Piece Of My Heart

new beginnings (Angela's pov)

"thank you mom, thank you so so much, I can't believe I'm going to Royals Academy, this is such a dream come true".
I hugged my mom tightly with the mail from Royals Academy on one of my hands.
"you have nothing to thank me for sweetie, this is all you. If it wasn't for your hardwork, you wouldn't have gotten the scholarship. I'm proud of you dear."
She insisted.
I pulled away from the hug and looked directly into her eyes.
"if you didn't believe in me, I couldn't have done it".I couldn't stop my tears from falling.
"Enough with the tear works honey, let's have something to eat. Tomorrow's gonna be a big day." My mom wiped my tears and pulled me  a chair.

The money we got today bought us some rice and fish, we were lucky to get so much money. I watched my mom serve me and all I could think of is how I'd love to give her a good life. As far as I can remember it has always been just my mom and I, uncle Richard comes to visit us once in a while. Uncle Richard is my mother's brother, and also the owner of the house we live in, but he is also a drunkard and everytime he comes home, he always causes a scandal. I see how my mum wants us to live in our own house but the money that we make doesn't allow us. My mum wakes up every morning to wash other people's houses and garden their lawns. As for me,
everyday after school I collect plastics for recycle then take them to Miss
Susan who then pays me, according to the amount of plastic I collect.

I look at beautiful my mother, with her short black hair and ocean blue eyes, fair skin and warm smile, and I say to myself, 'I'm gonna make her proud'.

"Let's pray Hun" my mom holds my hand and I close my eyes while she prays.

I'm lying in bed after dinner and all I can think of is how exciting I am for tomorrow, like omg, I'm going to a private school, the biggest and most successful school I know. I was both excited and anxious, I mean what if they don't like me, will I ever get any friends, what i they don't like how I look, how I walk, how I smell, and most importantly where I'm from.

No, Angela, no! You are not going there to please anyone, you are going there to get a nice future for yourself. Breath in, then breath out. RELAX.

I guess I'm going to sleep now.