Slave To The Badboy

chapter 3

The journey was a bit long but after two hours we reached the front of a big hospital.

My mom payed the cab and grab my hands as she rushed inside the hospital.

I tug on her hand, wanting to ask her why we were at the hospital.

"Mom, what's going on?" I ask puzzled.

"Your dad." She sobbed and quicken her step.

We entered the elevator and once the elevator opened, she let go of my hands and run out, I followed her, running after her.

The doctor was waiting outside a room and once she reached the doctor, she asked him something and when the doctor replied, she run to the room beside them but the doctor grabbed her, but she kept forcing out of the doctor arm.

Once I reached her, I called out her name in a confused and scared voice. My mom turned to me and pushes the doctor as she runs and kneel down in front of me, hugging me tightly.

"Just tell me mom." I whisper, wanting to cry even when I do not completely know what was happening but I felt like it was going to be a sad news.

"He's dead." That was the only word I needed and i lose it, I started sobbing and screaming.

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It's been two days and we just finished burying my dad, my mom grabbed my hands as we walk up the building stairs.

I was still crying since we just left the funeral.

Me and my mom are wearing black, our eyes red and puffy.

I look up and saw Jericho in his door step holding his basketball, looking down at it.

He was also wearing black since he attended the burial but I didn't talked to him while we were there.

I let go of my mom hand, and she rubs my shoulder before proceeding inside our apartment.

Jericho looked up when my mom passed him and quickly stood up, throwing the ball at me, I catch the ball and look down at it when I look up, I was embraced with a tight hug, the ball in between us.

Feeling the need of it, I sob into his neck, hugging him back as tears slip out of my eyes.

He pull away and grab my face.

"Are okay?" He ask and I nodded. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that, I know you aren't." He said but I just hugged him again, not wanting to talk, he hug back and we stayed like that for a while, then he gave me a kiss on the cheek before I walk inside my apartment.

Once I got inside our apartment, I saw my dad Washing the dishes.

"Dad?" I whisper and he turn to me and smile.

"Hey buddy." I smile back and was about to reply but my vision then got blurred and what I saw was my mom sobbing as she washed the dishes.

Reality hit me and I realise that he was gone and was never coming back.

I rushed inside my room and sobbed there the whole day.

Morning came and the first thing I heard was screaming.

"Get out!"

"Please, my husband just died, please understand."

"I do honey, I just don't care,now get out!" A woman said. I quickly rushed out of my room and I saw men throwing out our stuffs.

"Mom!" I called out and my mom turned to me.

"Get inside your room Catherine, I'll fix this."

"Oh your not going anywhere, this place isn't your anymore, so you get out." The landlady said, walking towards me as she grabbed my arm and started pulling me out.

"Leave my daughter alone!We will leave next week."

"Oh Hell no!" The woman continued pulling me out of the house while I continued pushing her hands off me

"Tomorrow then, we will leave tomorrow." My mom said and she let go of my arm.

"Fine! Tomorrow." The landlady say. "Okay boys, put all their stuffs back in, we'll be back tomorrow."

My mom sat down frustrated.

"Mom, where will we go to tomorrow?" I ask concerned.

"I don't know."

"Maybe I can ask Jericho, we can live with them for a while then_"

"No Catherine, Jericho's parents have their own problem and they have have four kids to take care of, we can't be a bother." My mom says and stood up.

"I'll find a way." She says and walk out of the apartment.

I sat down and waited for her to arrive but she didn't arrive, I played with Jericho, read a few books, eat and it was already midnight and no sign of her yet.

My eyes slowly drifted to sleep as I couldn't wait any longer.

"Catherine wake up." I heard my mom's voice and my eyes slowly opens, I saw her with a n
Bandage in her head and arm.

"Mom?"

"We're leaving." She says and I look at her confused.

"Quick, pack some cloths." I stood up and look around, the sun is just setting and the place is a bit dark.
I was about to pack my cloth when I saw a woman at our door step.

I look at them then at my mom before I quickly grab some cloths from my closet.

Once I have some cloths in my bag, I wore my bag and walk to my mom.

My mom grabbed my hand and pull me outside of the house.

"That's Mrs akin, my boss." My mom said and I look up at her and smiled and  she smiles back.

"We will live with her."

"We're not coming back?" I ask.

"No honey, were not."

"Let me say goodbye to Jericho first."

"He's probably sleeping and we can't wake him and his family." My mom say and I frown.

"Okay." I agreed knowing my mom was right but I felt bad that I didn't get to say goodbye to Jericho, hopefully I'll see him again.

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