I asked Mr White if I could go home early today and he said yes. I'm going to see my Mom whose currently in the hospital. I got downstairs and I got a call from Wesley.
"Lilith it's me Wesley....I'm calling to tell you that your Mom isn't in the hospital". "What?... then.....where is she?" I asked. "She was discharged today and she has gone home" Wesley said. "Ok...thank you" I said. Wesley hung up.
My Mom is at home, I'm not sure I could go. My Dad made it clear five years ago never to step foot in the house again. And now my Mom is ill, I can't just seat back and do nothing.....at least if I can't support her with money, the least I could do is to visit her.
I need to summoned courage, I went home to get changed. When I was ready I took a cab and went home. The taxi stopped outside the huge Mansion that had a gate. I came down from the taxi and I walked to the gate. The gate had a password so I typed out the numbers and the door opened.
I'm surprised that after five years, they didn't change the password. I entered and when I got to the door, I was hesitant to ring the doorbell. I mean is it necessary for me to ring the doorbell?...I once lived here. I opened the door and the house hasn't changed a bit.
I made my way to the stairs. "What are you doing here?" A very familiar voice asked. I turned around to see my Dad and brother walking to my direction. "I'm here to see my Mother" I said. "Your Mother?" Harrison said sarcastically. "Wasn't it clear five years ago that you no longer have a family?" Harrison asked.
"It was crystal but what your father said was that I no longer had a father, he never said anything about me no longer having a Mother" I said. "You're still a piece of shit after all these years" Dad said. I ignored both of them and I started walking up the stairs but someone grabbed my hand and slapped me on the face.
I turned to see it was Harrison that slapped me. "How dare you turn your back on my Dad?" Harrison asked. So he raised his hands on me. I smiled cause I've always prayed for an opportunity to hit Harrison so hard.
I looked at him and I massaged my fist and I hit Harrison so hard that he fell to the floor. "Pathetic...you still depend on your Daddy for everything" I said. "Oh my gosh...baby are you alright?" A lady asked Harrison. Baby? For real? So this little son of a.....has girlfriend?
She looks at me. "How dare you hit my fiancee?" She asked. I just glared at her and smiled. She raised her hand to slap me but I caught her hand midway and slapped her. The slap sent her flying to Harrison's direction and he caught her. "You are so manner less...let me bring back your manners" Dad said. He raised his hand to slap me.
Honestly what's going on? Everyone just wants to hit me today. I caught Dad's hand. "Just because you slapped me five years ago doesn't mean you'd repeat again....I'm not that little girl you threw out back then. The person you're seeing today is now mature" I said.
I made my way to Mom's room but then I saw a maid and I decided to ask her something. "Hey.....excuse me, um...you might not know me but...who I am isn't important right now, anyway I just wanted to ask you about your mistress....did she go to the hospital?" I asked. "No the mistress isn't sick" she said. "So she never went to the hospital?" I asked. "No not at all" she said. "Interesting" I muttered out loud. "Thanks" I said before leaving.
I barged into Mom's room looking so furious. "Lilith?.....what.....what are you doing here?" Mom asked. "So you're surprised to see me?" I asked. "No....no it's just that I wasn't expecting you to drop by so soon.....I thought you'd call me and Inform me about your visit" Mom said. "Uh...so you could prepare yourself and pull up a good performance?" I asked.
"It's not what you think Lilith" Mom said. "Really? Well you better start explaining cause I don't understand anything right now" I said. "I just wanted to see my baby.....it's been five years Lilith and you didn't bother to call or visit during the holidays and I got worried" Mom said. "So the only thing you could come up with is being sick?"
"It was the only option I had....I knew that you would never attend dinner even if we invited you" Mom said "So you faked your illness?....I mean you literally went too far Mom" I said. "I know"
Mom said. "I mean off all the illness in the world you picked Leukemia?.....you would have lied you had a cold or cough or perhaps you had a fever but no you picked leukemia...do you know how worried I was when I heard about it?" I said.
"I'm sorry....I know I shouldn't have lied to you but you gave me no choice" Mom said. I sigh in frustration. "Well since you're alright....I need to leave" I said. "Lilith stay for dinner....please" Mom said. "I can't, I'm sorry" I said. "This is a Mother's request to her daughter" Mom said. I know she's using the Mother, daughter thing to black mail me but she's still my Mom and there is not i could do about it.
Mom and I went downstairs to have dinner. Although I don't feel comfortable with the idea but I'm just doing this to please my Mom. We got to the dinning room and I saw my Dad, brother and his fiancé in the dinning room. I sat down quietly, I noticed everyone one was looking at me. "So now she comes to our house to eat because she can't afford her own food?" Harrison asked.
"Harrison watch your tongue" Mom said. I glared at Harrison but words couldn't come out of my mouth. I didn't touch anything, I just watched them enjoy their meal. "I just can't believe you'd allow this thing to eat with us" Harrison said. "Don't worry, it's a good thing to give to the poor and needy who can't afford to feed themselves properly" Dad said.
I stared at the both of them. I know they're talking about me. "Honey why haven't you touched your food yet?" Mom asked. "I had dinner before coming" I said. "Are you sure cause from what I was told your salary is enough to cover your rent" Dad said. "Such a shame, if only some people had married Harrison perhaps their life wouldn't have been this miserable" Harrison said.
"If only God gave some people sense they wouldn't have been this useless and stupid at the same time" I said. I stared at Harrison and he knew I was talking to him. "All of you stop it please.....can't we have a peaceful family reunion?" Mom asked. "You call this a reunion?" Harrison asked. "This is not the best family reunion I've ever been to" Harrison's fiancé said. "Who ever told you that you're part of the family?" I asked her.
"Don't involve my fiancé into this" Harrison said. "I'm sick of this family" I said. "And we are sick of you...life was peaceful when you were chased out of the house.....I mean if you haf married Harrison things would have been different, you would have taken over the company and not me" Harrison said. "Do I look like someone who wants the company?.....you can have it all to yourself" I said.
Minutes later a maid walked in and told my Dad that he had a visitor. "Let him in" was all Dad said. The maid left and minutes later Wesley walked in. What the hell he he doing here?. "Wesley.....so glad you could make it." Dad said. Wesley sat down beside me and I was immediately irritated. I stood up to leave but he held my hands. "Leaving so soon?" Wesley asked. "Yeah I just remembered that I have this important documents i need to take care of back at home" I said.
"Come stay for a while besides i just got here" Wesley said. I looked at my Mom who smiled at me and I sat down. I took a glass of water and I began to take some sips "Have you informed her about it yet?" Dad asked. "No not yet" Wesley replied. What are the both of them talking about?. "Tell who what?" Harrison's girlfriend asked. "Tell Lilith about her engagement with Wesley" Harrison said
I spat the water on Harrison's face. "What engagement?" I asked. "Well Wesley has decided to asked you for your hand in marriage" Mom said. I looked at Wesley and I began to laugh, after laughing I cleaned the tears from my eyes. "That's so funny...engagement.....I'm getting engaged? To Wesley? For real?" Ibasked then I laughed so hard that I had to gasp so hard to air. "I'm in love with you Lilith" Wesley said.
"Please Wesley cut the crap.....what do you take me for? huh? Do you think I'm a fool and I can't read the handwriting on the wall....I know my father paid you to do all of this but it won't work" I said. "Lilith I'm serious....I do love you" Wesley said. "Since you guys have nothing better to do other than plan my life for me....then I suggest I leave" I said.
I left the house and was about to call a taxi. "Lilith" Wesley called me but I ignored him. He ran to me and grabbed my hand. "Lilith you have to believe me....I admit that five years ago on the altar I wasn't ready to get married but it don't mean I never loved you...I've loved you ever since and now that I'm all grown up I've been able to make my own decisions and I've decided that I want to spend the rest of my life with you" Wesley said.
I clapped for Wesley in a Sarcastic way. "Let me guess....you paid someone to write that down for you right?" I said. "No" Wesley said. "Wesley look for another girl cause I'm clearly not interested" I said.