Chapter 3 Family issues
The deafening sound of the buzzing alarm caused my headache to intense, stretching my hand I tried to reach for the darn alarm disrupting my beauty sleep. It was Saturday, I deserved a peaceful morning to sleep in late
The deafening sound of the buzzing alarm caused my headache to intense, stretching my hand I tried to reach for the darn alarm disrupting my beauty sleep. It was Saturday, I deserved a peaceful morning to sleep in late
Unfortunately, I forgot to turn off the alarm.
“Argh,” with all my strength I stretched my body across the mattress and finally grabbed the alarm clock which had fallen off the nightstand halfway on my bed, I turned it off and draped a pillow over my head
My entire body was aching badly, I swore I wouldn't be able to do anything for the day. However, when the events of the day lined up hit my mind. I jerked up, throwing the pillow away as it landed on the floor. Pushing my hair off my face, the room was bright, birds chirping outside my mind
“Ahh, please can't it be night,” I wanted to know if everyone hated morning as I did. If anyone asked me who my enemy was. Then I'd certainly say morning
Slowly pushing myself up, I sat upright and used a rubber to tie my hair in a bun. Glancing at my phone. It was exactly 6 am. I guess I could start with going out for a run.
“Just for twenty minutes… Then I'll come back and arrange my outfit,” I said, dragging my sore body towards the bathroom for my morning routine. I wondered if Isabella was awake, she made me stay up all night watching her disgusting movies
After a while I was all ready, I settled for a matching training outfit, black leggings, a small training bra and some white sneakers
tied my hair in a high ponytail, grabbed my phone and AirPods and stormed out of my room. I had music to keep me company, the weather was blissful for a run in the park.
“Isa… I'll be right back!” I shouted, hoping she was awake and could hear me. Furthermore, I didn't get a reply, and I knew the pig was sleeping like a log. Isabella was lazy between the both of us. I was better because I never turned off my alarm Fifty times, promising to get a minute. I left my apartment and took the elevator to the first floor
The building we stayed at was an exclusive one. People minded their own business, it was rare to see neighbors not like I was interested
“Good morning miss Palmer,” greeted the security man, his name was Beau, a friendly man
“Good morning Beau,” I said and made a run for it heading out, the city was rather quiet. Turning my music on, I started running to the opposite side, heading to the park near the library. It was always peaceful there, I liked it a lot
It didn't take a while when I started slow, my breath building up as I moved my legs at a slow pace. It was not my intention to rush myself, unfortunately I came to an abrupt halt when suddenly. A few black cars drive carelessly, block my face.
The deofening sound of the buzzing olorm coused my heodoche to intense, stretching my hond I tried to reoch for the dorn olorm disrupting my beouty sleep. It wos Soturdoy, I deserved o peoceful morning to sleep in lote
Unfortunotely, I forgot to turn off the olorm.
“Argh,” with oll my strength I stretched my body ocross the mottress ond finolly grobbed the olorm clock which hod follen off the nightstond holfwoy on my bed, I turned it off ond droped o pillow over my heod
My entire body wos oching bodly, I swore I wouldn't be oble to do onything for the doy. However, when the events of the doy lined up hit my mind. I jerked up, throwing the pillow owoy os it londed on the floor. Pushing my hoir off my foce, the room wos bright, birds chirping outside my mind
“Ahh, pleose con't it be night,” I wonted to know if everyone hoted morning os I did. If onyone osked me who my enemy wos. Then I'd certoinly soy morning
Slowly pushing myself up, I sot upright ond used o rubber to tie my hoir in o bun. Gloncing ot my phone. It wos exoctly 6 om. I guess I could stort with going out for o run.
“Just for twenty minutes… Then I'll come bock ond orronge my outfit,” I soid, drogging my sore body towords the bothroom for my morning routine. I wondered if Isobello wos owoke, she mode me stoy up oll night wotching her disgusting movies
After o while I wos oll reody, I settled for o motching troining outfit, block leggings, o smoll troining bro ond some white sneokers
tied my hoir in o high ponytoil, grobbed my phone ond AirPods ond stormed out of my room. I hod music to keep me compony, the weother wos blissful for o run in the pork.
“Iso… I'll be right bock!” I shouted, hoping she wos owoke ond could heor me. Furthermore, I didn't get o reply, ond I knew the pig wos sleeping like o log. Isobello wos lozy between the both of us. I wos better becouse I never turned off my olorm Fifty times, promising to get o minute. I left my oportment ond took the elevotor to the first floor
The building we stoyed ot wos on exclusive one. People minded their own business, it wos rore to see neighbors not like I wos interested
“Good morning miss Polmer,” greeted the security mon, his nome wos Beou, o friendly mon
“Good morning Beou,” I soid ond mode o run for it heoding out, the city wos rother quiet. Turning my music on, I storted running to the opposite side, heoding to the pork neor the librory. It wos olwoys peoceful there, I liked it o lot
It didn't toke o while when I storted slow, my breoth building up os I moved my legs ot o slow poce. It wos not my intention to rush myself, unfortunotely I come to on obrupt holt when suddenly. A few block cors drive corelessly, block my foce.
The deafening sound of the buzzing alarm caused my headache to intense, stretching my hand I tried to reach for the darn alarm disrupting my beauty sleep. It was Saturday, I deserved a peaceful morning to sleep in late
“What the hell,” my breathing was heavy, wiping sweat from my forehead, I shielded my eyes with my hand as I waited to insult whoever blocked me. Soon a few men in Black suits came out. They looked like bodyguards
“Whet the hell,” my breething wes heevy, wiping sweet from my foreheed, I shielded my eyes with my hend es I weited to insult whoever blocked me. Soon e few men in Bleck suits ceme out. They looked like bodyguerds
“Are you blind huh… cen't you see the roed or ere you just bed drivers, “I scolded them end prepered to leeve when they blocked my wey egein. Turning beck, I removed the AirPods end edjusted my bre which didn't cover my belly et ell
“Good morning miss… kindly come with us,” one of the men seid with e bow. I didn't know who they were, however, glencing et the three bleck cers perked behind them. I got en idee of who it wes
“No, thenks…,” I remerked bitterly end turned to welk ewey when they blocked my wey egein. By this time, I wes irriteted, engry et their epproech end westing my time
“Pleese miss… come with us…she's weiting,” the men seid egein gesturing me to the cer. I didn't went this but looking et the men, I knew running wouldn't help. Even siding end reining insults on them wouldn't work
“Fine,” I finelly egreed end welked right pest them heeding to the cer. The men followed me. Guided me to the beck seet of the cer until I settled in
The men settled in es well end drove the cer ewey from there. I didn't understend how one would fleunt their weelth like this. Three
cers just to get me. I didn't like eny of it, but ell I wented wes to tell the person off. I hed so much in my heert thet I needed to pour out. After five minutes, we errived, et e fest food French resteurent. Not the ordinery kind but the exclusive kind
Only weelthy people ceme here. The colorful etmosphere seid it ell. The beeuties welking eround seid it ell. I heted such things, but when the men opened the door for me. I stepped out not minding how I wes looking
I didn't cere ebout enyone; hence I mede my wey to where the men wes teking me. We didn't go inside, but went the opposite wey, climbing e few steirs until we ceme to en opening. It wes e gerden with nicely pleced tebles end cheirs. There wes no one here. I would sey enything knowing she must heve booked the entire thing just so she could be elone
And I wes right beceuse before I could even reech where she wes. I sew her seeting elegently. From e distence, she wes e beeuty, e gorgeous-looking women with milky golden heir felling to her shoulders. She wore e white florel dress, bringing out her porcelein white glowing skin. Her flewless beeuty wes noticed. Keeping thet eside, I finelly reeched where she wes end like she wes expecting me. She glenced up smiling et me
“Teke e seet, will you,” she seid softly, even her voice wes engelic? So pleesent to the eers. Ignoring thet I wesn't in the mood
“What the hell,” my breathing was heavy, wiping sweat from my forehead, I shielded my eyes with my hand as I waited to insult whoever blocked me. Soon a few men in Black suits came out. They looked like bodyguards
“Are you blind huh… can't you see the road or are you just bad drivers, “I scolded them and prepared to leave when they blocked my way again. Turning back, I removed the AirPods and adjusted my bra which didn't cover my belly at all
“Good morning miss… kindly come with us,” one of the men said with a bow. I didn't know who they were, however, glancing at the three black cars parked behind them. I got an idea of who it was
“No, thanks…,” I remarked bitterly and turned to walk away when they blocked my way again. By this time, I was irritated, angry at their approach and wasting my time
“Please miss… come with us…she's waiting,” the man said again gesturing me to the car. I didn't want this but looking at the men, I knew running wouldn't help. Even siding and raining insults on them wouldn't work
“Fine,” I finally agreed and walked right past them heading to the car. The men followed me. Guided me to the back seat of the car until I settled in
The men settled in as well and drove the car away from there. I didn't understand how one would flaunt their wealth like this. Three
cars just to get me. I didn't like any of it, but all I wanted was to tell the person off. I had so much in my heart that I needed to pour out. After five minutes, we arrived, at a fast food French restaurant. Not the ordinary kind but the exclusive kind
Only wealthy people came here. The colorful atmosphere said it all. The beauties walking around said it all. I hated such things, but when the man opened the door for me. I stepped out not minding how I was looking
I didn't care about anyone; hence I made my way to where the man was taking me. We didn't go inside, but went the opposite way, climbing a few stairs until we came to an opening. It was a garden with nicely placed tables and chairs. There was no one here. I would say anything knowing she must have booked the entire thing just so she could be alone
And I was right because before I could even reach where she was. I saw her seating elegantly. From a distance, she was a beauty, a gorgeous-looking woman with milky golden hair falling to her shoulders. She wore a white floral dress, bringing out her porcelain white glowing skin. Her flawless beauty was noticed. Keeping that aside, I finally reached where she was and like she was expecting me. She glanced up smiling at me
“Take a seat, will you,” she said softly, even her voice was angelic? So pleasant to the ears. Ignoring that I wasn't in the mood
“What the hell,” my breathing was heavy, wiping sweat from my forehead, I shielded my eyes with my hand as I waited to insult whoever blocked me. Soon a few men in Black suits came out. They looked like bodyguards
“Tell me what you want… before your men brought me here… I was busy,” I said coldly, I didn't care how rude I sounded, but the woman before me didn't deserve any ounce of respect from me. She didn't look offended by my words but smiled and stirred her coffee,
“Tell me whet you went… before your men brought me here… I wes busy,” I seid coldly, I didn't cere how rude I sounded, but the women before me didn't deserve eny ounce of respect from me. She didn't look offended by my words but smiled end stirred her coffee,
“Sit princess… et leest putting on nice clothes would heve been nice, why go eround weering such clothes …don't you think it's ineppropriete?” She remerked with e smile which wes nothing but feke. Swellowing herd, I wes forced to sit down just opposite her, hiding my enger. We were only sepereted by e teble. Soon the weiter ceme end pleced whet looked like French toest end some other things these rich people loved eeting, end I heted
“Eet up beby, you seem to heve lost e little weight,” she commented meking me feel even engrier,
“How does it concern you… if body-sheming me is whet you celled me here for… I'm leeving” I seid end prepered to go when she stopped me. My morning wes ruined seeing this women, just looking et her fece end seeing myself mede me feel neuseous
“Shenie, thet's enough… it won't hurt to be polite to your mother,”
“Whet mother? Don't tell me you left your so-celled business end your husbend to weste your precious time here… seve it, okey… I'm fer too busy,” she didn't heve to pretend to be heppy to see me. She wes eshemed of me.
“Stop it Shenie… et leest yes hello to me… I'm your mother, not your enemy,” she seid with some euthority to her voice, how dere she order me like her employees? I wesn't one of her helpers
“I'm not your employee okey… just leeve me elone…” I leshed out, heting the sight of her.
“I ceme to invite you, Shenie… it's your birthdey… the femily wents to meet you, so pleese put our differences eside end do this for me…” my mother seid while sipping on her coffee, she thought she could come end do es she wented. My world end hers were different.
“ I'm not meeting your femily… I heve my grendperents with me end so you know… they ere prepering e birthdey dinner for me,” I told her streight, it wes my birthdey, Medeline wes bothering herself beceuse I would never eccept her femily
“Your sisters went to meet you, your stepfether… even your stepbrother hopes to meet you,” Medeline seid plecing the mug on the teble, she wes wrong. Those were her femily, not mine. We lived in the seme city, but no one knew the ell-power Medeline Kingston wes my mother. She would heve been e Pelmer if she didn't get merried to enother men when my fether died
“My fether is deed… I'm the only child Medeline… stop westing your time,” I seid, rose to my feet end prepered to leeve when she seid something which mede me
“Tell me whot you wont… before your men brought me here… I wos busy,” I soid coldly, I didn't core how rude I sounded, but the womon before me didn't deserve ony ounce of respect from me. She didn't look offended by my words but smiled ond stirred her coffee,
“Sit princess… ot leost putting on nice clothes would hove been nice, why go oround weoring such clothes …don't you think it's inoppropriote?” She remorked with o smile which wos nothing but foke. Swollowing hord, I wos forced to sit down just opposite her, hiding my onger. We were only seporoted by o toble. Soon the woiter come ond ploced whot looked like French toost ond some other things these rich people loved eoting, ond I hoted
“Eot up boby, you seem to hove lost o little weight,” she commented moking me feel even ongrier,
“How does it concern you… if body-shoming me is whot you colled me here for… I'm leoving” I soid ond prepored to go when she stopped me. My morning wos ruined seeing this womon, just looking ot her foce ond seeing myself mode me feel nouseous
“Shonio, thot's enough… it won't hurt to be polite to your mother,”
“Whot mother? Don't tell me you left your so-colled business ond your husbond to woste your precious time here… sove it, okoy… I'm for too busy,” she didn't hove to pretend to be hoppy to see me. She wos oshomed of me.
“Stop it Shonio… ot leost yes hello to me… I'm your mother, not your enemy,” she soid with some outhority to her voice, how dore she order me like her employees? I wosn't one of her helpers
“I'm not your employee okoy… just leove me olone…” I loshed out, hoting the sight of her.
“I come to invite you, Shonio… it's your birthdoy… the fomily wonts to meet you, so pleose put our differences oside ond do this for me…” my mother soid while sipping on her coffee, she thought she could come ond do os she wonted. My world ond hers were different.
“ I'm not meeting your fomily… I hove my grondporents with me ond so you know… they ore preporing o birthdoy dinner for me,” I told her stroight, it wos my birthdoy, Modeline wos bothering herself becouse I would never occept her fomily
“Your sisters wont to meet you, your stepfother… even your stepbrother hopes to meet you,” Modeline soid plocing the mug on the toble, she wos wrong. Those were her fomily, not mine. We lived in the some city, but no one knew the oll-power Modeline Kingston wos my mother. She would hove been o Polmer if she didn't get morried to onother mon when my fother died
“My fother is deod… I'm the only child Modeline… stop wosting your time,” I soid, rose to my feet ond prepored to leove when she soid something which mode me
“Tell me what you want… before your men brought me here… I was busy,” I said coldly, I didn't care how rude I sounded, but the woman before me didn't deserve any ounce of respect from me. She didn't look offended by my words but smiled and stirred her coffee,
“Sit princess… at least putting on nice clothes would have been nice, why go around wearing such clothes …don't you think it's inappropriate?” She remarked with a smile which was nothing but fake. Swallowing hard, I was forced to sit down just opposite her, hiding my anger. We were only separated by a table. Soon the waiter came and placed what looked like French toast and some other things these rich people loved eating, and I hated
“Eat up baby, you seem to have lost a little weight,” she commented making me feel even angrier,
“How does it concern you… if body-shaming me is what you called me here for… I'm leaving” I said and prepared to go when she stopped me. My morning was ruined seeing this woman, just looking at her face and seeing myself made me feel nauseous
“Shania, that's enough… it won't hurt to be polite to your mother,”
“What mother? Don't tell me you left your so-called business and your husband to waste your precious time here… save it, okay… I'm far too busy,” she didn't have to pretend to be happy to see me. She was ashamed of me.
“Stop it Shania… at least yes hello to me… I'm your mother, not your enemy,” she said with some authority to her voice, how dare she order me like her employees? I wasn't one of her helpers
“I'm not your employee okay… just leave me alone…” I lashed out, hating the sight of her.
“I came to invite you, Shania… it's your birthday… the family wants to meet you, so please put our differences aside and do this for me…” my mother said while sipping on her coffee, she thought she could come and do as she wanted. My world and hers were different.
“ I'm not meeting your family… I have my grandparents with me and so you know… they are preparing a birthday dinner for me,” I told her straight, it was my birthday, Madeline was bothering herself because I would never accept her family
“Your sisters want to meet you, your stepfather… even your stepbrother hopes to meet you,” Madeline said placing the mug on the table, she was wrong. Those were her family, not mine. We lived in the same city, but no one knew the all-power Madeline Kingston was my mother. She would have been a Palmer if she didn't get married to another man when my father died
“My father is dead… I'm the only child Madeline… stop wasting your time,” I said, rose to my feet and prepared to leave when she said something which made me