Waited for bad news

( Serena's pov)

I soothed my mom's arms slowly as she sobbed silently. I was crying too but I knew it wouldn't be advisable to burst out in front of my mom as she cried.

"Stop crying huhn...."I pleaded with a cracked voice as she sniffed on her favorite towel that I had folded on her wheelchair for her.

"You don't expect me to stop crying when my only child will be taken away from me tomorrow....Serena...you will be leaving us tomorrow to a no better place and you think that's not enough reason to cry?"My mom urged as she couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

I forced a smile before wiping the corner of my eyes with the back of my palm to stop my tears from falling down.

"No one is taking me away okay?....Dad promised to make sure the bank loans him the money. Don't cry again huhn?...we will pay back Gonzalez. I'm sure of that" I uttered trying hard to believe my words. 

People say having little faith works but I wasn't sure mine was faith it was pain mixed with doubts.

"You and I know it will be hard for the bank to loan such amount....I just feel so useless on this damn chair..I really want to.."She couldn't complete her words when she started coughing out loudly.

"Mom...take a break"I stared rubbing her back to stop her from coughing but it was getting intense. I stood up immediately and hurried off into our room to get her drugs.

I knelt down before her and had her take her drugs which calmed her down a bit. She exahaled out loudly as her chest dropped down in relief.

"Mom..." I whined hugging her tightly while on my knees.

Just immediately, my dad walked inside and hurried to our side in fear after meeting the position I was with my mom.

"What happened Serena" he uttered helping me to get up on my knees.

"She's fine now....she choked on her words while talking to me but it fine now"I explained standing by his side waiting for him to say what I wanted to hear. I could hear my heart beating rapidly as I waited for him to say something.

"Pete...you are back so soon. How... How did it go?" my mom asked adjusting her self on her wheel chair. I looked up at my dad and saw his jaw dropped and clenched immediately.

I close my eyes in pain knowing what it meant as I allowed the tears in my eyes flow freely.

"Talk to me Pete"My mom urged with her voice getting cracked again.

"Talk to me Pete"She added frustratingly at my dad's silence.

"Mom please let dad be....he must have had a very long day....I'll just take a long walk"I uttered walking to the door leading to outside.

 "Where are you off to Serena" My dad called while my mom kept questioning him in tears. Their voices were just adding more to my grief.... everywhere seemed cursed to me at that moment.

"Somewhere to cool off"I replied not looking back as I stepped out of the door making sure to bang it out loud as I got out.

"Tch!"I hissed painfully as my tears kept streaming down my cheeks. I ran out into the streets with my ponytail loosing it self from the ribbon gently.

"Watch it young lady!"A woman scolded me at how fast I was speeding away from the street.

I reduced my pace at which I was running as soon as I got to a point leading to a nearest town.

 "I hate you!!!!"I screamed out to the cars speeding metres from me.

 I began walking slowly and counting my steps as I thought about everything....at how fast things was happening.

**

Just three months ago my mom was at the verge of dying due to her illness. The doctors had demanded some certain amount of money...huge amount at that.

 I engaged myself in so many part-time work to gather some money too but all my effort all seemed like I was trying to get some amount of water into a bowl with the use of a filter.

My dad applied for a loan with so many banks....some were not approved while some demanded for a guarantor to stand for him incase he fails to pay up.

No one was willing to take such risk not with the amount of money involved. My dad soon got to know about the popular billionaire who lends help to the people in need for loans but not without having something in return to stand for the loan.

I and my dad had gone to meet with the billionaire who happened to be Mr Gonzalez. He (Gonzalez) agreed to lend us the money but with me to marry him as the pay back if my dad fails to pay him back.

My dad kicked against the idea and angrily stormed out of the place with me. No one could have agreed to give up his child to an ugly old man. We got to the hospital later that day and saw that my mom's health was deteriorating. The doctor warns us again concerning her health.

"She is fighting really hard to stay alive....I hope she makes it after two nights" the doctor had stated.

We had no other option than to turn back to Gonzalez with the belief of working hard to pay back.

We signed the contract of agreement and was given the money.

 That same day, my dad was sacked for too much absence at work.

Days turned into weeks and weeks into month.....it was time to pay back what we owed but it was not easy to even gather one tenth of the money.

Gonzalez is running out of patience and tomorrow, the old scary ugly man will be coming to claim me as his god-damned wife!!

**

I kicked an empty can of drink angrily and ran back to the can. I stepped on it continuously as I kept gritting my teeth in anger. Yeah! I was carrying out my frustrations on the fucking can.

"I hate you!!"I yelled out at the can. I made to walk away when I bumped into a hard chest. My face was just on his chest as I felt my spine go cold realizing everything.

Poor can I thought as I slowly raised my face up to meet a perfect well sculptured face staring back at me.

                (Devon's pov)

I was about walking into the club with my best friend Tyler when my eyes met with a certain figure stomping hard on an empty can which was making a loud screeching noise.

"Some dumb creatures huhn?"Tyler uttered laughing while staring at the figure in the dark.

I squinted my eyes and noticed she was a girl. I took some few steps closer to get a full view of her when Tyler tapped my shoulder lightly.

"Come on let go inside.....I'm sure she's drunk" Tyler insisted trying to drag me into the club. I was about giving in to Tyler when I heard her say something to the Can.

I hate you! I had heard her say.

"I'll just go see why she's doing that....you can just wait for me inside I'll come join you soon"I said to him hurrying off to meet the strange girl. 

I slowed down my pace as I got closer to her. I stood behind her as I watched her continuously cursing the can with an angry voice...more like a mixed emotion.

She soon turned back to leave Oblivion to my presence as her face bumped my chest. She stops dead track realizing herself

She slowly raised her head up to meet my questioning expression. I noticed one thing immediately...her eyes were red and puffy like someone who had been crying for hours. She paused for sometime studying my face which suddenly interrupted my thoughts, getting me irritated.

  *Or was she some cheap prostitute checking me out....*I thought within irritatingly.

"Uh...I'm..I'm sorry....I wasn't looking at my back... didn't know you were behind me" She stuttered not making any move to leave.

I traced my eyes back to her eyes getting notice of her puffy eyes again. I looked down at her legs and noticed the pairs of slippers on her leg which suddenly cracked me up making me release a chuckle.

I maintained and apologized for my absurd manner 

"Did you run away from home?"I asked and she scrunched her brows at me.

"Excuse me??"She uttered sounding harsh at my remark.

    "Your feet" I replied pointing at her legs. She looks down at her legs and widened her eyes in shock she was wearing different pairs of slippers...one brown and the other pink.....one bigger than her feet and the other just her size.

"..I didn't take notice of that....i...I was just really in a hurry to leave"She muttered with her eyes not leaving her feet.

"Hurry to come to a club house?..."I questioned but ended up getting ignored.

"Yeah...it fine people do make mistakes" I added trying to make her feel more better...she scoffed lightly before taking her eyes off her feet back to my face

"Thanks....I'll leave now" she replied but I felt the urge to stop her....maybe to get her a drink or so. Probably get her mind off some things. Everyone needs a relief.

"How about a drink with me....bills on me"I stated stopping her from leaving. She sighed and paused for a while as if thinking for a perfect reply to give me.

"Fine! Let do this then" she said releasing a smile which felt more satisfying other than her gloomy face.

"Have I said anything nice?"I asked amused at her sudden change of mood or was she drunk like Tyler had said??....but she does not reek of alcohol...maybe she's just being herself.

"Something nice?....nah but you are something nice indeed"She replied flying her arms in air in form of surrender.

  No doubts I was getting confused at every statement she makes.

"Taken any drink today?"I asked to be sure she was not drunk.

"Nah....not  even water....not  even food! But I'm filled!"She replied grinning at me as I only stared weirdly at her.

"Fine..."I dragged my word.

"Let go get a drink then..." I added waiting for her to walk ahead while I trail behind her.

"Nah after you...."I urged and she shakes her head in disapproval.

"No after you" she insisted and I rolled my ey

"Fine...let just walk sides by sides then"I replied and she shrugged.

I really can't wait to see Tyler's expression when I walk in with the girl he had tagged as a drunkard

I looked at her as we walked into the clubhouse. her expression was one of a kind from the shock in her eyes to her moving closer to me like she was scared of everything and everyone in the club.

"Are you by any means new to the club?"I yelled to her ears for her to be able to hear me out because of the sound of the music buzzing everywhere.

                  (Serena's pov)

I made sure to lean more  closer to him to prevent myself from the strange people around. If all these people behaves like this ...... What about the stranger I'm moving with...

I suddenly felt the urge to run out of the club....I looked around once more and made to dash out....but leaving is also worse...I'll be going back to that cursed den...why don't I just free up my tight muscles and enjoy this one last night.

"Are you by any means new to the club?" He asked loud enough for me to hear as we forced our way through the people dancing.

    I couldn't think of what to say or was my actions too obvious that I was new to everything in this building.

"Yeah!....but it doesn't count right??! You are still getting me a drink"I said out louder enough for him to hear me.

"Yeah I'll still get you a drink"He replied and i grinned wider holding him more tightly to avoid getting hurt by some aggressive dancers.