UNWANTED FANTASY

the visitor

The line  phone rang twice before Francine answer it as she did her son came on
" mother! How dear you check out the hospital when you know your legs not working?! "
Nathalie wonder why the person on the line was shouting she couldn't hear the words but the tone of voice tells the someone was very angry even to the face expression of Francine and to the way she held the phone,
"Can I speak now?" Francine ask after the person on the other end calmed down,
It didn't seems she was granted the permission to, for the person started shouting once again. It seems they hang up for Francine rest the receiver down and sigh,
Nathalie wasn't sure if it was wise  to ask what was wrong for it wasn't appropriate to pry in other people business she only met with her few hours ago Nathalie heard the older lady sigh once more limping over to the sofa where she take a seat
" my son thinks he's the controller of my life" Francine began to explain to Nathalie, " he's upset for I've check out of the hospital "
"You were in the hospital_?" Nathalie ask moving toward Francine "are you alright mam?"
"I'm alright" Francine flash her hand waving a way Nathalie's concerned "it just that I fell off a chair"
That explain the broken chair on the kitchen floor but why was she climbing up
" I was just trying to take down the coffee maker  I was longing to have a drink of some strong grounded coffee and was trying to make some , my son stoped me from doing everything if sleeping was something he could do or let someone do he would"
Nathalie smile " he's concern "
" too concern" Francine breath in letting it out in gust
"How a bout I make you that coffee"
"Its too much "
"You want it don't you?" 
"Well yes I do but"
"No buts when I wanted a place to stay you let me stay here what's that to a cup of coffee,
" not too sweet my son like it sweet but he doesn't allow me to have it sweet"
Nathalie smile " it seems you and your son gets a long just fine"
Francine smile back they both love each other but he's too controlling she's fine but he can't seems to understand,
Nathalie coffee was warm something in between sweet and fresh it was good and Francine like it she drink another cup before giving up the day saying good night to Nathalie she offer to walk her up she accept she explain to her about the job she has starting Monday and was told where a extra house key was,
It was a nice house with lots of dusting its beauty will show like the kitchen  everything shines there now,
Nathalie sat in Francine room for twenty minutes talking to her before she started yarning Nathalie said goodnight to her so she could go to sleep,
Sleep was no where near for Nathalie and she felt restless sitting down she went for a swim but half-hour there still didn't change her restless feeling she check on Francine when she got back from the pool she was sound a sleep make Nathalie felt jealous wondering why it was so hard to fall asleep she lean against the flowers stand in the living room and was covered in dust she hate dirty things and cleaning ease her mind,
Nathalie went to bed four in the morning after cleaning she was smiling at the beautiful living room when she got up at six thirty in the morning the carpet on the living room floor leading up the steps appears brown when she arrive yesterday afternoon but with it been vacuumed it reveal cream and gold stripes every dusts were gone from the place, later on she would see what was there on the outside to be done,  but for now she put coffee in the coffee  maker,  bake egg muffins and corn cereal for breakfast, she was thinking of waking Francine ,but was setting the table before doing so
Francine climb out of bed and when to the shower it took her few minutes to do so and get dress because of the hitching pain in her leg she was taking her time to go down the stairs when the door bang open her son walk in "mother!" He shout
"I'm right here son no need to shout"
"Mother why did you left the Hosp -pi- tal ?" ASEAN ask looking around he haven't seen his mother place so clean in along while the windows were open with gold coloured drapes hanging the floor and every where clean the sweet sent of cleaning detergent lingers in the air but it was the sweet sent of strong ground coffee and some thing baking caught his attention.
"Is someone with you?"
Francine didn't want to answer for how was she going to tell her son a stranger is in her house
"Mother" he said "I ask if someone is with you?"
"No! Where would someone come from in my house?" Francine said but by not looking at him ASEAN knew his mother was lying he shook his head.
Francine can't believe she went to bed in that mess and woke up in a clean house thinking the poor girl must have been up all night doing it, it felt good having a clean house again its been so long since anything been done to it with a smile she face her son who  fume at her they both look to the kitchen door when it open Nathalie bit down on her lip when she realize who the visitor was.