Depressed

Chapter 4

I woke up to the ringtone of my phone disturbing my ears.

"Oh God!Who is Calling me this early morning?".
"Somebody cannot sleep again"I said to myself.

I hate it when something or someone wakes me up in the morning,I rather sleep and wake up myself anytime than someone or something waking me up.

Don't wake me!.

My complain stopped when i saw the caller ID.

Mom.

" Why would she be calling this early".
"hope nothing has gone wrong".i muttered to myself. Or "is she missing me already"?. I said again.

I carefully adjusted my self on my bed while i answered the call.

"Good morning ma", I said.

She replied"Ehen favour,Good morning, how was your night?.she asked.

" It was fine and yours"?.I asked.

"it was fine"?.she said.

I was about asking her another question,when she asked me

"Where were you and Austin last night"?.

The question completely left me dumb.I opened my eyes in surprised.

"Is she keeping an eye on me and my brother or she is just showing concern,mother instincts".I said to myself not loud enough though.

"Answer me"!she shouted, she sounded angry,i could tell from the way she was talking.

"Erm...erm..We were at home playing games". I lied.

I couldn't tell her that we went out and Austin got drunk.

She will cancel my vacation immediately, I don't want that to happen.

"You were at home playing games, then why did you not call your father and tell him that, instead you two left him waiting for you".
She said in a more angry tone.

"Waiting for us"?

" Why". I asked,

Wondering why my dad would wait for us.

" Oh,you are asking me abi"."give Austin the phone,and be fast about it"!.she shouted again.

I hurriedly ran to Austin's room,jumped on the bed and shook him repeatedly.

"Mummy wants to talk to you".I said giving him the phone.

" He opened his eyes,looked at me and the phone first, then stretched his body like i wasn't talking to him.

" I said mummy wants to talk to you,oh"!I repeated it.

"I have heard you,am coming".he said standing up from his bed.

"So mummy should wait,while you finish whatever thing you are doing"?I said looking at him as he wore his singlet.

"Give me the phone joor" he said as he collected the phone from my hand with force.

I left the room as he was talking to mummy and let her pour all the anger on him.

My mind quickly went back to what my Mom said about our dad waiting for us.

I reasoned it for some time,only to remember that we were supposed to meet him yesterday for dinner.

"Oh the innocent man must have being awake all night,waiting patiently for his two wonderful children to come over for dinner not knowing that one was heavily drunk and the other was tired and sleepy".