Adapting To His Ways

(Part Two)

Aarinola's Pov

"Mom where are you going to? And why are you stuffing your clothes in that bag?" I asked her with curious and wide eyes.

"Oh sweety. Am going to Jos, your aunt Nifemi is getting married" Mom answered, excitedly.

"Oh my God. I want to go with you mom" I exclaimed.

God!  I had been dying to meet my aunt and grandparents. I had always wish to go see them, but whenever I told my mom about it, she'd always go against it and say "No you can't. This isn't the right time"

"No. You can't" Mom answered simply, but I could hear the anger lining in her voice.

"Why?  You've always been telling me that. It high time I go see aunt, grandma and grandpa" I said almost yelling.

I couldn't understand why she's always against it. I knew for sure there's a reason, but at least I think I deserve to know.

I watched my mom sighed and refused to utter a word. "Mom talk to me, " I demanded. "I don't understand how you can go but you with take me along with you, I mean am sure they always want to see me too" The last time i saw aunt Nifemi, grandma and grandpa was when i was three years old and it been so long, i want to see them now.

"Honey try and understand, i can't go with you" Mom sighed.

"I won't understand if you don't make me," I crossed my arms over my chest sitting myself down on her bed. "You've been telling this for the past thirteen years, I deserve to know the truth now mom" I added.

"WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW, THAT YOUR GRANDPA DISOWNED ME BECAUSE OF YOUR DAD?" Mom yelled, making fidget in my own spot.

It was plain and known to me that  dad divorce mom and got married to another woman,  I was aware of that and I hated him for breaking my mom that way,

But I wasn't aware of the fact that he was the reason why mom couldn't be with her family. I had always been thinking otherwise about mom distaste and hesitation when it comes to her family, but I never knew that I was wrong all this time.

"Am sorry for yelling at you Sweetie, " Mom said apologetically as she sat herself down close to me, i nodded and she began to speak. "Johnson and I was once a happy couple. YOUR grandpa was against my relationship with Johnson and warned me not to marry him but I didn't listen as I was blinded with love by Johnson... " Mom voice was low and shaky, she was staring at only God knows where. She seem to be in deep thought. "A year later Johnson and I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, and that's you." Mom patted my head and gave me a small smile "Three years later, Johnson started behaving abnormally, always coming home late and whenever I asked him where he had been, he'd always yell at me, "A single tear slipped down her face, but nevertheless she continue to speak " Johnson filed a divorce paper ,I pleaded with him but to no avail, I didn't want to leave him because I loved him to the earth and moon. I wanted us to be a happy family, but Johnson refused and insisted that he really wants a divorce but apparently I had no choice but to let him do what he want. "Mom sniffed, tearing rolling down her face. "By the time I realized my mistake and went to apologize to my dad it was already late. Dad had already counted me out of his children" Mom cried harder, I brought her close to me to hug her.

"Shh. Is okay mom" I told reassuringly.

Never knew mom went through this he'll, but she always seemed like a person with no problem and I guess that was because she was only trying to be strong , for me I guess.