Chapter 6

Jane’s point of view:

It was late at night I saw it, the nasty comments and replies people gave on social media concerning mom, and the whole of Macpherson’s. yes, I know that mom can be overbearing and all but I also know how much work it took her to get somewhere without dads help.

“she’s always been one to judge, such a racist” I read out loud, and I had no doubt it will also be talked about on news today. If there was one thing, I would really want mom to change about herself then It’s the fact that she always would never take a black man for anything, she believes that all black people will ever amount to anything.

“mom” I call out, letting all my hate sink in.

“why the hell did Steve hunter have to come into the picture” I begin dragging my hair from my skull.

Looking around me, I see nothing I have to destroy so as to soothe myself, I decide to go and have a rest.

**

In the morning I wake up to more and more bad comments, and lots of shading, even my fans, decides to unfollow me, I woke up to a loss of followers and more and more bad mouthing.

I have never been so down in the morning, and knowing mom, I know she will not just sit back and watch, I could feel something else coming, maybe it will affect me, maybe it will not, but whichever way, this whole exercise is still so cunning, I think to myself. I get up from my bed and rush to the bathroom, to have my bath knowing mom will soon be coming to pick me up.

“what a nice day to start a morning”.

**

Even my brain could not comprehend, my whole system could not understand, anything that was spoken her.

So, I am currently sitting in my mom’s office, trying to look not interested as possible, it seems like she isn’t buying that train of thought.

“I’m serious Jane, the whole thing we’ve been doing isn’t working, like the whole setting, nothing is working after we signed him up”. She pauses and hits her nails on the table.

“so, the only way to move forward now is to sell me to someone who doesn’t even know his left from right. Is it that easy for you to push me aside?” I ask furiously, I was already on my feet. 

“what exactly do you want me to do child!” mom screamed, she was furious now, but I am to, I just can’t get married to someone out of the blue, how does that even work.

“I give you my all, I work for your sake. I need this company to survive, if the last option is me giving you up to him, then that’s a small sacrifice!”

“you could divorce him after a day or two, and you know your aunties want this company”

piped in Shirley.

“I know what you mean? remember my marriage with Joshua was arranged, and it lasted, and Steven seems like a good guy”

I look up at her once his name is mentioned.

“Steve!!” I scream.

I can’t believe I had a talk with that guy and we were already close to being friends, talk about the table turning so fast, it just sounds like he has God working for him.

“my whole system couldn’t even comprehend much. And now you want to throw mw into marriage!!” 

I look at them straight in the eyes.

“Its all your fault mom. Why the hell are you Racist” I ask, no doubt my usually pale face is now red.

“does it always have to be me taking your fall each time you hurt a black person?”

“don’t worry girl” mom says, her voice calmer as she walks close to me, once she reaches where I’m at she begins rubbing my shoulders, but I tell you my insides are already burning with anger.

“we have plans” she says and then turns to look at Shirley, smiling at her. But Shirley doesn’t return the smile. 

“we could treat him badly, humiliate him at all public events, so he could throw a tantrum and leave, I doubt he would stay once I give him loads of embarrassments” with each word she says, she looks at me and rubs my shoulder harder, like its supposed to speak to me or something.

“we are going to move our way through this, so no problems” I look at my mom, then look at Shirley, expecting her to maybe shake her head, but seeing how calm and collated she is, I trust her enough to follow her blindly.

“what ever you want Shirley, but please make sure aunty Martha isn’t involved in all these, you know how much I disgust her”

They both keep quiet, even moms face Is already bowed down, perhaps in embarrassment.

“let’s talk about that later, we have loads of things to cover”. She waves her hand, dismissing whatsoever talk we just had, like its normally supposed to be that way.

Walking back to her queen seat she tells me.

“baby close the door on your way out, I and Shirley have something important to talk about”

I walk hastily out of the room.

 I need to call Sharon, or anybody at all, how can mom do that, my head is all over the place now, like I can’t even understand anymore, one second I am enjoying my peaceful and quiet life, and all of a sudden I am being pushed into marraige.

On my way out, I shut the door so hard the wall must have been affected, I’m about to turn when I bump into something, only for me to look up and see Steve.

My anger is so hot right now, so hurt I could calculate how much he’s going to be affected by the anger.

I forcefully take his hand and lead him somewhere other than the front door of my mom’s office. Still holding his hands with him following quietly I look left and right for whatever door I could pull us both into.

Seeing a secretary’s office that hasn’t been used for a long time now, I immediately push us both inside, shutting the door quietly I turn around and even my voice is thick with hatred when I see how he stands in front of me like he has no clue.