Homeless
620 Words
Theresa Mo was shocked and rendered momentarily dazed. Her stepmother was part of the set upseemed as if they were let loose and it flowed down her cheeks uncontrollably.
She wandered on the street and didn't know where to go. She was loitering on the pedestrian when she stumbled upon her childhood school friend.
"Theresa Mo!!"Sarah called and ran to hold her. That was when Theresa saw many people turn and stare at her. And suddenly a car going at a high speed zoomed off beside and the breeze from the car made Theresa and Rosa to stagger.
"What's wrong with you Theresa? Do you want to die?"Sarah yelled at her and looked at Theresa. Her face was swollen red and she looked tired and weak.
"Thank you Sarah,"Theresa Mo said. She would have been knocked down just a while ago hadn't Sarah pulled her away from the middle of the road.
Maybe it would have been better if she truly died. She would join with her parents and her misery would be over.
She should have died rather than Sarah pulling her.
She heard murmurings from the laser device. Some insulting her and others pitying her as they shook their heads and walked away.
Some threw words of caution to her while others simply hissed and went away. Sarah held her hand and took her to the side.
"Where are you going Theresa Mo?" Sarah asked. Last that she heard, Theresa Mo had a quiet wedding with a certain dude a few months ago. Why is she looking so miserable? Where is her husband and sister? She has a little sister Hadley if she can remember correctly.
"I don't know,"Theresa Mo answered. She doesn't have a home, she has nowhere to go. Perhaps she can find a comfortable place in a corner of the street to pass the night.
"What do you mean you don't know? Where's your home address?"sarah asked. She's married and definitely has a home with her husband. She equally has a home in Mo's mansion.
"I have no home anywhere Sarah. I am a wanderer. Maybe you should have left me a while ago to get crushed by that car rather than saving me"Theresa said with teary eyes.
Sarah understood. Her marriage was definitely having issues and she can't possibly return to Mo's mansion. She didn't say anything again nor ask her further questions.
She hailed a taxi and pushed Theresa Mo inside and she joined her inside the car. She gave the driver her address and he drove her home.
Sarah lived with her mother and brother in their little house. Little because it is nothing compared with where she lived and grew up.
Rosa's mother saw her daughter return home with her friend many years ago. She welcomed them both. But seeing Theresa Mo's sad countenance, she didn't ask any more questions.
Sara's mother and brother took Theresa Mo in and entertained her. She ate and took her bath. Sarah's mother said she could occupy the guest room for as long as she stays in their house. Theresa Mo couldn't imagine she could receive such good hospitality from an old friend. She sobbed more. An old friend has become her family and her family has become old friends to her. What an irony.
Two days passed and Theresa was getting to smile slightly with Sarah's brother's little jokes. None have asked Theresa Mo what happened to her a few days ago until four days later and she was a little cheerful and talked freely with them.
She was still reserved but a little free with the present family. Sarah's mother that evening called Theresa and Sarah and daughter and asked them what happened?
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