Mrs. Kathrine
I didn’t sleep the whole night, I’ve been sitting in the living room waiting for Marrisa, but the more I wait the more anxious I become and it’s midnight already yet…she’s not back from work
Could it be that something happened?
She has not acted like this before and the worst part of it is that she doesn’t have a phone so I can contact her
I sighed and fell back on the couch, I facepalm myself as so many thought crosses through my mind
I look up to the sky and clasped my two hands together,
I hope nothing has happened to her, I can’t bear it I swear, good please keep her safe for me she’s the only one I have left
I was so careless I shouldn’t have allowed her to start that job in the first place, now see what it has cost me
“You should be positive this is not the time to blame yourself,” My subconscious said to me…
But I can’t help it, I can’t just sit down here knowing that maybe she might be in trouble
“It’s past midnight already there’s nothing you can do,” My subconscious said
“What if she falls on the road and no one sees her?”
”Be positive, it’s almost daybreak, exercise a little more patiently and pray nothing happens to her” My subconscious said for the last time,
I finally calmed down, no wonder people say we should always listen to our guts, I just have to be calmed and first thing tomorrow morning I’m going over to her place of work, her boss is going to get it from me if she has a hand in whatever that happens to her
Hours later, I look at the clock on the wall of the living room and the time says ‘three’ in the morning, at this point, I was exhausted
My eyes were starting to close on their own even though I’m trying my best to fight it, I can’t wait to start that damn bar in the morning and cause a chaos
The sleep was becoming overwhelming and I can’t take it anymore, I tried to support my head with my hand but I nearly fell off the couch sleeping,
I decided to lay on the couch, resting my head on the handle of the couch I doze off with only one thought in my head “Marissa”
The sun shun into my eyes, I stretched my body and open my eyes, I was shocked to see its already eight in the morning
I sprang up from the couch and rushed into my bathroom, I didn’t waste time before I brushed my teeth after which I took my purse and rush out of the house
Luckily for me, I saw a taxi down the street and I gave him the address of the bar before entering the taxi
I keep on stomping my feet on the taxi wishing that were there already
I was nervous and worried at the same time, my two hands rested perfectly on my laps
“Mam, are you sure you’re okay?” The taxi driver asked
“Ohh sure, just keep going, are we there already?”
“No just a little bit more”
“Okay…” I replied, adjusting on my seat and looking out through the window
A few moments later the taxi stopped before a bar
“We’re here ma……”
I didn’t wait for him to finish his words before jumping out of the car, I threw some dollar notes at him before rushing into the bar, looking like a wounded lion
I walked straight to the boss office neglecting the calling of the workers that were trying to hold me
“Ma…..?”
“Mrs……?”
“Who are you……?
The workers kept asking questions but I ignored all of them, I saw the boss office and smiled in victory, I burst through the door and was surprised to see a young lady sitting comfortably in her seat
But she stood in shock immediately she saw me
“How dare you…..?”
“How dare you sit comfortably in your office while my daughter who works in your bar is not yet back, how far you…..!!”
I screamed and pulled her by her clothes pushing her to the wall, I don’t know why I’m feeling this way over Marrisa may because she has told me so many times how her gods threats her
“Ma…. ca……calm…down…” She stutters trying to take my hand away from her neck but guess my hold was tighter cause she couldn’t do that
“Speak up where’s Marrisa, where’s my baby don’t you get she’s pregnant, where’s she…..!!?” I screamed tightening my home on her neck
“She’s in the hospital, she passed out” She managed to say, I lost control and loosened my grip on her, I nearly fell but I caught myself
My…my daughter fell?
“Why did she fall?” I asked in anger, walking closer to the boss,
“You’re sitting comfortably here while my daughter you’re worker who’s almost six months pregnant is in the hospital fighting for her life and all you cared about is your work?”
“Trust me I was just coming back from there”
I smirk and walk closer to her, People have used and treated my daughter like trash in the past, but not anymore cause even though I’m not her real mother, I won’t let people submit her to bush it anymore
I banged my two hands on her table shocking the daylight out of her,
I lowered myself to her level and with all seriousness, I muttered
“Now young lady….. you’re going get your ass up and take me to that hospital or get ready to fight me in court for assaulting and maltreating your pregnant worker”
“But…….?”
“Get your ass up and move them to the hospital now……….”
I watch her stand up and she started walking out while I followed closely behind, we entered her car and she drove off
I sighed resting my back on the seat of the car, I don’t know how I was able to pull through so much, its was a lot of energy I put back there
“That’s your motherly instinct, ” My subconscious said to me and I smile
Minutes later, she pulled up at the hospital
“We’re here” She muttered and I didn’t waste time before stepping out of the car,
“Lead the way”
She started walking while I followed behind, suddenly, she stopped before a room
“Is this it?”
“Yes…..” She replied, I made to go in but suddenly I turned back to her
“What happened to her?”
“I’m sorry ma, she told me she was tired but guess I neglected that and forced her to work”
I fought hard to control my emotions, then I said to her
“If anything happens to my daughter, consider your life gone”
I walked into the room and saw my dear Marrisa on oxygen, my heart broke instantly she has been suffering since I met her
Why won’t people just let her be?…
I took slow strides toward her and stop before her
“My dear…….” A tear fell from my eyes to her palms..
I hold onto her hand tightly with my wrinkled hand,
“Mum……” She called slowly opening her eyes
“Marrisa….” My eyes widened, I bent down and hugged her tightly to myself