Killing Me Slowly

Chapter 7

     "Make sure you behave !"

"Alright, can we go in ?"

"Okay, knock at the door "

"Good evening Mrs Harrison"

"Good evening ma, Joseph ! How are you ?"

"I am fine "

"Wait a minute, you look like someone I knew during my college days" Mrs Harrison said

"Really? I don't think so, I attended Saint Peter's......"

"Middleton college right ?"

"Yes, I am Anna, nice to meet you "

"Now I remember ! It's me Anna, It's Michelle, remember ?'

"Wow ! Oh my God ! Michelle! I never thought that we will ever meet each other again"

"Yes, I am so happy to see you after so many years"

"Me too ! I miss you so much . Joseph, she was my course mate and best friend in college. You look so different Michelle, you have changed a lot. What happened to our slimming plan ?"

"Oh Anna ! Of course i won't keep on doing it for the rest of my life "

"Anyways, it's so good to see you, can I have your number ? And maybe we could find time and catch up "

"Definitely, for sure Anna"

"Alright, sorry for the trouble, Joseph, be a good boy "

"No problem Anna, bye "

"Bye mom"

"Alright Joseph, you can go in and meet your friend, come in "

"Joseph ! I am glad you made it "

"Yes me too !"

"The others are inside, although Jesse couldn't make it, he is going for practice for a tournament"

"That's bad ! It turns out that your mom and mine were actually best friends "

"Really ? That's nice. Did you forget about the challenge ? We have all the time in the world"

"That's true, be ready to eat my dust"

            After the games, we had dinner, then another round of gaming, running and jumping here and there until when we were reprimanded by Mrs Harrison, thank God nothing got broken in the process. We watched movies, told spooky stories and talked about interesting topics and afterwards went to sleep .

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          In the morning, we helped Jason's mom, prepare breakfast and do some chores in the house. We watched television and played some board games before the others left with their parents. I stayed behind because mom was 'catching up with Mrs Harrison'.

"Anna, so tell me everything that happened after we graduated from college"

"Well my friend, two years later, I lost my mom "

"Oh ! I am sorry to hear that"

"After that, I got a decent job, fell in love with Joseph's dad, Jeffrey Anderson. We got married later, life was good in  the first six years of marriage, after that, everything starting turning sour. Things were not the same, he started coming back home late, that brought a big misunderstanding, he might have cheated on me . He later abandoned us, no calls, no texts,not once did he checked up on us after he left "

"I am so sorry, that's terrible. So now, presently, what is happening ?"

"We were doing fine over the years, I was struggling to take care of Joseph and the house expenses on my own. Until now, he decided to resurface back into my life . He was planning on getting a divorce but now he wants us to be together again or else he will take custody of my son "

"He really had some nerves, what a jerk ! After leaving his family behind. So what are you going to do ? "

"I won't just sit and watch, of course I will put on a fight for my child"

"That's nice to hear but remember, at the end of this, Joseph will be the most devastated"

"Yes but enough of my life, what about yours Michelle ?"

"Well my dear, I got married and decided to pursue my masters degree with the support of my husband. Later, I was employed as a professor in one of the prominent universities. I happen to be blessed with three kids now"

"I am so happy for you professor Michelle. What about your husband ?"

"He doesn't work here but he frequently comes back home to check up on us and stays during the holidays"

"That's nice, I think we will be going now, Joseph ! Say goodbye to Jason ,we are leaving "

"Is that so ? Alright, bye take care "

"Bye"

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"Oh thank God, we are home, go take a bath, I will warm up the food for you, just get it from the microwave later"

"Alright, I think someone is at the door"

"I will check, you go take your bath"

"Who is it ? Coming ! Who is it ? You ! Oh lord, Jeffrey what are you doing here ? Are you not satisfied? You ruined my life "

"Relax Anna, today I want us to talk calmly, we are husband and wife, so let us act like one, come on, seat "

I finished bathing and went downstairs to get my food from the microwave but I saw mom and dad, I just had to eavesdrop.

"What do you want this time around ?"

"I just want to inform you that I will be moving back with you very soon, I want to be closer to my son '

"What ! Listen Jeff, I am tired of your nonsense, I am tired ! You want to move in right ? Go ahead! No one is stopping you, after all, it's legally your property, it's your house too. Just leave me in peace !"

"It's nice you acted maturely, fine, fine . See you. Goodnight "