‘I promise today will be different’ Peggy said and stroked her daughters back ‘Now shall we go?’

Helena got up and took her coat from her mother. She walked outside and went in the car.

John brought them to the museum.

When John opened the door he reached for Helena’s arm to help her out but Helena ignored him. He helped her mother out and went back into the car to park.

The door got opened by a young man who welcomed them.

They were hardly inside until they got crowded by people. As her mother was too busy talking to those people Helena wondered off and went to see the museum herself.

She loved it, and half way through the museum her mother found her again.

‘There you are, why did you wonder off?’ Peggy asked.

‘You were too busy with the other people and I decided I wanted to see the museum as we came her for’ Helena replied.

‘I know dear but I cant just tell those people to go can I?’ Peggy asked.

‘You could’ Helena replied with a cold stare.

Peggy decided Helena wasn’t in the mood to be discussed with so she ignored her angry mood.

At lunch Helena felt better, her mother hadn’t left and they were talking like normal mother and daughter. She asked her how school was and Helena told her school stories.

She loved it, finally having her mothers attention for longer than a minute.

After lunch they went into the city to shop until her mother got called.

‘Hey Max, Really? Okay, yes of course’ Ok I’ll see you in a bit’ Peggy said to her phone.

‘Who was that?’ Helena asked.

‘Some art collector it seems like he wants to do business with me’ Peggy answered and paged John to bring the car.

 ‘So you have to go’ Helena concluded.

‘I’m sorry dear, If he’s ready to talk business I can’t let that opportunity go’ Peggy said and got up ‘I’m sorry dear’ she said when she kissed Helena’s forehead. ‘We’ll go shopping tomorrow I promise’ she said wile the black limo stopped next to them and John got out.

‘Let’s go dear’ Peggy said.

‘No, I prefer to stay here and see the city a bit’ Helena said not letting her mother see how disappointed she was, yet again.

‘Are you sure? Do you want me to call José and let him go with you?’ Peggy asked while walking up to the car.

‘No I’ll be okay I’ve been her before remember mother?’ Helena asked, she got even more annoyed by her mother treating her like a young child.

‘Well, okay I suppose that’s alright’ Peggy said and handed Helena a phone. ‘Call John when you need to be picked up’

‘Yes okay’ Helena said.

Her mother kissed her and Helena wondered off in the city.

This city was big, traffic all around she loved it.

She could just blend in with the people and not be noticed for a wile.

Around her mothers house, at the museums and at school she always was ‘the daughter of’ in the big city she could just be herself and no one more or less than herself.

She took herself shopping with her mothers credit card of course.

In the jewelry store she bought Jamey a white gold ring, it looked simple but it was perfect for Jamey Helena thought.

She took a cab back to the house she hated when that big limo was pulled up in front of her making all people stare.

She paid the driver and walked up to the hug gate. She entered the security code and the gate opened. When she opened the door she ran into John.

‘Hey, how did you get back?’ John asked.

‘Took a cab why?’ Helena asked annoyed she didn’t want to also explain everything to John he wasn’t her father.

‘Your mother won’t be happy with this’ John said. He knew how Peggy was.

‘So? As if I ever cared what she thought’ Helena said and walked up the stairs.

She knew she was acting childish but she couldn’t help but be very annoyed with the situation. And missing Jamey like this didn’t make it feel any better.

She lied down on her bed when she heard her phone ring.