tëver you want me to do… I will…”
“Do you love him?” My mother asked another question stopping me from making all my empty promises.
I looked up at her face and nodded sincerely, I hope she wouldn’t send me back to the States.
“Does he love you because I won’t take it lightly with him if he breaks your heart again?”
“Huh?!!” ??
“Mom, what…are you…saying?”
“I’m only sad that your father isn’t alive to complete what he started, I’m happy you two has finally grown up and realized how much you two love each other”
“I still don’t understand what you are saying Mom, what exactly are you driving at?” I asked her again dumpfounded.
“It was all a plan, Yvonne” she laughed and stood up from the stair. She went into the parlour and sat down, I stood transfixed on one place.
“Plan? What plan?!” I asked throwing my hands up, I turned to look at who just came in when the door opened, Henry and his whole family stood there.
“Oh! how much I miss you darling!” Grandma said coming towards me, and the others went to sit down.
“Grandma! When did you come back?” I asked getting over a bit of my shock though am surprised to see them all complete in my house and my mother is busy smiling and exchanging pleasantries with them.
I still haven’t heard what I want to hear and they are confusing me the more.
“Today dear, I had to come back because we are having a special party tomorrow and for the fact that your birthday is soon! I can’t miss it for anything!!” She gushed.
“I… I don’t get this, mother, what’s happening? Someone please tell me what’s going on here?!”
Henry stood up and came to me, he held my hand and squeezed lightly “Babe, come and sit down, I have a confession to make and I hope you will forgive me”
“Don’t say you have a confession to make, say we …let’s all take a sit and have a family meeting, I feel bad that the man that started this plan is not here!” Grandma said sadly.
I looked from one person to another and wondered what they are blurting!
