Chapter 2 1.

The blaring sound of the alarm woke me up from my sleep, checking the time it was 5 am and I needed to get up so that I can help my mum in cleaning the house and making breakfast.

Well, time to introduce myself to you all,

My name is Katherine thrones, I am eighteen years old, living with just my mum. My dad abandoned us when I was four years, leaving my mum to take care of me alone.

She used to be a stay-at-home mum but when my dad left she has to get herself some jobs to help with my academics and with feeding.

I have been living in hell ever since dad left, I was being pressured by mum to always study so that I would end up being a well-developed girl and have a well-paid job and I won't have to depend on any man to get myself income.

With that I had no time in having fun or doing things youths of my age were doing, I don't go to parties, I don't do birthdays nor hang out with friends, I don't even have a boyfriend because she thinks having a boyfriend will distract me from my books, so instead of going out, I was always at home buried in books.

I ended up having scholarships right from high school and now I still got a scholarship in college, now I am in my second year, still on scholarship and still no time for dating, I have become used to it and when people around me talk about parties or sex or boyfriends I am always the idle one having nothing to say.

My daily routine was to get up from bed, cook breakfast, eat and then go to college, receive my classes and then go to the library to read, get home cook, and then read before going to bed.

I thought my second year in college would be different but it actually got worst with the constant reminder of how I have to get better and come out with good grades.

My dad was well off, living in a mansion with his new wife and no children, so many times he has come to meet me but mum would always send him off with his packages saying we want nothing from him but the truth we need a lot from him.

I was fed up with having to read always, not knowing what was happening in the world, having my phone taken from me when I am browsing online and giving it back when I am done with my four hours of reading. I was a slave, a reading slave and I needed out.

Getting out of the bed, I head straight to the bathroom to get cleaned up, and then putting on my baggy trousers and my big t-shirt and combing my hair I went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

I was living in an apartment with two rooms, my mum was living in one and I was living in the other one, though I had my room to myself I wasn't allowed to lock the doors or come home late except I went to the library and I must always show proof of what I read that day.

I heard the door of my mum's room opening and she came out dressed in her office wear, she always leaves before I do.

"Good morning mum," I said greeting her

"Good morning dear, how's your night?" she asked me

"It was okay mum, breakfast is ready. You should eat before you leave" I told her and she smiled before sitting down.

"Thank you, love, hope you are well and how is school. Your grades and your attitude in school. Hope you are still on the top list?" she asked, and yes that was how our breakfast was, after the greetings she gets back to school discussion and nothing else.

"School is fine mum and yes I am still number one," I told her, I have lost my appetite and I don't think I could eat the food anymore, "I have lost my appetite mum, I will just get going," I told her wrapping the food up and keeping it in the fridge.

"Okay dear, listen to your lecturers, and read hard and come out at the top. I am counting on you" she called after me yelling at the top of her voice.

I took my bag from the couch and head out, not bothering to answer her questions.

I am fed up with everything and with the constant question about school and I needed out and I must find a way out.

Checking the time on my phone it was 7 am and my first class was 8:30 am I had enough time before my class, I have to look for my dad and begged him to help me out.

I have a secret which I couldn't tell my mum, I met my dad once when he came to look for mum and he gave me his business card to look for him when I need his help or have something to talk to him about and I have forgotten about it until mum wouldn't stop talking about it.

I took a cab heading to his office where he was the owner of a huge business, and I was pissed at mum that dad was big and yet we are living poor.

On getting to the office building I paid for the cab and head inside and went straight to meet the receptionist.

"Good morning ma, please I am looking for the CEO," I told her

"Good morning, do you have an appointment with him?" she asked me and I shook my head.

"No, I don't have an appointment with him," I told her trying my best to be truthful.

"I am sorry since you don't have an appointment, Mr. Thrones won't be seeing you. Come back when you do have an appointment" she said as she continued with her work.

"Ma this is urgent please," I told her

"I am following protocols ma'am if you have an appointment with him, I would have allowed you in, Mr. Thrones is a busy man and he doesn't have time for unnecessary attention," she said with a smirk on her face.

"Fine tell him I am his daughter, Katherine Thrones. He would want to see me" I told her revealing my true identity to her but she only laughed out.

"Nice try lady, do you know how many people have come up with that name just to see Mr. Thrones, I am sorry but that won't work. If you excuse me I would like to get back to work" she said as she started flipping pages in a file.

"But I am ser....." I was cut short when she stood up immediately bowing her head to someone and I turned towards the direction to see my father coming out from an elevator and I ran towards him ignoring the calls from the rude lady.

I was about to get close to him when his bodyguards blocked me from getting closer to him.

"Let me through I want to speak with Mr. Thrones," I said struggling to get free from their grasps.

"Sorry I can't let you through, Mr. Thrones does not entertain visitors outside his office," one of the bodyguards said, my dad didn't even bother to look back to see what the commotion was all about, he was focused on what he was doing, talking to the lady beside him.

"Father" I yelled out at the top of my voice and he stopped turning around to face me when he saw me he smiles and ran towards me, the bodyguards let go of me and I ran into his arms.

"Darling what are you doing here?" he asked me and then stopped, turning around to search for something or probably someone, "are you here with your mum?"

I shook my head, "no, mum doesn't know I am here, I wanted to see you and talk to you about something. You told me I can come to meet you when I need your help" I told him and he smiled while nodding his head, I could see the joy in his face and how excited he was to see me.

"Gloria, cancel my appointments and tell them I will have a rain check and we can postpone the meeting to tomorrow that's if they are still eager to work with me. I want to have some alone time with my kid" he said to the woman.

"Yes sir," she said before bringing out the phone from her pocket to make some calls.

"Come to my office dear," dad said leading the way as we entered the elevator and we went to the top floor where my dad's office was located.

"Sit down and be comfortable, do you want anything, and have you had breakfast?" he asked and I shook my head, "let them get something for you to eat, what will you eat?"

"I won't have time for breakfast dad, I would be late for class. I came to beg you for something dad, you said you will help me if I need your help" I told him.

"Of course I will help you, you are my daughter and my only child," he said patting my head, "what do you want?"

"First thing first I know this is not the right time now but soon I will like to know why you abandoned mum and me but for now I need to rent an apartment, mum has been putting pressure on me and it's killing me. I can't breathe because she keeps choking me with studies and school but I want you to make it a way that it's the school that is giving me the accommodation for being the best student in the school, please dad" I said pleading and begging him for his help.

"Hmm, I see your mum hasn't changed at all since I left her, always putting pressure on someone. Anyways if you want to know why I left I will be willing to tell you everything" he said and I smiled but he wasn't answering my plea about the apartment.

"What about the apartment dad?" I asked him.

"Oh that, let me get to it now," he said bringing out his phone from his suit jacket and making a phone call.

"Hello....... Yes, this is Mr. Thrones...... yes an apartment, two-bedroom flat, well furnished and recent model too..... yeah, closer to the school....... Yeah.......... I need it as soon as possible, latest today before the ending of school hours........ yes, yes...... oh one last thing you are going to make it look like you are the one giving her the apartment ........... yeah, get back to me...... thank you, bye" he said ending the call before looking at me.

"Before the ending of today you will have your flat and oh I have been meaning to give you this for long," he said handing a debit card to me.

"What's this for dad?" I asked him

" to pay for your expenses at school, you will be needing it to buy groceries and anything you need for your apartment," he said

"I can't accept this dad," I said giving him the card but he took it and placed it in my front pocket.

"Yes you can and I hope someday, you will know I am not the bad person," he said placing a kiss on my forehead.

I didn't know the time was gone so fast when I checked the time on my wristwatch it was 8:20 am and buses won't be available now and walking to school will make me miss half of the first class.

"Shit!!! I am late, I have to go dad" I told him I was about to run away when he held my bag and pulled me back, "dad!!!"

"My driver will drop you, here's my number call me and give me yours too," he said, we both exchanged numbers and he escorted me down to the parking lodge where the driver was waiting for me.

Bidding him farewell I went into the car and the driver drove off, I turned back to watch my dad waving and smiling until I couldn't see him any longer.

With the help of the driver, I got to school at 8:29 am, thanking the driver I got out of the car, running like my life depend on it. I got to the classroom a few seconds before the lecturer got in.

I thought about my newly acquired freedom, my new apartment, and my debit card with no idea how much was inside, which I was going to check soon.

My greatest joy was having to be far away from my mother and having the peace of mind I have always wanted.