Sporadic knocks pulled me out of my sleep,I pushed the blanket off of me and made my way to the door...
The room was hot and dark so I turned the lights on,I unlocked the door and Kensy's face lit up in a big smile..
"Jean!"She cooed,bearing a large tray of food...She walked past me into the room and gingerly placed the tray on my bed...
"I added few fruits too...you don't look like you take your vitamins..."She said,angling her head to the side...I chuckled and thanked her for the food...
"You do not drink,do you?...the room does not stink of weed or nothing either..."I stopped to look at her,confused.
"I'm just saying you were dead asleep for hours...5 hours actually"She said and shrugged...
"Oh,yeah...I didn't get any sleep last night plus I'm truly tired from the traveling and all"I explained and she nodded gently,her smile growing again..
"I'm glad you're awake...there,have your lunch since you didn't have a breakfast with us but i'll hurry to go fix dinner now...My children will be home soon and trust me,they're monsters when they get hungry"I laughed with her...She seemed really proud of her big family.
The way her eyes light up when she mentions her children...
"All ten of them...hungry monsters"
"I thought you had nine boys"
"Yes...my husband is the tenth"
I burst into a hearty laughter and she did too...I sat to my food and delved in,chatting all through with Kensy..
"I have Kalvari,Karlson,Kelly...I named him Kelly because I thought he was gonna be a girl and Keith,Kaleb,Kayden,Knox...I named him after my little brother that passed days before I had him..."
"I'm so sorry for your loss"I said genuinely...
Nah,its OK...Heaven gained an angel,that's all..."She smiled but this time,there was a tinge of sadness in her eyes..."yeah,then I had Karter and Keanu and my husband's name is Jericho"
"Wow...you have a really big family"
"Nah,not as big as I want it...I can't wait for my kids to start having little ones,only then will my joy be full"She said and I could see how giddy she was at the thought of being a grandmother...
"So tell me things about you...you seem to be in your late teens..."She said,narrowing her eyes to slits as she fully concentrated on me...
"No...I'm 21 actually"
"Oh,so you're an orphan?"
"No...I have parents"
"They're probably dead beat parents,since you're out here all on your own...you poor cute thing"
"No...they're fantastic parents,they're really amazing and beautiful and forgiving..."Tears rose in my eyes and I turned away from her...
"I'm the deadbeat child...the one who really hurt them...took away their joy"I wiped my tears and looked at her
"Sweetie,I don't know what happened but I don't see it in you...you don't seem like all of those bad things you just said about yourself...You're in your prime and so you're prone to make bad mistakes and take bad decisions but that does not define you...I thought thesame thing of myself when I eloped with Jericho 24 years ago when I was pregnant with my first baby boy,Kalvari.
My father was furious because as a catholic priest,he wanted me to marry a refined christain teacher from our church but I fell in love with a dangerously handsome 6 ft tall hunker of a man with a devilish boyish smile...He was a miner in my town...We dated for a while then I got pregnant and my father hid me away in his cellar...He was disappointed and told me daily that my life was going to waste away because of this one mistake but I didn't let his words come true...I broke out of the house while they were at the mass and skipped town with my Jericho..."
"Wow...you seem really besotted with him and you both really love eachother that much?..."I said absentmindedly
Oh yes,we do"She had tears in her eyes now and she held my hand...
"You're promising,young one...I'm sure you can fix whatever it is you did to your parents...My father is the happiest man now,who wouldn't be?
He celebrates Christmas with 9 grandkids flocking around him"She laughed and I smiled genuinely,her words touched my very soul...
"I'm sort of an empath and I could sense your worry the moment you stepped in my house...Tell you what,let go of the past,start afresh...be happy now...you can't change the past so why hold on to it?"...
I was so moved that I crawled into her arms and cried hot tears...My mind was numb and I couldn't even think about anything to say to her in return...
"You're so kind"I finally muttered...She giggled and patted my curls..
"Its the least we can all do...life's already hard so spread kindness in all you do"I smiled hard because my boss used to say that to me...
"Join my family for dinner and meet us all,OK?...let me go fix something...like I said,there's gonna be a bunch of hungry monsters bursting through my door soon!"I laughed with her as she left the room...The door clicked close after her and I didn't even feel the need to go lock it
For the first time in so long,i feel light and maybe a little happy...it sure feels good to not be judged,I've never spoken to anyone about my life issues before and it felt really good to let out that piece I've had on my mind for so long plus Kensy's story was such a beautiful one.
It really touched my soul.
I returned to my food,taking a lucious bite of the steak...it was delicious,I have no idea how long its been since i last had steak...
I ate my fruits too because Kensy is right...I need vitamins
Then I took my time to take out all the items from the bag...arranging each where it should be at...I even found lip gloss in there and I immediately knew Valerie had thrown it in on purpose...
She was a strong advocate against chapped lips...
When I was done,I sat quietly in front of the mirror and Kensy's words came rushing back to me...
"Start afresh"
I smiled happily and sighed...
Yeah,I'm gonna do just that!"
YOU ARE READING
The Billionaire's Young Mistress
Mystery / ThrillerJean Damascus is truly lucky to be with a man of his calibre and she knows that but there's so much more she doesn't know...At least,not yet!
