Chapter 8 The Trip

Chapter 8

The trip

I sat down on my bed as I glance at my already pack bag,tomorrow I will be leaving for London and mom was still yet to come around,seriously that woman can be stubborn but one of us has to go down for the other,and since she wasn't ready to acknowledge that she was wrong,I need to be the matured one and settle this once and for all.

She is my mother,no matter how wrong she is,i couldn't love her less,and i know she was just looking out for me,after all,the world out there is no friendly and to survival i have to be hard,and work hard.

But even at that,she needs to trust me,she raised me up,she should know my strength and my weakness. I sighed,let's just go sort this out,i don't want to leave here,without sorting things out with her.

I pushed myself up,putting on my confidence face and walked out of my room,when I got to the sitting room,mom was on the sofa,deep in thought; I approached her

"Mother,do you have time? I would like to speak with you." I said,looking at her expression.

"If,you are not here to tell me that you have turned down the trip,then please leave me be."

I signed and sat close to her on the sofa,I place my hands on hers "Mother,why don t you trust me? I am your daughter; I would never do anything to put you or father in pain. And I know you are against the idea of me going to London not because you don t care,but because you do. So I am telling you to have faith in me,I will be alright,I promised. Please,mother,I don t want to leave with things unsettled between us." I said with a sad. "Give me a chance,i just want to change our situation,you and father deserved a better life,my sisters deserve a better education,i deserve a better life too. so give us a chance,please."

Mother turned to me,"so you know that I am trying to protect you and not to stop your dream? You know that i care for you? Am glad that you are aware of it."

"Yes,I know and that s why I am promising you that I will be very careful,I won t work at night,I won t go out with dangerous people or to dangerous pleases,I will always watch for the kind of jobs and company I keep. Just like you taught us,please!" I smiled at her.

"As long as you promise to call home,every day,no,every two hours and when things don t work out there,you will come back home. i don't want to hear any stories,you must come back home when things turn out bad and when they are not treating you well?"

"I promise I will mother,i will do everything you want,i will always call,i will return home,if things don't work out but i do believe that it will,though." I smiled looking at her,"Is that a yes?" I asked,hopefully.

"Well,do I have a choice,you father has refuse to talk to me or eat whatever i prepared for the past weeks,simply because I refused to give you my blessings,and he keeps saying that he doesn't pampas you," she said sighing "so yes."

I jumped up in excitement and hug her tightly,"Thank you,thank you so much mother,I will make you proud."

"Of course you will,you don t have any choice." she laughed and gave me a pat on my back,"now go finish packing your bags. You said she will be coming to pick you up by noon?"

"Yes."

"Then go finish with your arrangement,you never can'tell how early she will be here,despite saying noon."

"Yes,mother me ..." Suddenly the door burst opened,standing at the threshold was Rachael,shocked,I stared at her "Oh,my God! Rachael you are here," I walked over to her then paused,"wait,you are not supposed to be here now,are you?"

"So that s Rachael?" mother signed,"will it kill you to ring the bell before forcing the door open?"

"Well,Mrs. Johnson,I would have done so if there was a doorbell to begin with." she smiled in an annoying manner,

I almost forget that those two are like cat and mice but wait "Rachael why are you here,you were supposed to come pick me up,by noon tomorrow."

She signed "well,yes,but I m sorry there have been a change of plans."

My heart skipped a bit,as I stared at Rachael's apological expression,I slumped... I knew it,I knew things was going too smoothly for me to be true; guessed this is where my dreams ends.