-"Legaspi", it was my mother voice, and I was on my way to hung up the phone, but I stopped myself.
-"Hi, it's me, Kim."
-"Kim, hi darling! It's wonderful to hear from you."
Enjoy, I thought; it's probably not for a long time.
-"How are you?"
-"Uhm…fine" I looked out at the snow outside the window and I was still wondering how I should tell her.
-"Has something happened? Is everything alright with you and Kerry?"
Whoa! She's asking about Kerry, what is it? is she sick, interesting or just nice?
-"It's good, but mother…"
-"Sweetie, it's okay, I know you love her and I accept that, I'm really happy for you two and…"
Oh God, what would it turn to when she heard about the pregnancy, why can she just up? I thought.
-"Mother…"
- "I know I should tell you earlier but…"
Damn, was it really so hard to just shut up and listen?
-"Please, listen to me, it's important."
-"Sorry, I'm listening, go ahead."
-"I'm pregnant. I and Kerry are going to have a child."
Silence, totally empty silence.
-"Uhm…mother?"
-"I'm here, I'm just…chocked."
-"You don't need to be here or something like that if you don't want" I explained fast.
-"Kim for God sake, of course I want! It's wonderful, I'm so happy for you! Are you off this weekend?"
Without a thought I answered:
-"Yes…"
-"That's good! Your father has conference in Chicago, we can sleep at your place and finally meet Kerry."
No! I thought no no no! Not this weekend, not next, not now, not ever.
I hadn't deal with them when I was younger, and I don't think that I could deal with them now.
Please someone save me!
-"Kim, are you still there?"
-"Yes, but I think this weekend is probably not okay."
-"Why?"
Good question, because you and dad are weird, because we can't deal with each other, or because we always are fighting and I don't want it?
-"Uhm…"
-"Kim, we want to see you and Kerry, we're coming."
- "But…"
-"I'll call you on Friday morning."
-"Mother!"
-"Bye!"
And she was gone.
Damn!
It was always like that, when they decided something they never ever had listen to me and they
never care about what I said or what I want.
Okay, my mother was no problem, but my father was a huge problem, he could be an idiot sometimes, for example; the first time he had meet my brothers wife was his first word:
"Couldn't you find another women?"
I don't want him to hurt Kerry, which I know he could.