Fiction Turns Reality

Walking in her footsteps

Years had passed and Caramel was already in High School. Her Mom made her go from Home because she was very over protective of her only daughter. Caramel had no friends at School, to her, her Mom was her best friend and she didn’t need anyone else except her Family (her Mom and her Grandparents and maybe the Nanny).

That morning, Cara woke up and dressed for school, by then her Nanny had already taken her school bag and lunch box to the Car, so Cara went to the Dining hall to have Breakfast. She kissed her Mom and Grandparents Good morning and sat down to enjoy her Breakfast of Sandwich and Hot cocoa drink, then after eating she joined her Mom at the Garage and they left for School. They got to the school which was about two hours drive from the Mansion; Norah carried her daughter’s things and escorted her to the Classroom, then she kissed her goodbye and left for her workplace. Caramel went to her Seat and prepared for the Day’s lessons which lasted for three hours. It was time for Break so she left the classroom for the dining hall, she ordered Chicken and chips and sat down at a table to eat it together with what the Chef prepared at Home. Suddenly, the B4, the Famous Boy group gathered round her table to eat with her, she chose to ignore them and pretend they never existed

Sam: Cara, I hope you don’t mind our presence here, or do you? Caramel: suit yourselves (hissed) mind your business too okay? Henry: why are you being mean? You’re acting weird, I mean we’re just trying to be Friends; we mean no harm Caramel: you know, I think you have overstayed your welcome (she faced her food) Jake: it’s fine Cara, we won’t disturb you again buh can we be friends? Caramel: I don’t keep friends okay? I have more important things to tend to, got no strength for emotional drama; can I eat in peace please? Stanley: yeah, sure why not, you can but just don’t choke on your Meal Caramel: I think I’ve lost appetite already thanks to you guys(she stood up and left) Sam: she’s a hard nut to c***k damn (smirked) Jake: we’ve got to take it easy okay? I’m sure she will come around Sam: lets see about that (grinned) Caramel left the dining hall quickly and went straight to her Classroom, lessons were about to begin, she took her seat and prepared for the lessons. Mid day rolled in and school dismissed for the day. Caramel went to her locker to get her school bag buh she couldn’t find it, she turned in frustration and met the B4 gathered round her carrying her things, she shrugged, locked up and left for the Garage. Meanwhile Norah cancelled all on her Schedule to come get her daughter from school, but she met her Dad there coincidentally Norah: Dad? What are you doing here? you should be at the company now Christian: am not allowed to come and get my Granddaughter from school? Or do you think she belongs to you alone huh? Norah: you know I didn’t mean it like that Dad, I’ll just go back to the office , have fun with your Princess okay? Christian: suit yourself Norah, I don’t give a damn to whatever decision you make anyways (hissed) Norah: I hope you try understanding me rather than throwing cold shoulders my side, see you at home (she entered her Lamborghini Truck and left) Caramel: Dada (she ran and gave Christian a warn hug and kissed him all over his face) what a pleasant surprise from you, you left the Company to get me from School? Christian: yes Sweetheart, you know your Dada will do absolutely anything and everything for his Princess (smiled) Caramel: I know that. Buh are we heading straight home, did you close from work already? Caramel: I made plans for us today Princess, you will come with me to the Company for shopping, then we will have dinner together at Oceana, your favorite Restaurant before we head home, is that okay by you? Caramel: awesome Dada, I like it, let’s go already (she entered the car) Christian: Sweetheart? You forgot to introduce me to your friends, that’s not nice Caramel: you mean these guys? uh huh not my friends Dada, they’re more like my slaves, they carry my things and pest my Life, it’s getting frustrating buh I’m trying to tolerate them Sam: (handed Cara’s stuff to Christian) Good day Sir, nice to meet you Christian: nice to meet you Son and all of you too; please bear with my granddaughter okay? She can be like that sometimes buh she’s a sweet soul if you can remain patient and get to know her more, pardon her manners Caramel: Dada? In fact you’re all annoying (she hissed, banged the door and shut the tinted glass of the car) Jake: it’s fine Mister, we understand that she doesn’t want friends Henry: buh please help talk to her, maybe she can be a little bit nicer Stanley: we should head home now, take care Mister Christians: okay, I’ll talk to her, you have my word on that, we will take our leave now, see you next time Caramel: (stuck her head out of the window) you’re wasting time Dada, why do you even give a f**k about these people? Christian: goodbye Boys, let me talk some sense into her (he entered the Car and the Chauffeur sped off) Caramel! How many times have I warned you not to use the F word huh? Caramel: those boys are annoying, they keep pushing me to the extreme, I didn’t mean to disobey you Christian: have you tried being nice to them? Why are you so rude towards them, you’re not being polite you know Caramel: I’m Rude cos I choose to be rude, I don’t want you telling me who to be friends with, Mummy doesn’t talk to Men and nobody disturbs her so why are you all on my neck because I chose to follow my Mom’s footsteps, you’re not being polite either, just leave me alone! (She started crying) Christian: I’m so sorry Sweetheart, please don’t cry (he cuddled her lovingly) I promise I’ll not decide these things again okay? Please don’t be mad at your Dada, I love you very much Princess Caramel: I love you more Dada (smiled in between tears)

The Car parked at “SHOES BY CHRISTIAN DIOR”s garage and then Christian and Cara made their way into the Company. They headed to the company’s mall to get new shoes for Caramel. After shopping, they went to Oceana and had their Dinner, they popped in at the cinema to see a latest movie release then they went home. Caramel was already asleep when they got to the Mansion; Beatrice helped her shower and put her to sleep. Christian freshened up and came downstairs for a cup of Green tea, Norah was eating her dinner at that time. Beatrice: Honey? You and Cara had a long day, you should go to the room and rest (massaged his shoulders) Christian: how do I rest when all is not well with our princess Norah: (glanced at Christian and faced her Food) Beatrice: what do you mean Chris? What’s wrong with my Baby? Christian: She has developed a kind of Phobia for the opposite s*x well except me, all thanks to Norah’s stupid decisions and unwavering immaturity Beatrice: take it easy on Norah Sweetheart, why are you blaming her for our baby’s behavior ? Christian: don’t you ever try taking sides with her in this matter; you and I know that Norah stopped giving face to Men after Cara’s Dad abandoned her, Cara has decided to emulate her Mother and do the same or even worse by closing every door to Friendship in her Life completely. You still want to take sides with your daughter right? Norah: Dad can you just hear me out? I’m old enough to make my own decisions, I decided not to get married because………. Christian: Enough! I don’t want to hear any more of your flimsy excuses, to you all Men are scum right? Then what about me? Or am I not a Man, you are very selfish that you don’t even care how this stupid decision you made affects your Family especially your Child, I’m highly disappointed in you Norah: Dad? I made that Decision because I want to have time for Cara, I want to be a big part of her life, I want to be not just her Mom but her sister and her Best friend if she permits me Beatrice: Sweetheart you are destroying her life, no Man is an Island, she talks to just three of us which is very absurd, do you know if she even responds to her teachers though her Grades are always excellent, think about this again Christian: stop pampering her and tell her the harsh truth. What time are you talking about? do you even spend enough time with Cara these days? Sometimes before she even wakes up you are already at the office, sometimes you come back very late, Cara would wait for you and sleep off on the couch and I’ll have to piggy back her to the room to sleep, I can count how many times you tell her Bedtime stories, that has been up to a week now you last did that. So Young lady, what time exactly are you talking about? Let me tell you no matter what you do, even if you give Cara the whole world you can never be a father figure to her and she needs that to grow properly so you better rethink or I do something you wouldn’t expect (he hissed and left the dining hall abandoning the Green tea he was served) Norah: (hugged Beatrice and sobbed uncontrollably) but I’m trying my best Mom, haven’t I been a good Mom to my Child? It’s not my fault she’s trying to be like me Christian: (came back to pick his cup of tea) you can still do something about that if you decide to, it’s not too late Norah: Dad I’ve told you I would never marry, my decision to remain a Single mother is final Christian: no one is asking you to remarry anyone, in fact am tired of bringing Suitors that you keep rejecting. One favor I ask of you is that you start treating Men like Human beings that they are and maybe you should talk to Cara. Who knows, she might even hate me one day because I am a Man (he left for his room with his Green tea) Norah: why is Dad so mean to me Mum? He doesn’t even want to listen to me, he throws cold shoulders my side, I’m tired of living under the same roof with him, I even planned on moving to my House but I cancelled that for Cara’s sake. I pretend that everything is all right when everything keeps going down the drain. Mom what do I do? Beatrice: you need to calm your nerves down my Love; you know your Dad isn’t happy with you right now buh that doesn’t mean he stopped loving you, he doesn’t want his daughter to be alone all her life, no matter how you try to paint it, you are alone and you need a companion though that’s your choice to make buh you should consider what Cara wants before you make that choice sweetheart. Your Dad is using the hard way to make you understand because he believes you are matured and have overgrown pampering so please don’t hate him Norah: buh am not alone Mom, I have you, my Baby, and Dad. What more do I need? Beatrice: you need someone to love you, please give someone a chance to love you, your Dad is hurting because he wants the best for you and you don’t even realize that yet Norah: I don’t need anyone to love me Mom, I can take care of myself, the Love I get from my Family is more than enough for me. But I promise to talk to my Little Princess I’m sure she will listen to me Beatrice: you know that’s going to be a hard nut to c***k, it’s difficult to change the already made up mindset of a Teenager Norah: buh Cara is just Seventeen, I believe she will listen to me

Beatrice: I hope so, just go to your room and rest, I promise I’ll talk to your Dad buh you should give all I said to you a second thought okay? Norah: (hugged Beatrice and gave her a peck on the cheek) thanks Mom, I love you very much, good night Beatrice: love you more Sweetheart

Norah handed the dishes over to Nanny Bella and went upstairs, she checked on Cara who was deeply asleep, she prayed for her and pecked her forehead then she left for her room to sleep.

The next day crept in, it was a Saturday morning. Norah woke up, brushed her teeth, put on her Joggers and a white Nike and went to Cara’s room to wake her but Caramel wasn’t in when she got there Norah: Cara? Where has she gone to this early morning? (She checked Cara’s Bath house and comfort room) Mom? Have you seen our Princess this morning? Beatrice: check her room sweetheart, she didn’t leave the house Norah: She’s not there, I’ve looked round her room already Christian: Princess left the house this morning, she said she needed some alone time (he glanced at Norah) you better do something before things get out of hand, I’m sure you know what to do (he turned and entered the Gymnasium) Beatrice: Sweetheart ignore Chris this once okay, let’s go look for Cara Norah: Mom how could he allow Cara to leave the House? What if something happens to her, I’m tired Mom, why is Dad doing all this? Beatrice: we don’t have time for these questions now my Love, come let’s go and look for our Baby

Norah and Beatrice left the Mansion in search of Cara. After walking about two miles, they finally sighted Cara at a Park with a Guy her age. Norah out of anger walked briskly to Caramel and slapped her, Caramel was shocked and Beatrice was left speechless and rooted to the ground.

Norah: what is the meaning of this nonsense Caramel? How dare you leave the house to meet with a Guy without my permission? I was worried sick about you, what if something had happened to you, even if you wanted to go out, why didn’t you go with your Chauffeur? (Sobbed) in fact you are grounded for a month Caramel: (laughed hysterically in between sobs) what did you say? Grounded? It’s always been like that Mom; you don’t need to pronounce it now. I am depressed Mom, it’s now a crime to seek fresh air outside my House huh? You lock me up and pretend to be my Best friend when obviously your Company bears that title. The only time we get to talk is during bed time stories which you don’t even care about now, the last time you ever did that was last week Monday I guess, I am Seventeen and I can’t even boast of a friend, of course I got here trying to be like my Mom. I have been called all sorts of names because I don’t have a Dad and my selfish and self centered Mom doesn’t give a f**k about it, isn’t that amazing? It’s all about you, your decisions, your Pride and Ego, these are the reasons I can’t get a Father’s love, I’ve tried to pocket all these and try to be an understanding daughter but you keep becoming selfish by the day and you expect that I remain the same huh? Dada keeps trying to talk sense into you buh your selfishness keeps you from thinking, I hope you know I am a Human with emotions and not a Robot you can control, what I really want doesn’t matter at all, you keep buying me stuff, I don’t need all that but your time, attention and maybe a Father’s love, but if you decide to allow your selfish side control you, then you’ve lost me here, you might as well get out of my life, I overheard you tell Mamie that you planned to go to your House, please do that then maybe I’ll be able to breathe cos it’s too stuffy with you around (tears dripping down her cheeks, she ran back to the Mansion) Norah: (slumped to the ground crying profusely) What have I done? I’ve wronged my only child Mom, I’m sure she hates me right now, what do I do, she asked me to get out of her life, she said I’m suffocating her at home, she said she doesn’t need me, I’ve lost my child, what do I do? (Sobbed continuously) Sam: (He crouched down and hugged Norah) take it easy Aunt, Cara doesn’t hate you, she said a lot of things out of anger and you know she didn’t mean it that way, you have to be strong to be able to resolve this with her, it took a lot of courage from her to say all that to your Face, she didn’t want to hurt you buh she let her feelings overwhelm her, she didn’t leave the House to meet me Aunt, I came to get something at the park and met her crying so I came to meet her, we’re classmates at school Beatrice: he’s right Sweetheart, you should be strong for Cara’s sake, let’s go home and resolve this Norah: (sniffed and wiped her eyes with her face towel) What’s your name Son? Sam: I’m Samuel Justin; buh am called Sam in School. I just want to lend a shoulder to Cara; I wish she could let friends in Norah: thank you very much Sam, I appreciate, you are always welcome to our House whenever you want to see Cara (smiled) Sam: okay Aunt, that’s fine. I’ll be on my way now, nice meeting you Aunt and you too Mamie (he smiled at them and left) Beatrice: Sam is a good kid, I hope he will be able to change Cara Norah: I hope so too Mom (she sighed)