10

"Fia, we're going to be on such a tight schedule. Is there no way you can come home earlier for the dress fitting?"

I was so swamped with studying, the last thing I was in the mood for right now was a conversation with my mother. However, if I had declined her call like I wanted to, she would have only found more reasons to bash on me.

My mother had a way of finding a problem with just about every single thing I did. Or didn't do.

I sighed and ran a hand down my face, my body feeling exhausted and worn out. "Mom, I'm going to be home for weeks. I can't just come back before the break starts. I have classes and exams are coming up."

My mother sighed dramatically through the phone. "Fia, this is about your sister. You're being so selfish. It's her big day and you can't make any compromises."

My jaw fell, the urge to ram my head into the table very tempting. I tried to keep a calm and quiet voice since I was sitting in the campus library but it was hard to say patient when it came to my