Chapter 5: Getting ready
While my mom is upstairs taking her bath, I am trying to put my words in a way that would be mildly acceptable by her while praying to the Divine being for his divine intervention so that all hell would not break loose when I break the news to her.
After Mom finish freshing up, the table was already set with her favourite food which I already told Mariam to prepare so as to make her be in the best mood possible when I drop the bombshell.
Ten minutes later, after she was through with the meal, she sits in the couch while I stay at her back to massage her shoulders for her. "It seems what you are about to request from me is something very much for you to do all what you have been doing and even asking Mariam to make my favorite meal for me, so out with it before it eats you up".
well ma, I begin, you know you were telling me about a fortnight ago about how as a man I can't just stay at home without doing anything? I ask
Well I did say that, so what does have to do you with being nervous? she asks back
What happened was that I tried looking for a job or task that I love and have passion for while it would contribute to the growth of the companies and tadaa I got one, it literally fell into my laps.
So what is that and what does it entails, because it should be a good thing but all this your nervousness seems to be passing on to me. She reply.
"Well Dad ("forgive me for this sir, I whisper in my mind") made an important discovery that the reason for the improvement in the renown of our rival company is due to the football club they bought at England and for companies like ours the only important things are popularity and brand name, so he has me to make a contribution to the company and be the one at the helm for the negotiations to get a football club of ours", I explain.
That absolutely is not why you were fidgeting and fear breaking the news to me. Let me guess, I am sure your plan is not for you to spend just 2-3 months there to complete the negotiations for the purchase of the club but to stay put for there and control the club, correct me if I'm wrong. She glares at me.
Hm hmm hmmmm ...... it is just, ehm till the club can run on its own, yes till it gets in the right plan since we are planning on buying a giant club that is not performing well. It was all dad's plan. I try to explain.
"And where is that man?" she asks.
He does not plan on coming home now, he made me the head of the project and in return I am to be the one to clear up the matter with you. I say.
"Then we would have this meeting again at night when he is around and for you, I am not in support of you leaving for anything more than three months, you just came home not too long alone". She says as she storms upstairs .
"Well that's better than I expected, at least she has not bitten my ear off all that remains is to launch dual attacks on her and night and she should relent on the matter and agree to me going.
I dance as I hum a song I can't remember on my way to my room where I met Maryam. I hug her and shout "I AM GOING TO BUY MANCHESTER UNITED".
"What are you travelling again" she asks.
"Yes I am" I reply.
"For how long now, she asks.
I think three months at first then I might settle than there for some time". I explain.
"Oh good for you". she says but seems downcast.
I smirk seeing her look and wondered aloud "I think I might need an attendant over there", "do you know anybody you might refer to me?". I ask her.
"Well what about myself", she asks with hope written across her face.
"I don't know who will attend to my parents if you follow me?" I ask.
"I am more of your personal attendant there are others for that and you know it. she replies.
" Of course I know I was just joking, get ready in the next two-three days we would be going.
"Okay" she skips away while smiling broadly.
On getting to my room, I brought out my phone created a group and added all the people I plan on taking with me while debriefing them on my plan.
While waiting for them to digest what I sent them I decided to add some of my friends to the group the ones that were onboard with the plan and spent the next the next two hours thirty minutes finalizing the plan, till my dad came back and settled down.