Parents pleas

EPISODE TWELVE

THEME: Parents pleas

GABRIELLA DAMIEN HOME

The line rang for a while, the voice he had grown accustomed to all his life and craved to hear so badly sounded live and felt like music to his ears.

‘Hey there baby.’ Meagan called out on the other line.

Jaylen gulped hard not knowing what to say. ‘Hi.’ He responded feebly.

‘How are you doing honey?’ She sounded weak.

‘I am fine. Thanks ma'am.’

‘Your grandma told me of your recent achievement. I am so proud of you baby.’

Jaylen glared at this grandmother who looked away to avoid making an eye contact with him. He had placed the phone on speaker so she can hear everything being said.

‘You asked me to call you mo..ma'am.’ He couldn't see himself pronouncing the mom word.

There was a slight pause. Meagan had noticed his reluctance to refer to her as his mom.

‘Are you still there?’ He asked.

‘Oh yes, yes I am here.’

‘Okay, good. What was it you wanted to talk about?’ Jaylen sounded cold and distant now.

‘Your father is ill.