Chapter 1
Baylee’s pov
“Oh i hate the sound of the alarm , why did i even set it , oh its cause you want to get to school early since its your first day at schooling at your cousins and you want to make your first impression matter “ i thought , before finishing my thoughts i heard her mom yell from the kitchen for me to come down
“ Hey young lady , you had better wake up ,have your shower , get dressed and come down here before i meet you , if you want a peaceful morning like every orher teenage child you better do as i say •••••••”
I knew my mom was saying some other things but those were the few I heard her say , she finds it like a norm to always yell .
Finally i was all dressed in the uniform my mom had picked up from the school the previous day , wow it was pretty short , the skirt was like those high school skirt and the shirt and tye , it was just so gorgeous , it looked like I was in a korean school uniforms oh my God.
While i was walking i saw a photo of my dad i began to remember everything that happened before he died
Flash back:
“ don’t cry okay , it’s gonna be okay “ my mom told me
Earlier that day we were called that my dad slumped while he was working , i was 15 years old but that day i felt like i was a child whose sweet as taken away , i held my tears inside , i sucked up every bit of it . We immediately enterd a cab and ran towards the bus station. I couldn’t even breath or think , my brain was just rumbling, I couldn’t think straight.
We finally got to the hospital , but we were to late , we got there late , my dad was already gone , by gone i mean dead , i laid by his side telling him things before the nurse would come to take him away ( i actually thought that if i told him sweet things , he might wake up , but he did not even move a muscle , then i told myself that i had to be strong for my mother)
The next few weeks life was hard for us , my mom didn’t have a job yet , so we would both go in search for one , Then one day my mom finally got one but the income wasn’t that sufficient “
I was pulled out of my thoughts when i heard a knock on the door . “ mom someone’s at the door, I’m gonna go check who it is ok “
“Sure” she replied
On getting there i saw our landlord usually he is not always around so i was shocked to see him .
“ good morning sir, pls come in” i said using my hand to usher him into the house
“ where is your mother , i need to see her” he said without acknowledging my greetings. Without looking at him i went into the kitchen .” Mom the landlord is waiting outside i think it’s important cos he never leaves his apartment “ immediately i said that i did not fail to see the drain in colour of my moms face well she’s more of a white than i am , sometimes i wonder were i got my dark skin and, real brown hair from , my mom is and half cast , my dad is a white man , maybe i got it from my ancestors.
“ ok honey , go to your room ok “ she said with sadness n her eyes, i wondered what could possibly be wrong. I decided to let it slide and go get dressed. When i was done I decided to check on my mom , when i got there i saw her sobbing and sniffing, holding my dads picture in her hand talking to him, when i got there she immediately acted as if it was okay bit i know ny mimm , more than she knows.
“ mom , whats going on , why are crying , mom its ok talk to me “, i said rubbing her back trying to calm her down .
“ oh honey , I’m fine ok , nothing to bother yourself about “ she said trying to sound convincing enough, but i was not buying it at all , my mom is a strong woman, and i have never seen her cry , except from when dad died .
“Mom I’m not buying that , please tell me we’ll go through it together “i said
“ oh , my baby , I’m so sorry i got you into this much stress, when your father had died , we had nothing , except fot thr basics, the house rent has been due since last year and two months, i did not want to tell you before , i guess it’s about time since we are moving today “ she said with me cutting her off
“ what , to were “ I said with tears streaming down my face
“ we will be staying at uncle marks place fot the mean time , i know its hard but bear it with me pls, “ with her saying that i could not think of anything than to hug her telling her it would be alright.
“ lest I forget Christian and luci would be coming to pick you, so get ready, and you don’t need to worry about packing I’ll do that while tou ate away ok , “ she said pushing me away so she could get to work . Then i went to my room to await the arrival of my cousins, I haven’t seen Christian in ages , he should be eighteen by now . I heard a car pull over then i heard a knock following it
