Mother’s Love – Episode 9

MOTHER’S LOVE – Episode 9

A story by Jochrine Kunda

 

Monica and I went to bed without dad returning, I got up the following morning and found Monica already awake and she was with dad who was prepared to leave
Me: you’re planning on leaving without even welcoming your daughter
Dad: no my baby, I thought you were exhausted and didn’t want to disturb your beauty sleep

Me: yes, I was very exhausted because that guy you sent for us drove like a maniac

Dad: he did?

Me: why couldn’t you show up?
Dad: can we talk about that when I’m back coz I’m running late?

***He dodged that one but he still had to offer me an explanation***

Me: alright, I’ll be waiting

He told Monica and I to dress up because he’d be inviting someone over for dinner then he called Mapalo and Nancy to work extra hard on the dish for supper then he walked out and left
Something told me that he’d invite his colleagues he worked on some project with because I could tell that the project he was assigned meant everything to him when he told me about it. I went to take a bath then joined in the kitchen where I made all of us breakfast and Monica joined us later when we were in the middle of an interesting conversation, I had gotten used to them and enjoyed their company. I spent the whole day in the kitchen with them as we discussed the recipe for dinner and we got started with it. Since dad really loved the project he was working on so much that he was going to have his colleagues over for dinner, I had to put aside my anger towards him and support him so the least I could do was help out and ensure that everything was perfect. We were almost approaching dinner time and I went to Monica’s bedroom to help her choose an outfit since she’d run short of ideas then I received a call from dad saying they were almost arriving so I alerted the girls and went to take a quick shower then I wore my favourite long peach dress, stilettos, jewellery, I tied my hair in a neat bun that not even a single strand of my hair fell loose then applied my make up and I was satisfied with my looks when I looked at myself in the mirror, I took a few pictures and posted them on Instagram with the caption “daddy’s pride, a day to remember” then walked out. I was nervous then suddenly had an uneasy feeling but fought it off and I took a deep breath before entering the dining room……I got in and my eyes landed on some woman who was comfortably seated on a chair stuffing her face with food. “Yeah, daddy’s partner in the project,” I said to myself I got closer and noticed she was wearing a plain chitenge material shirt, long brown skirt and grey plastic made shoes, her hair was braided in worn out cornrows. I stood for a minute to check if there was another strange face in the room but there wasn’t coz she didn’t fit to be dad’s colleague. “Don’t underestimate her, she might just be the project manager,” something in me said and I found myself laughing at that.

Dad: Lucy, are you okay?

Me: umm…yes

I lied coz I was highly disappointed, how could he invite someone like that over among all the people he knew, I took my seat and dished for myself then I noticed the acne on her face. I didn’t like the woman at all for some reason I couldn’t figure out and I heard dad speak.

Dad: how’s the food?

Woman: it’s nice, your daughter really knows how to cook

She spoke with her mouth full and I looked at Monica with a disgusted look but she pretended not to notice anything, the woman looked at me and I faked a smile

Woman: she’s a beautiful girl

Me: so, how’s the project going?

Dad looked at me with pleading eyes and I gave him the “introduce us” look then he sipped on his juice and cleared his throat.

Dad: Florence, meet Lucy and Monica my two children.

He turned looking at us

Dad: and babies, meet Florence the woman I want to be with but you can call her mom….