ELLA'S POV
I was in the garage sitting on one of the chairs there when I heard some steps coming in front of me. I was really hoping it was my mom and that was correct, it was her. I was certainly expecting some gift as she usually does every day, but this time I saw something else in her hand which looked far from the candy which I always go to grab from her every day.
"Mom, you didn't get anything for me today, why?" I asked with a frowning face. I didn't expect it. She came forward to me and held my hands.
"Darling, I am genuinely sorry, my dear, okay, it really skipped my mind. "I promise I won't fail it next time." "Okay, I am really, really sorry about it, but I have other good news." "Okay," it was the major reason I couldn't even remember getting anything for my darling daughter," she said. I needed to know what the good news was all about. I was curious and took interest in it.
"Okay, what could be the exciting thing that is putting this endless smile on your face? "Do you care to share the good thoughts with me?" I asked.
"Why won't I share this astonishing news with my only child?I would tell you absolutely everything is okay, but let's go into the room first," she said.
I was really surprised how she acted. Not only that, but I knew she could attach something to this envelope which she handed over to me, so my curiosity made me open it. Furthermore, I was certainly surprised as it came to my knowledge that it was a marriage invitation. My mind raced with the thought of whom the celebrant was and why mom would be so happy about it, so I read through as I read down to the card I saw my mom's full name on it, that she was getting married to one Mr. Sparks were perplexing. I needed answers to my questions, so I went to my mom for answers. "Mom, Mom", I called.
"My darling, what is it? "I know you are really curious to know everything and I would explain everything to you if you could just calm down and have a seat," she said.
"What is this envelope all about? I saw your name on it and that you are getting married to Mr. Sparks and I have heard he has one of the big companies in town, so if you explain things to me, I am lost here okay" I said.
"Okay, you can have your seat okay you can't stand while I am talking okay" she said. I calmed myself down and listened to her and gently sat down beside her.
"Okay, I am calm now, so can I at this moment get what I want, mom" I said?
"Okay my darling daughter" (hm mm) she sighs.
"You know we still can't continue with this life. We can't do it okay, so I think this is my best opportunity to leave this poverty life. Okay my dear, I know you are also of this life. That's why I wanted to get rid of it immediately, my dear, you can achieve your dream through your stepfather. Okay, he is a really rich man. Okay, I think you would love him if you started to know him. Okay, he is a loving dad, my dear. You and I know that we can't continue with this challenging situation. Okay, this is the best opportunity I have to get rid of it. I know you can't cope with it, but we have to stop it. He proposed to me and I had to agree to "if this is the engagement ring". She brought her hand forward to me for me to see it clearly.
"I think we should both get to living a luxurious life. Okay my dear, we will be moving in to his home tomorrow. I mean our new home is okay, and he also has a son who you can get along with. "Okay," they are perfect people. "You have absolutely nothing to worry about, okay you are." "I'm in good hands", so there is absolutely nothing to make you think otherwise of this okay," she said.
"Mom, is his son or is he my age?" I asked.
"He hasn't introduced him to me". "We will all meet tomorrow", okay, but why do you ask if there is anything you can share with me okay, she said?
"There is no problem, I just wanted to know because I really don't need anyone to intimidate me when I get there," I said.
"So I think with your words you accept moving to our new home" she said and j nodded in a sign of agreement to what she said. Then she smiled at me and came to me and kissed me as usual on my forehead.
"So I would go to the kitchen to make you your favorite". "Okay, I would make it so special," she said.
She left me alone in the living room. I sighed and heard someone imagine how I would leave with my new family. How everything would be. I imagined endlessly, but I had no idea about how my new home would be and how my new family would be to me, but I only required a good family like the way my mother treated me, but I had to skip the thought and focus on my studies and the assignment I was given in class? I stood alone in the living room, and it was tedious for me, so I left there and went to the kitchen to meet my mom, who was making my special meal for me to eat for dinner.
ELENA'S POV
"Elena, Elena". I heard someone call my name several times, but I refused to answer because I felt sleepy and tired, so I acted like I was still deeply asleep. But the voice wouldn't stop calling as I ignored the call and focused on having more rest. The voice called me severely and came closer. She was about to tap me before I woke up slowly.
"Mom, I really need some rest. I didn't have any last night. "Can I still have some rest please?" I said.
"Darling, I would disagree with this. "Okay, we have to get ready as soon as possible, so as soon as his driver came to pick us up, we would have already been prepared," she said.
"But can't I at least take another thirty minutes' rest? "I'm exhausted", mom" I said.
"My darling, I don't think so okay. "You know that you can sleep like a baby when you get there okay anyhow you want, okay nobody would get to disturb you okay just prepare fast so we can get there on time, and you can sleep as you want okay, so what do you say" she said.
"Just to make it fat", I am going to take my bath and prepare for the new house. I really need some rest. You know that I have exams and promotion exams. That's why I couldn't sleep last night, mom. I would get ready so we could get going immediately.
I woke up so tired because I really didn't have a good sleep. Not only that, but I read my books all night because I knew fully well that our upcoming exam would be a very tough one, so I had to read well so I could make it to the next level of my education. Likewise, I was exhausted and found it really challenging to stand up from my bed, but I was forced by my mom to wake up early so we could prepare fast and go over to our new home as she claims. I wasted no time in getting ready, so, as my mom, I noticed that she was really engaged and found it exciting to move to a luxurious house and a rich family, but I found it tedious because all I may gain from the wealth is just support. If possible, I would have one. I have doubts that I will be treated like an outcast in the family. I have watched so many movies when this experience happened, so I think it would have no difference to me, so I have double minds to choose. I really don't know whether I could just stay at home or follow my mom. I promised to always trust and love my mom, so I wouldn't do anything to make her feel sad.
"Are you done, my darling?" My Mom asked.
"Mom, are you for real? "I have waited for you for like about twenty minutes, so I think we should call the driver to come and pick it up right away" I said.
"Okay my dear, I have already sent him a location. "He will be here soon". "Okay", you have nothing to worry about jaw exercise some patient okay he will be here with a twinkle of eyes," she said.
"Okay mom, I would just have to go to the garage and wait for him to come okay." Not quite long after I left for the garage, I heard a horn on the gate, so I rushed inside to go call my mom.
"Mom, I think the driver is here," I said.
"Okay, I will go and check if it's him okay. "Just get things ready, just in case", she said, and left.
I followed her quietly because I was really curious to know what was going on and if truly it was the driver so until I heard a thick voice conversing with mom. " Good day Madam, I was sent to you by my boss, Mr. Madison Sparks," he said.
"Oh, are you the driver sent by him to come pick us up? Okay, we were already patiently waiting for you, so I think we are good to go. Okay, I would go call my daughter so we can start going", my mom said. Immediately, I heard her footsteps coming towards the direction where I hid myself. I made haste and quickly ran out through the back, pretending as if I were still inside the house. "Mom, was it the driver ?" I asked.
"Yes, it's him hurry to get your luggage in the room. "Let's leave her", let's fade bye to these trenches, okay" she said. I looked at her in an annoying way because we both knew what we faced at the beginning before we made it to this place, and now she has the courage to call her trenches.
"I would go get my bag immediately" I said, and rushed to get my luggage. I found it no fun to be excited that I would be moving to a new home like I would be being a mayor's son. I just had to go at least to change my financial condition, but it was really no fun for me, but I had to listen to my mom.
"Hurry Elena, what were you doing inside the room for like up to ten minutes is something bothering you" my mom said.
"I just can't bear to leave here. You know, this is my home, so I would really miss it. "Okay, I can't just leave like that, okay, I am deplorable about it", I replied.
"Don't worry, okay you will come to overcome all this. Okay, you just have to
focus. Okay, let's leave here immediately. The driver has been waiting for a while now. "Okay", we don't have to get anyone upset today. "You know it's something we both should be happy about", okay, let's get going immediately," she said. I nodded to her in a frowning face and entered the car with her. Really, it has been a while since I last entered this beautiful car like this. I was delighted to be in this type of luxurious car.
"Mom," she looked at me. " I think this man is really rich from his driver's car. "I think he is really rich, I have to confess," I said.
"I know you would like it, let's just keep quiet and get to our destination okay" Mom said.
JAMES POV
"James, James". I heard my name everywhere. I couldn't even rest for at least one second. I was called to one point and was directed to the other. It was really challenging to just sit on my ass at one point and rest my head. My father wanted it so luxurious and invited his business partner, I heard, to lock himself inside the room to avoid all sorts of walking and roaming about. It was his wedding with his new wife, so he needed something big to welcome them in. I heard his wife also had a daughter, but really I haven't met any of them, so I waited patiently for them to arrive so we could begin the ceremony as my father wanted. I knew my hiding place wasn't really safe enough for me to stay away from their call. Suddenly, I heard a knock on my door.
"Who the hell is there? I can't come out okay. I am exhausted, and I can't really stress myself out just because my father is marrying a new wife. Not only that, but I would love it if you could all just leave me alone for at least thirty minutes and not ask for too much, okay", I said.
"No, not okay at all. "I am not here to stress you or call you out. "Please, if you can at least open the door for me, you won't regret it" the voice.
"Ahhh, how wouldn't I regret it? "I would rather not open this door. "Okay, I can't open the door. "I am tired, and I don't have any time for anything, especially discussion, "I said.
"I won't take much of your time, okay, just please open the door for me, I am begging" the voice said. I felt pity for her because the voice sounded like a female one, so I opened the door for her. I was really surprised to see the stranger because she covered her face with a scarf and immediately when she entered, she closed the door. I found her suspicious until she uncovered her face with the scarf. It was then I found out it was my mother.
"What, mom ahh, what are you doing here?" I sounded surprised.
"My son, I asked to come see you okay. "I heard that your father was getting married to another woman, so I thought of coming to see you at this opportunity," she said.
"Wow, you know it's really dangerous if you are caught. Father still hasn't forgiven you for what you did. "If you were caught, how would you escape him?" I asked.
"I don't know I just had courage and came here okay I will leave now. "Okay, I love you" she said, and kissed me on my forehead and was about to live, but I drew her back.
"Mom, you can't just come and leave like that, tell me, have you eaten?" I asked. She looked so hungry and with the expression on her face anyone could figure out that she hadn't eaten anything.
"Ahh, I can't see in your eyes that you are starving. Just wait for me inside here. "I will go get you something to eat," I said and left. Immediately, I left the room. I locked it from the front and went to the kitchen to get something for her. After I went to the kitchen and was about to leave, I encountered my father and I really knew that it wouldn't be so easy for me to escape his questions.
"Son, where are you taking this to? "Don't tell me you want to eat alone. "Wow, but I told you that we would be having a meal with my new wife and her daughter and I think that they will be here soon, so why?" he said.
"Not at all, Dad, you know, I wanted to go give it to someone you know. I invited my friends over, so he called on the phone saying that he would be hungry, and I know him too well. "He eats a lot of food, you know", I said.
"But we prepared something for all the guests here. I think that would be more than enough for your friend. "I don't think you're keeping this one aside is necessarily okay," he said.
"Father, like I said before, loves eating, as I mean he can finish a load of meals at once, so I needed him to be satisfied because he is a good friend of mine, so you don't have anything to worry about, okay, just go have some rest and prepare immediately. I would also go to mine. You know that my stepmom will be here soon. Okay, I advise you to go immediately.
"Okay If you say, so I would be going to prepare, okay call me Drake, it is unclear to me why they are still delaying. "Is there any traffic?" he asked.
"I don't think so in a few minutes they will arrive," I said. I waited for him patiently to go directly to his room, so I rushed and went to my room.
"Wow, Mom. I nearly got caught by my father, but I outsmarted him. You can eat gently. I will escort you when you are done. Okay, you can have all the time to eat your meal. I also have to go prepare. "I think my stepmom will be here in a few seconds", I said.
"Wow, you know to call her stepmom someone you haven't been introduced to. "You call her stepmom," she said.
"Is there any problem with it? "I can't just continue living in agony because of what you did. "We both know very well that what you did was really, really wrong", I said.
"And is that enough?" she was about to complete her statement before I interrupted her.
"Just focus on the meal. "Okay, you know it's hot, so be careful," I said. I heard a knock on my door. I really forgot to close the door and I think Drake, my personal assistant, was there to inform me that it was about time to go. I knew he had seen my mom, so I was anxious and curious to ask him if he had seen her.