It has been Seven months and two weeks, of Jodi departing from the luxurious lifestyle offered at Sawyer mansion, following Michelle, a single mother, and a one time female worker at the Sawyer mansion, who saw her the day she was kicked out,thinking she doesn't have anywhere to go, and Offered to take her home with her; Jodi followed her back to her shared residence in a small town since she finds it necessary to have her thoughts together.
And in the past months, she unknowingly got attached to the single mother and daughter and can do anything for the two,
"Gapes!!"
In a dark room with just the light from the moon coming through the windows, a young girl gasps and wakes up suddenly from her sleep , her clothes and forehead drenched with sweat, the reflection of the moon shone upon her face showing a small face that can be regards as a beauty, her lips and hands trembling and her eyes has tears gathered in them,
Jodi look around the room and her eyes stops at the bedside table that has a jug of water and glass on it, she takes the jug and fill the glass, and quietly sipped water, takes a long breath, After quenching her thirst, she glances at the small figure lying next to her, fast asleep. She tenderly strokes the child's hair before tiptoeing out of the room, careful not to disturb her slumber.
Guided by the moonlight reflecting off various surfaces along the way, she made her way to an empty courtyard where only birds and faint sounds from a nearby bar could be heardevoking a sense of loneliness. Sitting down on a bench with her back against a wall, she close her eyes and delve into deep thought for some time until being jolted awake by a soft voice that had an uncanny ability to calm even the most anxious heart. Recognizing who it was behind that voice as Michelle -a tall and attractive woman in her thirties- Jodi smiled but quickly wiped it away when Michelle approache close
After staying with Michelle for seven months Jodis realized that although in her current condition, she was once known as a promising young lady who graduated from one of city's top university as an accomplished computer software programmer; married at just 23 years old to another promising young man (whose marriage broke apart after two years),
People now speculated about unsavory stories surrounding both mother and daughter resulting in their current destitute condition while living under constant scrutiny from family members who refused any form of acceptance towards them.
Michelle sits beside Jodi on the bench before inquiring
"Bad dreams again?"
Jodi sigh before nodding and adding
"For the past months, I haven't dreamt of what happened that day at the Sawyer's mansion, so why all of a sudden? Kimmy set me up but they all sees me as a murderer"
Her eyes fills with anger as she recall this, meanwhile Michelle beside her chuckles softly, Jodi glare at her for a while before Michelle opens up
"Okay , sorry about that, but you know, all this months of staying with you and knowing you and how smart you are even in thinking, it got me wondering, how a smart lady like you fall prey so easily into traps laid out by someone without even half your education level or experience, but I got my answer today"
Jodi looks at her and question
"What do you find out?"
"Your temper Jodi, She manipulated you so well, always making you lose your cool which is your biggest weakness, let me tell you this, if I haven't spent the last few months with you and knowing your behavior I could have believed you did pushed her off the stairs and tries to kill her"
Michelle pointed
"Then, thank you for believing me, at least someone has different opinnion on the case"
Jodi replies sarcastically
And Michelle starts again
"Jodi look a little advise from me…you can't face life with your arrogance and prideful ways, try taking it slow and calm…. And I request you to not think of getting back at them but instead use that energy to find out who your real family is, allow fate handle the rest….go to bed on time, Nisha said she will come early tomorrow, To look for you, Good night''
after dropping her piece Michelle stood up to go back inside but with two steps taken Jodi who is busy analyzing her words earlier question her in a sarcastic tone
"You said fate Miss Michelle? Is that why allowed your mother and siblings to treat you and daughter like a trash just because you believe is your fate to be treated like that, everyone talks to you like they pleases, some who isn't worthy to talk to you opens their mouth before you, just because you believe in fate" Jodi chuckles and stand up, walks to where Michelle is standing and add
"Miss Michelle my name is Jodi, I take care of my problems, i don't believe in fate taking care of it, so we are two different people; start taking care of yours maybe then, I might consider believing in this fate you talks about"
Jodi raise her legs to walk back inside, but Michelle slow heart aching laugh force her to turn and Michelle replies