The long journey of Carmen

Chapter two

Carmen POV

The truth about carmen not going to the shop was to avoid mark obviously. She had been feeling different since she met mark. She had never felt like this before. She was just a nineteen years old, a teen age girl that has never fallen in love but she was very career-minded girl. She had been like that from her early age. Her family was not rich, so her mother had to work multiple jobs just to fulfill her daughter's dream. Even her older sister had to dropped out of college to help her mother and to earn money for her sister education. Carmen always felt like that she owed her mom a lot. The one person that she ever loved was her beloved mother. That's why she never wanted to waste her time. She wanted to finish her education and be the nurse as she always wanted to be. But this summer vacation she was distracted. She was thinking mostly about mark.

"Oh my god what is happening with me? why I keep thinking about him? I know its just a crush that I always have when I met some handsome man. I should just avoid him every time so I can easily forget him right mom?"

without replying, her mom was just staring at her. Carmen knew this is her first time acting weird and asking many questions about a man in front of her mom but she could not stop herself. She had to otherwise she felt like she would go crazy.

"you know what my daughter I am glad you are asking me this kinds of questions. I was always worried that there might be some problems with you regarding the boy situation. Not to be rude I even thought you might be a lesbian. I mean that won't be a problem and I would totally respect that if you are the one."

"MOM"

"what carmen? I was worried. I am your mother. I have right to be worried about you. Okay now I am curious about this boy my daughter is so obsessed about?"

"The first thing is I am not obsessed and the second thing is I actually don't want to talk about him with you mom"

"OH COME ON it's not like I am not pro in this situation. You better know that I was the one who proposed your dad first. He was one loner boy with no charm at all but I was the PROM QUEEN I was - ....."

"yah mom I know that story. I have heard it like thousandth times. I know your cute story by heart and I don't need to make it more than thousand times. Right mom."

"Oh carmen. You hurt me. You see my heart is bleeding. Now to stop my heart break I need some reassurance from you like your cute love story. Don't you think so?"

"What a drama queen" said carmen rolling her eyes.

"Okay his name is mark. He worked near sis jenny store. He has mobile store.He owned it actually. I have never talked to any boys as you know already but i talked to him mom. He is so sociable and friendly guy. He seemed very popular in that area as he should be because of his charms and handsome face. And here I am a nerdy girl with a weird face and anti social freak."

Her mom freaked out hearing her own precious daughter calling herself freak.she lashed out at her.

"hey carmen don't you dare call yourself weird. You are a very bright girl with a bright future. You don't have a weird face. You have got my face and that means you are beautiful girl. You spent most of your times in books doesn't mean you are nerdy antisocial. It means you are smart and very intelligent girl. Always remember that."

she hugged her daughter so tightly that carmen herself felt like she needed some air. She loves her mother so much.

" I love you mom".

"Love you more my precious daughter"

And they just sat like that for some time.