"You'll see… go down to the living room and I'll bring it to you." her mum
said laughing a little at her curious daughter.
Jasmine did as she was told, and went to the living room. She sat there
watching the pictures on the wall of her, her mum and a couple of her dad…
She missed him, but she and her mum were doing great.
She and her mum had lived here together for a couple of years now. It wasn't
a very big house, but it was enough for the two of them. Upstairs there were
two bedrooms with a bathroom each, and down here a kitchen, a living room,
her mum's work room, a hallway and a guest bathroom. They had moved here
after her father died. They wanted a new start and thought it were for the
best to move to a new city, and start a new life together. They had helped
decorate the entire house together, it was a great opportunity for the two
of them to get to spend some time together. They weren't just mother and
daughter anymore, the death of her father had brought them closer to each
other, now they were best friends too.
"Close your eyes."
Jasmine snapped out from her thoughts when her mum came down the stairs. She
closed her eyes.
"What did you get me?"
"You weren't supposed to get this yet… but I thought now is a great time to
give you this… and I think you need it." her mum explained and continued.
"Give me your hands… Don't peak!"
Jasmine laughed and held up her hands in front of her.
"Here you go, sweetie."
Jasmine could feel several pieces of paper in her hands, but she couldn't
figure out what they were.
"Can I look now?"
"Yeah, you can open your eyes now."
Jasmine opened her eyes slowly, and looked in her hands. First she didn't
understand what it was. She looked closer, and read what it said on the
first piece of paper.
"…um… an airplane ticket…" She looked up at her mum, who was smiling, but
Jasmine still didn't get it. She looked under the ticket.
"…reservation at a hotel… and… what's this?…" her heart started beating
faster, and she tried not to scream.
"Mum!!! Is this what I think it is!!??" her mum just smiled and laughed at
her excited daughter.
"…but… but… HOW?!! These are like… IMPOSSIBLE to get!!" Jasmine continued
"How did you…?"
"I got a few contacts." her mum said, laughing even more, happy to see her
daughter so thrilled.
She hugged her and said:
"Congratulations Jasmine!! You're going to a Backstreet Boys concert!!"
"Oh!!… I don't know what to say…. Thanks mum!!" and she hugged her mother
tighter.
"You're welcome, honey. I'm just so pleased to se you so happy, it was a
while ago I saw your beautiful smile."
Jasmine was a big fan of the Backstreet Boys, she had been since the start.
You couldn't say she's a fanatic, that'll do absolute ANYTHING just to get a
glimpse of them, and scream in their face if she'd finally saw them. But she
was a big fan, and she had tried to get a ticket to their concert, but they
were sold out… So seeing this ticket in her hands was a dream come true for
her.
When Jasmine had calmed down, her mum explained everything.
"The concert is in 20 days, it's the beginning of their new tour as you
probably know. You were suppose to leave in 15 days… but I'm sure I can make
a few phone-calls, so you'll be able to leave tomorrow already. I mean… then
you'll have plenty of time to go shopping, and whatever you wanna do… and
then you don't have to see Sebastian anytime soon."
"Oh mum!! You're the best!! That's exactly what I needed. But… what are you
going to do all alone here?"
"Don't worry about me.. and besides, I have that business trip, I told you
about, next week."
"Yeah…" Jasmine hugged her mum once again. "Thank you, thank you, thank
you!!!"
"You've already thanked me… I'm just glad for you… But you'd better run up
and start packing. You're leaving tomorrow, and you're gonna be gone for
twenty days!! If I know you as well as I think, then you have A LOT of
packing to do!!" her mum said laughing.
Jasmine gave her mum a quick kiss on the cheek and thanked her one more
time, and then went upstairs to pack her bag.