NovelEnglishASHANTI'S POV.
"Ugh! Finally!" Sheila grunts in the most frustrated tone as she gets out of the car, slamming the door behind her. I flinch on my seat at the loud sound caused by that action of hers. My head veers to the left and my eyes fall on Ryan who's shaking his head in disapproval.
Sighing heavily, I unbuckle my seatbelt and get out of the car as well, but making sure not to repeat Sheila's action. This car is far too precious and expensive to be rough handled as such.
As I walk towards the main door, the gentle breeze blowing in the environment fans my face and my hair strands do not miss that opportunity to menace every one of facial features, especially my lips. It takes several attempts before I finally succeed to tuck the loose strands behind my ear. The guards are carrying our luggage into the house while we make our way to the front porch. My eyes keep hovering all over the place, drowning myself in the beauty and magnificence of the building and its surroundings. It's huge and there are a lot of servants around tending to the gardens and lawns and everything else that needs tending.
All I ever wanted was to find my mother. I never thought of her living condition because I never cared about it. Even if she were dirt poor, I'd have had absolutely no problem staying with her. I'm just really impressed and happy to see that she has been living a good life all this while.
"You kids are here." Her joyous voice comes through and I look straight ahead to see her walking out of the main door of the house. Sheila, who's already close to her, ducks under her outstretched right arm and storms into the house. I can bet she was rolling her eyes as she ducked. She just ignored our mother like she wasn't in the way. How rude! Mum, who doesn't seem the least bothered by Sheila's réaction, smiles even wider at Ryan who simply gives her a peck on her jaw and walks into the house.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThen comes me.
My face almost split on two halves when I see that her arms are still widely stretched forto hug her. I crash into them. I hug her with all my might, inhaling her sweet smell and smiling like a fool. God, I love this! I'm never going to get used to my mother's presence.
"Welcback home." She says once we're out of each other's arms. "Thank you mum." "Let's go inside. We have so much to discuss." She holds my arms, leadingin a swivel that turns us towards the door and we both head into the building. Once in the living room, we settle on a couch and she keeps staring atwith her glowing eyes. I almost get shy. "Did the twins give you a hard time?" She asks, flinching a little because she thinks they did. My first instinct is to nod and say yes, but then that won't be true.
"Uh... not really." Her brows furrow.
"Not really?" Her eyes tellshe wantsto expatiate.
"Well..." I adjust myself on the couch. "Ryan didn't givea hard time. On the contrary, he showed concern." "He did?" She asked, surprised and I nod, smiling brightly.
"Yeah. He askeda few questions and uh... told Sheila to givea break after the phonecall we had the other night that got her so upset." A gentle laugh follows.
"Did he?" Mother asks yet again, joiningin my laughter. "Oh my God! Isn't he full of surprises?" "He's so sweet." "He likes you. He likes you very much, trust me. God for you!" She playfully pushes my arms and I fall back on the couch, laughing heartily and reminiscing about all the one word conversations I had with Ryan.
Mother is right. He likes me.
"He sure does." I agree to her statement." "And for Sheila, you shouldn't let her walk all over you. Once in a while, be the big sister and put her in her place. Like Ryan correctly said, it was about tshe gave you a break!" Ah! Just the exact words I wanted to hear.
Permission granted.
Now I'm ready for Sheila and her tantrums.
"Got it." "Good. Now that this is settled and Alpha Reagan has no reason to csniffing around here anymore, you have to think of what you wanna do from now on and there are a million things out there for you to choose from. You are free now and you can finally live that life you've always dreamed of." I let out a deep sigh of relief.
This is it.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThis is finally it! I'm free to live my life the way I want.
"Well... I haven't really thought of what I want to do yet. I still need stime."
"Of course. Take all the tyou need. I just want you to know that you need not hesitate to tellwhatever you need. Michael and Mare here to support you'v very step of the E supported way. Okay?" Her words cause tears to burn at the back of my eyelids. I suck in a deep breath and swallow the painful knot in my throat and blinking fast so tears don't escape from my eyes. I don't want to ruin such a sweet moment with tears. This is like a dream ctrue.
Me, with my mother, living a life where I can make my own decisions.
I love it.
"Thank you very much mum. You are the best mother in the world." We share another warm hug before she starts urgingto rise up. "You should go and freshen up. Lunch will ready anytsoon. I can't wait to have lunch with all of you."
too mum. See you later." I give her one last peg before heading for the staircase. There's a big smile on my face as I ascend the flight of stairs. This second chance of life that has been given to me, I'm going to live it to the fullest! X
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