1 The Beginning

I just got home from my singing lesson, when I noticed mom was not at home, she was normally home by this time.

I glanced at my phone screen and the time was seven minutes past twelve in the evening.

I decided to wait for her, I wanted to tell her something very important. So I prepared something very delicious for her if I was going to make her not tell Mike, my stepdad.

Okay, let me introduce myself. I am Lady Eunice Louisiana Mike, I am nineteen, an Englander and an American, yeah I am from both countries, England and America. Don't worry you will learn more about my nationality in future chapters.

A first-year medical college student at the Federal Medical school of Great Britain, I am hoping to be a Radiologist someday.

Okay, there is this guy in my department, he is in his third year, he is twenty-one. His name is Johnny Johnson, he is popularly known as J.J and I have a crush on him.

I have been crushing on him since I was in junior secondary school, he had never noticed me, and I do not think he even knows about my existence.

I have been stalking him too. I like whatever he likes, visit wherever he visits, and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and every other social media.

I have even subscribed to his youtube channel, put on the notification bell and I normally like every one of his videos and even the type of videos I do not normally like, I always do when it comes to J.J. I applied for the Federal Medical college because he was schooling there.

I studied twice as hard as a serious student should just to get admitted and I hope to work in the same hospital as him one day.

I am really into this guy and guess what, he spoke to me today, for the first time in many years, ever since my first year as a high school Junior student, for the very first time in my life and I can't wait to tell mom about it.

I think she went to fix her hair, because she always does or for something else that has to do with beauty.

I decided to call her to be sure. After the phone rang for about seven seconds, she finally picked up,

"Hi honey" she greeted,

"Hi mom, good afternoon" I greeted back.

"Where are you?" I asked.

"At the hair salon, I am changing my hair to pink. What's up?" She asked.

"Are you almost done? I made dinner and came home quickly, there is something I want to talk to you about '' I said to her.

"No honey, I am almost done with my hair. I want to get my nails done too and go shopping after that, '' she said and chuckled.

"Uh, why? It's not your birthday. Is tomorrow grandma's birthday? Is there something you are not telling me?" I asked her.

"No dear, tomorrow is my wedding anniversary with your dad", she said as she and some other ladies started laughing.

"Oh, Okay, bye!" I said to my mom.

"Bye honey," said and ended the call.

When I checked the time again, it was seven thirty PM. I decided to return to my room. I connected my phone charger to my phone and reached out for my school bag to do my homework.

"Honey I'm home," mom shouted at the top of her voice, from outside, behind our main door of the living room as it was always locked.

I quickly rushed down the stairs the moment I heard her voice to open the door for her.

"Hi mom, welcome back", I said as she gave me a tight hug.

"How was your day honey?" she asked as she kept smiling.

"It was great, very great. Something great happened to me today" I said as I equally smiled back at her, I was as happy as she was, probably, even more, happier than she was.

"My day was great, thanks," she said to me disappointed because I always ask her how her day was too.

Immediately we were inside the living room, I said,

"Guess what mom. Guess what happened today", I said as I was grinning at her.

"Am sorry honey, you know tomorrow is a very big day for me, for Mike, for you, for us?" she said sadly to me.

"I just got back, I have to take a shower first. We will talk about anything you want to tell me later, okay?" She said as she walked away.

I was disappointed, but still, I understand.

I know she has to look good for Mike, her husband. He will soon be home, either before nine pm or after nine.

I decided to return to my room, I was already done with my homework, and I decided to do my singing practice. Singing is the only thing I am doing in my life for myself, that does not have to do with J.J.

I love singing and am very good at singing. I have even done covers of popular songs on YouTube.

It was eight thirty PM when I heard mom shouting at the top of her voice,

"Hey honey, you can come down now", she said.

I rushed downstairs again to meet her. She doesn't like it when someone wastes her time unnecessarily, especially on a night like this, she has more important things to attend to.

When I got downstairs, she was holding and sipping from a glass of wine, she was wearing a voluptuous silk nightgown and sitting on the couch directly opposite the TV.

"Hmmm. That is the sexy lady over there" I said and sat beside her.

I wanted to have a sip from her glass her wine, but she quickly snatched it away from me and said,

"Nah, I would not let you, it is not for kids, it is an alcoholic wine, it is forty-five per cent alcoholic," she said and made a funny face, glaring at me.

"But I am nineteen and I will be twenty next month," I said as I did not know why she did not allow me to drink from her glass of wine.

"Wait till you are twenty-one, that is the legal age to drink alcohol in America," she said to me.

"Mom, this is England, not America," I said and started to whine.

"I'm from America, so you are legally an American too," she said and chuckled. I did not reply, I just was not ready to argue with anyone, I did not want to spoil my mood.

"So tell me, why did you call me today?" She asked me and then gulped down the remaining wine in her glass.

"Oh, I wanted to tell you that I prepared dinner, your favourite, spaghetti, the Italian style, I used grandma's recipe," I said and was hoping she would tell me to serve her some of it.

"Oh that, I have already had dinner, thanks to you, I enjoyed myself, it was very delicious," she said and was grinning at me.

Oh no!

I decided to still try, I wanted to tell her while she was eating.

I did not have a choice, just then a second thought came in, a negative one.

What if she disapproves of me making friends with J.J, and is talkless about dating him?

It has been my dream to date him ever since the first day I saw him.

"Okay, let me be honest, J.J spoke to me today. I was so nervous at first when I saw him walking towards me, but I just gained the confidence to face him."

"But we only talked about some school stuff, do not worry, he has not asked me to date him yet" I tried defending him as mom was already giving me that OH NO GIRL look.

"Is that all?" She asked me.

"Yes, any problem?" I asked her.

"No," she said and chuckled.

"Thank you, Lord," I said to myself.

"Oh yes girl, there is a problem," she said angrily to me.

"I thought you had gotten over that guy, he does not know you and he never will. He will never like you.

"I work hard to be able to send you to school and all you do is follow a guy around?" She said disappointedly to me.

"Do you think it is easy to sponsor you to school, I know you chose that college because of that guy. I am so disappointed,'' she said to me.

I felt bad, I should not have talked to her about it. I was disappointed in myself too.

I became sad. I did not mean for things to turn out this way.

"Am sorry mom?" I said to her and then busted out crying.

She was right, I was crazy over J.J.

I have been crazy over him since secondary school when we moved in with Mike, my stepdad.

Mike has adopted me, and so am his child legally, he is medically sterile, that makes me his heiress, he is damn wealthy, a billionaire.

I don't know much about my biological father.

Mum said he was once married and divorced with a son before she met him.

They were almost married when she caught him cheating just two days before their wedding, red-handed.

She immediately called off the wedding.

She met Mike about four to five years ago and tied the knot after dating for three years.

"I Am sorry mom, I truly am. I indeed applied for this college because of him, but it is not that anymore. I have a passion for my course now. I want to become a doctor now" I said to her calmly, hoping she would brighten up a bit.

But then she asked,

"What about your music classes? Am I wasting my hard-earned money on that too?''

"No mom, I will be singing to my patients and I might get awarded as the best doctor of the year". I said to her, I know that one got her. Before I could say, Jack, she burst out laughing.

"OMG, you know how to get me cracked up. It is okay honey, do not cry. I got you, okay?" She said and gave me a tight hug, she kissed me on the forehead and started stroking my hair.

"I did not say you cannot date, you have the right and my permission to date, but that does not mean that you should be obsessed with just one guy."

"For goodness sake, he is not the only boy alive. Do you not have male coursemates?" She asked me.

"I do, but I cannot date my coursemate we are all kind of age mates,"I said to her.

"Are there no other male students in this guy's class?" She asked again.

"There are'', I replied to her.

"So?"

She asked.

"So what mom?" I asked her because I was confused.

"Date one of them then. It is not difficult, dear, you are a pretty girl. You are every guy's dream."

"You are smart, and good-looking, that J.J of a guy is blind. I am sure you are the prettiest girl he must have ever set his eyes on'' she said and kissed me on my head.

Just then Mike's car horn toot, he purposely gave a little toot of the horn, to get our attention or just mum's attention.

After all, tomorrow is their day, their sixth wedding anniversary. That means a lot of work, visitors, troubles and traumas.

My mom's younger sister has three sets of twins. I hope they do not come with her. I am going to pray about that tonight.

"Come on, go greet and help your dad, am sure he bought us some goodies" mom said grinning at me.

"Hi dad", I said and he hugged me,

"Hi, honey, where is your mom?" He asked,

"She is inside, she is looking hot," I said to him and winked.

He just laughed and handed me one of the shopping bags he was holding.

"Thanks, dad," I said happily and hugged him again, he hugged me back and pecked me.

"Do you need a hand?" I asked him,

"No honey, you can go in, I am right after you", he said as he was double checking around our compound before coming in, he always does that every time he comes home.

Then I went inside the living room to meet mom, who was waiting patiently, but excitedly for her husband.

I did not want to bother them, so I went up the stairs and then to my room.