Chapter 0321


    ASHANTI''S POV.


    “Ugh! Finally!” She grunts in the most frustrated tone as she gets out of the car, mming the


    door behind her. I flinch on my seat at the loud sound caused by that action of hers. My head veers


    to the left and my eyes fall on Ryan who''s shaking his head in disapproval.


    Me too, brother. Me too.


    Sighing heavily, I unbuckle my seatbelt and get out of the car as well, but making sure not to repeat


    She''s action. This car is far too precious and expensive to be rough handled as such.


    As I walk towards the main door, the gentle breeze blowing in the environment fans my face and my


    hair strands do not miss that opportunity to menace every one of facial features, especially my lips.


    It takes several attempts before I finally seed to tuck the loose strands behind my ear. The


    guards are carrying our luggage into the house while we make our way to the front porch. My eyes


    keep hovering all over the ce, drowning myself in the beauty and magnificence of the building


    and its surroundings. It''s huge and there are a lot of servants around tending to the gardens and


    lawns and everything else that needs tending.


    All I ever wanted was to find my mother. I never thought of her living condition because I never


    cared about it. Even if she were dirt poor, I''d have had absolutely no problem staying with her. I''m


    just really impressed and happy to see that she has been living a good life all this while.


    “You kids are here.” Her joyous voicees through and I look straight ahead to see her walking


    out of the main door of the house. She, who''s already close to her, ducks under her outstretched


    right arm and storms into the house. I can bet she was rolling her eyes as she ducked. She just


    ignored our mother like she wasn''t in the way.


    How rude!


    Mum, who doesn''t seem the least bothered by She''s réaction, smiles even wider at Ryan who


    simply gives her a peck on her jaw and walks into the house.


    Thenes me.


    My face almost split on two halves when I see that her arms are still widely stretched for me to hug


    her. I crash into them. I hug her with all my might, inhaling her sweet smell and smiling like a fool.


    God, I love this! I''m never going to get used to my mother''s presence.


    “Wee back home.” She says once we''re out of each other''s arms.


    “Thank you mum.”


    “Let''s go inside. We have so much to discuss.” She holds my arms, leading me in a swivel that turns


    us towards the door and we both head into the building. Once in the living room, we settle on a


    couch and she keeps staring at me with her glowing eyes. I almost get shy. “Did the twins give you


    a hard time?” She asks, flinching a little because she thinks they did. My first instinct is to nod and


    say yes, but then that won''t be true.


    “Uh… not really.” Her brows furrow.


    “Not really?” Her eyes tell me she wants me to expatiate.


    “Well…” I adjust myself on the couch. “Ryan didn''t give me a hard time. On the contrary, he showed


    concern.”


    “He did?” She asked, surprised and I nod, smiling brightly.


    “Yeah. He asked me a few questions and uh… told She to give me a break after the phonecall we


    had the other night that got her so upset.” A gentleugh follows.


    “Did he?” Mother asks yet again, joining me in myughter. “Oh my God! Isn''t he full of surprises?”


    “He''s so sweet.”


    “He likes you. He likes you very much, trust me. God for you!” She yfully pushes my arms and I


    fall back on the couch,ughing heartily and reminiscing about all the one word conversations I had


    with Ryan.


    Mother is right. He likes me.


    “He sure does.” I agree to her statement.”


    “And for She, you shouldn''t let her walk all over you. Once in a while, be the big sister and put her


    in her ce. Like Ryan correctly said, it was about time she gave you a break!”


    Ah!


    Just the exact words I wanted to hear.


    Permission granted.


    Now I''m ready for She and her tantrums.


    “Got it.”


    “Good. Now that this is settled and Alpha Reagan has no reason toe sniffing around here


    anymore, you have to think of what you wanna do from now on and there are a million things out


    there for you to choose from. You are free now and you can finally live that life you''ve always


    dreamed of.” I let out a deep sigh of relief.


    This is it.


    This is finally it!


    I''m free to live my life the way I want.


    “Well… I haven''t really thought of what I want to do yet. I still need some time.”


    “Of course. Take all the time you need. I just want you to know that you need not hesitate to tell me


    whatever you need. Michael and I are here to support you very step of the way. Okay?” Her words


    cause tears to burn at the back of my eyelids. I suck in a deep breath and swallow the painful knot


    in my throat and blinking fast so tears don''t escape from my eyes. I don''t want to ruin such a sweet


    moment with tears.


    This is like a dreame true.


    Me, with my mother, living a life where I can make my own decisions.


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    I love it.


    “Thank you very much mum. You are the best mother in the world.” We share another warm hug


    before she starts urging me to rise up.


    “You should go and freshen up. Lunch will ready anytime soon. I can''t wait to have lunch with all of


    you.”


    “Me too mum. See youter.” I give her onest peg before heading for the staircase. There''s a big


    smile on my face as I ascend the flight of stairs.


    This second chance of life that has been given to me, I''m going to live it to the fullest!