Amelia's eyes were filled with fury, but her mom kept smiling at her, ignoring the fact that she was angry about the application.
"Hey! You don't have to be so angry or should I say sad". Amber said mockingly
"Yeah! Sad, mom has made a very nice decision for you, it's now left for you to go and give it a try and come back with an outburst". She chuckled.
"Don't say that, she will surely come back successful". Mrs Charles said with a smile and an assurance.
"If you think so, but I don't". Amber said a bit rather plainly.
"Enough!!". Amelia shouted at the both of them angrily.
"Why did you submit an application for me without my consent?". Amelia asked, reducing her temper this time.
Mrs Charles smile and turned to her
"I haven't submitted it yet.."
"You haven't? Oh goodness, thanks". Amelia cut her off with joy.
"But".
"But what?". Amelia asked without holding on for her to finish her statement.
"Let her finish up first before you speak". Amber said harshly.
"This is not about you, it's about me and I'm very curious about it". Amelia snapped at her.
"Stop your childishness and listen to what I was saying!". Mrs Charles said, she smeared her throat before she continued.
"I only drafted the application but have not yet submitted it". She gave a harsh glance at Amelia who was about to speak and she went shut immediately.
"But I will do it by tomorrow, when I go for the award ceremony". She declared so happy.
"Did you just say you have not yet submitted the application?". Amelia asked in surprise, she wanted to reassure herself about what her mom had just said.
"No, I haven't". Mrs Charles nodded her head to it. Amelia got up so quickly like one who had been by a force and headed straight for her mom's room.
"Where are you off to?". Mrs Charles asked amused by the way Amelia took to heels. She got up immediately and went after her.
Amelia scrambled through the sheets of paper on her mom's table.
"Why are you hovering over my stuff?". Mrs Charles asked, her voice made Amelia stand frozen in shock.
"Why are you so quiet? I asked a question and I demanded an answer!". Mrs Charles yelled at her.
"Since you said you have not yet submitted the application I, I was thinking I could go through it before you submit it tomorrow". Amelia stammered, biting her lips so hard.
"You know I can definitely tell you are lying". Mrs Charles said with a frown.
"What! Why do you think so". Amelia stammered as she tried to make sure her mom did not suspect her.
"I was hoping I could see what the application looks like before you submit and also to ensure all my details are fit on perfectly, very important you know". She said, her hands running through her hair as she knew how smart her mom was and would still find out she is only pretending.
"I can tell you are acting". Mrs Charles said, Amelia bent her head down knowing well that her mom got her.
"You were totally against the application so, Why the sudden change of mind towards it?". She asked, her eyes wide opened stating clearly that she knew what Amelia was up to.
"Never mind". Amelia said, she brushed her out of the way and left the room.
"And get prepared because you would accompany me tomorrow to the award ceremony you know". Mrs Charles called out to her before she left the room.
"What!!". Amelia shouted in shock.
"Of course, since you are unemployed now and have nothing to do, you should come along". She taunted.
"Being unemployed does not mean I have no plans for my time, I am not going along with you". Amelia stressed out with a huge sigh.
Amelia searched around to tables to see if she could find her mom.
"Here you are". She said at the sight of her mom, she moved to meet her where she was standing with two other ladies.
"Why are you here? I thought you said you were not coming". Mrs Charles was surprised at Amelia's sudden change of mind.
"Yes, I changed my mind". Amelia declared with smiles on her face.
Mrs Charles said nothing but only shared with her, having a suspicious feeling about the sudden change.
"Let me introduce you to my friends". Mrs Charles said after a few seconds.
"This is Mrs Smith". She said as she pointed towards the lady dressed in pink who stood beside her with a glass of wine in her hand.
"Nice to meet you ma'am". Amelia said, bringing forth her hand to respond to the warm handshake she was given.
"And this is Mrs Alex". Mrs Charles pointed toward the other lady who also stood there with her.
"Nice to meet you". Amelia said with a smile as she also brought forth her hand for a handshake.
"My pleasure". Mrs Alex said wow smile as she responded to the handshake.
"Make yourself feel welcome". Mrs Smith said as she turned to leave for her table accompanied by Mrs Alex.
"Wait mom". Amelia called her mom, holding the sleeve of her dress as she was about to leave.
"Have you submitted the application". She asked curiously.
"Yes darling". Mrs Charles said with a bright smile. Amelia's eyes went wide and her mouth opened to speak.
"Who did you submit to?". Amelia inquired.
"That's not to worry". Mrs Charles assured her.
"It's with Mrs Alex, she is the one I told you about". She said,
"Have she read it yet?". She asked inquisitively, her heart pondering fast.
"Not yet she will read it after the ceremony". Mrs Charles said as she turned to leave to avoid any more questions.
Amelia waited patiently, when it was time to take photos she turned down the offer.
"I guess you have to look after the table for us". Mrs Alex said with a smile.
"Not really, I would be leaving pretty soon". She hesitated.
She waited for everyone to be out of sight before she carried out her action. She quickly picked up Mrs Alex purse, paused and searched through it.
"Oh my God! Why are there a lot of envelopes here, how do i know which is mine". She lamented getting frustrated at checking through the envelopes.
"I guess it's this one". She said on picking out a dark pale blue envelope from the others.
"This has been mom's favorite for years. I guess this is where she had put mine". She said, arranging the purse back as she got up quickly to leave before her mom came back.
"Ahhhhhh!!". Amelia screamed in shock thinking she was about to fall. She had bumped into Jai unknown to her as she tried to hurry out of the hall.
She stared at him for some seconds, after he broke her fall by wrapping his hand around her waist.
Seeing Jai again after a long time made her old memories resurface again.