28 Chapter 28: Her Mother Situation

She looked at her phone's screen puzzled. It had gone straight to voicemail. Her mom was never away from her phone. She's wondering why she's not answering her call.

"What?" Maddie asked noticing the expression she wore. "Did your phone take something from you?" his voice was laced with humor. The horrible joke, but her mind was too occupied to fake a laugh.

"No, my mom's phone isn't going through. That's weird." She added the last part to herself trying to call her once more. Again... Straight to voicemail.

"I think I'll call my aunt and find out what's going on with her."

"Why call your aunt and not your dad?" Maddie said as he stood up and placed his hand over her phone preventing her from making any calls.

She looked at him peculiarly, "Were you not here when he came to 'visit'?" she said putting air quotes on the visit.

"I was."

"Well then, I don't know if you're just not observant, daft or chose not to notice, but my dad and I don't have the best relationship," She said flatly trying to remove her phone from him but he wouldn't budge.

"Could you please move." she gritted between her teeth. She was beginning to get pissed off.

"Actually, Jiaye, there's something you need to know."

"Can it wait?" She finally managed to remove her phone from under his hand but he literally snatched it with lightning speed and stepped back far enough that she couldn't reach.

"You're being a real dick now. Give me back my phone or so help me God..." she said trying to be as threatening as she could being stuck to this bed. But she knew as a woman she had many other weapons. Tears, being one of them.

"You're not very intimidating in the state you're in." He stated matter of factly, smiling a bit as he swung the phone tauntingly before me.

Time for plan B. She curled her bottom lip and looked at him through her best puppy dog eyes tears brimming her eyes.

Once he took in her expression he was frozen still. He didn't move at all. A look of sheer terror was beginning to take over his features.

Then she let the tears fall, "a-all, I want to d-do is t-talk t-t-to," She took a deep breath and sobbed loudly making sure her voice was breaking. Honestly, she should win an award. "I just want to talk to her mommy," She let out in one breath then cried loudly. She was a practical wailing.

"Oh, no-Jia, Jiaye..." He slipped her phone into his pocket then approached her like she was a ticking bomb.

"Calm down, please,"

Like that would make it any better, she continued crying.

"There's a reason I don't want you to call her, there's something you need to know first."

He'd already reached her and was awkwardly patting her shoulder. Then he started stroking her hair softly. She had become a bit quiet waiting to hear what it was he wanted to say. Not forgetting to sob occasionally though,she had to keep this act up.

"Your mom is in rehab for drug abuse. She's being reformed." he suddenly said.

"HAHA very funny. My mother is not weak to drugs okay. She's a very strong woman." she replied to him trying to convince herself that what she heard is not true.

"I'm being serious Jiaye," her act was forgotten by now. Maddie was spouting nonsense and there's no way she was going to believe him.

"What I know of the story is that your mother got stressed after the downfall of your company, I don't know the full story behind your mother having to get herself into drugs-"

"Shut up!!! You don't know what you're saying." This time tears were actually pouring down without her control. "My mother is a strong woman! She would have pulled through this!!"

"Jiaye! Calm down. She's improving, that's what I heard."

She shook her head in denial. This couldn't be happening.

"If for some crazy reason my mother went into drugs... it wasn't because of the company. Something else must be bothering her. And I'll find out. Gimme my phone Maddie, and I ain't fucking with you for real!" she was getting hysterical.

Jiaye thinks he saw it too coz he reluctantly removed the phone from his pocket and handed it over to her meekly.

" Thank you! " She said practically forcing herself to even form those syllables.

She angrily dialed her aunt's number.

"Hi, sweetie-" voice coming from the other side.

"Why didn't you tell me about my mother?!" She was so mad. She couldn't believe anything Maddie was telling her.

"Calm down baby girl-"

"I thought we were closer than this, so that was the reason for you two video calling and not personally coming here?"

"Honey, that's not something you just drop in casual conversation. And I'll admit I was hoping you'd remember, or that you hadn't forgotten, but I guess you decided to forget all negative-"

"I decided?!! You think this was my decision!!"

"Jiaye, you're lashing out, and I can't talk to you like this. I still need to respect that you're still a patient. Call me back when you've calmed down." She said softly and hang up. Jiaye internally screamed. Then the headache came again. This time more painful than the last one. We're all her memories trying to force themselves through at once. She screamed out in agony as she writhed in bed. Maddie rushed and got a doctor for her in no time. He injected some sedatives which immediately sent her to Lala land. Please let this all be a dream. She wished to herself as she felt her consciousness slip and she fell into a deep dreamless slumber.