C4 UNEXPECTED NEWS

Angie's POV

"You've not been intact in school, Miss Thompson", Mrs Hudson complained as I followed her into her office.

"Am so sorry ma", I pleaded.

"How many times will you be sorry? Huh Miss Thompson? You are the top student in my class Angela. I won't tolerate any inefficiency from you", She warned as she opened the door to her office.

"I'll be more careful ma", I replied.

"Better be, I don't want you crying out your eyes later on", she said solemnly adjusting herself on her seat. "You may leave".

"Thank you ma", I bowed and hurried out.

Mrs Hudson is like a godmother to me. She always had this expression on which says, DON'T MESS WITH ME!

Though she looks tough. She is one of the most amazing person I ever had.

Her personality are great and that's why I like her.

Oops.

I have my music class today. Yeah I'm into music, love dancing, singing and showing my ability to others.

That's just me.

Later that day

After some practice with my music group, I went home feeling so tired and exhausted.

As I drove into our compound I noticed my Dad's car parked in the parking lot. Yeah it's not surprising because he visit whenever he's less busy or got some work closer to home.

I hurried out of my car and ran inside, cause I miss him alot.

"Oh my sweet angel!", Dad bellowed as he saw me entering into the sitting room.

"Hi Dad!", I greeted, went ahead and gave him a hug.

"How have you been?".

"We've been good. How's everything and Why the sudden visit?", I asked as I sat down next to him.

"Are you telling me that I can't visit my children?", he asked bashful.

"No, no, that's not what am trying to say. I know you are always busy".

"Well you caught me. I came home for a reason Angel.

"Don't forget, Angel's knows all secrets Dad".

"You just guessed, Miss", Dennis came in climbing down the steps.

"I wasn't referring to you, Mr", I said and huffed away.

"Can you continue what we were discussing, Dad?", I asked and face my Dad.

"It's a good thing Dennis is also here", he said and tap his back for him to sit next to him.

"I got promoted as a Major yesterday", he finally announced.

"Really!", we both exclaimed.

"Do you mean it Dad", Dennis asked Dad who nod his head.

"Wow! That's a great news. We should celebrate", I said happily.

"Yeah!", Dennis shouted, excited.

Then suddenly I stopped being happy.

"Like, Gosh he got promoted again?", I thought.

Dad work makes him far from us. He have no time for us even when he was a captain and now he got promoted?

He comes home once in a blue moon as a captain and this time when does he got to visit home as a Major?

I don't think this is getting better. I'm sure this post won't make him think or remember his own blood.

This are what I saw coming in some few months time.

But my thoughts were proved wrong.

"I'm not done talking children", Dad muttered wearing a sad face which made me worried.

"I was promoted and recruited", he delivered again.

"Recruited?", my brother and I both exchanged glances.

"Geez, I knew it".

"Yes, recruited to New York", he said and palmed Dennis hands.

"New York?!", we both exclaimed which made him flinched.

"But...", I tried to speak but couldn't utter a word.

"Yes, that's why I came to release the information myself, texting won't be okay".

There was sudden silence.

"So you are taking the recruitment?", Dennis asked breaking into my thoughts.

"Yes and you guys are coming along with me", he said and looked at our faces to read our expression.

Of course I was stunned.

"Going along with you?", I asked bewildered.

"No! We can't go along with you Dad".

"What about school? My graduation is coming up soon", Dennis complained but that doesn't bother me.

What bothers me the most was living our Carnifornia to somewhere else.

What do I tell my friend? Everyone around me?

"Sorry to say Dad, that won't be possible. Come to think of it, Ben is in his final year, I will be through with secondary school in few months time and Dennis graduation is on the way, no tell me this isn't true", I relayed giving Dad my hard look.

"Am sorry, but we have no choice left", Dad said sadly.

"Have no choice? What do you mean we have no choice? I can't leave Carnifornia and move to New York this moment, no it's impossible. We better have a choice!", I snapped and stormed out of the sitting room into my room.

What the hell does he meant by we not having a choice. He can go wherever he wants to whereas it's not like he'll be needing us.

"Angel are you okay? Can you please open up the door?", I heard him call from outside my room.

"Go away, I'm not going with you. Go far away and never remember us again. Just do like Mom did!", I screamed with my teary voice.

I know mentioning Mom was going to be another story but that's what it is.

Isn't that how she abandoned us?

"I'm sorry", he said and I heard faint footsteps.

"Why would I go away from Carnifornia?From home? From school? From my friends? From everything I've loved!", I thought painfully as I wept quietly.

This is where they gave birth to us and where I've lived all my life and I loved it this way. Why should I leave?

"Do they really love us? Do they really gave birth to us out of reasons? Why do I feel uneasy even when I know they are my parents?

Authoress POV

She wept bitterly, thinking about the past and all what her father has come home to say. Trying to figure out how she can survive leaving Carnifornia.

She loves California so much and don't want to leave for an unknown land.

What will be her fate if she leaves California?

She believed that living her life here in California was her only way to fulfill her dreams.

She don't want to know any more life apart from the ones she had here.

Her phone beep.

She looked at her phone and saw the caller's name then she wipe off her streaming tears.

It was her brother, Ben and she did not hesitate to receive the call.

"Hey baby girl", Ben greeted from the other end.

"Hi", she replied whimpering.

"Not again, that tone don't sound good". He uttered knowing fully well she has been crying

"I'm... good", she sniffles.

"Don't tell me you are crying over your Dad's success?

"Success?!", she exclaimed, alarmed.

"Of course my dear".

"He told you first?", she asked trying to get her weary voice back to normal.

"Yes he came to visit me in school", he answered.

"Oh!", she mouthed

"There are reasons why you should go with him", he continued.

"Reasons? What reason could that be? We are leaving California. There should be no reasons", she rushed out her words.

"Calm down Angel. I know it's hurts but that's for the better. At least you've got to know somewhere else in the world", Ben tried explaining.

"Don't you think he'll end up like mom?", she let out

There was a pause.

"Is he? She asked again sniffing her tears.

"I don't know", was all he could muttered.

"But I'm very sure he don't want that to happen that's the reason you have to leave with him".

She kept quiet for some seconds.

"I won't be going with you guys but I'll join you guys later. As you know this is my final year in college", he said and took in a deep breath.

"I told him to allow Dennis and you finish this section, then he can go on with his plans".

She was speechless. She couldn't utter a word trying to grasp what he meant by not going with them.

Then, she begins to cry again.

"Be safe and take care of Dennis. Don't miss me too much", he tried to console.

"Explore the world and meet new people. Be good and kind to them, okay? See you soon".

Then he hung up almost immediately.

She cried, she cried out her whole eyes through out the whole day.