I sat in the room with my aunt staring into space, I could hardly believe what just happened, why didn't anyone tell me mom was coming, why didn't she take me with her? I was at least relived that she fine and healthy, but I couldn't shake off the feeling that everyone betrayed me including Aunt Michelle. The next couple of days I was quiet with her and was obvious about it, but I couldn't stay mad at her, I loved her, she stayed and that's all that mattered, and if I was being honest with myself mom was kind of a stranger at this point so I decided to be with my aunt and be happy leaving with her.
7 MONTHS LATER.....
My graduation ceremony was happening in 3 days and I was very excited, I had my aunt and her fiancé and our little baby boy on the way, mom never called back after she left with Marcus and I tried as much as possible not to think about it, I did notice that aunt Michelle had been acting different and something was wrong but I just told myself she was nervous for the baby coming and that was why her mood has been all over the place. mom didn't show up for the ceremony and it was fine, but the next day aunt Michelle sat me down and told me the reason she has been moody; she was getting married after the baby was born and they would move to a bigger place as their family would continue to grow from here, it all sounded like wonderful news until she said I couldn't come with her and mom said she wanted me back, she couldn't object because it was my mom and she had legal right over me, in her own words with tears in her eyes she said "but i found a place 20 mins close to your moms and you can obviously visit me anytime you want to or you feel down, she can't keep me away from you". i could never forget what she said to me because for as long as i could remember she kept her promise, the next week mom came to pick me up in her fancy car, i was going to miss my aunt but i was excited to learn more about my mom and how she lived now, i also get to see Marcus after 7 months; in all this i was worried about my aunt , she would be delivering soon and has been under so much stress nevertheless i knew my aunt was a strong woman and would survive . Siting in the car with my mom she explained to me that she was married now and i was old enough to understand her rules and for starters her new husband doesn't know that I'm her kid and i wasn't allowed to call her mom and also that i would be doing all the house chores to make it more believable, i was going to continue my education but with the trust my dad left to me and not her money, i stared her as she spoke and for the first time in my life i was bold enough to talk back to her; i told her i was going to do whatever she wanted but only if i would be able to visit my aunt anytime i wanted to and nobody would stop me , she stared at me in shock but agreed to it almost immediately and we were on our way.
We got to the house and my jaw dropped it was a literal mansion surrounded with security and two other cars with a lot of space to spare, i couldn't believe my eyes i mean my mom was life while we were suffering but the truth remains that i could never hate her, she was i would always remain my mom. We got into the house and the first person i saw was Marcus, as soon as he saw me, he acted smug and proud and said to my mom "is that the new maid", his laughter irritated me so much but i remembered the deal i made with my mom and said nothing; it had seemed that the house belonged to the man mom was cheating on my dad with who was also Marcuse's father, at this point i realized i was at the lion's den and i had to do anything to survive. It was school break and for the next month i was treated as a slave, serving, cleaning and doing all the house chores; you see mom promised me that if i worked hard she would let me spend three weeks with my aunt and be with her for the birth of the baby, i had really missed her and i really wanted to be there when she gives birth. The due date was in 3 days, I had stressed mom out so much until she allowed me to go see her, she told me she didn't want me to kill her sister like i did my father cos i was nothing but a curse and just when i thought i was getting better she hit me in my weakest spot but i didn't say anything to her , i turned and went to my room at sat there in silence waiting for my uncle to come pick me up cos mom said the fancy cars aren't for charity cases like me, i sat in silence and fear, what if she was right, was i just a curse? i was just a 12 year old trying to survive, i was so deep in my thought that i didn't noticed my uncle standing there, he came closer to me and touched me on the arm before i noticed him , i was so happy to see him , i wrapped my hands around him tightly and stayed like that till i almost cried, i had forgotten all my worries and was just happy he was with me, what can i say about my uncle Troy; he was definitely a handsome man, he was kind and treated me with kindness and love just like my aunt did, i loved them equally. He looked at me with a very worried expression, i couldn't blame him cos i knew i was skinner and always wore torn cloths not to mention all the physical abuse marks all over my body, apparently anytime i didn't do something right my mom or her husband would hit me so badly i would have bruises and when he saw them, he got so mad and wanted to confront her but he hesitated, smiled at me and led me out the door. He took me to a shop and got me new clothes, got food for me and took me to the salon and then we finally got home. I saw my aunt waiting patiently for us outside, she was so delighted to see me but immediately frowned when i came closer, she continuously asked "who did this to you?" looking at my bruises but it was very obvious who did, she was close to tears but hid them pretty well, we went into the house and i felt just at home, i slept for hours because life was good with them.
That night it was raining cats and dogs; Aunt Michelle's screams woke me up as i rushed over to where their room the noise came from, uncle troy was running around trying to get ready for the hospital, the contractions were getting frequent, and it was almost time for the delivery, i rushed over to help him get ready while aunt sat in pain , as soon as we were done we took her to the car and drove to the hospital. When we got there the doctors examined her and said she need c- section because the baby was a plus size, we stood outside waiting to hear news from anyone, a nurse, the doctor whoever, we just needed to hear something. After long hours of waiting the red surgical light went off and the cry of our baby boy filled the hallway, this brought so much happiness to our hearts, the doctor came out right after and issued a room transfer for them after which we were able to see them, aunt Michelle was super tired and slept right after, we didn't even realize that we up all night and name our baby boy kelvin, after a few hours we were discharged and able to go home with mother and son doing perfectly ok. We got home and surprisingly mom and Marcus was waiting outside patiently for us to arrive and for once she acted like a mother and took kelvin in her arms with a very beautiful smile and a happy expression on her face that didn't seem forced, i wanted to say hi to mom after we got into the house but Marcus pushed me to the ground but for the first mom scolded him and picked me up, i thought mom had changed and was really happy about it but little did i know the tsunami comes before the storm.