Irene is faced upward on her bed ,her facial expression shows she is so frustrated and pissed off ,she finally sits up on her bed ,search for her phone and finds it .
"oh it's 5:00 am already"
she doesn't seem to be excited ,she opens her Google and searches for ways to look like a baddie in senior high school .The results don't look satisfying she hisses , stands up and headed straight to her bathroom and takes a cool bath .
"irene ,Irene "Susan her mother calls out her name,my baby girl it's your first day at senior high school hopefully you are ready?
"mummy just give me some minutes I will be out of my room soon.
"ok baby girl .
Irene stood at the front of her mirror styling her school dress to come up with the best look,her hair was packed differently with a little touch of makeup.
she finally came out of her room headed to the dining table to have breakfast ,Her mom was surprised at her new look.
"baby, you look different It's really awkward truth to be told ,what all these?your skirt are extremely short,you
even ruined your hair ,what is wrong with your curls? that you had to even straighten them ,do you think this style looks better than the curls? it makes you unique Irene,now get inside and get all this back to normal .
"oh mom don't tell me all of that please"I am now in senior high school for God's sake, I have lived by your rules all my life and now I think it is time for me to take over, I am now fifteen if you have forgotten, I can now handle my self so stay of my matter mom.
"How dare you raise your voice at me ,do you remember am your mom,am trying all my best to make sure you live your best life and so you won't go astray and all you do is correct and remind me that you fifteen ,I literally feed you,clothe you,house you ,if you so independent why don't u start taking up responsibilities ,answer me why?I was once fifteen and I remember how horrible life was for me i got pregnant at sixteen girl,so you don't know anything that i can guarantee you .
"Mom you fail to understand that I am not you",you made a mistake does not mean I would,and as for I to take off all these am sorry I won't ,very soon I would start taking up responsibilities I will get a job mom,am now in senior high school ,i need some space ,i need to breathe from your commands mom.
"Am your mom,am your dad,I have been the one taking care of you ever since I was sixteen,you think you all grown all these would only attract immature guys to you,guys who just want to use you and dump you,it will only attract problems,bad girls and friends to you Irene.
"Mom I can handle all types of situations,and you sound like I am pregnant already for God's sake am still a virgin ,can't you just trust me mom,can't you?
"Trust,do you even trust yourself tell me Irene,do you?don't screw things up for yourself,I see you have grown up a lot already ,I would love to see how you handle situations from now on,if you leave this house with these rubbish on you it means I wouldn't have to interfere with whatever you do with your life again.
Irene is silent for some moment while her mom tears up .
"mom you really need to stop this right now .
"Irene let me tell you a little story,I went to high school like you ,it was during my final high school days I met your dad,he claimed her loved me,I was so beautiful, outstanding and I felt special when he said that,he got into me ,got me pregnant ,mocked me in front of his friends told them am a cheap whore,I dropped out.
"my parents disowned me ,I am the last child they had,it didn't really matter to them ,I suffered ,I was molested,raped even when I was pregnant for you,my friends told me to go for an abortion guess what?I refused because I was ready to die for you,I was ready to give up anything for you .
"do you really think I couldn't head straight to the hospital for such a process ,do you?that is to tell u how much u meant to me even when I haven't seen you ,I cherished you,so everything I ever did was for you and am still doing things for you.
"I just want you to go to school,study ,get good work,get married at the right time and bear my grandchildren I put you in the best school in the area so you could live the life I never had but you choose to repay me with this right?
"you can do whatever you want but remember the law of karma "the choice is yours now Irene.
Irene stares at her mom and walks toward the door and she makes a statement before she left.
"Am not trying to hurt you mom,but I need my own life ,I need to upgrade I can't keep looking like a novice and a child in my senior level mom,and she walks out.
Susan in tears "oh God guide her , protect her ,you know how much I love her and how much she means to me, disconnect her from bad friends ,she is all I got all my life,she is the reason am still leaving,she is the reason I work daily,I pray she makes right choices.
Susan wipes off her tears ,went into her room to prepare for her today's activities,she looks so stressed up as she leaves the house .