"Mom, you are making me feel terrible. I wish I could stay but you know it is not possible so bear with me. We are in this together, I understand how you feel and I am sorry, Momma"
"I know my darling. I should not be like this but your momma can't help it. I am missing you even before you are gone. It will be so lonely without you"
She was breaking down and watching her say all that got me teary.
I hugged and waited for her to calm down before I smiled and pulled away from the hug.
"Mummy,I am hungry!"
I shouted and she smiled lovingly. I just wanted to drift her attention from the sad story and I succeeded because I made her smile.
"Sit down my dear, let me feed you. I prepared your favorite, porridge"
"Thanks Mom"
Theopihilus point of view….
I opened my eyes to see Mom sitting on my bed looking down on me. It's Looks like she has been here for a long time.
"It looks like someone went out last night and forgot to return home?"
She said and I looked up sharply at her.
"I did not sleep here last night?"
I asked with my eyes wide open.
"Is that question meant for me to answer?"
Mom asked me back.
"No mom. Good morning"
"Morning Son, so tell me where do you go last night"
She insisted.
"I don't know mom"
I replied and grunted. I felt so lazy. Too bad I have to go out with dad today which means I need to get my lazy ass off the bed.
"Theopihilus, I hope you did not sleep over at Beverly?"
She asked with a sense of urgency.
"I don't think I did because I went to sleep here unless my body has its own mind for me not to have slept here."
I told her and stood up, that moment, dad came in looking so serious. He came over to mom and pecked her cheeks then looked me over.
"Good morning Dad"
I said avoiding his stares
"Morning Theophilus, get done with your morning. We have some work to do"
He told me and smiled at mom.
Mom is the only person that Dad can't look at with Serious look.
If he is angry at you, looking at mom will melt his heart and countless times I have gone through mom to get Dad to allow me to take a rest from the so-called responsibilities.
"I am on it, just give me some time"
"Hurry up then"
He said and mom stood up, then they left my room.
I thought of what mom said, does it mean I did not sleep here last night?
That's strange, I have never done something and forget I ever did.
Maybe she is pulling my leg but she did not sound like she was.
I have only one way to find out which is when I am done with dad, I am going to Beverly to see Abigail but on second thought, I decided against it because Abigail went out last night, I would not have slept at her place. Then it's only one person I know off and that's Gracie but how would it sound for me to ask her if I slept in her place.
I would sound stupid.
I took a deep breath.
Before I could go on the journey of finding where I slept last night, I need to confirm from mom if I actually did not sleep here.
Writer's point of view….
Nature just returned from being summoned by Gracie in deep thought. For all she knows, Abigail is the true mate of the Southern prince but Gracie, she has not been able to figure out who she is.
She had asked Universe to explain the entanglement between the prince and Gracie but each time, Universe always told her that there is no entanglement, that the Southern prince has only one mate and they all know who she is.
She has found the girl strange when she was just a little girl and had bonded with her. Nature knows the girl is gifted but what she told her aroused her suspicions.
"Why would she know how to access mind and why would she be the only thing in Theopihilus's mind?."
She wondered.
Nature made up her mind to talk to her sister again to see if there is more to the girl or she would get the usual answer.