I gasped and hurried to pick it. The last thing I wanted was to be caught with an hard drug.
I was about to reach for it when another hand reached it.
I raised my head up just in time with the same person.
It was Vanessa, my step mum. My eyes widened in shock. I wasn’t expecting her or anyone else in my room. I began to regret not locking it.
“Mary, what is this ?” She asked, observing the hard drug.
I didn’t dare respond, cause how am I supposed to tell her what it is. I will be definitely be interrogated on how I got it and how am I supposed to tell them I stole it from my classmates and I intend using it so I can have a miscarriage.
“Oh my goodness, I can’t believe this,” She muttered under her breath, realizing what it was.
“I can explain.” I said, even though I didn’t know what I intended to explain. I hope she doesn’t interpret what was behind this.
“Nessa honey,” I heard the familiar voice of my dad call out. His voice sounded close, damn! He was right outside my room.
“I am in here sweetheart,” she replied, hiding the hand with the drugs behind her back.
My dad stepped into my room and he looked around it.
“Mary?” He called out.
“Why are you keeping quiet, you know I can smell you.” He added.
I raised my eyes up in confused, what does smelling has to do with me.
“Vanessa what are you hiding behind your back?” My dad asked, I immediately snatched the drug from her hands and hid it behind the back of my jean pocket.
“Nothing,” she replied, giving me a glare.
“Harold, can you give me a few minutes, I need to talk with Mary. I will be out there with you in let’s say five minutes time.”
Dad left and Vanessa immediately shut the door after.
“Young lady, can you explain what this is to me?” She asked stepping closer to me.
“What were you thinking Mary?”
“Really? Drugs? Is that what you have reduced yourself to?”
“Or what is the matter with you, do you know the extreme damage this can do to you or your baby?” She asked, raking her hands through her hair in frustration.
“Listen to me carefully, oh! no. Wait a minute, were you actually trying to get rid of the baby? Really Mary? Can you grow up and be less stupid, because I really don’t understand you. So, you are ready to put your life at risk. Do you even think this might get rid of the baby.”
“Let me inform you, it won’t. It will only make your baby develop health issues. Your child won’t be healthy and you will leave with that regret forever.”
“Now, hand over the drug to me. I won’t tell your dad about this, it is going to be between me and you. We will talk about how you got it later, but for now, go and think about what you have done. Your dad and I are going out.” She added.
“One more thing Mary, I won’t forgive you if anything happens to the baby.” She left without looking back, I felt like crying. This is what I have always wanted in a mother. She scolded me alright, but she made me see things more clearly. It would have been better if she was actually my biological mother.
My mum hasn’t even talked to me since I left her, I know I blocked her from calling. But she could have at least tried to talk to me through dad’s phone. But anyways she is already bygone, same way as Hawk Andrews.
A loud noise snapped me out of my thoughts. I could recognize that voice has Justin. He seems to be insulting someone.
“You are trash slum boy and you are not recyclable.”
“I don’t know why you brought this disease filled animal into our home Juliet, what if we got infected?”
“Justin stop.” I heard Juliet yell.
I stepped out of my room and walked through the hallway, the noise was coming from Juliet’s room. I got there just in time to hear the next insult Justin threw at him. The three of them, Justin, Juliet and Mikhail were standing in front of Juliet’s room. I guess Mikhail finally honored Juliet’s invitation of coming here and I wonder why he did.
Mikhail didn’t talk back and I wonder why, Justin didn’t back off either. I could see Mikhail was trying to hold back. He was angry.
“Trash, that is what you are. It is written all over you, from your head to your toe, down to the rags you are wearing, you call those filthy rags you are wearing clothes. Or do you think we can’t smell the cheapness from your second rate cologne.” Justin shouted. The next thing that followed was a punch from Mikhail.
I gasped as I hurried down to them. “That is enough,” I said grabbing Mikhail’s hand.
“Please, you have to leave.” I added, pulling him out of the house.
He didn’t argue or try to restrain. He followed me out peacefully. He didn’t even say a word to me before leaving. I wanted to tell him I was sorry for the hurtful words Justin said but I could not even say a word till he left.
“Where is he?” Juliet asked as she walked towards me in anger.
“He left already.” I replied.
“What right do you have to send my guest off?” She shouted angrily.
“Please, stop shouting at me.” I replied, walking away. I wanted to walk to Justin’s room to have a long conversation with him, but I changed my mind and walked back to my room. But I couldn’t help but wonder why he acts that way to Mikhail alone, something must be up with both of them. Basically today is a hectic, slow day.
I stepped into my room, and climbed back on my bed. I picked up my phone, I had a mail notification from Hawk Andrews again, I didn’t bother myself opening it. I clicked on my What’s App notification instead, I had a message from an unknown number.
Unknown number: Hey, I am sorry. It was Jemima’s plan not mine. I only want to be friends with you.
I scoffed, rolling my eyes. What a lame way to apologize. Another mail notification popped in, and this time around I clicked on it.
It was a short note with a smiling emoji, I read it aloud without understanding what it meant.
“Found you.”
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