IN PRESENT
Its been a few weeks after Joana has discharged from the hospital, Kisha went to work again, Fred and his mistress are on their good terms he rarely goes home, Junior got the opportunity to find a music level which will support him but they will start to work together officially after a year, Aisha now had become official secretary of Kisha, She is now changed a lot about her hairstyle and her fashion, she kept same fashion but in different way but it's still not enough to her mother she still looks the same but now Kisha gave her opportunity to improve it's no longer hurts her much like before.
Joana went back to school and she is now complete recovery.
Margaret's mother always worships her for how good she becomes for herself and how she now contributes to their daily lives, she is a proud mother.
A FEW YEARS AGO
Margaret is 24 years old same age as Aisha, She was born into a middle-class family, Her father was a mechanic and her mother was a housewife, When she was 14 years old her father passed away, He left them with another three siblings , After her father's death she went in lower class so she share school fees with her little siblings ,Her mother started to look for Job until the only job for her was to work for someone who owns a supermarket, Due to how hard the job was her mother wanted to own a supermarket but she fails due to a lot of responsibilities.
Whenever her mother gets home and finds anything inappropriate she always ends up scolding her all night remainding her how they are burdens to her.
At 18 years old Margaret finished high school and got a scholarship but her mother refuse because of the extra money they had to pay, Margaret ended up being a waitress in a bar and doing night shifts it was too hard for her at such young age but she didn't have another choice, She always facing challenges of men who want to sleep with her or harassment in public and whenever she reports to her manager she always ended up being scolded that they are powerful people she can't get anywhere if she behaves like kids or threatened her to be fired once she makes another step of reporting them to the police.
One night she was serving and one of powerful kids started to harras her In public when she refused he paid for room service and told them that she will be the one to serve, Her manager didn't care about what might happen to her, he only looks for income of the hotel.
She went there because she was threatened that she will be fired if she doesn't do what the client want, When she gets there the guy tried to rape her but luckily she fought and manage to escape , She went outside to her manager and told him what happened instead of helping her he only scolded her that she is being childish.
Her heart broke into pieces and she decide to quit the job, She went home and told her mother what happened she didn't say anything. After a week without a job her mother came home tipsy and started to say harsh things about her and her little siblings.
" So because you refuse to open your legs now I am the one who is paying for it by feeding you without your contribution? you are now 19 years old you should've got the job by now since you are good at nothing at least you are a woman you can use that, I am tired of feeding useless people you are just a burden if you don't get Job just get a rich husband I am really tired". Margaret s mother
Margaret went to sleep crying due to her mother's words ,Margaret now have no other choice except to go back to being a waitress.
She was a waitress for 2 years more but now she was sleeping with whoever offered money without hesitation to make her mother happy, She contributed at home's daily life and pays for her little siblings' school fees from the money those men gave her. Her life was hard but her mother was harder, She often gets ideas of killing herself but again her siblings were her only reason to leave. She promised herself that if her siblings finish school she will kill herself for good, She didn't have any feelings anymore or interested in anything else, She was only thinking about how she can get more money or more men.
One night she was the only waitress at the bar when Fred and his 2 friends came to have a drink and celebrate birthday of one of them.
Margaret who knew the way of seducing men these days found a way to make them want her so she can get much money, Her strategies works and she ended up giving them her number.
In the beginning she slept with only 2 of them but after Fred joined too and ended up having her alone, He bought her a supermarket as her mother's dream and ended up having a house and car from him, Fred treated her like she is the only one but Margaret felt nothing but she pretended to love him because she was afraid to dump him because of what he did to her.
PRESENT
It was 8:20 when Margaret's mother showed up at her place and caught her sleeping with an old man in her bed, Her mother was shocked and yelled calling her name, Margaret woke up naked and took one of her longest t-shirts and went into the living room to talk to her mother.
Her mother was seating on the couch grumpy face also with tears in her eyes crying, Margaret came closer and sat opposite her.
How could you? Margaret's mom asked in angry and disappointed tone.
How what? Margaret asked instead of answering
How could you sleep with an old man who is twice age of your father?
He has money that's why. she said in the most chilling tone
You are shameless, ungraceful and embarrassment . She said grabbing her bag and wanting to walk
Don't even dare to walk out in my face. Margaret said in the scariest tone
She stood up and slowly walks in front of her mother
" So you are calling me embarrassment, who should be called that huh? You are the one who made me this, You started by calling me a burden and useless and now? I don't even know what I call myself a whore or even more than that? I started being every man's toy when I was 20 years old, The day I came to you as my mother to tell you that I was almost raped you remember what you told me? You have the supermarket you needed, and I have a car and house you use to make your friends jealous what else do you want to mum? I only needed you to listen to me than scold me, I needed a mother not a boss, I need a friend not a greedy one, I needed you mom if you've ever even taken 30 min of being my mother that could've meant a lot to me but you wanted money then I gave it to you, I slept with uncountable men, Being their toy just to give you what you wanted now I am an embarrassment? Wow let me be honest to you I've never had a mother I only had a female to look after my little siblings"
Margaret was crying while talking to her mother, after what her mother heard it was so touching and it was the moment she realized that she never been a mother to her.
She came closer to where Margaret was sitting on the floor crying and tried to comfort her, Margaret quickly stood up and took her hand drags her out of the house" Don't even try to apologize, I made my way without you don't act like a caring mother" she slammed a door in her face and went back in her room.
Chantal( Margaret's mother) stayed outside of door crying and apologizing but Margaret already went back to sleep, She cried a lot and the man she was sleeping with heard all of their conversations, He woke up and prepared herself to leave ,Before he leaves he transferred money to her account and move closer to her
"Hey,Am sorry for everything you have been through check your account may be that can help you to move on"
Margaret didn't respond she was just crying under the duvet.
Meanwhile Chantal eventually gave up and decided to go home, On the way she was only crying and recalling every single harsh word told her daughter and her little siblings and remembers how she contributed a lot but still didn't find it enough. She took the phone and called Aisha's mother.
Hey, are you home?
No, I am at work
Ok, let me pass by I need you.
Alright, I see you soon then.
Chantal went to Aisha's mother hopelessly and she told her everything from the beginning till the end, Aisha's mother was surprised same time realizing how she puts pressure on her daughter too but Aisha was stronger than Margaret and she had a choice than Margaret, She stood up starts to walk around with teary eyes, She told Chantal how she treated her daughter to full fill her own needs than hers, They talked after some hours Chantal went back home thinking how she will make her daughter forgive her.
The week went well nothing special happened except that on Friday Jack and Alex came back from UK ,Kisha went to meet them but for some reason, she went with Aisha.
Look at my baby girl! Jack said pulling her closer to hug her tight and kissed her
I missed you, babe. kissing him
Alex and Aisha were there gazing at each other but none ever talked to anyone except when Jack and Kisha was around
Meanwhile, Chantal was in her room laying down lost in thought her phone kept on ringing but she didn't care to pick it up after some minutes she took the phone to read messages that popped up while she was too lazy to take the phone.
" I wanted to say goodbye to you with voice but you didn't pick up the call, I am leaving for the USA for good I will never come back maybe I will find another life better than what you gave me, So I left my will at my house take care of my sibling's bye"
Chantal's heart broke Into pieces after reading the message from her daughter but there is no other choice but to let her go as they say" when you truly love someone let them go"
Same night Fred and his other two best friends were drinking after work, They started to talk about how successful their sons become but he wasn't talking because he was ashamed of his son in front of his friends, One of them is a lawyer and other son become an engineer it annoyed him and felt little awkward so he decided to leave them, On his way received a message from Margaret.
" Hello, thank you for everything you have done for me there is a lot I didn't tell you but also I can't tell you we had a good time but I have past hat I want to run away from I am leaving for the USA for good, thank you again bye"
Fred read a message and felt a little sad but the only thing he was thinking was his son whom he call " disappointment"
He eventually gets home almost at 10:30 and finds Junior in the living room playing guitar, he came closer to him snatched it from his hand and broke it into peaces, He looked into his eyes and told him" I wish I've never had you as my son, It could be better if you die before you born, you are nothing than disappointment"
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