HIM

CHAPTER 34

"Yes."
"Where were you?"
"I was in Karen's house."
"And what are you wearing."
"I am wearing Karen's pjs."
"Why is that?"
"She asked me to sleepover and I forgot to take mine."
"You were with Harry."
"Nope."
"You told me that Karen was in her hometown and won't come till next week." What the hell, I totally forgot.
"Ummm.."
"Stop lying, I know you were with him."
"Okay, I was with him."
"What does he do to you Sophia, You aren't my baby Sophia anymore. When you met that Harry, you totally changed and you know very well that he isn't that innocent, he does that to make you hate me, make you rebel on me."
"Why would he do that mum? Why? He didn't do anything to me, I just changed on my own. To the better. And he was there for me every time I wanted him, but you were not."
"What? What the hell are you saying Sophia."
"What am I saying, you don't even know what had happened to me."
"I know everything about you."
"You really do?"
"Yes, You are my daughter, I have to know everything about you."
"Do you know that I was harassed yesterday and was about to be raped, Harry saved me, he was there for me while you weren't."
"What?"
"You heard me, he was there for me, he saved me, but you weren't. He knows about me more than you do."
"What had happened to you?"
"I told you mum some guys harrassed me and were about to rape me but Harry was passing by and saw them then he started to beat them up. He took me to his house then I slept there. That is all."
"Why didn't you come here." Oh my god these stupid questions.
"Oh mum, that's what you are thinking of?" I was getting angry.
"Yes that is it."
"I didn't want to come here mum, didn't want to see you and ask these endless questions and that was the time when I didn't want these questions. I needed someone to protect me and reassure me not just question me, I found this in Harry, not you."
"What are you saying Sophia."
"That's the truth mum."
"That is what I was afraid of."
"I am not a kid anymore, I am a grown up now and I can do whatever I want and chose whoever I want to be with."
"No you are not you have always been my daughter and will always be, I won't let you be something other than that."
"Let me.. Ha ha... You don't get it mum, and you will never." I said in a low voice that I she barely heard me. That was all I said and I started to go upstairs again to my room. I was so fed up, mum never stand by me and the worst that she thinks that that's the right thing to do, she thinks that she is never wrong and she thinks that I always have to deal with the sadness and my problems alone without any help and without her reassurance. I found this is Harry, though I have just met him a week ago but he could kidnap my heart. He could play his trick on me.

I held my phone and dialled Harry's number before I could even think about it, it is the first time I talk to him voice call. Harry answered just as it started ringing.
"You are sitting on the answer button or what?" I said sarcastically.
"Ha.. no I was waiting for you to call me."
"Okay.."
"I started to get worried and was going to call you but I was afraid your mother see it."
"I was fighting with mum."
"Again."
"Always"
"Why??"
"You know ..I lied to her and told her that I went for a sleepover with Karen and I was stupid as I forgot that I have told her that Karen is coming in a week."
"Why did you lie to her?"
"Coz I didn't want her to deprive me from seeing you and especially that you are taking me to that mysterious journey."
"Don't worry she won't."
"Why you are so sure."
"I just feel that she won't."
"Okay Mr. Fortuneteller."
"What is that good mood today? Your mood changed 180 degrees from yesterday."
"Oh.. yeah because of you, I can't stop thinking of what the surprise is so I think that helped me, Thank youuuu."
"Oh you are welcome."
"I have to tell mum that I am going with you tonight."
"Okay.. hope it goes well."
"Me too."
"Bye.."
"Wait.." I said even before I could stop myself
"What?"
"Ummm.. nothing."
"What??" He pushed
"Nothing.. Bye."
"Bye baby."
I hanged up and rested my head on the headboard thinking of what I should tell mum about my journey with Harry. I'll tell her that I am going even if she disagrees. But, I have talked to her roughly today, I have been treating her badly lately, I'll go, ask her to forgive me and ask her if she agrees to go with Harry.

I looked at the clock and found that it was 7:30. I forgot about school at all. I hurried to the bathroom and took a quick shower, changed Karen's pjs and put on a skiny black pants with a white tank top and tied my hair up as a pony tail. I packed my school stuff in my bag and ran down the stairs, I found that mum was still home. I decided that I give her a peck in the cheek and ask her to forgive me. I approached her slowly.
"Mum.."
"Yes." She said coldly and I know that she has the right to do that after what I had told her.
"I am sorry for talking badly today."
"Okay."
"Really. I have talked to you in a way that I shouldn't but I was just angry because you didn't care about what had happened to me, you only cared about if I was with Harry or not."
"I am trying to protect you not more."
"I know but sometimes you are over protective that I can't take it anymore, I want to live my life as I want, I still have a long life to live and I want to live it happily and freely not with someone who is afraid of the air touching me."
"I am your mother and I should be protecting you from anything that I think that it may cause harm."
"Harry doesn't"
"No, he does he is the person who especially you shouldn't be with all the time."
"Oh, we won't start that again."
"No we will."
"Mum, I have to go to school." I went to the front door.
"And Mum, I want to ask you something important when I get back home, will you be here?"
"Yes, I took the day off today."
"Okay." I walked down the street and wanted to know if Harry was going to the school or not. I didn't want to spend the day at school alone, especially if I see these guys that harrassed me yesterday, I'll start panicking. I was shaking already. I got out the phone and dialed his number but he didn't answer, fucking great!!