supboyyyyy93: Thank you for reviewing! Actually, it's not about whether he was that good or not (he obviously was in her opinion but we don't know what the others thought about this), it's more about how she is dealing with all of it. Well, over time we get to know about Bryony more. As for the kick with elbow part, that's a writing error XD
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This chapter and the next one are based on episode 'Mommies Dearest'
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There was even more mist this time. I swear, it looked like I was taking a shower in a bath with hot water! "Alright then. We had been through this crap before." I muttered before spinning around to try to see something in here.
But, I couldn't even see fingers on my hand! "Lily!" A familiar voice shouted and I turned around to see… Alex smirking at me. "Come on!" She pulled me by my hand. "Where?" I asked with a raised eyebrow just as Clover grabbed my other hand with an identical smirk on her face. "What kind of question is that, Lilette?"
I glared at both of the girls. "This isn't funny." I hissed angrily, making them smile smugly. "We never said it was!" Clover pointed out. "This is not a joke." Alex commented."It's pretty much real." Sam said while coming out of the mist. All three of them were around me by now, forming a circle. However, I still wasn't convinced.
"Alright guys, stop it." I said with a frown. "How many times do we have to tell you this is not a joke?!" Alex suddenly exclaimed, all three of them glaring at me. "You know, this is ridiculous." Sam suddenly spoke up, making me look at her. "What is ridiculous?" I asked slowly. "Thinking you can find your father. I mean, look at you! So inexperienced!" Those words were echoing throughout the whole place.
All three of them were laughing at me. Maybe there were right. I was inexperienced when it came to espionage, so why in the world did I think I could find him?! "And you're so clueless you can't even realize he's so close to you…" All three of them disappeared.
Uncle Angus walked out of the mist with an identical smirk. And right next to him was… Mother. "Stupid girl, did you really think I ever loved you?" She asked while laughing evilly. Uncle soon joined in her laughter….
I let out a gasp while shooting up in my bed. I then started looking around the room frantically. But when I looked at the clock on my bedside, it was… 5 0'clock in the morning. "Fucking great." I groaned and threw myself at my pillow again. But, I just couldn't sleep anymore. What was the point with all those nightmares anyway? To drive me insane?!
And all those words… "Did you really think I ever loved you?" Mother's words were echoing in my head, but I quickly shook it to get back to my senses. Now was not the time to be worrying about something already known. I couldn't care less about Mother just like she couldn't care less about me either and it was going to stay like that.
But the dream was right about one thing though… About my inexperience when it came to espionage. But what else to expect? I was still new to all of this, and I wasn't going to let some stupid dream get the better of me.
"And you're so clueless you can't even realize he's so close to you…" What did they mean by that? True, Father was close; he lived in Beverly Hills as well, but… I had a feeling they weren't referring to that. He was British, I knew that too, but something was telling me that wasn't it.
I let out a loud groan in annoyance. Thinking about all of this was confusing, and I suddenly had this urge to sleep… And soon after I was sleeping once again.
When I woke up, it was 8:30. I quickly jumped out of the bed and started getting ready for the day. Today I was supposed to meet the girls at the mall because the girls wanted to find a good present for their mothers. It was Mother's Day in 2 days after all!
I didn't see the point of that day to be honest, but that was because I didn't have a reason to celebrate it with Mother. She never cared about that day, neither did I. Most of the time she'd be on her business trips and Uncle Angus would spend the whole day with me. The only reason I was going to the mall was because I didn't want to be alone.
Opening my wardrobe, I was looking at it, wanting to see what to wear. Finally, I picked a dark blue short-sleeved shirt, a black skirt and dark blue shoes with small heels. With those heels, I'd at least be a bit taller! And yes, Mother didn't know about me having them. Uncle Angus agreed with me to buy them in secret, because he knew how much my height annoyed me.
Peeking slowly through slightly opened door of my room, I looked around to see whether Mother was in sight. I wanted to get out of the house without her seeing my appearance because if she saw me wearing skirts and heels, she'd send me back into the house until I dressed properly. I ran out of the house the most quietly I could (which wasn't really possible because of heels clicking on the floor) and slammed the door behind me.
By the time I was at the mall, I could see Clover, Alex and Sam looking at some boots. "Who are those leather boots for?" I asked with a raised eyebrow, making all of them turn around and greet me. "Apparently not for Clover's mum because she's way too uptight to wear them." Alex commented. "Of course not, they're for me!" Clover declared, earning an eye roll from Sam and me.
"Weren't you supposed to buy gifts for your mothers?" I asked in amusement. "True." Sam agreed. "I've been trying, but my mum is so old-fashioned! Finding a gift for her is like, totally impossible!" Clover pointed out. "Tell me about it, the only present my mum wants is for me to find a boyfriend." Alex said unimpressed.
Sam then told them they were blowing the holiday out of proportion and that they should just pick a random thing. After that she pointed at some yellow gear, saying her mother would love it, but Clover and Alex disagreed before we started pulling her away from the shop. "What about you, Lily? Do you have any idea about your mother's gift?" Alex then asked.
I stopped breathing for a moment as soon as those words came out of her mouth. At the same time, I wanted to laugh. Me, buy a gift for a person who couldn't care less about me? Ridiculous! But, the last thing I wanted was telling them about my and Mother's relationship. So, I only shook my head. "Not yet." I said simply. "Don't worry, we'll figure out something!" She grinned, and I let out a small smile when….
A paper went right into Alex's face. "Who turned off the lights?!" She exclaimed, making Clover, Sam and me sweat drop. I quickly took it off her face and looked at the flyer with a frown as the girls gathered around me to see it as well. "Treat your mum to a weekend of pure luxury; bring her to the brand new Channel Island Spa for Mother's Day!" Sam read it aloud.
"A luxury spa? What a majorly fabulous idea!" Clover cheered. "Yeah, and we can all go together!" Alex pointed out. "Even my mum couldn't object to luxury!" Sam agreed before all of them looked at me, seeing I was quiet. "You don't like the idea?" Clover asked. I shook my head immediately. "It's not that, it's just that my mother isn't a fan of spas." I lied. "But it doesn't hurt to try." I quickly added. "Let's do it, girls!" Sam then exclaimed, but…
Floor under us disappeared, sending all of us flying and sliding down a familiar tunnel while screaming. "Right after we see what Jerry wants!" Clover screamed just before we landed in Jerry's office. I let out a sigh of relief and let my head fall down while I was still lying on my stomach in between Clover and Sam. "Is it me, or is this whole WOOHP-ing experience getting weirder and weirder?" Clover asked us.
"I'd prefer to call it thinking outside the box." Jerry said. "Whatever blows your hair back, Jer!" Alex commented while sitting up and rubbing the back of her head. I quickly covered my mouth to stop myself from laughing while Clover and Sam chuckled because the man's reaction was priceless. Alex's eyes widened because she realized what she had just said.
Yeah, telling 'whatever blows your hair back' to a bald man was not a good idea… I quickly took hands off my mouth and tried to muster the most serious expression I could while Alex said something instead of that 'blows your hair back' remark.
"So, what's the mission?" Sam asked. "There is no mission." Jerry replied, making me groan inwardly. Crap. And here I was hoping there would be a mission for Mother's Day so I wouldn't have to think about that holiday! "I just wanted to inform you that I'm going to England to be with my mother for Mother's Day."
Well, lucky him! I would do anything just to be able to visit England again… I know, we've been in Liverpool recently, but I wanted to go back! "No way, I mean, I so can't believe it!" Clover commented, making me raise an eyebrow in confusion. "Don't worry Clover; it's only for a few days. You'll be fine!" Jerry stated but then Clover remarked about something being surreal, but I didn't pay attention what until the man's wallet started ringing.
"Hello?" He answered the line when… "Jerry!" A female British voice could be heard and the said person quickly turned around to continue the conversation. I rolled my eyes while listening to it and the girls and I exchanged glances of amusement. "Where are you?! You should be on a plane by now!" The voice of who I presumed was Jerry's mother could be heard.
"I'm still at work, but I'll be leaving momentarily!" I let out a small chuckle at those words. The whole conversation reminded me a bit of Mother and me, with Mother scolding me and me acting all like 'yes, Mother'… Except that this woman sounded like she actually cared, unlike Mother who was nearly always cold. "Well, hurry up! And don't forget to bring me one of those nice, teddy cloth robes from your hotel!"
The girls and I exchanged glances of confusion. Since when did Jerry have a hotel?! "You have a hotel?" I asked with a raised eyebrow while getting on my knees just as the man hung up. "In order to keep my secret agent identity secret," Jerry started while turning around to face us and putting his wallet back in a pocket. "I have told my mother that I am a hotel manager."
At hearing that statement, all of us started laughing. I could just imagine what that would look like… And it was hilarious! "Hello, welcome to Jerry's Bed and Breakfast!" Clover pretended as if she were on a phone with someone. "What can I do for you?" I asked while still laughing and pretending to hold a phone in my right hand.
"Yes, well I'm glad you all find it so amusing." Jerry responded, clearly not impressed. He then took out a remote controller. "Goodbye girls, I'll see you in a few days!" OH FUCK. He was going to send us back up there?! The girls and I hugged each other, bracing ourselves for what was to come just as Jerry pressed the button, but…
Floor under him disappeared and he fell through it shouting. The girls looked at each of us in confusion while I burst in an uncontrollable laughter. At least Jerry now knew what it was like falling through the floor! "This day just keeps getting stranger by the second." Clover commented, making me look at her. "Tell me you're joking. This is the best day of my life!" I told the girl dryly before I started laughing again. "Overreacting a bit?" Sam asked me with a smirk, but I shook my head while tears started forming in my eyes from all the laughter.
"What I'd prefer is getting out of here." Alex said. "Are you crazy?" Sam asked her. I finally stopped laughing and looked at the girl in confusion. "Why's that?" "We're alone in Jerry's office! Can you say 'raid the supply closet'?" She grinned before Clover and Alex grinned at that idea as well.
I, on the other hand, was gaping at them. I wasn't too keen on that idea… Most probably because of Mother always telling me how doing that to other people was rude. "You're scaring me, girls." I said simply, making them start laughing. "Come on Lily, it's not like we're going to commit a crime! You never know, you might need a gadget in the future." Clover pointed out. "Alright." I finally said. I still didn't like the idea, but I was doing this only because the girls were as well. Besides, it wasn't like we were looking through Mother's closet or something like that!
Alex and I were looking through some boxes while Sam and Clover found some sort of a necklace and a butterfly hairpin respectively. Alex finally took some gums while I was still looking through another box. That was when I saw some sort of a small stick with a button on it. I didn't know what its purpose was, but I took it either way.
"So, how about all of us bring our mums to that Spa?" Sam asked us. Alex and Clover immediately nodded at that with grins on their faces. I, on the other hand, let out a forced smile. It wasn't that I didn't like the idea of going with girls and their mums to that spa, if anything, that would be fantastic! What I didn't like was the fact I had to bring Mother along.
I would like to go there, but without her! Going there also meant I would have to spend a whole day with Mother… But wait. Uncle Angus had to spend the whole day at work, which meant Mother would be looking after me on Mother's Day… And I certainly wasn't going to stay inside the house all day! So, if I wanted to do something productive, then let it be the Spa! I could always get out of her sight and see how the other girls were doing.
"I'll talk to Mother as well." I finally said.
Mother returned home at 10 o'clock in the evening, so I had time to get out of skirt and heels before she arrived. As soon as I heard the door of the house slamming, I ran downstairs and saw Mother looking around.
She was wearing a nice dark blue dress, and her straight blonde hair was loose. "Good evening, Mother." I greeted with a small smile while putting on sunglasses. I knew wearing them at night in the house was ridiculous, but I wanted to avoid Mother seeing my eyes. She would get all cold and mad whenever she looked into them after all, and now I knew why. Because of what was written in her diary. So, sunglasses were the only solution I had. Stupid, yes, but it was something!
"Good evening." She responded before looking at me from head to toe. "Why on Earth are you wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night, child?!" She asked with a raised eyebrow. So far, so good. Usually her face would remain emotionless, unlike now. "Oh, these? I've bought them today, so I wanted to try them out. What do you think?" I asked while now grinning.
Mother simply frowned before letting out a smile, but I could tell that it was forced. "They look nice." She said in a suddenly polite tone. "Thank you." I responded simply. "Mother, you know what day is on Monday?" I asked slowly. She looked at me with an emotionless expression. "Mother's Day?" She asked as if I were dumb.
I gulped for a moment but quickly nodded. "I was wondering if you would like me taking you to a really cool place…" I started but was quickly cut off. "Just tell me what it is. You know I hate surprises!" "Fine. The place is a new Spa, and Clover, Alex, and Sam are going there with their mothers as well." I quickly explained.
She frowned once again. "And you want us to go there?" She asked with a raised eyebrow. I nodded at that. "Fine." She said simply, making me start cheering mentally. "Now, off to bed!" She pointed at the stairs and I made a run for it towards my room.
The ride towards that Spa was both tense and awkward. Mother was driving while I was sitting at the front seat, and I was trying to start up a conversation. "So, what are their mothers like?" Mother was the one who started instead, her voice cold.
I shrugged my shoulders while trying to act casual. "I've never met them." I responded simply. "But I think they're quite nice, knowing the girls." I quickly added while her mouth formed into a straight line. "Fine." She said icily, much to my surprise. What caused her to change her mood so quickly?! I had sunglasses on!
"You don't like the idea?" I asked slowly while trying not to show bitterness or disappointment. Mother's face showed no emotion the moment I asked that question. "Getting close to people is a bad idea in general." What was she talking about?! "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked coldly, but my blood boiling. "People never care about you, they will make you think you mean something to them, and then they'll betray you and hurt you when you least expect it."
I frowned at her words. That was bullshit! Sam, Clover and Alex were my friends, and they would never do that! But at the same time, I wanted to know where she got that idea from… "So the sooner you realize that's true, the better." Mother added, but I said nothing at her words. That was when I could see the Spa in my sight.
Mother parked the car and we took our luggage before entering the building. And the girls were there with their mums. "Lily!" The girls chorused excitedly. "Hi, guys." I greeted back with a grin. "So you're the girl Sam has told me so much about?" A woman who I presumed was Sam's mother walked to us. "Gabriella." She offered me a hand which I then shook. "Lilette." I responded with a small smile.
Gabriella then looked at Mother. "Bryony Chase." She put on a smile (forced, but still a smile) while shaking Gabriella's hand. "Stella." Clover's mother introduced herself to us. "Carmen." Alex's mother introduced herself as well. "How about we show you your rooms?" Clover suggested before pulling her mother by her hand, Alex and Sam doing the same.
I looked at Mother expectantly. "Come on, show me our room, but without that silly running." She said simply, and I resisted the urge to face palm. Way to kill the mood, Mother! "Straighten up, young lady!" She hit me a bit in the back, making me straighten up in process. "Yes, Mother." I said simply. "And lead the way. And don't run. Young ladies never run, only walk." I rolled my eyes while Mother was behind me.
Listening to Mother's lectures was not what I had in mind when I decided to bring her to this place…
I was in a gym with Mother, both of us looking around the empty place. I wanted to do something productive with her, because it was Mother's Day and I didn't want to look odd in front of other girls and their mothers. "They have Cardio Box, Body Pump here, and Zumba." I read the sign on the entrance with a frown.
"How nice. And there's no instructor." Mother said, not impressed. "Maybe we should wait a bit longer?" I asked. "And in the meantime I'm going to take my phone from the cupboard." Mother responded while walking out, making me groan as soon as she was out of the gym. So much for bonding time…
Third Person's POV
Bryony walked into the changing room just as one cupboard opened. It pulled her inside it, making the woman yelp before it closed. A red-haired girl looked at the cupboard behind her. She had already heard three yelps and the cupboard opening and closing three times while behind her back, and now this happened again. And that meant one thing. This place had ghosts! So the girl ran out of the changing room while screaming.
And the next part is coming soon. I hope you liked it and until next time!