Ch.41 Disapproval
"Hurry up Ayanna" he angrily shouted.
Travis had woken me up with a loud knock asking if I was ready and I was so surprised to see him all dressed in a casual outfit. I quickly dashed to the bathroom after he gave me ten minutes to get ready.
"I'm here," I said running down the stairs to meet him.
I didn't think he would take me, most of all not this early. I had intended to take my time, eat breakfast but here I am rushing to catch up with him. We got to the car and it was a four hours journey, thankfully he stopped by a restaurant and we had breakfast together, something that has never happened. We tried making small talks since people were watching, I even saw some secretly taking pictures. The journey was long and boring, we never said a word and I even slept at a time but finally, we had gotten to our destination.
I got out of the car and when I thought he'd be on his way back he stepped out too. I began to panic, he couldn't meet my family, they couldn't see him. Things would get ten times worse and the pretence a million times harder.
"Don't you have a place to be?" I asked irritated, please go away.
"I'm staying." was his reply as he walked up the porch and I walked up to meet him.
"I don't want you to, go do whatever you have to."
"What type of fiance would I be if I left you hereafter dropping you. We have to make an impression on them."
"They'd throw you out. Just go away." I said pushing him in the direction of the car but you can guess it was futile.
They'd throw me out too. They didn't even want me here, I had come here to beg, then what happens when I'm with the person they don't want to see me with. Maybe I should just go, it was too late, he has rung the bell. What would I say? A lot of things started running through my head, what if she throws me out? What if he finds out? Could I tell them about the contract? My palms were getting sweaty, my insides were churning, I was nervous and I was panicking. If she finds out about what I did she'd call me what others call me. My breathing was slowly fading and I was finding it hard to breathe, I was gasping for breath when I felt a hand wrapped around me. I was startled and it wasn't helping my situation, it was just Travis, I had even forgotten about him.
"It's okay, calm down," he said patting my back.
"Breathe in and out, follow me," he instructed inhaling and exhaling, I did the same but it wasn't working.
What if he finds out, what if things go drastically wrong?
"Think of something nice, good memories, nature, anything," he instructed and that took me five years back.
"Are you okay now?" he asked and if I knew any better I'd say he was concerned but this was Travis Sinclair, I had to be careful of the smallest hint of concern.
I had just nodded and just then my mom opened the door and immediately prepared to slam the door in my face.
"Didn't I tell you not to ever show your face here especially with him?" she asked angrily.
"Mom... "
"who's that? "I heard my mom say and I ran in to meet him, she was fine, she was okay now.
"mom," I said excitedly about to hug her but she rolled her wheelchair away.
"I think you heard your mother, leave my house." my brother sternly ordered.
It came as a blow, I had done this for her, for them. Enduring the pain, the sadness, insult, hatred only for her to do this. I wanted to cry.
"Good day Mrs Davies." Travis greeted and all he got was a glare. "I would have been here earlier, I'm... "
"Travis, the last person I want in my house." my mom angrily said. "You and Ayanna should leave."
"But mom... " I said in an attempt to beg her.
"Out. We don't want you here." my mom said and that feeling of rejection came in. All this was all because of Travis.
"We just wanted to give you the invitation card," Travis said, now he decides to invite them to the wedding?
"We're not coming, keep your card." mom said throwing it in his face.
"I don't know how you can do this Ayanna, why marry this bastard?" he angrily asked.
Because he was the only option I had to have mom treated, I wanted to say but said nothing.
"Answer me, why go back to him? So you believe he loves you or what? God, how stupid can my daughter get? "
How much am I going to get insulted because of Travis?
"She's not stupid, I love her sir," Travis said and I nearly scoffed but my mom did.
"That's what another guy told her five years ago and look at what he did to her, so tell me how is that love? he didn't love her then, you don't love her now. " my mom shouted.
"I do," Travis said. Liar, I thought but my mom took it out of my mouth.
"I warned you Ayanna, not to mix with the likes of him but you never listened, you kept chanting he loves me, should I remind you what he did? "
"You can deceive my daughter but not me. Get out of my house Travis." mom shouted angrily.
"I'm not deceiving anyone here, we're getting married on Saturday and I'd love for you to be there for her," Travis said.
If it was any other guy I'd be thrilled by what he just said and the fact that he's going through all this with my family but now I was irritated.
"mom please, I want you to be there,and my brother to walk me down the aisle," I begged
"As long as it's Travis I wouldn't, don't even expect me there." he angrily said.
"Andrew, mom, please," I said looking at both of them but the way they turned their gaze away from me was the final blow.
"Out of my house." my mom ordered while my brother opened the door.
"Let's go Ayanna," Travis said taking my hands and I pulled it out.
"Let me go, I can't do this anymore," I shouted and they all turned to look at me with shocked expressions.
I was frustrated with the whole thing and didn't even notice I was crying. I was so close to spilling the beans, his mom knows so why can't mine? Now they're thinking I'm stupid for being engaged to him, they needed to know I wasn't doing this for love but money.
"What do you mean Ayanna?" my mom asked and I could see Travis tense.