Chapter 9
Tim sorry sweetheart, I didn’t mean to make any promise to him. I thought that talking to him would help cool off some steams,” She apologized.
white duvet cover over my chest.
“Well I’m not going” I said then rashly pulled my
“Come on Joanne. Please My mom’s voice became mellow. Oh It would take more than that to get me to change my mind.
“No mom, besides I have a lot of unaccomplished activities on my schedule I just don’t have the time to idle around” I said then laid down on my bed and turned my face to the direction opposite my mother’s.
“Well you’d only spend an hour or two with him, I’m sure it wouldn’t cause much damage to your pressed schedule. My mom was persistent.
“No mom. I don’t want to Now I sounded like a little brat, I inwardly criticized my own voice.
My mom wasn’t taking no for an answer. Adamantly, she walked over to the other side of the bed and crunched down in a squat. Her Shiny blue eyes gazed deeply at me and her rosey lips were pressed together which caused an unhappy expression to appear on her face.
“Please sweetie, do it for me. She pleaded again.
It would be heartless of me to say no, how could I
“Alright fine… I let out a defeating groan as I surrendered which causing a victorious smile to spread across
her Face her
“That’s my girl” She said giving me a playful pinched on my checks. “So 1 will call him and let him know that you’d be meeting tomorrw by=”
“Wait” I uttered In an injecting voice “I never agreed to meet up with him tomorrow mom, don’t get ahead of yourself”
“But- okay when do you intend on seeing him, so I’d arranged a place befitting for the both of you to meet up.” She inquired
“Whenever I’m ready I’d let you know,” I replied turning to my other a
side.
“Oh alright,” She muttered. Although she wasn’t satisfied with my reply, she knew not to persuade me as it would get me pissed and ruin our linde
aendement
“If that’s all you can leave
I’m so exhausted and would like to get some rest,”
“Alright baby goodnight,” My mom’s voice was laced with sadness. “I love,”
“I love you too mom,” I replied almost immediately
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Joanna she spoke as she stood by the door.
“I know you want to teach your ex–husband a lesson for the way he treated you and I’m fully in support of that, but I don’t want you to lose yourself during this process. Her gentle words sank deep into my head
Did thu mean I was changing? Was I becoming an entirely different person without my own knowledge! Maybe changing wasn’t such a bad thing! 1 mean I was once sweet and accommodating and what did I get in reward for that? Pain and betrayal
If changing or losing myself meant never letting anyone abuse or step on me, then Ewould gladly oblige to the process. If losing myself meant Teaching Collins and his mistress Poppy a lesson then I’m prepared to go down all the way to hell.
“Mom, I said sitting up on my bed, “I love the fact that you ou are looking out for me, but you don’t always have to, will be fine.”
Tknow, but don’t you think all
ink all this is isn’t necessary?” She said stepping into my room:
She sat back on my bed and took my hands in her’s. “Why don’t you for
you forget about that Collins and yo
your revenge anal just move on
“What rubbish are you saying to our daughter Melissa?” My father’s hard voice filled the room as he walked in.
Are you advicing her to abort her mission?” He questioned my mom
“If that would cause her happiness then yesi” My mom said in a defensive voice.
For good?”
“Oh Melissa when will you learn to put your emotions asides! Listen, the only thing standing in the way of our daughters happiness right now is not getting back at that fool Cullind” My dad spoke with great hatred.
“I don’t care about any revenge, Lidon’t care about Collins all I just want is for my daughter to be happy.” My mont’s voice broke as she spoke.
Chapter 9
“Well I will not give up until that nobody is taught a good lesson,” My dad said with a tight jaw.
I watched in silence as the both of them argued back and forth on what they thought was best for me.
This was what I had tried to avoid. I did not want them or anyone arguing and fighting because of me. I had brought this problem upon myself and only I should suffer the consequences for my action.
“Enough” I yelled frustratedly. I don’t want you guys agruing because of me, okay? I married Collins despite your warning therefore I ought to bare the consequences of my stupidity alone!”
“Sweetheart-
“No mom. I stopped her from speaking any further waving my hands as a signal.
“I get that you both are worried about me and want me to be happy, but I would appreciate if you allow me deal with matters partaining to Collins on my own,”
“Alright Joanna, but please don’t fail to come running to me when you need my help okay?” My dad said and I replied with a reassuring nod
“I just want you to be happy baby. My mom said in broken voice, she was on the bridge of tearing up “But if this is what you want, I would let you be but just promise me you’d be safe,
I will, so stop worrying already,” I said in a playful pitch hoping it would lightening her gloomy mood and it did,
“And Melissa I want you to always remember that we raised a very strong daughter. She’s a fighter,” My dad added putting his hands around my mom’s shoulder and drawing her closer to him.
After making loads of promises to my parents- my mom in particular, they both bidded me their goodbyes and left me to retire back to their own
room for the nights rest.
