My One And Only

I tossed and turned around the bed, unable to sleep as my mind kept drifting to that summer.

It was like his young face, smiling at me as we walked around the garden, hands slightly touching… It kept reflecting inside my head.

I hugged the small pillow closer to my heart as I reminisced those good old days. I could not remember when was the last time, I was as happy as ai was then.

” Madam Tinsley?”

I raised my head up to see one of the maids, opening the door, standing there, and calling out.

“What is it?”

I asked, sitting up on the bed, I gestured her to get in and she obliged. Other maids followed and went straight towards the French window to open the curtains letting the sunlight in.

“Your mother and father are calling you for breakfast.”

She informed and I could not help and wonder but why. They always left to work even before I woke up.

I shrugged not knowing why and get up, walk towards the bathroom where the maid had readied my warm bubble morning bath.

I felt like they must have been calling me down to scream and shout at me for my ignorant behavior yesterday at the party.

Although I was in no mood to start my morning with being scolded like a child. But there was no escape so I got inside the Gucci dress for the day and slipped in the flat heels.

My hairs were tied in a tight ponytail, my makeup was kept minimal. When I felt satisfied with how I looked, I finally stepped out of my room and descended the stairs unwillingly.

I liked it when they were not here. I mean I do love them but it’s just that I did not like being scolded in the very morning.

“There she is…”

Mom said, looking over me, she was seated beside daddy. His eyes as always were stuck on the newspaper, the black coffee server on the dining table. Fresh bacon, crisps, omelet, and toasts with mango juice were served neatly on the table.

“Mom, daddy…. good morning.”

I greeted both of them, swiftly kissing them on their cheeks and taking my seat opposite to mother’s, beside daddy. The maids got in to serve my plate of food.

I used my fork to cut a small piece of the bacon while waiting for them to start lecturing me about yesterday but when I got nothing coming, I looked up at them. Were they giving me silent treatment??

For me that was the worst possible punishment. I could never survive in a place where people were not talking because I hated silence…. because I had sedate phobia.

“So about last night, I really did not intend for it…”

“Sweetheart, your dad and I have to go out for a two-month business trip…”

Mom interrupted me right away and I looked up at her from my plate as I did not have the confidence to speak looking into their eyes.

“Wait what??”

I asked because the two-month business trip was too long. I only had daddy gone out for like more than five days but they were never out of the city together ever.

“There is some stuff we need to take care of. It is related to business, you do not have to worry about really. ”

Mom said, a light smile plastered on her face but it seemed little too beyond than realistic. It felt like there was something more than that this trip was about.

“Business is not your field, Tinsley so let yourself lose. ”

Daddy muttered, folding the newspaper and keeping it away. I licked my lips trying to stay normal of that quick insult daddy threw so shrewdly in my way.

And it was soon when they stood up and bid me farewell as the butler took away their luggage out of the mansion.

The house would feel so lonely without mom because she was always here if not for a daddy who spent most of his time in the office.

Daddy went out, speaking away in his phone, his voice seemed so tense. I felt like something was wrong… like wrong.

But I was pulled out of my reverie when mom tapped on my shoulders. She was ready to head off.

“We might not be able to attend Josh’s party, five days from now so you will go representing us. Is that fine??”

Mom implored, I gave her a quick nod. It was an easy job. I was going to attend the party anyway since he was now my fiance too.

“Mom… Is something wrong?? It is just like you guys never went out on such a long business trip ever before?”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

I let it out not being to hold that inside for long. Because I had a bad habit of going around exploring forbidden things which I was not allowed to.

Mom looked around as if checking someone would listen to whatever she was going to speak out next.

Her eyes scanned where daddy was who still was busy on his phone, angrily shouting to the person on the other side.

“There is a bankruptcy, Tinsley. Your father lost quite a lot of money in a deal and it blew up wasting all our company’s cash. ”

Mom whispered the whole part like she did not want anybody else to hear it other than us.

“I and your dad are going to the site. We do not have anything left, Tinsley. It’s like even if we sell all of our properties, accessories, still the loss that has incurred would not be enough to fill it up.”

“When did this happen, mom??”

I softly yelled at her, shocked at the piece of information. A multimillion-dollar company blown up in one night??

“I know it is a lot to take in but your dad and I are going to fix this… do not worry. You give your attention to getting in with Josh… maybe after the marriage, we might get some help….”

Mom said, rubbing her palms above mines. I nodded positively. I knew Josh could help.

“It will all be fine mom. Do not worry… go ahead.”