Distraction
1072 Words
Michael’s POV
She’s so clumsy, I knew why she was so distracted, she was staring at me, I could feel it
I was at the window looking down to a view that annoyed me for reasons unknown to me when Elena entered our room, more like my room actually because she’s hardly at home anyway. I stopped bothering myself about her absence and wanting her to perform her duty as a wife and as a mother, because it’s of no use. She’s more busy than a CEO that runs a company, even though she doesn’t have work, all she does is go shopping, go on a trip for days, weeks, as she pleases.
“What’s going on in this house, Michael?” She said
“How do you mean Ma’am?” I said, fixing my tie.
“Cut the crap, you know what I’m talking about.” She said putting her hands on her waist.
“Well, I don’t. I have to head to work now” I said, ready to leave before the queen of trouble starts again.
“You weren’t in so much haste to leave earlier when you were flirty with the maid, are you?” She said sitting on the bed and crossing her legs.
I stopped walking, and turned to her, “She’s not a maid Elena, she’s a nanny” I said and walked away hastily before the devil in her woke up.
“Same difference” she shouted, but I kept walking.
I still do not understand how people change, Elena was a very sweet soul when we were young, I shook my head and went to work.
I went straight to a meeting. I was getting late already, so immediately I got to work, I left my phone in my office in case my lovely wife decided that she wants to cause trouble again after she just got back from her 3 weeks trip to who knows where, so I won’t be distracted.
After my meeting, when I got to my office, I picked my phone up and saw missed calls. Surprisingly it was my mum that called, I called her back, I hope everything is okay.
“Hello Micky!!” My mother screamed through the phone, I moved the phone away from my ear before my ear starts bleeding.
“Hi Mom, how are you doing?”
“How am I doing?” She asked and started sniffing, I can smell drama coming already.
“If I didn’t call you, you wouldn’t care about how I was doing Michael,(sniff) I’m your mother, (sniff) I carried you for 10 months instead of 9 months (sniff)” she said dramatically, I bet she wasn’t crying, she was just sniffing to add an effect.
“Ok mom, I’m sorry I forgot about the fact that you carried me for 10months” I added with sarcasm
She burst into laughter “I’m glad I could remind you.”
I roll my eyes, I knew she wasn’t crying. “Why did you call?”
I heard her mumbling ‘why did I call him again?’ ‘What was I going to tell him?’ Then I heard a soft voice giggling and said ‘you were going to tell him that you’re here’
“Mom? Is that Ms Sophia’s voice?” I asked surprisingly
“Oh yeah, I was calling to tell you that I’m at your house, I came to see my grandson.”
“I’m here too big brother!!” I heard Emma’s voice too.
“Bro, I’m glad you came to your senses and remarried, I love my new sister in law, she’s hot!!”
“EMMA!!” I said with hard voice
“What?”
“She’s Liam’s Nanny, watch your mouth”
She started laughing, “calm down bro, I know. I just found a new person to tease apart from you, you don’t have to be jealous, she’s just so adorable when she’s embarrassed”
“I know right?” I said subconsciously
“You do?” She said tauntingly, making me come back to my senses.
“Yes, you’re so adorable baby sister” I tried to cover up
“Hmmm” I can imagine that devil spawn wriggling her eyebrow.
“I have to get back to work, bye mom” I quickly said
“Bye son, take care of yourself”
I dropped the phone and thought of why I said I knew she’s adorable, she actually is but I shouldn’t have said it out loud, I hope she didn’t hear me, I don’t want her to be uncomfortable around me.
Thought of how she look when she’s embarrassed came to my mind, when I caught her staring at me earlier today which made her burn her fingers, she was looking adorable pouting until tears started coming out, I blamed myself for scolding her, and went out to get her a soothing cream. The cookies I took was amazing, the best I’ve had, I made a mental note to ask for more when I got home.
I waited for her to get back from Liam’s school so I can give her the cream, but someone else gave it to her before I could, and even applied it on her.
I appreciate the fact that she’s taking Liam to school personally when she didn’t have to,but I think that is what is bringing the closeness between her and the driver.
“Why are you bothered about their closeness?” My subconscious said
“I’m not bothered” I said
“So, it’s okay if they are dating?” He said
“Why not? I just do not like dating at work” I said pathetically
“Oh, what if the cookies she made was given to him?” He taunted
She took the cookies with her in the car, but didn’t come back with it, I noticed because it was too delicious and I wanted to have more of it
I can’t work properly when I’m distracted, let me just go home to see mom before she leaves.
“To see Mom?” My subconscious asked
“Yes, I haven’t seen her in a while” I justified
“Why am I even explaining myself to you? You’re not even a living being”
“I’m you i***t”
I can’t believe I’m talking to myself, imagine the level of loneliness.
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