As I picked up my books to leave,I watched her move her attention to some documents on her table." Umm,ma...",I began and she lifted up her head to look at me ,"What's it?",she asked ," I wanted to ask you something,hope you would get mad ?",I asked feeling a bit nervous,"Go on,ask",she said reclining into her chair with her eyes on me," I just wanted to ask about your daughter ?",I asked dropping the bomb on her," My daughter?",she asked sounding surprised as a frown creep on to her face," Yes ma,I ...",i wanted to say more but she cut me off angrily," Àre you mad?Who gave you the audacity to ask me that question? How did you know my daughter?",she asked fuming," Ma,I ... I ... We ...I ",I stuttered unable to say anything to defend myself," Get out!",she yelled at me," Ma , I'm...",I tried apologizing but she shouted at me again," I said get out of my office,get out". Quickly,I walked out feeling her intense gaze boring holes throug my bag and I could hear her breathe shaking, I closed the door after I walked out.
"Well ,that didn't end well",I thought as I breathed heavily," What's up with her?What is wrong with the question I asked?",I reasoned as I walked away not understanding her reaction at all. As I strolled back to the hostel I went through my plàn B since plan A had blown up on my face. I didn't want to screw up this time around.
This night,I wrapped my arms around myself to combat the cold as I sat in the garden waiting for her under the tree. She greeted and I greeted her too,"so how is your lesson with my mum going?",she asked as she sat beside me," Lifeless and boring ",I replied and we laughed. " I asked her about you today but it pissed her off", I told her," You shouldn't have ",sje said in a hush tone," Why not?",I asked ," Nothing ",came her sharp response.
I wasn't going to take " nothing ",as an answer this time,I was tired of being kept in the dark so i kept pushing," What do you mean? Aren't you in good talking terms with your mother?",i asked," We were,we were very close",she replied ," Then why...",I began but she cut me off," I don't want to talk about it",she said almost shouting, forcing the rest words down by throat.
I heard her sniffing in the dark,"Are you crying?",I asked,"Yes,no", she replied and sniffed ,"Oliver,I'm sorry I didn't mean to",I said as I moved closer to console her but she quickly moved away,"Don't",she thundered as she withdrew,"Sorry,I didn't mean to make you cry,I just... I'm sorry",I apologized,"But you did",she said angrily. I say there confused on what to do next as I listened ti her sniffing until it slowly faded away. " Olly, Oliver",I called out into the dark but got no reply . " Was she still here or had she left already?",I asked myself as I strained my eyes to look for her in the darkness but couldn't catch a glimpse of her.
I sat there in wait for her to say something to reassure me she was still there but heard nothing. Seconds went by and soon minutes and finally an hour but still nothing,"Maybe she had gone hom anger",I reasoned as I stood up to leave,"I'm sorry, Oliver", I whispered into the darkness hoping to get a reply this time but got nothing. Reluctantly, I strolled back to my hostel dejected. Great I had sucessed inaking the whole family mad at me,both mother and daughter. I signed as i laod down on my bed and closed my eyes. Slowly,I drifted off to sleep.