A total of 17 years have passed since I got reincarnated into this world. That only meant I was 17-years-old currently, and was now a teenager.
I was now a full-grown boy...and trust me, I was handsome. But that doesn't change the fact that I was poor.
Yes, we were still poor, the family's situation hadn't changed yet. My mum was still struggling, but we were all grown-ups now, so some assistance would start coming into the picture soon.
My mum was just so wonderful, we didn't expect that she wanted all of us to go to college and planned on sending us to them though it wouldn't be easy for her.
Like my older brother, Evan, was 24-years-old currently, and was in college. He was in his final year, which means he'd be graduating from college this year.
My mum had been the one sponsoring him in college though it wasn't easy for her at all. She valued education, and she wanted all her children to get all the necessary education.
She felt education was one of the major paths to success...
My older brother, Evan, couldn't wait to graduate from college so he could start working immediately and begin supporting our mum financially.
And the main goal would still be at the back of his mind, which was to become successful and change the family's status for good.
As for my sister, Julia, who was 21 years old currently. She was expecting to gain admission into the university this year.
She told my mum several times that she should just forget about sending her to the university, Evan going to the university was enough.
What she really wanted to do was to begin working hard so she could support her financially...
But my mum never agreed to this, she said she'd have to go to college just like her brother did. So Julia had no choice but to agree to it and was waiting for admission soon.
What was giving Julia a kind of peace of mind was that her brother would be graduating this year, and he could begin supporting our mum immediately.
..As for me, I was still attending high school but would be out of it in the next few months to come.
Summing up all these few months together would run into more than a year.
It was morning currently, and I was preparing for school. After I was done preparing for school, me, my mum, and sister ate breakfast as a family.
The meal was so delicious that I couldn't help but to keep digging in until I was done eating...the food was prepared by my sister. After I was done eating, my mum handed my pocket money over to me.
And today's pocket money seemed to be higher than yesterday's own. The moment I noticed it, I said to my mum while glancing at her,
"Isn't this money too much mum?".
"No, it isn't too much. I'd give you more if I had more?". My mum responded while glancing at me as well.
"There are other important things we need money for like paying the bills, paying the rent, sending off money to Evan at school, and so on. I think this money you gave to me is too much,
Try to reduce it so you can use the rest to handle other important things".
A smile appeared on my mum's face the moment I was done saying that, then she uttered to me,
"The money I added on top of it isn't even that much. I know you've been managing with me, which I really appreciate. So I just wanted to add something extra to your allowance money today,
You don't have to worry about it, just enjoy it".
I stood there while glancing at my mum with the pocket money in my hand. My mum was really trying, I love her to the very brim.
"Thank you so much for this mum, I really appreciate it". I voiced out while glancing at her.
"It's nothing. You're my son, anything for you". She stated.
And the moment she was done making that statement, we heard a bang on our door. Julia was clearing the plates we used in eating breakfast when the bang resounded on our door, which shocked her.
"Who the fuck is that?". I voiced out with my gaze focused on the door.
It was clearly evident that it was a person that banged on the door like that...
"It could be the landlord, we haven't finished paying the rent for this year". My mum stated.
"Seriously?". I voiced out with widened eyes.
"Dead serious".
And my heart skipped at that moment. I always hated it whenever the landlord visited our home because of house rent issue.
It would be so noisy, and my mum would begin begging him. And I hated witnessing that.
"You guys should come open the door now before I break it. You haven't finished paying the rent for this year".
A voice resounded after another bang was heard on the door. That was the landlord's voice, it was just as my mum said, it could be him banging on the door like that, he'd come to collect the remaining house rent.
It was morning, and I was supposed to head to school now. But I wouldn't be able to do so immediately because the landlord was right in front of our door currently.
I'd most likely head to school in a bad mood this morning because by the time we'd be done with the landlord, my mood would have most likely plummeted...
"We have no choice but to open the door, there's nothing that could be done about it. Let me go open it and explain to him that we'd complete the rent soon just as we've been doing". My mum said glancing at me and Julia.
"No, mum. Let me open the door and do the explaining". I stated.
"It would be of no use, it would only make him more angry than he already is". My mum voiced out once again.
..And after she was done saying that, she began walking toward the door until she reached it.
And the moment she reached it, she sighed a little before opening it. And the landlord was standing in front of the door with an annoyed facial expression.
"Why did it take so long for you to open the door?". The landlord voiced out with anger in his voice and facial expression.
"That's because we were having a particular conversation before we heard your banging, oh sorry, your knocking on the door". My mum responded.
The landlord shook his head a little before his voice resounded again,
"So, where's the completion of your house rent for this year?".
"Umm...I'd complete it sir. Just give me some more time". My mum uttered.
"You're always saying this. You're the only tenant in this building that is always owing house rent, you never pay complete. There are only few occasions where you've paid your rent completely without owing". The landlord stated.
"Please sir, just give us some more time. You're fully aware that even though we do owe house rent a lot, we always make sure to pay them completely once we have the money".
"I don't want that this time, I want something else".
"And what is that?".
"I want to call some guys to come carry some of your properties. After you guys have completed the rent, I'd return them".
"No sir, please don't do that. I'd complete the rent, I promise".
"Who are you to tell me what to do and what not to do? I know that you'd complete the payment of the rent, but let me hold some of you guys properties before you'd do so,
As I said, once you've completed the payment of the rent, I'd return the properties. Let me call the guys now".
And the moment the landlord was done saying that, my mum began begging, she even went on her knees to do so...
He wanted to take away some of our properties because we hadn't completed the payment of our house rent. That was too much, this was the first time he wanted to do something like this.
Seeing our mum kneeling on the ground to beg him broke my heart completely, and my sister wasn't left out, her heart was also shattered.
Yes, this wasn't the first time my mum would be going on her knees to beg the landlord because of house rent issues. And whenever she does so, my heart was always broken.
My sister and I had to join our mum in begging the landlord because carrying some of our properties wouldn't be nice at all.
We basically had to go on our knees to beg him as well...