Her Knight in shining armour

"Hey, Anna did you forget anything?" "Mum... you asked that just a while ago....my answer is still no.Can't you just leave me already!" "I only want you to have everything ready baby.We should be headed to the airport by now."She replied looking hurt. I instantly regret using that tone on her.She has gone through so much under her relatives after dad passed away. My dad was a British,he died in an accident and since then,mum has always been depressed with the constant nagging from her relatives not helping the case. Sorry guys! You probably think am rude for ignoring you.My name is Anna,..short for Hannah , cute! right? .As you all have figured,i am a bit of a bad*ss after using that tone on her but hey! you can't blame me...my mum has been asking the same question for the past two hours. Okay,this is it,I will be joining Campus and mum is freaking out but am just cool about it all.Don't get me wrong...am excited to join Campus but mum has been all over me so i can't forget "important stuff for my survival in campus" as she puts it.That's enough about my mum..let me get down before she explodes.She is a f***ing nuclear bomb. "Anna!if you don't come down this instant,i will personally drag you out of that room!!" Hah!...told you she might explode. "Coming mum!" "Are you sure you have everything u need?" "Mum...i already answered that minutes ago." "Don't you dare use that tone on me young lady!Now out of the house before i kick your ass out.Your luggage is in the car, we have a long way to go.You might be late for the flight."I swear she is bipolar. I don't want to agitate her farther,so i decide to hop in the car and wait for her to join me. I will be joining WWI university,that is World Wide International University....it's in Rwanda.A certain tiny country almost at the heart of Africa but one with great education institutions,such as the one I'll be joining .Well,as you probably have already figured out already,am Anna,Anna Rose,I am 18 years old and I just finished my four years of highschool.My homeland is Kenya where I have schooled all my life but I'll now be flying to Rwanda to start my university life. Hah! i can almost hear your confused thoughts by now,i know most of you thought i am a 'white' going to NYU(New York University) for Campus... (no offence to the whites though I know that came out wrong,its just that that word has stuck with us "Africans" since you 'left',back in 1964...you know what i mean.) My flight is in 2 hours and we are almost late as it is.We are traveling from Nakuru(Kenya) and my mum is trying to kind of 'smuggle' me out of the country before my relatives get to catch up with what's going on...they have constantly been on my mum's throat for letting me go to another country.Mum on the other hand... "Lets get going!"...Speaking of her. "We really have to make sure we make it to the airport in time."She said looking pale and stressed. Well,it's nothing new to me,she had been pale all week.She thinks that I am unaware of the fact that her brothers and sister are against me flying out of the country and that they will do anything to prevent me from leaving the country.They always wanted me to stay within the community so that i can follow our traditions that include FGM(Female Genital Mutilation). I know, i know,its cringy but that's what the culture entails though the government has prohibited the act.They want me to  take over as the CEO of the family business..Hey don't get me wrong...It's not that I don't want to own a business...Oh! God knows i love money...but seriously the condition to owning the business is marrying a man whom the family has chosen,who in this case am very sure is some old man with white hair and the only reason they want me into the business anyway is because they believe that white blood into the business brings good luck to the business.Aparently,since i have white blood running through my veins from dad that is,they will have more luck with the business if i joined it because white blood is more respected in the world of their 'business'.The thing is,i have no idea what the business is about but my guts warn me that its not legal at all. Since my father died before they could invite him into the business,they now want me to quit school and join the business world,definitely for their benefit.What 18 year old would want that.It's not that school thrills me but come on,now who would want to undergo the most traumatic stage any teenager could ever go through(FGM).Though its illegal in the country,they still believe no bad luck will be after me and that, i will not tarnish their name.You know,the usual not being a slut story,they believe FGM stops you from being one. Back to the present... I settled in the car while mum drove out of the parking lot.The estate is very quiet with only a few people wandering around.I don't know to what extent my relatives and most especially my uncle(mum's eldest brother)could reach to stop me.They would probably follow us and kidnap me...just kidding though... Speaking of following, "Mum,have you noticed that  car behind us?It has been following us since we left the estate!"