“Alanna I am so sorry you had to find out this way,”
“Katharine its fine, really there is no need to be sorry.”
“Are you sure, I have been trying to keep this from you, because I wasn’t sure of how would take this.”
“Katharine its fine, I just came over to talk to Michael for a minute is that okay?”
“Of course Alanna and thanks again for understanding.”
“No problem,” I say as I take Michael to one side. “Have you heard from Adrian today?”
“No I don’t think so, but I have been a little busy, so I haven’t checked my phone,” He says looking over to Katharine with a huge smirk on his face. “You look nice today, are you going somewhere?”
“Yes I have plans to meet up with my mom, that’s what I was coming over to tell you.”
“Can you wait till I get ready?”
“You are not coming with me.”
“Oh yes I am, after yesterday do you really think I will let you out of my sight again?”
“How am I going to explain you to my mom?”
“I don’t care, but I am coming with you.”
“No you are not, I won’t talk to anyone, and I won’t do anything.”
“I don’t trust you Alanna,”
“Please try, I need this time with mom. I have not seen her in so long. Please let me have this.”
“You are really starting to annoy me you know that.”
“Is that a yes?”
“You keep your phone on at all times, you answer all my calls and you text me when you arrive and when you leave, is that understood?”
“Yes, thanks Michael,” I say and I give him a kiss on the cheek.
“Go on then,” he says a little embarrassed.
I see my mom walking in the door and it hits me, how much I had missed her. With her short, blonde, bobbed hair which is never out of place. Her exquisite taste in fashion, my mom always wears dresses even when she is cleaning the house or taking out the trash. My mom is always immaculate in everything she does, from the way she walks to the way she talks, even when she is arguing with someone she remains elegant and a full of class. That is something I have always tried to take within my being, but never have I stayed so cool and refined as my mom.
”Darling it’s been so long,” she says as she greets me with one kiss on each cheek. “I know it seems like it’s been forever.”
“How have you been my dear?”
“I am fine Mom and how are Dad and Penelope?”
“They are fine, although they are missing you like crazy since you moved back to the city, tell me how is college?”
“College is good,”
“And Sophie how is she after everything with Chace?”
“Sophie is great, she has a new boyfriend now Dan, he is so good for her and he is nothing like Chace, and that’s exactly what she needs.”
“That’s wonderful; are there any boys on the horizon for you?”
“Mom, don’t start.”
“I would like to see you with someone; life is too short to spend it alone.”
“I am not alone, and to answer you previous question, there is someone.”
“Really, who is he?”
“It’s this guy I met in London.”
“I wasn’t aware that you met someone in London, tell me what’s he like?”
“He is amazing, but very different from everyone here.”
“Good different?”
“I believe so,”
“Tell me more.”
”What does he do?”
“He owns his own company.” I see my mom’s face light up and she has a smile plastered on her perfect face. “Fantastic, and what does he look like?”
“You have never seen someone so beautiful,”
“Has he got dark hair or fair?”
“His hair is a light chocolate brown, his eyes are green and he has the most exquisite skin tone.”
“Is he tall, short?”
“No he is tall, very tall; in fact I think he is around 6’3”.”
“He sounds wonderful, does he treat you right?”
“Mom he is so caring, he wants to protect me all the time, is like he controls me but in a way that is so UNcontrolling, if you understand what I mean?”
“No I don’t really understand, but I have never seen you this way before, you really seem as if you love him.”
“I do so much, but I have never told him that.”
“Then you must, if he is as amazing as you say then don’t let him get away.”
“Don’t worry I won’t.”
I really love this time I am spending with my mom. She has a way of making me laugh and not take things so seriously. I cannot say that I feel very well though, as I chat to my mom about everything you can mention, I get an almost dizzying feeling, everything seems to be spinning and I feel so warm. I try to focus my eyes at my mom, but everything is just a daze. My head starts to thump, I cannot keep my balance, and I fall to the floor.