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Humiliated, Tatiana was utterly humiliated. Her clean record of seventeen years with no hiccups came to an end due to her lack of attention.
'She hasn't left her room in three days.' Usually Tatiana would have to discipline her daughter to stay put and not run off to God knows where. Now she could only wish things were how they once were.
She lightly knocked on Maydays bedroom door and waited. Nothing.
"May?...Come on out, lets order something for lunch." No response. Not a surprise but worrying none the less. 'Well this won't do.' "I'm coming in, Mayday." Tatiana stated as she opened up the bedroom door and saw that her daughter was just sitting on her bed, scrolling through on her phone. "Mayday?..." The younger girls hair wasn't in its usual braids, and clearly hadn't been brushed in a day or two. "May...come on its best not to look at social media right now."
Tatiana sat on the bed next to May and slowly removed the phone from her hands. "Come on, why don't I brush your hair and do your braids? And lets open those curtains, no natural light is only going to sour your mood." Mayday offered no response, a common thing these days.
'This is concerning, she is never this quiet.'
"Yeah. Ok, that sounds fine."
The elder woman stood up straighter when she heard her daughter speak. She had said nothing since the incident so she would take whatever response her daughter could provide. "Where's your brush?' May pointed to the vanity next to her window and Tatiana stood up to head towards it. She opened up the curtains and found two hairties on top of the vanity. While looking for the brush Tatiana gazed at her own reflection and noticed how tired she looked. Then how tired Maydays reflection looked behind her, just looking off into nothing on her bed.
'This won't do. Neither of us can continue like this.'
"Mayday?" Tatiana moved back to the bed and took a seat behind her daughter, and began to brush her bleached blonde curls. "I...know things have been difficult since what happened." Mayday nodded absentmindedly, not really listening to what her mother had to say. "However, you cannot just stay here all day, you have to get out again." The smaller girls hair stood up on the back of her neck, she opened her mouth to protest but was promptly cut off by her mother. "I'm not saying we have to go right this minute, but change needs to come sooner than later. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
"Give me more time. Please! You can't just let me go out again! They're making memes about me, and you! Not to mention, with everything that happened and...and everyone knows! People will be swarming me left and right! I just cant deal with all that-" Mayday was hushed by her mother, as she began to start the first braid.
"May. The social media talk will die down before you know it. Trust me, but I want you out somewhere by the end of this week. Do you understand?"
"No! No! Absolutely not!" May stood up and turned to face her mom. "By the end of this week? Are you insane!?"
"I'm worried. I need you to face the world again. Hiding from everything is unlike you, and I refuse to let this only get worse. Now I will ask again. How can I help you?"
"..." The blonde paused and just stared at the ground for a few moments, knowing she could fight her mother on this but it would be no use, she was right. The longer she stayed inside the easier it was to just hide and not live life.
"I just want someone to just...be by my side while I'm outside. Just until I can get back on my feet again. Until I'm...comfortable." Tatiana paused, contemplating who could possibly assist with that. May had no siblings to assist, and no father in the picture at all. With all the meetings she had to attend she couldn't do it herself.
"Ok...I'll try to figure something out. Do you want me to finish the other braid?"
May got quiet and then sat back on the bed in front of her mother, muttering a soft. "Yes, please."
*****
"Hello? Eve?"
"Oh! Tatiana. I was just in the middle of a new project when I got your call. Is everything ok?" Eve knew something happened but didn't know exactly what. Regardless she was worried about her boss and her mental health. "If you need anything I can always come by to assist."
"Thank you Eve, but no, coming over isn't necessary, however, I was wondering...would you happen to know any bodyguards, or security agents looking for work?"
"For you...?"
"No! No. For, May."
"Ah..hm. Well...I do know someone...but he is a lot to handle."
"May is a lot to handle. I'm certain we can both handle whoever you through our way."
"Ok but do not say I didn't warn you. I'll text you his information."
*****
"Hello?!"
Tatiana moved the phone away from her ear, not ready for the loud voice to come out of it. "Ah...hello. Is this Mr.West?"
"Yep! The one and only, Eve sent you my way, right?"
"Yes. I was wondering if you had some free time on your hands. My daughter is in the need for some extra protection, and unfortunately due to my schedule I can't be there for her 24/7. This will be a temporary gig, but I'll pay you handsomely for your service."
"Ah! Well...ah...at the moment I got a tour from now to December, when would you need me?"
"Immediately."
"Hm...Well I do know someone who could get the job done, my bro! I'll send him your way! Don't worry, he may look mean but he's a sweetheart. I'll explain what you need done and he'll hit you up right away!"
"Perfect. Send him my way."