8 Chapter 7

Chapter 7

AGNES

After my session with Dom and I explained to him what my stand is, he prescribed me a pill for my insomnia and a pill for my panic attacks again. I stopped drinking my meds for my panic attacks but after having Ino contacting me again, all the fear and trauma I felt that spring night came back.

I went home and started to prepare for our dinner with Mom tonight with Aunt Adel too. I prepared enough clothes because Mom insisted that I stay the night at our house in Brooklyn, and who am I to say no?

I chose to wear a simple casual black maxi-dress that was tight fitting on my body. I paired it with a black pointed heels and topped it with a black coat. I just let my hair down and pull a hair iron to have a wavy volume to it.

David insited that he will have his driver to come pick me up, eventhough it wasn't necessary, Mom insist too for my safety.

After an hour of preparing, David's driver called me to inform me that he's already waiting outside my apartment and I picked up my travel bag and my shoulder bag and locked my apartment.

When I left the apartment, I saw a familiar man walking away from here. I just realized that he is the stranger I met. Did he come to see me without even saying hi to me?

I was about to call him, when my phone blast, It is Mom.

I answered "Mom--"

"Hi, bunny? Are you on your way here? We don't want to be late, honey."

I sigh "Yes, Mom."

David's driver gather ny things and open up the passenger car door for me, and I hop in. "I'm on my way."

I hung up, then realize, How am I supposed to call that stranger when I don't even know his name?

David's driver starts driving, I looked at the window, the car will passed him by.

And when it did, he looks at me straight in the car, emotionless.

But the car is fast enough only to give us two seconds to look at each other.

David's driver took me to the same restaurant. After I told the receptionist David's name, he invited me to the table where Mom, Aunt Adel and David were happily talking.

Every step of my foot, coming closer to them, was heavy.

And when they already saw me approaching them, smiling so wide at me, I surprised myself by having to give them the same smile they're giving me even my heart is breaking.

"Sweetheart," Three of them stood up to greet me, but Mom was the first one to hug and kissed me.

"Mom--" I acknowledge her.

"I miss you, Bunny." That's Aunt Adel and hugs me tight, and I did the same too.

She must've felt what I am really feeling since her look lingers on me and her smile faltered.

I just gave her a reassuring smile before Mom notices.

"So glad you made it, Agnes." David kissed me on my cheeks and I smiled at him.

"Yeah, happy to be here too."

Once all of us are settled and we are having a good time while eating, I can feel Mom is tensed. David too.

I sighed and decided to end their misery "So, why is tonight important? As per Mom's words." I smiled. And drank wine to mask my nervousness too.

Mom chuckled nervously, while David look at her and hold her hands tightly.

I look at Aunt Adel and she's looking at me, a look like she's pitying me.

"Before anything else, Agnes. I want you to know that I love your Mother with my all."

I looked at their intertwining hands.

"--I want you to trust me and be open to get to know me even more, please."

We all smile.

"--can I ask for your permission that I wanted to marry your Mother?"

I looked at him, his eyes were full of hope, Mom's full of love and happiness.

And who am I to snatched this moment to them?

I smiled and my tears fell. Mom cried too. "Is that what you want, Mom?"

Mom holds my hand, "What I want is what you want, Agnes. That is why we decide to ask you before anything else."

I looked at Aunt Adel, she wipes her tears and smiled at me, she knows exactly what I am going to do.

"I want you to be happy, Mom. So, yes."

Mom hugs me tight as David holds ny hands from behind Mom's back. Thanking me.

After the proposal, we managed to have a decent conversation between deserts and wine.

"Next dinner, maybe we should invite my Son too." David says to Mom.

Son?

I didn't know he have a son?

"You have a son?"

"Yes, the same age as you, Your Mom met him."

I just nod and drink.