Lola Nights

A Unwelcome Surprise..

It was a glorious Saturday morning and for the first time in a while, I was able to sleep in. As I stretched my arms and legs out I notice a little body beside me, as I pull the covers back she's is sleeping peacefully beside me with her pink bunny.

I got up out of bed and made myself a fresh cup of coffee, and threw myself on the sofa to watch some tv. I turned on the tv and the news appears

'Woodlands property empire has gone bust, CEO Matt Woodlands has lost millions of dollars on a bad investment'

My eyes bore into the TV as I see him for the first time in years, he looks old, grey and wrinkled, not the same person I remember.  I carry on watching as he enters his house with his wife at his side. 

"Kara's a real bitch" 

I mumble as I sit up on my knees and watch the full story unveil itself. 

"The man has been in money trouble for months, business is business. You can't take other peoples money  and spend it. We have all seen the lavish lifestyle and the parties him and his wife throw. " 

I roll my eyes, it was finally time that man got what was coming to him , I had waited long enough for karma and now its was coming. 

"Mommy" 

I hear a little voice strolling out from the bedroom rubbing her eyes and quickly change the channel to a cooking show.

"Hey.. Good morning" 

She strolls over to me and sits beside me rubbing her eyes again

"What time is it?" 

"Its 10:30am" 

"How long till the party" 

"Not for another while why don't I make us some breakfast"

Since having a daughter I try and do all the things my mother never done with me. Yes she was loving and clearly under control of my father. The older I got the more I started to realise he was a control freak.  But affection and attention was something I never got from neither. A top grade in school was just a pat on the shoulder and told 

'Good, now we expect a 100% next time'

My job was not something I was proud of but it got me and Hope by and when I had nobody and no money it got us by. The girls at the club took me in after sleeping in a alleyway by the club. I started just cleaning tables and slowly made my way up. The dream was to have my own home and then I would look at going back to college. 

After breakfast we showered and began to get ready. I always get quite nervous about these parties as I'm always afraid someone will notice me, but I didn't want Hope to miss out. I put on a pair of black skinny ripped jeans, a shirt with lace on the shoulder and a pair on converse. I put my hair in a half up half down pony tail and curl the ends.

"Mommy I'm ready" 

She had my dark brown hair but his piercing blue eyes, they were a sparkling baby blue that reminded me of him every time I looked at her. She was my everything and I would not let him damage or hurt her. 

"Lets go"

The bus journey took us about 40minutes to a get to the house they party was at, I was always very weary about going to stuff like this incase I get recognised, but I can't hide a way forever. We walked about 10 minutes and stared at how huge all these houses were, they had large green gardens, water fountains, swimming pools we were defiently in a upper class area, Not like where we live. We carried on walking until we seen a large white house with black gates and balloons all around.