PETALS OF LOVE

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ne. I think you should find an excuse and stay home. Some time this week, I'll come around and we'll talk about it.""Alright. Make sure to bring chocolates.""Look who I'm trying to help," Sam said giggling, "even in your dilemma, you're still thinking of chocolates.""Chocolates are a cure for the soul.""Your soul is always sick." She was laughing loud. "Soph, I have to go.""Bye!"Sophie stood up from her bed and walked to the mirror. She had always thought her eyes to be large, something her Mom and Sam never agreed to, but looking at the mirror now, it seemed larger. Her skin also was more pale and her lips looked darker.Sophie brought up the strap of her onion-coloured satin nightwear and cleaned her eyes. It worsened the case because she began to see twinkling lights all over the room. She was tired, So she sat down until she stopped see the lights.Sophie dropped the phone, she want downstairs to see that her Mom was already through with preparing the dishes for sale. She really fared well without her."Did you develope cold feet about the job?""Hey, Mom. Not really." She wanted to talk about something else. " You were very fast and it seems like you never even needed my help.""I woke up earlier. I have to start adjusting to the fact that you might not always be around to help me.""Oh...""You're supposed to resume at the school by 7:00 am. The only grace you might be given today would be because you're a new staff and an intern, but you have to give a good impression, so they'd know that you're competent." Mom?" She was watched her Mom package the meals."Yes honey?""You think working in the Nursery is best for me?""Absolutely!" Leah had a little frown on her face"."Sam found me a job the same day you found this one and I some how, kind of, maybe, prefer hers."Her Mom had her back to her and Sophie saw when she stood still, then she turned. "Sophie, it took a whole lot to get you that job." Leah's words came super slow.Sophie saw something in her mother's eyes. She could always dectect it and have always avoided it, but today, this morning, she felt like facing it. She was after all an adult.She decided to also speak slowly, so things don't get out of hands.""Mom, whatever it took you to get the job is not more important than me, my desires, my comfort.""Desire, Sophie. Comfort, you say. You price you comfort and desires mure than my struggles and pain? You'll rather be comforted and let my painful efforts go down the drain?" Leah's voice was rising.Sophie was angry. " You know I didn't say that, Mom". She also raised her voice."Hell no, Sophie! That's exactly what you've said!" She screamed." Then you can have it, think what you like." She screamed and turned away from her mother."Now listen, young woman, you'll dress up now and report to work." Leah was now mad. Hitting utensils together and pushing things down." No mom, No! I'd not go there. All my life I do what you say, just so you can be happy. I skip events, I help you at the cafe, I obey your every wish, I don't lie to you, yet you never let me do one thing that I like.Her Mom held up a spoon. " Whatever I do, I do for you, but no, you're so ungrateful, wanting what other people have.""I'm a human I should want what other people want!""Well those other people have a father, they have a family who care for them." She was now walking angrily towards Sophie who stood fearlessly."Well, it's not my fault that I don't have a father, its your fucking fault!" Sophie screamed.Her Mom stoped dead in her track."None if all these would've happened if you were with Dad and now I'm supposed to bear the consequences if all your terrible mistakes. That's insensitive of you, Mom." "What?" Leah's eyes were misty."You make all the mistakes and I humbly suffer for them. I'm done! I'm leaving your house!" She wiped away the trickle of tears. Sophie continued, stamping her foot. "None of my mates would do what I do, none would work with their mothers in a cafe, none would be so obedient even to the extent of letting their parents choose their friends, but I've been all thes