you change my story

CHAPTER ONE

   Here I was boarding a plane to a new country; am excited and nervous at the same time ,I don't know what the future holds for me but one thing is certain I hope to make use every of the opportunity I get in this new country.
How did I get here you may asked?(let me tell you about me omolara James). My mother has three children, I am the middle child of my parents. Dad walked out on us when I was twelve years old and never to be seen again. My mother did her best to raised us. Things were so rough for us that our aunt offer us her guest cottage to stay.  l managed to get a diploma in business administration and management.
I was happy that I graduated university,it was not easy for me to attend university but I took up  a job  as a part time waitress  and  also working at a make up a studio, that I fall in love with make up and I was good at doing makeup for people that most people didn't know I have no real diploma in cosmetology. Which I hope to get one day.
I submitted my CV  to all the firm I know, did lot of interviews upon interviews , Nothig. I was coming back from helping a friend of aunt to do her makeup when I over heard my aunt talking to my cousin , she said to my cousin what is the point of her Three beautiful smart daughter and you are poor. I always know my sister can't use her beauty to her advantage;if I haven't used mine maybe I will be living like my sister now. 
I just stood there don't know what to do; should I let them know I heard them or just go back. Still lost in my thoughts when my aunt call me Lara I can you come inside, I quickly acted like I hear nothing, hi aunt how are you I said, she asked me when did you get back I said just now. She checks to see if I have been standing outside for long . With a smile on my face I lied my out of there and she bought every lied.
Some time around evening I went to my boyfriend place, he is my safe heaven , I got there  he was in the shower ,I got a text on his phone; I called out his name you got a text ; he could not hear me, I picked up the phone the text was congratulations text on his engagement, I was  confused but I thought to myself maybe he is able to propose to me , I went to my bag ,I applied a little of lipstick, spray a perfume, check my nails to see if it alright.  I was busy with myself that I didn't realize he was out of the bathroom . He went to his phone and  he said I guess you saw the text, no need to hide it anymore then he said to me, with a smile all my face waiting for him to go down on his knees, I reach out my hand , he went who said you are the one I am engaged to, am getting married in two weeks, this is the last time I will see you. There is a check of firty thousand  rand on the bed take and leave my house, I was confused at what was going on ,I couldn't get my words right, struggling to find the right word to said I said I love you , you are my safe heaven, I thought you love me . With a a smudge smile on his face he said I use to love you because you were beautiful but what does your beauty do for me when you have no future, no future what do mean I said, he answered me you have no real job, no trust fund, you and your sisters live off your rich aunt , who can't even help. You want me to marry you so you can drain my parents money. My head was spinning, I fell to my knees hoping for the ground to swallow me,tearing rolling down my eyes, I yelled angrily at him while still on my knees, you know my background before we started dating in highschool, so why he is it a problem for you now . He laughed at me , he said back then you were the most beautiful girl in the school and i wanted you , after highschool I met someone who is on my level, I cried out why didn't you not break up with me , he laughed again , why will lose my punching puppy,  all the expensive perfume , clothes you had who bought it for you . Everything I smacked you , I expected you to leave but you stayed, so I keep gifting you things like a puppy. At this point I couldn't breathe , my face was blurry, I summon courage to stand and walked out of the apartment. He was just laughing at me.
I walked and walked until I get to my house, went to the room and slurp on the floor. My sister walked in and asked my while was I crying. She said to me are you that heartbroken about leaving your boyfriend between . I stood up and looked at my sister ,I said to her I have to be rich no matter what, so that we will never have to depend on anyone again . She asked me what going on ,I told her what happened with my boyfriend, also what I heard our aunt was saying, she pulled me up and hugged me so tight . I know how you feel trust me it hurt I know but you can get through it. I replied her it hurt  because I loved him, she asked did you get to tell him about the  you getting into the best cosmetology school in new York. I nodded. She said do not let anything he said get to me cause I worked her and my hard work paid off, if I continue to work hard on my craft, I will be somebody that he will regret ever looked down on and for our aunt I should leave her. After our many years we are leaving her house so she just sad that why she made her comment. Our mom and our kid sister join us in the room ,we hugged,cried together.

I wake up early that morning cause I couldn't sleep it the D-Day for me to leave my family and migrate to new York where I know no one nor know what to expect it , I know as long as I have my family I can do it.  I said goodbye to my family and friends with tear in my eyes,got on the plane to new York.