ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Kathy Pov

I spent most of the week trying out different things and I didn’t have much free time, things didn’t really go as I planned, I was unable to meet up with my sibling as I expected and couldn’t even tell my parent about the date I planned on taking them to, but the bright side of it is that my siblings were arriving three days to the engagement so I decided to treat them all to a meal at our house, I was going to get them their gifts today, its Saturday and by Wednesday I will be out of here for good, I have been able to successfully transfer the whole seven million to Louis account and also we have decided to move to Finland, we weren’t going to Africa after all, we plan on taking the long road drive from Arizona to Mexico, then lay low for a while and then go from there to Finland I will miss Arizona but I am ready to leave it behind.

I walked down the stairs towards my parent’s room and held them talking, I wanted to knock but my mind told me not to, it was as if they were having an argument or something, I couldn’t make out what it was, I moved closer and all I could hear was ‘we should tell her, she will understand,’ that was my dad’s voice, my mom, on the other hand, was talking in a rather too low tone, I was almost losing interest until she raised her voice a little. I moved closer to the door and placed my ear close to it, I was sure they were talking about me but I wasn’t sure what they were on about.

“Honey, whether we tell her now doesn’t change anything, we barely got her to agree to the engagement and thankfully she has been obedient, you know how she can be so telling her about it will only make her pissed and I can’t deal with that now, when they are married she can find out, I dont know why Ellen thought it necessary to tell her son,”

My mom said I knew it, they were talking about me, I needed to know what it was that they didn’t want me to know before that my dad thought I should know now.

“What are you guys hiding from me? Dad? Mom?”

I asked as I entered the room forgetting all the manner I had, I hate it when people keep things that I should know from me and find out my parent were keeping me in the dark about something that concerns me doesn’t quite sit well with me.

“Where are your manners, young lady? Are you supposed to just walk in here? Aren’t you supposed to knock and wait for a response to come in?”

My mom said but I wasn’t going to answer her until she gives me the answers I needed.

“Mom, I hate it when you keep things from me and you know it,” I said to her then turned to face my dad. “Dad, you want me to know so can you please tell me?”

I asked.

“Katherine, I didn’t raise you to be disrespectful young lady, you can just walk in on us talking,”

My mom said and I turned to face her getting super pissed, how dare she say she raised me? She didn’t raise me, she gave birth to me and let other women raise me.

“Mom, you are mistaking, you didn’t raise me, my nannies did, you gave birth to be alright but you didn’t raise me, dont get it twisted.”

“I paid for everything, I paid them to work so I raised you,”

“That’s what you think, right now I don’t even want to exchange words with you, I know how it always ends, so please if you dont mind telling me what it was that you guys are keeping from me if you don’t tell me I am not going to show up at the engagement I swear,”Content bel0ngs to Nôvel(D)r/a/ma.Org.

I threatened.

“You are not the only one who knows how to give out threats young lady so mind what you say,” my mom attacked back, there was no point exchanging words with her because whatever it is, I ain’t gonna stay here after all.

“Katherine, it’s not so hard, I dont know why your mom feels you shouldn’t know, I will tell you,”

My dad said, I turned to face him.

“Honey!!!”

“I am telling her,” my dad said sternly to my mom which shut out whatever she was gonna say, I stood there expectantly, all the time wondering what it was.

“It’s simple, you are your husband to be where betrothed when you were given birth to, so it’s not a new decision, ”

My dad said I didn’t understand what he meant, maybe I heard him wrong.

“Dad, I don’t understand, what do you mean?”

“I mean you and Cross were promised to each other when you were born,”

“What? Why?”

“Well, I don’t know how to put it to you, that you will understand, but it’s was like a pledge between our both families to strengthen our relationship,”

My dad explained, I was offended, I wanted to scream at them and tell them to go to hell, but I dont know, I just didn’t, even though I needed more explanation I didn’t ask, I just nodded.

“You should have told me at least when I turned eighteen, this whole thing is taking a toll on me, but I know you guys have my best interest at heart so I am not gonna question you further,” I said inkecting as much genuineness as I could frame to my words and my mom’s mouth opened and closed, she looked so surprised, I smiled inside in satisfaction, I guess she was expecting me to shout and yell at them.

“See, I told you she will understand,”

“I am shocked,” my mom said coming close to me, “who are you and what have you done to my daughter?”

She asked, looking me over, I wanted to tell her that it doesn’t change anything, that I wasn’t gonna marry anyone, but I just bit my tongue and smiled calmly at her.

“Mom, I am a grown woman, I may act like I am stubborn, okay I am stubborn but I know when you have my interest at heart, I will be a fool to throw a tyrant now when I already agreed to the union.”

I said.

“What a relief then,”

“Yeah, sorry I bashed in I shouldn’t have, I apologized, even I was amazed at myself, acting out the good daughter part must have grown on me, seeing that I am doing it so well, I was dead pissed, but I wasn’t letting it show, there is no need to get them gifts, after all, they dont deserve it, for keeping things from me, I will just save the money for that and add it to what I have as takeaway cash, I thought.

” Good, so why did you come here in the first place, I guess you had something to say?”

My mom asked, my dad, left us both and headed out of the room, phone in hand, it was rare to see my dad at home so I expected he had guests coming over.

“Yeah, I am going to the designer to collect the dress, wanted to key you know so that you won’t be looking for me,”

I said, I also wanted to use the opportunity to meet up with Louis and put finishing touches to our preparations, I already informed him I was coming and he agreed.

“Okay, dear, you can go, but please be back on time, we still have things we have to do,”

“Alright, mom,” I said and left the room, going to my car I drove off towards Louis’s house.

I didn’t meet him at home so I called his cell, he told me he had some things to take care of and told me not to worry that everything was already in place, I trusted him so I just went ahead to get my clothes and went straight back home, I was excited for Wednesday and at the same time I was scared but I knew whatever happens I am not going to be in Arizona by Thursday…