Six

Ashton

Those fearful looks in her eyes and a plea when I first saw her in a bad situation after four years.

‘Your mother is here at home...’

“And?” I frowned upon hearing this. Why is mom at home? She didn’t even let me know she was coming.

‘And she said we were leaving. It’s about a wedding. We will be meeting with the wedding planner. Out of town, Ashton,’ she whispered, and I heard mom’s voice asking if she was done getting dressed.

I woke up in my senses. Why didn’t my mother tell me about this? Having this plan during the day, I am away from the Philippines.

“Can you give the phone to Mama?”

And I heard her say, okay.

‘Hey, dear son,’ Mama’s cheery voice on the line.

“Mom, can you postpone that for now? I am not there,” I said without hesitation.

‘Son, we don’t need you here for this. It is our time to have bonding with your soon wife.’

I grunted. I can’t really force my mother in her tone of voice to have made up her mind. What if something terrible happens to both of them? Eve