Anger, disagreements and disappointment.

The taxi arrived at the front gate of his mum's house. He paid the taxi man, got out of the car as the taxi zoomed off, he went straight to the gate and knocked on it two times. The gate was opened by the gateman,

"Oh! Mark welcome, it's been over 3 months since I last saw your face". The gateman said looking a bit surprised.

"Yh, I have been very busy nowadays, you know, trying to record and drop new songs". Mark replied.

"Yh, surely, I trust you". The gateman said with enthusiasm all over his face.

"My mum is in, right"?

"Yh, she is inside".

Mark stepped into the compound and noticed some little changes in it, the compound seems to be decorated with more flowers than before. He also sighted two new cars he hasn't seen in the compound before.

"Wow! my mum's business seems to be blossoming more, she got herself brand new cars". Mark said to himself.

Mark's mum happens to be a hardworking woman, after the death of her husband, Mark happens to be 11years while his sister, Rita, was 10yrs at the time of the death of their father, he died of a heart problem. Mark's mum didn't depend on other men or begged for her to survive with her children. She used the little funds she had saved up in her bank account to invest in foodstuffs sales in high quantity. The business blossomed, she invested in more other businesses and they all blossomed and she became a very successful woman.

She sponsored her two kids throughout their schooling years, they never went hungry or lacked the basic things of life.

She assisted them with funds and other ways she could assist them in their choice of career. Her two children left her house after they had earned enough money to rent an apartment of their own, they do visit her whenever they weren't that busy. It's been over 3 months since he last stepped feet into his mum's compound, his discussions with his mum for the past three months were on phone calls, and their discussions were mostly based on his underground music career and the changing of his record label.

As he stepped into the main building, he wished and prayed again that his mum won't bring up the issue of his music career and record label. He was expecting to see his mum sitting on one of the couches in the parlor, but she wasn't there. She was upstairs in her room, Mark knew that as far as she wasn't in the parlor, she would surely be in her room upstairs. So he climbed upstairs and knocked on the door of her room and said.

"Mum, I am here already". With his voice in a high tone.

"Oh! I will be with you soon downstairs, I just finished taking my bath and I am changing up". His mum replied.

"Ok". Mark said.

He went downstairs and sat on one of the couches. He looked up to the clock hanged on the wall, the time was about 4:15 pm. He waited a few more minutes before his mum came downstairs to meet him.

"My apologies for keeping you waiting". His mum said.

"Oh! no problem about that, you are my mum, you have the right to keep me waiting". He uttered shrugging his body a little bit.

"Should I offer you anything". she asked

"No, am ok".

She sat down also on one of the couches, faced him, and began talking.

"Do you know why I called you here"? She asked fully balancing on the sofa.

"Not really". Mark replied looking a little curious.

"Well, I called you here for us to talk about a new business I want to introduce you to, I want you to stop music". She said with a stern voice.

Mark sat there on the couch looking straight into her eyes and not knowing what to say, he was lost of speech. He couldn't even position what he was feeling right now, was he angry, surprised, or confused. He finally regained his speech and questioned,

"Why should I stop music?"

She replied to him saying, "You and I know that you ain't doing well in your music career, you have been in the music industry for four years, without many things to show for it, that is why i.....

"But at least, am not suffering, am not poor and I am managing myself well". He said cutting her words short with a much serious look on his face.

"But I your mother doesn't want you to be managing yourself, I want you to be big and very successful in whatever career you are doing". She said.

"I know I am not doing that well in my music career, and I do hear lots of discouraging comments most time about my music career, but I also have people that do encourage me, and I have faith and hope that one day, my music career would blossom, I love music so much, and am not quitting it".

He stated looking determined.

"So you mean you gonna disobey me because you wanna stick to something that ain't that successful and is not gonna ever be?" She queried with an angry tone of voice.

"If that's how you took my words, then so be it". He replied.

"You can leave my house now". She uttered angrily.

He stood up to leave then she uttered her last words.

"My hands are off your music career from now on, you can choose to continue with it, but don't come back to me asking for help regarding securing a new career for you when your music career has fallen, you've wasted your chance, and opportunity".

He looked away after hearing her last words and walked out of the building. He didn't expect her to make such a rash decision, his current aim was to go straight to his condo apartment to nap and sleep through the unexpected that just happened between him and his mum. He boarded a taxi that drove him straight off to his apartment located at one of the savage owned estates.

He went into his condo apartment and sat on one of his couches and began thinking of what happened between him and his mum once again.

"Was I wrong to have rejected her offer to stop music to dive into a lucrative business? She had always done her best for me and my sister, I should have just obeyed her.

No! I did the right thing by not obeying her, who knows, the business she wants to introduce me to might not even flourish and become a success. I will just continue with my music career hoping to blow up as soon as possible... Yh, that's what I'll do".

Disagreeing with his mum was the last thing he would ever want to do. Mark had been having disagreements with his mum regarding his music career for some time now, but today's own seems to have gone out of place and led to something else. His mind was so filled up with thoughts that he forgot to eat dinner before dozing off on the couch.

*Ring *Ring *Ring

The loud ringing of his phone woke him up from his slumber,

"is it my mum calling, or is it someone else". He thought while stretching his hand to take his phone from the table.

It happened to be his music manager named Jeffrey that was calling. Jeffrey had been managing Mark's music career since he got signed to the 'COOL BOIZ' record label. He makes sure to give Mark advice on when to drop his songs, studio albums, and other stuff related to music. Jeffrey started managing Mark's music career with so much enthusiasm, but as time passed by, he started getting worried about the non-advancement of Mark's music career. Mark's songs weren't performing well on the music streaming platforms, he remained an upcoming artiste for years now. This made Jeffrey a bit tired and fed up with managing Mark's music career. But he didn't stop, he kept on managing Mark's career hoping that his career might blossom later on.

Mark picked up the phone call on seeing that it was his manager calling, and a conversation ensued between them.

"Hello Jeffrey". Mark said

"Xup Mark, hope you are working well on your next studio album?" Jeffrey asked.

"Yh, the album is almost ready, it's surely gonna drop this week". Mark replied.

"That's nice, I was supposed to be with you in the studio throughout the whole work and recording of the album, but I have been very busy". Jeffrey stated with a little bit of pleading voice.

"No probs, I understand". Mark replied.

"You have been booked for a show tomorrow at the VIP CITY GATHERING beginning at 9:pm, you gonna be performing alongside with other artistes". said Jeffrey.

"Like seriously, it's been over a month since I got bookings for concerts or shows, did you arrange the booking in any way?". Mark asked

"Not really, but somehow. Your label boss is already aware that you are gonna be performing at the show tomorrow, I called him and told him before calling you". Jeffrey replied.

"Wow! thanks so much, I'll be all prepared tomorrow". Mark said enthusiastically.

"Ok". Jeffrey said before the phone conversation ended.

Mark got up from the couch and went straight to his bed while landing softly on it,

"Tomorrow is gonna be hectic". Those were the last thoughts on his mind before he dozed off on the bed.