THE MOTIVE

"Yes. The woman who was deemed to be my mother but she turned out to be a disgusting nightmare in my life. Someone I wish I never met." I say to Mrs McCall whose jaw dropped to the floor minutes ago.

"What...what do you mean?" She asks, unbelieving of my words. "How can someone's parent be what you are describing?" She adds.

Unbelievable, right? But she hasn't even heard half of the quarter of my story yet. Given her astonishment at this little bit of my story, my entire story will leave her thunderstruck for a couple of days.

"It is a long story mother. Believe me, we need an entire day for everything to be explained. Some other time, but right now, I want to know what these two promised my mother." I say, turning to Ellie.

"Are you sure that woman is your mother?"

Hang on! What does he care? Who is even asking questions here? And, don't tell me that she now feels pity for me. Tsk!

"I don't know. Actually, after knowing you and what kind of an evil person you are, I am tempted to thi