Mother’s Choice

Episode 14

A week later my empire gadgets and computers arrived from London along with engineers who will install everything and set everything in place that was when my mother saw me that Tuesday morning as she was in charge

Mum: Jerry what happened to you? Where have you been?

Me: nothing happened to me mum!
i replied with a straight face she came close to me

Mum: is it about that girl mary? Is she the one who changed you in a twinkle of an eye?

Me: mum leave her out of this please
i reply trying not to sound rude

Mum: can i explain this to you later?
i stared at her for a long time before I nod and we walk together to inspect how the installation is been done

MRS Johnson POV
Jerry left home because of my game just to see why a lady of such beauty and that status choose to apply as a cleaner in the boutique, she looked rich and no matter how she dress something told me that she may need help so i had to test her to confirm my suspicious, my children thought that i became something else unknown to them i was trying to help somebody but in the process i saw something in my son’s eye when he look at her eyes
i decide to add more tempo on the test section by embarrassing her, she didn’t make any attempt in talking back at me
She left the office i intentionally invite Jerry for lunch to see his reaction on the way i treat Mary, yeah he display the anger i expected, i didn’t know my own son can be upset to the extend of leaving house to where i didn’t know, when i tried calling him, is etheir he’ll busy or ignore the calls, Esther wouldn’t talk to me but that wasn’t my problem because she apologize when she realized that it was just a game plan, i felt bad and i made my mind to let him know my actions were all plans

When my contractor called me the following week monday evening to be precise informing me of my son Computer and Gadget arrival and engineers who will install the gadgets that was why i knew that my son was really mad at me

The next morning instead of going to my office at the boutique i drove to Jerry’s computer site, i saw him. Talking to one white man immediately he saw me he excuss himself and walk to Me

i ask him what happened to him, that wasn’t the best question cause i saw he was fine although he sounds rude when he replied me i didn’t bother i told him I’ll explain to him later he stared at me for a long time then nod, we walked together to see how the white men connect and install those gadgets

ESTHER POV
i was so angry with my mum for treating Mary that way, even how she spoke to her when my brother Jerry hugged her

Talk about that those two hugged more than the normal duration the hug Supposed to last, it was adorable watching them like that, and i conclude “Fit each other”

When my brother left the house that same day i tried calling him but he wasn’t picking up his calls, i became worried and angry
I slept late that night because I couldn’t reach him on phone, the next morning he called me around 7: 45AM, we talked about how mum changed and what could have made her change over night

Neither of us knows why she changed so we decide to let her be in her new found character, he (Jerry) ask me a question i expected

Jerry: how long have you known Mary?
i smiled

Me: is it what I’m thinking?
He chuckle and the feign anger

Jerry: what ever you are thinking doesn’t concerned me, just answer my question little sister

Me: you call me little? Then forget i’m not telling you anything Big brother
He laughed and threatened to beat me if i don’t answer his question

Me: i met her last week at the boutique maybe that was when she came to apply
i heard him inhale then breath down

Jerry: do you know where she live?

Me: nopes but i’ll find out today

Jerry: okay
i smile inwardly that my brother is in love with the same girl i developed a liking for, he hang up the call
“Wow it gonna be sweet”
i yell on the bed standing up to go take a shower
i arrived mum’s boutique later in the afternoon, i walked into my mum’s office she was on phone call but she dropped it as soon as she saw me
She smiled widely but i kept a straight face