chapter 10 no way in hell

Ailee's POV

"Since when do you just lose your phone Lee ", my mother asks munching on toast and eggs I made for her this morning

"You're 23 years old you can't keep being this irresponsible ", she goes on as I wash yesterday's piled dishes

"I was drunk , and I swear I'll never go out at night again ", I say wiping my hands on my purple butterfly apron facing her with my back from the window facing their front yard

She looks pretty neat today...I wonder what's on today , maybe that'll shift our uncomfortable conversation

"So what's the occasion", I ask scanning her from head to toe

She raises her head from her pine nut drink and looks down at her sky blue shirt and black pants

"Oh this....it's nothing really", she says now on her feet modelling across the diner room

"It's not everyday Alicia Simi'ann dresses in an Allen Solly shirt and pants with black chanel stilletos and 'it's just nothing ' , now are you gonna tell me or not", I say inbetween laughs

"I may have received a call from my principal this morning congratulating me on my perfect score record....for the 5th year in a row", she says twirling around in a celebratory wiggle dance snapping her fingers above her head

Right....she said something like that last year when I was away at school...she screamed her head off and was yapping about going on a funded trip with Miss Bennett or something like that....I was drowning in assignments that semester

"Turns out you taking a break from college was a good thing after all , you'll keep an eye on my house when we're away . I was so anxious last year worrying about it", she says sipping the rest of her drink , looking at her cream white watch

"Ohh if I don't leave now I'm gonna be late , tell Jen to pack up.....WE'RE GOING TO HAWAII NEXT WEEK....YEEHAW", she says blowing a kiss from the front door

I see her through our window climbing her dark blue gti and screetch off our paveway.....the same paved hard ass ground Luca violated me....shit....this is engraved in my mind , heart and soul

I close my eyes shut in annoyance as the memories of last night come rushing in .

A call disturbed my horrific thoughts and I took out my phone to see my mother's number across the screen .

"And oh sweety.....you have to move out to the Bennetts ,Jen and I are leaving Wednesday . You'll stay with the boys for awhile", her voice beams through the mobile device

"WHAT.....no mom....I can live alone . You seem to forget I've been living alone at college", I say with my heart beating loud between my ribs...I'm sure she can hear it since a low groan escaped

"I wanna be at peace knowing you're safe....we'll talk when I get back I'm driving",

I swing my head at the window after she hung up just to notice Jeremy and Luca playing basketball shirtless.....

Jeremy turns to my direction and waves with his lips touching his ears . Luca just bounces the ball and raises his head to look at me

'You'll stay with the boys for awhile' my mother's voice repeats in my head

No way in hell am I staying with them