Love you,Mom

Chapter-5:Concern

Allen's POV

"My sleepy head, wake up." My day started with that sweet voice. What the bell? Who was that? Mom? But she never even came to my room, let alone waking me up in the morning. Or did I misheard? As that explanation hit my head, I wanted to go back to my sleep. But that voice came again, "Wake up, darling." This time I knew I didn't misheard it. I lifted my head and saw my 'mom' standing by my bedside and smiling. 

"Mom, what are you doing here?"

"I came to tell you that I'm going to work."

"Why tell me now? You never did that before." I said it rather sarcastically.

"Its because, sweetie, I took this new job and today's my first day."

"What about your previous job? I was surprised. Did she lose that job? How? When?

"No, I still have that one. I'm gonna go there when I'm done with this one."

"But does your working hour start now?"

"No sweetie. It's only 6." 

That hit me hard. It's 6; as in 6 am? She's going to a job at this hour. As if two jobs wasn't enough. She needed my help for keeping up this two jobs. Now a third one. How's she gonna keep up? Will she be okay?

"Go back to sleep. Your school hour is a long way from now. I just wanted to tell you."

"I will help you up to the door." That slipped my mouth even before I realized.

"No need, dear. I can manage it."

She can manage. But wasn't she sick? She asked for my help not too long ago. Is she really okay? Or is she really sick?

"Weren't you sick?" 

"I'm fine now."

"Are you sure?"

" Yes. Now go back to sleep. Or you may doze off at school."

Why is she trying to get me to sleep so much? Does she think I'm a little kid? Well, I'm not. I have spent many sleepless nights. That didn't affect me a bit at school. What affected me most was my sickness. But that isn't my concern now.

"I'm not gonna doze off at school. Lemme go with you. It's just to the door. Why such a fuss over it?"

That seemed to shut her up. Oh well, who's the boss, huh?

I 'escorted' her to the door. But that wasn't what I aimed for. I wanted to see where she will go and what is the reason for her behavioural change. Why a third job out of the blue? Why waking me up to say goodbye? She didn't really care for such. She could've left a note. Why wake me up?

"There you go. The door to your heaven." A chuckle escaped me. Really, her heaven is her job, money. 

"Thank you, dear. Make sure to eat breakfast and go safely to school."

"Yeah, yeah. I will."

"Goodbye, darling."

"Good bye."

She opened the door and left.

What's going on? My mom calling me dear, darling, sweetie in one morning? Me having a completely unnecessary conversation with my mom? Most of our conversations went like me saying goodbye. Mom silent. Mom asking for help. Me either saying yes or no. But today? What was that? In all of this thoughts, I forgot why I came here. I didn't see where she went. Should I go out now? But I won't be able to catch up to her or maybe silently follow her.

Leave it be Allen. I scolded myself.

 But what was that change? Why did her behaviour  changed like that? Maybe something happened? Or maybe Allen you're thinking too much into it. 

Hah, yeah that must be it. I looked at the clock, oh my holy steak it's 6.30 already. Do I even have any time to go back to sleep ? Ugh.. Why did she had to wake me up? But still, I was feeling something. It was concern. I was concerned about her.