I'm Over Him

"Melanie are you feeling well?" Andrew asked bringing me out from my thoughts

"I'm fine, just tired, I need to get some rest" I said covering up my hurt with a smile

"Alright, finish up your meal, and I'd drop you off at the hotel"

"You don't need to drop me off, you've done that today already"

"Allow me take care of my kid sister"

I laughed at this statement, I was glad Andrew considered me as a kid sister, thinking about it now, mom married into a wonderful family

"I'm glad mom got married to Mark, he's a good man" I said, I won't have been able to help her get over grieving dad

"We are glad she got married to us, really she changed dad, dad was this proud annoying man, but your mom melted him, that was something my own mom couldn't do. Dad loved my mom but she was very submissive and always allowed dad to have his way.

But your mom is different, I remember when dad wanted me to get married to his friend's daughter in a bid to build an empire, your mom found out I was in love with someone else.

She stood her ground and fought dad. She told him I wasn't getting married to a woman I didn't love and that was final. It took a long time for dad to agree but he finally gave in."

"Mom has always been a stubborn woman, I didn't take that from her, I allowed people get away with hurting me"

I lamented, thinking about Amy and then Carl and even that son of a bitch, I hope I never set my eyes on him again.

"Hello Melanie, I'm still here" Andrew called my attention

"I'm so sorry, I zoomed off" I apologized

"Are you sure everything is fine?" Andrew asked obviously concerned

"I am fine, thanks for worrying"

"Let me drop you off" He paid the bills and we stood up and left the eatery.

"I was looking at the wedding pictures recently and I saw how you looked so angry as though your mom was getting married to your own lover and you couldn't do anything about it" Andrew said when we were driving into the hotel and I laughed hard

"I didn't want Mom to get married then, she was still grieving and I wasn't sure Mark was going to help her through that stage, I also felt she was getting married because of me, now

I know better, she practically knows how to live better than I"

"Everything would be fine. I'm going to miss dad so much" I didn't have anything to say about Mark dying or me missing him, so I kept quit.

"Thank you again Andrew, you are amazing Good night" I said as I came out from the car.

I went to the reception, I'd like to know which of you gave Carl Mason access to my room, because I'm going to report you to the manager

"Good evening Ma, kindly hold on let me check the computer" a thin looking lady replied looking scared

"You better come up with a good excuse" I said angrily

"Miss, the room you booked isn't the one you are currently staying in, it shows here that shortly after you booked the room, a request was sent to change to a bigger and more comfortable room, and this request was made by Mr Carl.

We allowed him change the room because it was his company that paid for the room initially, although he used his personal account to pay for the new room, because he upgraded the room, when he came for access to the room, we granted it to him. We are sorry about that Miss."

I left the reception and went into the room, I threw myself on the bed as my mind traveled.

I didn't look at the room number after I booked the room, it was only when I arrived that I checked the room number, when I saw the room I was surprised it was bigger than what I thought I booked for, but since I did the booking myself I didn't give it much thought.

I slept off that night thinking if I should quit working at the company or stay there.

I walked out of the first meeting that took me to San Antonio, it was a success and the client was ready to buy even more than what he initially had in mind.

I decided to spend the rest of that day shopping with Mom, then the next day helping her and Mark pack their things for the vacation.

They wanted to go to Paris first, that was where she had wanted to go with dad before the accident, from Paris they were going to decide where next to move to.

Mark decided they were going to keep traveling the world until he gave up his ghost, he was going to live his last days living his life.

"Mom, take care of yourself while taking care of Mark, this trip is more for you than it is for him" I said as we finished packing the last bag.

They were not going with much items so mom won't have to have so much things to handle while coming back alone.

It felt strange preparing for the death of a loved one, but it was that no matter how well you prepare or how much prepared you think you are, it'll still hurts so much.

Mom and I decided to bake cake after we were done packing

"Mel, tell me what's going on with your life" mom said after some minutes of silence

"Nothing much mom, just living my life, alone, work and the apartment, nothing out of the ordinary" I said

"No man?" she asked looking at me suspiciously

"No man, mom" that was the truth, Carl is past tense

"You mean no man at all Mel." My mom asked, finding it difficult to believe me

"None Ma" I was not lying

"Mel, the truth" she stopped mixing the butter and sugar and turned to face me

I played around the eggs and I beat them to foam, "No man mom"

"No ugly, no cute, even if it's someone you love but doesn't love you or maybe someone that loves you but you don't feel the same way, any man at all" mom pestered me

"Mom, there is no man" she wasn't believing me

"Melanie Adams, you've never been a liar," Mom said with all conviction

"Mom, I'm in love with a man who has done nothing but being rude to me and hurt me, and he is getting married but I can't seem to get him out of my head"

I poured out, but I wasn't about to tell her that this man was my boss and I've been having breathtaking sex with him.

"Does he know how you feel about him?" Mom asked

"He does mom, he is aware" I remembered when I stupidly confessed that to him

"And he still wants to go ahead with the wedding?" Mom asked

"Yes mom"

"Then he is the problem not you, allow him dear, allow him realize his mistakes, so he can value you"

"I don't want him to get married" I said tearfully

"I understand how you feel, but there is really nothing you can do Mel, let him go, if he is yours he will come back to you"

"He can as well stay there and not come back, I don't want him anymore, I'm done with him, I'm done loving him, I'm done crying over him"

I said cleaning my face, then I got up to complete the cake mixture and put it in the oven

"Mel you are hurt, give it some time"

"I'm fine mom, I'm over it"

"Melanie, could you please come for some minutes" Mark called out

"sure" I said as I followed him to his study room

"I have a gift for you" he said as he indicated I sit on the chair

"Really?" I asked as I collected the document he was handing over to me

"Melanie, I love your mom so much and as much as you doubt it, it's true. I know you might be mad at me because I'm making her go through what she went through when your dad died, I'm sorry it had to be this way.

I have a request to make, that document in your hand are my gift to your mom, I don't want her to grieve me, I want her to travel the world and live her life, maybe find love again" I laughed at this, he wants my mom to find love again at this age.

"Mark I'm not mad at you for making her go through this, it is beyond us, I know you will not make her suffer if you could avoid it, what does this document entail?"

"Those are documents to properties and accounts I want you and your mom to have, I want you to take care of her and I want you to have all she ever dreamt for you, she goes on and on about how much she wants to do for you, give her that chance Melanie"

"Thank you Mark, but all these are not necessary"

"In that document there is an account I opened 30 years ago for my future daughter, a percentage from all the companies goes into that account, you are my only daughter Melanie and I want you to have the account.

It's all in your name, take care of your mom and yourself, I love you"

"Thank you Mark" was all I could say