5.

When I got home I took a shower and went straight to sleep. I woke up at like nine am the next morning and got ready for the last minute checking and setting up of the ball. I got into my car and drove towards Starbucks and got an ice coffee and went to the place where the ball was being held.

I was walking around with Janis checking if everything was up to high standard when my mother walked in. I excused myself from Janis and walked towards my mother.

I got to her and hugged her and said, 'Good morning mother, how are you?'

She smiled and said, I'm good honey amd I can see everything here looks fantastic.

That made a huge smile appear on my face because I wanted my mother to be confident in my abilities to take over the Charity Foundation when she was done.

There were a lot of people's opinions that didn't matter to me but my grandparents, my parents and my older brother their opinion mattered so much to me.

She then looked at me and said, Well aren't you going to explain to me how things are running tonight.'

I nodded and motioned for her to follow me and I started outside. I began and said, 'So people are starting off on the red carpet and then they walk in and head up these stairs. There will be announcer introducing everyone as they come in and they walk down the stairs. The dj station is over there, the bar is over there. As you can see from up there the tables are arranged in a spiral like design but you can't tell when you're down there. The table in the centre is where the group from Unicef is going to be seated because they are the centre of attention it's what we planned this event for. You and dad are sitting with the Christian's parents, Maxwell's parents, Kimberly's parents, Yasmine's Parents, the Johnsons, the Greene's and Uncle Ronald and Aunt Glenny. So there is some time to mingle at the beginning then there is a presentation from Unicef and then from that we have the main meal and then dessert and then you stay as long as you want. There are no starters because they'll be served as people are walking around so they'll be waiters waiters walking around with champagne and some with like finger foods.'

I looked at my mum and all she had to say was, "You want me to be on the same tabke as Damien's parents and Kimberly's parents."

I laughed and said, 'Well you don't have to talk to them but just behave mum.'

She said, 'Sweetheart, I love you and you know that but I'm not going to behave.'

I gave her a look and said, 'Mum please it's my first event, pretty please. I'll even use my puppy dog eyes.

She groaned and said, 'Fine but they better not be in my way ever."

I rolled my eyes at her and said, 'Okay mum, whatever."

She hooked arms with me and sat me down and said, 'So how is Christian?'

I knew there was a catch. Yasmine's mum, Maxwell's mum, my mum and Christian's mum are like teenage girls the way they gossip. I turned to look at her and said, 'I don't know mum, he's good I'm guessing.'

She rolled her eyes and said, "Have you guys even been talking?"

'We texted yesterday but it was about the ball. І replied and then added, Don't push us mum.'

She said, I know we are already asking a lot of you but you guys would be perfect. Remember when you were a child and you were crying because he was leaving.'

I smiled remembering the day, I was so hirt when he had told me. It was also the day that he had kissed me on the cheek which made me cry harder because my crush was leaving me.

My mum then said, "You had the cutest crush on him amd I'm almost a hundred percent sure he had a crush on you too.

I blushed and said, 'Mum that's enough.

She laughed and said, 'Okay I'll stop but I think you shouldn't think about how it came to be and just be girlfriend and boyfriend because you never know.

I mean she was right I didn't have a reason for me not to give it a try.

I put my head on my shoulder and said, What if I'm boring like I was for Jackson and he cheats too.

My mum took my face in her hands and said, 'Baby look, I'll tell you what you aren't you aren't but do you know what you are, you are gorgeous, you are fun, you are caring, you are kind, you are smart and anybody is lucky to have you. If Jacksonwants Kimberly for some odd reason he can go ahead but you are better than her in more ways than you'll ever know.'

When she finished a tear slipped out of my eyes and she wiped them away. As much as I may want to act like I'm unaffected my mum will always somehow manage get me to cry or shout or something. I hugged her and she squeezed me tight and we were like this for awhile then we

pulled away she wiped my face and said, 'Look at you easily the prettiest young lady I've ever seen.'

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