Hot and Cold

Rakas walked to where he was, "what is it mate?"

Mr Frank kept holding my mouth from screaming, what have I brought him into?

Certainly, this is wrong.

"Boss, there is no one here but I think I saw someone run that way." He pointed to the other direction.

What is he doing?

" Alright mates, let's go." Rakas shouted to his goons and they charged towards the direction that he pointed to.

"Look for a place to hide, if not he will kill you!" He spoke to us.

Wait a minute, so he could see us? Why is he helping?

"I can see you both, but I am not here to harm you" he ran after his fellow goons.

After three minutes of total silence, we came out of the trash.

"What just happened?" Mr Frank spoke in shock.

I wish I had answers to his questions but I as well was shocked.

What just happened!

Mom got into the room and threw me a cloth, though it was old but it was new to me.

"Get ready in five minutes." I saw the look of anger in her.

My mom is the queen of mood swings. I decided to push further to ask for something.

"Mom in this pain, i-" she gave a look that came from the devil's room..

"Can't take my bath" I stuttered trying to complete my statement.

She walked up to me and gave a deep sigh.

"Ok. I would bath you, but don't get any funny thought." she smiled.

I couldn't hold back the laughter, that was my mom.

She was good at jokes. In that nanosecond I felt at home.

"Alright let's not waste time" she went back to her villian look.

She held my hand and took me to the bathroom. This reminded me of my childhood days when we both would have foam bath together in the bath tub.

Then dad would be like which of us took our bath.

The Good old days, I smiled as we entered the bathroom.

It was like the past, she did it while singing.

I have missed her voice and somehow I have missed her.

I bent down and she was washing my back of scars.

I couldn't see her, but I could hear her sobing.

Was she crying?

I felt her hand shaking on me, she was crying.

What is happening? Is this monster of a woman crying.

She quickly dry her tears, but foams were now on her face.

"Oh shit I wasn't trying to foam" she smiled while trying to clean the foam.

I smiled again. I wish we can just stay like this forever.

This is my mother, the woman I knew and loved.

She bathed me carefully and we got out of the bathroom with both of us in foam.

Funny story; we weren't good at having baths.

I smiled.

"Dress up, and meet me downstairs" all of sudden the cold lady came back.

I gave a deep sigh, looking at ash on the floor.

"How can I end the woman that gave birth to me?" I dressed up, though in pain.

Walking out my room, I didn't hear any voice.

It was as though they knew I was happy and at peace.

I got downstairs and saw my mom all dressed as well. She wore a red gown.

I forgot how attractive my mom was, her curves shows so well.

Making me wish for mine one day, her hair was beautiful and I really got excited as to where we were going.

"Where to?" I couldn't hold back my excitement.

"It is a surprise, you will find out!" She smiled again.

Can this day not get any more weird?

We got into the car and drove off.

It was a silent journey and I could tell Mom was in a hurry.

I could see her veins were showing, it was as though she was drying up.

"Mom are you ok?" I couldn't hold back my worry

"My precious I am good, I just want today to be special" No one was needed to tell me something was wrong.

It was as though she was loosing strength.

How long has it been since she used my blood?

Is she fading away?

We drove and stopped at a restaurant. I gazed in excitement.

Why did she bring me here?

"Mama wants to treat you to a good meal!" She got out of the car and almost fell off.

I ran from the passenger's seat towards her, I could see her getting pale.

"Mom you are ok?" I gave a sad look, my heart was in pain and I couldn't hide it.

"I heard they sell the best french fries here." She ignored my question.

Why is she acting this way?

We got into the restaurant, I had lost my appetite and didn't know how to make her better.

After they took our order, I saw how pale she had gotten.

"Enjoy your meal!" she gave a smile that looked real but felt too weak.

We got to where the truck was and got in, we had to leave there as soon as possible.

"Why are they after you?" Mr Frank couldn't hold back the question.

"Sir I don't know, but I am scared" I spoke with so much honesty.

"Then let's call the cops because I won't want us to get involved in something bigger than us." He made a left turn while checking his side mirror.

"Sir my mother is missing and I don't know if they have her. To add to it my dad is critically sick in the hospital." My eyes became filled with tears.

I had been keeping myself strong but even I wanted answers, and at least; a solution.

He looked at me and could see the pain I was going through.

"I am sorry, we will figure this out!" He tried stretching his hand to wipe my tears.

We kept on moving and I kept looking over my shoulders.

But I really don't know what happened back at the Ally, as to why one of Rakas men decided to let us go.

And I am sure Mr Frank was thinking the same thing but didn't want to ask me any further questions.

We got to a house, far smaller than mine and the lawn looked so unkempt.

"This is where I stay whenever I come to work in California" he placed down a picture frame on the table.

I noticed the look he gave while doing it, that must be something he doesn't want me to see.

"Sir I am sorry for inconveniencing you, I just had no where to go to." I tried coming close to apologise.

"No problem my dear, I am a loner!" He folded his fist trying to stop himself from crying.

"How sir" I tried to move further but could see he was trying so hard to stay strong.

"I lost everything!"