A Sweet Mistake

Sixteen

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"Hello" My mum's voice echoed into my ears immediately I picked it up, I couldn't bear her talking to me, all the things she said to me,done to me I couldn't bear it, but I needed to talk to her and know her reason for calling me.

"Betty? I know you can hear me I can hear your harsh breath against the phone, but I called to know how you are, I read the newspapers today" She spoke into the phone

"I'm...I'm really worried..I just..." She stuttered but I cut her off

"Are you Mother, worried, how dare you call me after all you said and done to me!!" I growled into the phone and I felt a warm hand on mine, I found out it was Fiona's, she was comforting me to take it easy but I wasn't having it.

"I deserve that" She admitted ruefully then continued "I just want to talk to you and know you're fine"

"I'm fine as you can tell so you can crawl back to wherever you came from and never bother me again"

"Please let me see you, please, I want to know you're okay I want us to talk please Betty" she pleaded into the phone

"Are you kidding me, it will never happen I don't want to see you and I won't, leave me alone you made it clear I'd always be alone"

"I didn't mean it Please Betty I just want to find peace that you're alright and we can be a family again"

"Isn't it an irony, you've come to find peace with whom you called a killjoy?" I spat out and she fell silent I thought as much

"Goodbye Mother" I hissed and hung up the phone. Argh!!!!!

"Are you Alright?" Fiona asked and I smiled ruefully trying to let the tears not fall down, I had to be strong I didn't need her I wouldn't need her I shouldn't need her, where was she when I needed her the most, I know I made a mistake leaving Mike, but instead of cursing me that way and attacking me, she could have asked me what went wrong or why I did it rather she jumped into conclusions and started telling me hurtful things that still hurt me till this very moment, she shouldn't have called I was having a blast day, My Mother was the last person I expected to call me, she always treated me like an outcast even in-front of my cousin, always choosing her word over mine, I always felt alone but thank God it's about to change.

"Yes" I answered

"Why'd she call?" Maggie asked

"Probably because she wants to gloat over what happened yesterday"

"What if she didn't?" Fiona asked

"What do you mean?"

"What if she genuinely cares for you and realized her mistake" Fiona asked

"I don't need her care, she didn't offer it when I needed it the most and I've been fine without her so she should shove her care up her ass" I vociferated

"I know I know you're angry maybe you should just hear her out, she's still your mother Betty"Maggie reasoned

"I thought we are friends Maggie, stop defending her" I cried out