Just following the same path and running back to where I saw my Mom earlier, I saw her coming towards me, thank God. With a bold face, I believe I'll have to do this like this, the way I have in mind is the only way I can get her not to prove stubborn, she will get hurt emotionally, but if this is the way I can protect her, then I'll have to take my chances. “ Hey Mom....” I greeted her, standing right in front of her like I don't want her to get any other step past me. She looked up as me, staring me right on the face, “ You don't look great Willy, what's wrong?....” “ Come with me....” I grabbed her hand, dragging her with me gently as I walk, searching for a good area to redirect, an area that can possibly be free away from the gang. “ Where are you taking me Will?.....” she asked curiously, wanting to know exactly where we were heading to. I don't even know where we're heading, but as far as it's away from this dangerous men, all is good. I didn't answer her question until I got us to a spot, the look on her face wasn't pleasing, like she was mad, sad and confused all together, different expressions on her face. “ Why did you bring me here Wilfred?....” she asked again, her tone getting quiet angrier. “ We're in danger Mom.... Our home are filled with dangerous men, men who will shoot us on sight, I can't take those chances Mom, not when I can possibly protect you from them.....” I told her, not looking at her face as I speak, don't want to look at those sad faces of hers. “ What did you do?..... What did you do this time?.....” she asked, her tone persuasive because of how low they sound, those voice was piercing through my mind, but I had to numb it all, act stubborn and strong. She started hitting me gently on my chest, tears falling from her eyes, really can't hold it back anymore. “ What did you do Wilfred?.... Why do you keep putting us in a tough situation?, Do you want us dead?, Do you hate me that much?.....” What does she mean that I hate her?, Should I be hear trying to protect her from the danger ahead if I hated her?, She's the only reason I can risk everything in my possession just to save her from the troubles I caused, I broke my promise with Chronos just to get her to safety, what more can she expect from someone who hates her?. I brought her in into me, hugging her, watching her breakdown right in front of me, I heard the sound of the group vehicles, the gang members drive pass. “ We can go now, we can go home Mom, it's all safe for now......” “ I won't walk away from here unless you tell me about everything going on....” She screamed at me, screamed at my face, it's getting frustrating, best if she doesn't know than having some information that puts her in a huge risk. “ Mom.... It's best if you don't.....”, “ Tell me Wilfred!..... Or I wouldn't be stepping an inch away from here!....” her voice was getting louder and louder, showing all her frustrations, throwing all her anger at me, really lost in a state of confusion. “ What's this in your hand, does it have anything to do with all this?.....” My eyes traveled back to the blueprint I was holding, I exhaled with frustration, knowing that Mom is not always far off, like she always knew without being told, that's just her. “ Why?.... Why would you put yourself in trouble like this?, why would you take things that doesn't belong to you?, Why put yourself in so much risks than you could handle?..... This are dangerous men that you've been talking of, yet you're the one holding what belongs to them....” “ No Mom.... It doesn't belong to them, it doesn't, instead..... It belongs to the museum, I was the one who stole it from there, bringing it to them for an operation that they've planned, which I was told would benefit me, but from the situation now, it happened to that I was tricked, they used me, they just wanted me to bring this to them, now they decided to send me away, they decided that I wasn't one of them, that there was no room for more, knowing that they've betrayed me, I decided to pay them back, now they're hunting me down for doing the same thing to them as they did to me.....” I said, anger in my voice, eyes away from my mother, knowing that what's coming next wouldn't be what I wanted right now. The silence shows that it's going to happen, she's definitely going to do exactly what I thought. Without bracing up for this one, a slap landed on my cheek, making me to turn my attention back on her, before I could realize what's to happen next, she slapped my face again, fresh tears coming down her eyes. “ Why?..... Why do you want to bring shame upon yourself and me, why do you want to bring shame upon us Wilfred, I have no husband, just like you've no father, why should you get yourself into something that will ruin me. The people you stole from, they're the ones who brought smile to our face after your father's passing, don't you remember that you stopped school because of this same reason, that they offered you to work in the museum despite being both but a school drop out. You might be just a cleaner and messenger, but as well, you're the one pushing the family through, why would you want to ruin yourself Wilfred?!.....” “ Because they offered me more....”
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