Delanie also got off bed and stood up to stretch.
"I have to take a bath first before going anywhere." Delanie said.
"This is serious Delanie. No time for baths. Take this." Mom said, shoving Delanie's luggage into her hands and mine into my own hands.
She rushed out of our room and we followed her from behind as quickly as we could.
"Mom
"Could you please explain what is going on?" I asked her.
"Not now sweetie." Mom said and opened the front door but only to bump into uncle Gavin.
Mom almost fell on her butt but I wedged her from behind just in time.
"I never thought you would so much be in a hurry to follow orders." Uncle Gavin said to mom.
"Stay out of my way you freak." Mom replied uncle Gavin.
"Freak? Oh dear sister in-law. Is that any way to speak to your late husband's brother? Oh, I forgot. He's dead so of course it's an opportunity for your true colours to come out." Uncle Gavin stated, causing my to gibe him a slap across the cheek.
Uncle Gavin was about to speak up but drew his attention to the luggages we were holding.
"Since when did you have that much clothes?" Uncle Gavin asked.
That was the moment I actually noticed the size of the luggage mom took out for herself. She had many clothes but not that much.
"Empty the luggages." Uncle Gavin ordered.
"You can't tell me what to do." Mom opposed.
"Think again woman." Uncle Gavin said and snapped his fingers.
Two men in black suits appeared from behind uncle Gavin and walked into the house, causing me, Delanie and mom to walk backwards.
"Empty her bags." Uncle Gavin ordered the two men.
One of the men yanked the bag off mom's hands. While she was still struggling to get it back from him, the second man grabbed of mom.
"Hey! Let go of our mom!" I shouted but what could I do against such huge men? I was about to think of a way to help but before I got to do so, a sound distracted me.
The first man had emptied mom's bag and found gold in it. Just one block of gold.
My eyes widened in surprise. Where did mom get such a huge...
"So now you want to steal from your late husband's family?" Uncle Gavin said.
"At least now I know where I got my bad habit from." Delanie said.
"Throw them all out." Uncle told one of the men after he walked fully into the house.
"And you." he said to the second man.
"Get that gold wrapped and put it in my car." Uncle ordered.
"Yes sir." The man replied.
Mom, Delanie, and I were pushed out of the house and our bags were thrown at us.
We picked up ours while mom gathered hers. I bent down to help her.
"Thank you." She said to me.
"Mom? Why did you steal?" I asked her.
"We needed a shelter Melanie. That gold would have gotten us enough to buy a house and other things but I wad caught." Mom answered.
"Oh look, I got her greedy genes too." Delanie said.
"Why don't you just shut up Delanie? At least mom had a good reason but you just do stupid things for stupid reasons." I said to Delanie.
"Survival of the fittest sis." Delanie said to me.
"So where are we going?" Delanie asked, after I was done helping mom.
Mom carried her bag and answered Delanie.
"To the bar." Mom said.
"To that same rotten bar you work in? No way. I hate that place." Delanie complained.
"It's not like we have any other choice." I said to Delanie.
"Oh, we do. Actually, scratch that. The right thing for me to say is, I do. I have a choice. See you two later or never." Delanie said, walking away from us and waving her hand in the air without looking back.
"Where are you going Delanie?" Mom asked her.
"Far away from poverty. I'm going to stay with my friends. The same usual place I go. Don't bother looking for me." Delanie answered and continued to move till she was out of site.
I could see the sadness and disappointment in mom's eyes but I chose to stay quiet.
"You people are still here? Vacate this place immediately." Uncle Gavin said to us after stepping out of the house.
I and my mother started walking to her work place. It took us some time but we finally reached there feeling very tired from the long walk.
The bar was only just opening and we walked in to meet mom's boss.
There was a small office deeper inside the bar. I and my mom went in and luckily for us the boss was around.
"Good day Mr Levinson." My mom greeted.
"Good day Barbra. What brings you here so early in the morning?" Mr Levinson asked mom.
"I'm really in a deep problem sir and I was wondering if you could help both I and my daughter." Mom said.
Mr Levinson took a look at me from top to bottom even if he was still sitting.
"Good day sir." I greeted.
"Good day. How are you this fine morning?" Mr Levinson asked me.
"Good." I answered.
"What seems to be the problem?" He asked my mom, turning his attention to her.
"Sir, you see, we were kicked out of the place which we lived. Now we have no home and I was wondering...
" Hold it right there."Mr Levinson spoke up, interrupting mom.
"I hope you are not implying that I give you a place to stay. I have a wife and kids and can not do that." Mr Levinson added.
"Oh no, that's not it sir. I would never intrude in your personal live." Mom said to him.
"Then what do you want?" Mr Levinson asked mom.
"To live here in the bar." Mom answered.
"Are you out of your wits woman? How do you expect me to let you live in a bar? My bar?" Mr Levinson questioned.
"Please sir. We have nowhere else to go. No one else to run to. You are our only hope." My mother begged him."No. You can not and will not live here." Mr Levinson replied, sternly.My mom bowed her head in shame."I'm willing to do anything sir. Even if it means working double shifts sir. I dance dance here morning, afternoon and night for the guests." My mom offered.Mr Levinson rubbed his fingers on his chin then he got up from his seat and paced let and right."The both of you can stay here and you don't have to work for more than tour shift Barbra." Mr Levinson said."I... Don't?" My mom asked, unsure of what she had just heard."Yes. You don't. I will make your stay here very comfortable for you and your lovely daughter for just two days. After these two days, you and your daughter will be presented with a condition. Your answer will determine if you will stay here for long
"Talking a lot today aren't we Delanie?" Helena asked, slyly."Hmm... I don't know. I talk a lot all the time." I replied."It's time for us to start work. It's night and a few individuals are still out and about. Our perfect moment since there's not much people." Helena said."Kelvin, Celia, and I will got South and the two of you, Delanie and Sandra will go North." Helena stated."Of course she would always make sure that Kelvin and herself stay on the same team.We parted ways and our stealing began just like other nights." I don't get it. Why does she always group us this way? It's always you and me then her and her boyfriend and Celia."Sarah complained."She just wants to keep Kelvin to herself that's why. And Celia? Haha, I don't think I have to explain that part. Celia is the only one in our group of thieves that she can easily manipulate trust me." I answered.
#####6The man I pushed and stole a bicycle from was shouting at me to return it but I just laughed. Did I steal it to return it?I'm trashing it somewhere as soon as I'm done with it.The car kept increasing speed but I was much smarter than that. When all seemed lost I went through a short cut.I wasn't someone they could easily escape in these parts. Never.The car would take a sharp turn but with each effort they made they couldn't wave me off their tail but then I got confused. The car seemed to have doubled and I thought I was probably all in my head.However, no matter how much I blinked it was still doubled and from a transparent form became two solid cars.I could have sworn it was just one car. It's a clear road. Where did the other one come from?Nevertheless I followed them both but unfortunately for me they came to a T junction and split paths.I paused f
#####7I was surprised to see that the same lady that had brought breakfast to us just few minutes ago was now on the floor in front of our door."What were you doing in front of my door Rosa?" Mom asked the lady on the floor.Rosa, as my mother just called her, got up and dusted off her dress."Is that my apology? You just smacked me down with your door." Rosa replied.Mom laughed out loud then looked at Rosa with a serious face."Might I remind you, Rosa! The doors here open inwards and not outwards. So now tell me, what were you doing in front of my door? Eavesdropping?" Mom said."I don't have any time for this shit." Rosa said and made to walk away but mom dragged Rosa back by the dress."What the f*ck! What do you think you are doing you old hag!" Rosa shouted and that infuriated mom.Before anyone staring over could understand what was happening, mom la
#####8"What?!" Mom exclaimed."You heard me right." Mr Levinson said to her."But... But..." Mom stammered."But what?" Mr Levinson asked."I told you what to do and you simply refused to do it so why not? Unless you apologize to Rosa for your incompetent behaviour, you and your daughter can leave this place and never return." Mr Levinson added."Fine! I'm sorry." I'm said."Um. What? I didn't hear you." Rosa said."I already apologized!" Mom shouted."If she didn't hear you then repeat yourself louder." Mr Levinson said to mom."What you are doing is unfair." Mom complained to Mr Levinson."Repeat your apology or leave." Mr Levinson stated."I am sorry!" Mom shouted."The both of you may leave my office." Mr Levinson said.On hearing his words, i felt my heart beat faster and faster. I immediately started to
#####9"H... H... Hello? Wh... Who's there?" I asked, frightened.The shadow began to move closer and closer and I got even more scared. I got back into my senses and my brain managed to convince my legs to run so of did.I turned away and began to run as fast as I could. At least, trying to run fast. I discovered that there was a force around me that seemed to pull me back, or rather, prevented me from moving fast.Ahead of me was a door and that was where the music came from. I did all I could to reach it before the shadow could reach me and I knew better than to look back.Before I knew it I found myself sit up immediately from the floor where I had still been sleeping and I was panting fast.Sweat covered the entire part of my body and my heart kept beating painful in my chest.That image, it's male. And... he looked familiar. I knew that he was someone I had seen before but why can't I remember
#####10After walking a distance I took a sharp turn without any of them noticing.Delanie will always have her way no matter what.On reaching the back door, I was happy to see that it was left unguarded. But there was one problem. The door was padlocked.Sorry? Did I just call that a problem? Haha, I'm a thief remember? Of course I know how to pick locks.I quickly removed my hair pin which was meant to keep my short hair from covering my eyes.I and Melanie may be twins but I always had short hair while hers always grew long. I don't know why and I don't care about it. I like my hair short.I managed to pick the lock and I removed the padlock.Just as I opened the door and was about to go in I heard two familiar voices shouting after me to stop.It was those two elephants again. I rushed into the club immediately and locked the door from the insideNow I am sure they won't ca
#####11Mama G took her seat at the head of the table and invited me to sit, with a hand gesture, on a different chair in front of her.I sat in silent, waiting for some sort of an explanation from her.Mama G took out a cigarette from a pack of it she was holding."If you're waiting for me to explain how I know all that about you then I'd like one inform you..." Mama G said and picked up a lighter.She lit the cigarette which she held with two fingers and sucked it in.Blowing out a cloud of smoke, she completed her statement,"You are wasting your time.""So you have been spying on me?" I asked her.Mama G sucked on the cigarette again and blew it out, this time making a ring shape with it."It's quite distant from the real fact." She stated."Let's just say, I know wvwryone in these parts. Everyone illegal, of course. Not that you would know what that