Fated

Part one

"Elijah!, aren't you ready yet?" My mother yelled from down stairs. "Yes mom, mi soon read-" I stopped mid-way in my sentence hoping that she did not hear me. But it was too late, on hearing the stomp of her heals marching up the stairs I closed my eyes and let out a deep sigh, for I knew I was in for it now. My mother always taught me to speak standard English, she always believed that creole  was an ill- mannered way to speak.

"Mi?! How many times am I going to tell you to speak proper English?" She yelled cutting me from my thoughts. "Alright mommy, shhhh!!" I mustered placing my index finger to my lips indicating she tone it down a bit. "Your talking too loud, I'm sorry it just slipped out" I whisper yelled.

"Slipped? mmhm" she scoffed in a disapproving tone. "Your making too much slipsssss from week" she carried on dragging the 's' in slip, which made me  couldn't help it but to let a  laugh escape my lips after holding them tightly together in a bid not to. This in turn made her laugh, but not before she continued  stating "and don't shhhh me" referring to my previous plea, you think I don't know it's the girl next door you Don't want hearing me" she said mischievously while walking away with a smirk on her face. " What? nooo" I lied while rolling my eyes literally feeling my face getting red. Damn you woman! I still can't comprehend, how did she know? I mean I have done nothing to indicate that I had a crush on her, we play from time to time when she comes over , I would always be the one following her around and giggling at  every word she otters and maybe  staring at her cute little face from time to time. Nothing out of the ordinary, wow mothers  really are the all knowing I thought to myself. Five minutes had pass and I was done organizing myself. Before going downstairs I took up my 3d glasses remembering the last time I went to the movies and was angry with myself when I realized I had forgotten it.

Arriving downstairs I saw mom gently applying make up to her silky smooth dark skin, with her dyed red  curls jiggling on her head as she was in the act.  Looking closely she had on her shiny silver like necklace that dad had bought her years ago. This complimented her glistening red dress  that ended just above her knees. " who are you and what have you done with my mom!?" I said dramatically. "Aww stooop"  she said with a bright smile, grabbing my cheeks and kissing me.. "Ewww nooo" I fake squealed acting that I didn't like it.

"Now Come on, Jim is waiting down the street for us" she demanded with a smile on her face. Jim was Moms 'friend' as she always put it but I Knew better to know what he was, I was 12 Years old  not stupid!. I Didn't mind Jim though he was funny and always bought stuff for me, not to mentioned that he reminded me of what little memories I had of dad  before he died by the time I was 6 years old . After Locking up the house mom and I started walking down the street while she was telling me some funny stories with  she and dad back when they met.

While enjoying the moment  and reflecting on stories about dad, my thoughts shifted on mom and how we were inseparable, we were like best friends even, though my friends always called me a 'mamas boy'(Mother's Boy) I didn't mind because they didn't know what it felt like to lose a parent . At a young age it made me realize  that I shouldn't take anything for granted and so I always stuck to my mother and never caused her trouble. I truly could say she was the best mother in my world. I soon came Back to reality and realized my  mother had stop talking but there was a sense of comfort even though it was quiet.

Now taking in my surroundings I could feel the cold breeze caressing  my skin  making me shudder to the touch, she whistles in my ears as though she was trying to tell me something. Looking at the moon I stared in 'aww' how beautiful she  shun tonight. I averted my attention to the many three and two story houses we were passing each on both sides of the long stretch of narrow asphalt road we were traversing on. They had lush green carpet grass filled with Christmas trees and their pepper lights that decorated them   and I wondered to myself where is everyone?  Its just 8pm but I'm not seeing a single  person in sight, as though on que, I looked ahead and noticed a dark figure coming closer in the distance. Great timing I said mentally expecting it to be Jim.