Chapter 157: Strong Woman

That very evening, after mom had finished with her bathing she came out for dinner, where we both ate and laughed, she even gossiped about the people at her workplace. Mom and I had always been gossip mates, mom never had too many friends, and I am a loaner, I never had friends, it had always been mom and I, and whenever I feel bored, I just consult with any of my numerous hobbies, which are, writing poetry, sketching, listening and watching music, cooking or cleaning. All these hobbies keep me from being bored. 

So when mom came out of her room after her shower, she walked magnetically with a smile on her face to her regular sitting spot on the dining table. Our dining table was a big one, though we were just two in the house, our dining table was arranged in a way that makes it look like it was designed for six, it has six chairs, but mom and I has our favorite spots, we do not switch or change position, never. Mom will always sit on the other edge while I will sit on the other edge so that our eyes could meet each other. 

So she walked to the dining with this sweet smile on her face, I knew that smile, it is not a sincere smile, she often wears that smile whenever she feels like I am bothered about something, so, being fully aware of how contagious her smile was she will wear the smile just to reed me of my bad mood. 

"Are you still thinking about that? I have told you, baby, You do not need to worry about any of these things, I always told you that we will settle it, we will still pass through it, look at us, can you count the number of troubles that we had been through? And can you remember anyone that we never found a way of solving? Of course none, baby, my sweet heartbreak, together, you and I can face any life's trouble and come out victorious, you know that."

So mom said to me. For a fact, mom and I had ventured into so many difficult situations, situations in which we felt like it was going to consume us, but we,   in the end, we always come out victorious. So, when she said that we will find a way out of this,  I trust her, I trust that just like the other troubles, we will also make it out of this one victorious. I remembered when mom lost her job back then in the east, things were very difficult for mom, but she never made me feel it, she took it to herself, kept it from me, I never knew she lost her job until she got a new one, though I noticed that her we had not much money as before and that mom does not go to work as regular as she used to, I never knew that she was only going out for a job hunt. And mostly when she loses her job it was because of me, because we had to move out of our former place because she was scared I could go swimming. Ungrateful me, then I used to think that mom does all of those things just to spite me, little did I know that she had all along been sacrificing her joy, happiness, and peace of mind just for my safety.

"Have you forgotten so soon? Have you forgotten how we together solved the problem of your scaly skin? My dear doesn't worry, and do not fear no more, they cannot do anything."

So she said and we started with our dinner. Dinner had always been a very important mealtime to us, it was like a ritual, mom and I must always eat together no matter what, though there were times when I had to eat on my own, maybe be when she was not around or some other strong reasons, but I can't say that I enjoyed, I do not enjoy eating alone, not at all, whenever I find myself doing such a thing it always breaks my heart, I do not like having my dinner without mom, I know she will wait for me before she most have her dinner, so, I see no reason why I must eat alone and enjoy it, it almost feels like a betrayal.

So, as we are she started giving me the gist of the happenings in her office. There was this lady home she calls "SU-SU," Susu's real name was Suzanne, but according to mom, all the staff in her workplace calls her Susu. Though Suzanne never liked the name "Susu" but that was the name that her colleagues have chosen to be calling her. So, Susu was to mom, what an antagonist will be in a story. She hated mom for no reason, according to mom, she was having a crush on the manager of their company, while that manager was chasing mom, which made her hate mom a lot,  and mom's promotion that came last month acted like more fuel to the amber of the beef. She said that mom attained the level of her promotion through sleeping around with the bosses in the company. I wondered why mon found that funny, according to mom, she just laughed about her madness, I had wished that I was there to hear her say such rubbish, and I would have treated her own medicine.

So, mom was telling me about the things she did again today, and how she embarrassed herself today.