I sat in the living room sipping a cup of pipping hot coffee, i anxiously await my mother, i could barely sleep all night, I kept tossing round my bed nonstop.
It had just been 10am, I intended on filing a missing person's report if she didn't arrive by 12pm.
Joel had called several times showing a great sense of concern, he couldn't meet up with me because he had a lot to do at his job.
After a while of sipping my coffee, I could hear a sound of a key been placed into the mouth of the doorknob from the outside the house.
I anxiously waited hoping it would be my mom, the door had finally opened slightly, I could see a shoe which was that of a man, then half of his body gets into the house then his face finally showed, and it was none other than chuck.
I literally got confused wondering how he got my mom's key, until his full body unfolded with my mom on his right shoulder as he held her closer.
She looked quite sober and intoxicated, I quickly ran to the door assisting him to drop her on the couch.
At that moment the only thing that came to my mind was to question him.
"what are you doing with my mom??!" I yelled out.
"I just saved your mom and that is all you could say to me" he said with a face of disappointment.
He took a deep breath to explain to me further.
"I saw her on the street, outside a place where people drink"
"watch your language, my mom doesn't go to such places" I screamed out to him in fury
"I didn't say she went there, all I meant is that was where I met her"
"okay thank you, you can now leave" I proudly said not making eye to eye contact with him.
"you're welcome " he nicely said as he gently left.
He had finally left the house, then I took my mom up to her room to take proper care of her, persuaded her to have her bath, and make a change of clothes.
Thereafter I gave her something to drink, since she was still under the influence of whatever she might have taken.
Later on that day i called Joel on the phone just to inform him that I won't be able to move in anytime sooner.
He was quite disappointed, but he understood well enough that she needed someone to take care of her, after all I was all she had.
*****
It was past sunset, I spent the entire day watching over my mom while she was on bed rest.
I made dinner early enough today, dished out a portion for her and went upstairs to her room to give her something to eat.
I held in my two arms a tray containing spaghetti, brown soup specially made for her, some pineapple and watermelon, and a glass of water and juice.
This might be too much for her, but I just had to take advantage of this moment to take care of her, i never had the opportunity to take care of her, she took care of me most of the time, she barely even let me help her even when she was in serious need.
I walked towards her bed were she laid as she scrolled through her phone.
"mom I made dinner for you, I hope you're getting better " I said smiling as I walked towards the bed placing the tray beside her
She looked into the tray and threw her eyes back into her phone showing zero interest in the contents of the tray.
"isn't that too much for one person, well you didn't use your money to buy all the ingredients, that's why you're wasting it" she said as she focused on her phone screen.
Her words did hurt me, but I chose to ignore them, putting on a very bold smile on the outside
"okay forget about that for now " I said as I tried changing the subject
I handed over to her a glass of water, but she refused me.
"drop it back, I'll eat everything myself, i don't need your help " she said
"okay..., mom what happened, you weren't home last night"
"Allie I live my life the way I want to, we're in need of money so I went to make some quick cash"
"how much did you make and what job is that "
"young lady mind your business, now get out of my room, leave!!!! " she yells out to me
I got up from the bed disappointed, I slowly walked out of the room, on my way out of the room I noticed her bringing out a lighter and a cigarette.
I couldn't ask her any question on what I had seen as she was already angry with me.
Later on that evening I went back into my mom's room to check on her, still she was awake.
"mom aren't you going to bed" I said to her from outside the room
"no"
"Hmmmmmm j just wanted to let you know that I'll be moving to Joel's tomorrow "
"That looser of a boyfriend!, Okay!, Good luck " she said with a false smile on her right cheek.
"Thank you" I said
I backed her door and went straight to my room to make a call to joel
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Close Enemy
Mystery / ThrillerAllie is twenty-five year old journalist, she lived a life of deceit without knowing her true identity, she only served as a bait to the one person she ever trusted which was her mother. All her life she always pleased her mother until she made one...