FAITH: Lily & GOD

Chapter 15

"Mum," Lily called out when she entered the house from school.

There was a short trip that all students were to participate. It was a trip to a homeless shelter in the next city.

Their coordinating teacher asked the class to vote between the museum and volunteering at a homeless shelter. Most of the students weren't big on museums so, volunteering was their only option.

Lily and Sarah were excited about it. This was something that wouldn't be too new to them, seeing as they did something like that some weeks back. They were more excited than everyone in class.

The trip will last for two days. They will visit at least three homeless shelters in two days and then come back on the third. The day of the trip is tomorrow, and she wants to let her mum know in time. She was going to Sarah's house later in the evening after she had packed her bags.

Daisy most of the time works in the afternoon till evening or morning to late afternoon. Rarely at night. She's a nurse at a local hospital in town and they barely have enough staff to share the shifts with.

It was barely five in the evening but no sign of Daisy when Lily came inside.

"Mum?" she called out to her mum again and no response. "But mum should be back by now," she said to herself.

Lily went to her mum's room and no trace of her there, she went out downstairs to check again but let out a loud shriek. Her eyes were wide open as she looked at her older sister who had a huge grin on her lips.

"What in the world is wrong with you Cory?" she placed her hand on her chest. Her heart was racing so fast, it could win a relay.

"What? Why do you look so scared, girl?" Cory rolled her eyes and went down the stairs. She tried so hard to conceal the laughter that was ready to burst through her.

After the little scare her sister gave her, Lily huffed in obvious annoyance and walked down the stairs behind Cory.

"Seriously? What's wrong with you? Why would you scare someone like that?" Lily asked, already angry that her sister didn't seem fazed about what she just did. "What if I went into some kind of 'scare-shock' ?" she asked, trying to think of what being so scared could cause.

"Sorry," Cory said, her voice didn't seem too apologetic but Lily wasn't ready to start some fight with her sister this late afternoon. "Why are you looking for Mum?" she asked.

"Did you see Mum recently?" Lily asked.

Cory sat on the kitchen counter and raised a brow. "I asked first, so answer"

Lily shook her head.

"There's this trip we're going to at my school and I want to tell Mum since we're going for two days," Lily said to her.

Cory looked at Lily with brows furrowed and lips pouted to the side. Like she was in thought.

"What kind of trip is it? What's the purpose?" she asked.

"Giving back" Lily sat on one of the stools "No one wanted the museum, so this was the only option" she shrugged.

"But not to you?" Cory got down from the counter to get herself some juice and something to eat. "Want some snacks?" she asked Lily.

Lily nods her head in response.

"Did you see mum?" Lily asked again.

Cory walked back to the counter with a carton of juice and some chips.

"Mum needed to get some more groceries" she handed her a cup "Would have assisted her but I came back today and was feeling so tired and muscle-cramped. Mum suggests that I took some rest," she said.