My Mother

It was a tired day for May. She had not been that exhausted for years. It was already 11.00p.m, and she was the only one in the office. Standing up from the warm and comfortable CEO chair, she turned on the radio, just to take a break from the heavy load of work she was doing. As she was listening to the radio, she heard a tune that was so familiar to her ears. A song that reminded her of the past. She followed the tune, recalling her childhood. She smiled when her mother's face appear in front of her.

May's mother was a successful business woman, just like her now. Her mother was always busy and did not have time to care for May. Everyday, she need work day until night, leaving May alone with the maid. She seldom spent time with her and all she cared was her business. This made May hate her so much that she often expressed her anger on her diary. She did not realized that her mother need to work hard to feed her after her father's death because of road accident.

It was not until one day that everything seemed to changed. May was preparing to go to school when the sky started to turn dark and rain started to fall. It was strange morning for her because her mother suddenly offered to fetch her to school. She wanted to reject at first but because of the rain, she followed her mother. In the car, her mother tried to talk to her but she refused to answer, not even a single word. The mother kept on mentioning of the need to be independent and determined. May was quite angry because the mother seemed to forget that that day was an important day for May. It made her angry and immediately open the car door, trying to let the mother stop the car. Her mother was surprised and lost control of the car, she failed and the car hit the road divider. Everything went black.

When May opened her eyes, she saw her mother bleeding next to her. She cried for help and tried to wake the mother up, but her mother did not give any response. She got panic and after being sent to the hospital, her mother was announced dead. She was speechless, and filled with guilt. And out of the blue, a man gave her a box that he got from the back of the car. May opened the box and it was a present for May with the card stating, "To My beloved May, no matter what happens, mom and dad will always be with you. Happy 17th Birthday."

May tears falled down from her cheeks. The phone rang, and she was awaken from her short recall. It was that history of hers that drove her to the position she had now. She uttered in her heart "Thank you Mom, Thank you Dad.".