When Love Blooms

Chapter Fifty eight

Exactly a week after the birthday, Layla walked into her house exhausted as hell.

They're at the middle of the semester and the school is hosting this year's conferences and of all the lecturers in the dept she is chosen to present.

Not that she decide to present, no she is chosen to do that with no option of backing out.

She ended up in a heated debate with the HOD which further took them to the deputy Dean's office and finally the Dean.

But her words of she doesn't want to do it didn't come close to making sense to them. They insisted that she is the only one that could do it. Even going as far as saying they accepted to host just for her.

In their words she is great at doing research which she concluded is their way busting her ego. Not left with a choice, she reluctantly accept it and for the first time she missed having Jawad in school.

One word from him is enough to make them all leave her alone, although she is sure she need to put on a fight with him cause he is serious about her pursuiging a career in Neurochemistry and taking a place in the research world.

Hearing the squeel of her daughter from the door made Layla to smile already feeling alot better. Yeah her daughter's laughter is her therapy. Just like how her Father's smile was once were.

She removed her shoe by the console not bothering to put it on the shoe rack beside it then walked with that smile still on her face as her eyes wonder to see who is making Rauda this happy.

She caught a foreign voice which made her to tilt her head thinking where she heard the voice from.

"Mommy?" Layla called horrified as she look at the scene in front of her.

Even though she has always known Mommy as this cool Mother still, it was surprising seeing her dance side by side with Rauda whom had the most contagious smile on her face.

"Mami..Mami...Mommy has come to see you and I told her you weren't back yet." A very jumpy Rauda quickly replied as she lunch at her Mother, holding her legs tightly.

Layla forced an uncomfortable smile on her face, trailing her eyes across the scattered living room before she settled it on her daughter.

Bending down a bit, removing both Rauda's hand from her legs then squat it front of her. "Good Baby, that's very Good of you where Aisha."

She cheered the happy child, also asking about the girl that is supposed to be looking after Rauda as she scarn the room yet again. This time glancing at Mommy whom stood still with her veil in hand then offered the woman a polite smile.

"In the room she is tidying it up." Rauda replied enthusiastic.

"And your Uncle? When did you get back?" Layla still quired cause she did leave the care of the children at his hand after he insisted on taking them for ice cream to celebrate him getting a job.

"He forgot his phone at Umma's house so he went back for it." More like it Layla though raising to her height while holding the girl by her arm.

"Am sorry Mommy..." She apologize politely even though there is nothing to apologize for. She wasn't home when all the mess happened. "The whole place is a mess."

Mommy let out a hearty laughter turning to sit on the sofa with that beautiful, lovely smile on her face which the more she sees her daughter smiling the more she realizes how much it is slowly turning to this and that though alone frighten the life out of her.

"We made the mess together." Mommy said in a warmth voice raising her hand to a smiling looking Rauda whom quickly ended up in her arms to the petrification of Layla.