The Prophecy of Hydrangea

THIRTY SIX *EXEAT*

Tricia’s POV

She walked into her room and went straight to her wardrobe. I walked in after her and tried to get her to respond to me, but she refused to provide any explanations.

My heart skipped a beat as I saw her drag out her little box to pack some of her clothes. I held my chest with my left hand and started trembling.

“Don’t tell me my child, please don’t tell me you are determined to leave me” I said.

My voice was shaking.

“Go ask your husband mummy, he knows even more than I do” she replied.

I slowly sat down on the floor. It was as if I was going to have a stroke. In my whole life with Andrew, I had bore everything, all of his excesses just because of Andrea. I wanted her to have the perfect family that I know she deserves, now everything, right before my very eyes is going down the drain. The family that I gave up my all for, all of my sacrifices amounting to nothing, absolutely nothing.

So what is this secret or secrets that Andrew has hidden from me all these years, and why had he hidden them.

I looked up at Andrea, she moved around the room gathering a few of her things and putting them in her box. She was bent on leaving.

“And where would you be going Andrea, you have never been on your own before, how are you going to survive?” I asked in the hope that my questions would make her see leaving as not been the best idea and have a rethink.

“There is no need for that mummy, you won’t be able to convince me, I need to go”

She moved closer to me and sat beside me.

“But this thing, whatever it is, it can be resolved right, you mustn’t go, we can talk over it” I pleaded.

She helps me tightly, I could see tears drop from her eyes but she quickly tried to hide them. I rubbed her hair with my right hand and patted her back with my left.

“I wish it could mummy, but it’s way more than that. Leaving is for the best, please believe me mummy” she said, her voice shaking but she tried to hide it.

“My baby”. I said and grabbed her tightly.

I tried my best to restrain the tears that were already packed in my eyes from pouring out.

I know just how difficult this was already for her, and I wouldn’t want to add to it.

She tried to get up, but I refused to release her from my grip. But she carefully escaped from my grip and went to take her box.

I tried to speak, but I couldn’t. The tears were ready to pour out but I wouldn’t let that happen. In my sorrow, I stretched forth my right hand to touch her but she was already far from my reach.

“Do not try to stop me mummy” she said in a low tone.

I stared at her, it was as if I was losing my memories, I was going crazy. I tried to think of an idea, anything that would prevent her from leaving but my memories seem to have completely eluded me.

“About Betty, too bad I would not be seeing her before leaving. I want to go check on her before leaving, but that won’t be possible right now. Please take care of her mummy, tell her how much I am going to miss having her with me” she paused for some time and continued.

“I would see her someday, very soon. I will see you soon too mum, and please don’t bother reaching out to me for I will be fine. As for my father, I need some time to come in terms with all of these.”

She dragged her box and headed for the door. On getting to the door, she stopped and turned to look at me. I stared back at her, afraid that I might be losing her forever.

“I love you Mummy, and I had never for once doubted your love for me”. She said.

She walked out of the room and the door jammed behind her.

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Jasper’s POV

I bumped into Andrea as she walked out of the pack house dragging her luggage behind her.

“Don’t tell me you are serious about leaving girl” I said.

“What would you advice I do uncle Jasper?” she requested.

“I wouldn’t suggest anything to the contrary princess”. I said.

It was all destined to happen, and I can’t change the course of things I should let it flow just as it should.

“The burden is just too heavy uncle Jasper” she said, tears dropping from her eyes.

I held her and dragged her aside. I knew just how difficult all this must be for her, and I sincerely wished I could make it more lighter, I wished I could once again be that great uncle that handles all of her problems even before she know they exist.

I allowed her to cry for some time. She deserves to let out all the feelings, her pains, her anger, the feeling of betrayal, all of it.

“I fear my mother would be unable to bear this, I wish I could stay back for her, but I know I have to leave, I have to go discover me uncle Jasper,” she searched through my eyes for approval.

“That’s what I must do, that’s what is supposed to be.” She concluded.

I was going to say something when I saw her looking towards the entrance to the pack house. I turned to see what she was staring at, only to see someone’s shadow pass

“What’s that, who just left” I asked.

“That’s Eddy, I saw him just standing there, maybe he came to see someone” she said.

He blushed the topic aside.

“Thank you uncle Jasper, I appreciate your care.” She smiled.

I smiled back at her. There was no need to be worried, I know she is going to be alright.

“So where do you intend to go to?”. I asked.

“I don’t know for sure uncle Jasper” she said.

But on a second thought, she added.

“I know where I am supposed to go Uncle Jasper, it would be a place where I would be free from people”. She answered.

“And would you be going alone?.”

I asked as I noticed that she was with no one.

“Something tells me that that is not in my place to decide” she said.

Without saying goodbye, she pulls her luggage and walks away.

I watched as she leaves. She doesn’t know what awaits her. Every step that she takes leads her to her part.

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Tricia’s POV

I burst into tears at the sound of the jamming of the door. I wept uncontrollably with no one to console me.

I had been strong while my daughter was about to leave, I didn’t want to break her even more. I wanted her to believe that I was strong enough to accept her decision.

After some minutes of crying, I stopped and got up.

“I am not going to continue in this state anymore.” I said aloud.

Yes I would not be the weak anymore. I must be strong for my princess. If I had been strong enough for her, things wouldn’t have gone this bad for her.

I must stand up to Andrew, never again would he consider me as been weak and unworthy of knowing the state of things with our daughter.

“He has caused me enough, I wouldn’t let that happen anymore, I have been silent for too long. Causing me the company of my Andrea” I paused for sometime, and then continued.

“Whether Andrea or Hydrangea, messing with her is my deal breaker”.

Andrew has overstretched me beyond my limit and has awoke the beast in me.

I walked round the room. I glanced at her stuff, her things that she had left behind. I opened the wardrobe and brought out her gown, the one that I had gotten her on her thirteenth birthday. I sniffed the fragrance, her fragrance. It made me feel as if she was there with me, in the room. I looked round the room, expecting to see her standing somewhere smiling at me. But no she was nowhere, she was gone and it’s all because of Andrew.

It was as if I heard some noise from the bathroom, the sound of water splashing.

“Andrea” I screamed as I ran into the bathroom.

But she wasn’t there. There was no water anywhere, it had only been my imagination.

“Andrea is that you? Why aren’t you saying anything?” I asked as I glanced at the pillows on the bed.

“Talk to meeeee” I screamed as I grabbed the pillows and began to tear them to shreds.

Just then the door opened and a hand grabbed me from behind.

“What is the problem my Luna, she isn’t here, she has gone”.

Hearing this, I fell down and broke into tears.