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An undeserved second chance Unheeded pleas
“Angela, what on earth do you think you’re doing? You do know that taking Taylor away with you as you did is called kidnapping, and it is a crime, don’t you?” Ryan asked, anger overcoming his fear immediately, at least for a few seconds. “Really? So tell me, what did you do? Report me to the cops? Oh, please, it’s not like I’m torturing her, or anything so drastic. She’s just fine.”“Have you fed her? Why is she crying? Look, just bring her back home right now, and I will forget that all this happened.”“Hmmm, I don’t think so. Don’t worry though, she’s in safe hands. You of all people know this better than anyone else does. We’re just taking a small vacation together and will be back before you know it.”“I doubt that that’s true,” Ryan said slowly.“Well, it is, so you can just tell the cops that this is all just a mistake and that she’s fine. See, she even stopped crying.”“Angela, look I know that you’re mad at me, but that is no reason to punish Taylor too. Okay, just tell me wh
An undeserved second chance More woes
The drive down to the police station was very tense. Ryan sat in front with the driver as they drove through the lonely streets and towards the station, while Margie sat in the back muttering prayers under her breath. Ryan had never been a religious person, but at this point, he would gladly pray for hours if it would mean that Taylor would be brought back. He had referred to her as his daughter, and he now realized that that was exactly what she was. Soon, they got to the police station, and Ryan got out of the car with the speed of lightning, heading straight into the office.The officer that was on duty when he had made his complaint was not there, but the one who was on duty now had been around then. The officer looked sleepy and glanced at Ryan a little impatiently, immediately recognizing him as the man who had come to lay a complaint earlier in the day.“We’re on your daughter’s case, sir.” The man said before Ryan got to the counter to speak.“It doesn’t seem that way to me. L
An undeserved second chance Unlikely visitors
As soon as Noah saw Ryan, he got up to greet him and came over to shake Ryan’s extended hands, pumping his fists as though he was very glad to see him. Ryan shook the man’s hand warily, wondering what the hell he was up to now. After all, they weren't exactly on friendly terms.“Damn, Ryan. You look like death warmed over. One of your maids said that you are sick. What is ailing you?”“Oh, just stress, I guess, and the fact that the very people I consider my second parents are fighting me for custody of my children. Hello, Anna. To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?”“Hello, Ryan. You know that we would never do anything to hurt you and that is the gospel truth. We are simply doing what we think is best for our grandchildren, whom we still haven't met in person. I know you think that Angela girl walks on water, but something about her doesn't sit right with me. She seems too desperate if you ask me, and apparently, she's not quite right in the head either.” Anna said.“Yeah. My
An undeserved second chance The move
Becca swallowed hard against the lump in her throat as she hugged Sandra tightly and then released her. As much as she tried to stop them, tears leaked from the corner of her eyes and she wiped at them impatiently, before laughing a little at herself. “Oh well, I guess I’m just a sappy, weepy old lady. Before now, I would have blamed my haywire hormones for this, but now that I have given birth, can I still use that excuse?” She asked, gratified to see that Sandra was also a little teary.“Oh, come on. Now you’re making me cry. I didn’t realize that I was going to miss you this much. Now I’m regretting why I moved so far away and thanking my stars that at least, we're still in the same city.” Sandra replied. Dan was standing beside his car, holding Alex, and shuffling from foot to foot as he waited for them to say their goodbyes. The moving company had moved the last of Sandra's stuff over to her new apartment the previous day. Dan did not look as sad as Becca had thought that he wou
An undeserved second chance A step backward
It had been a long, long day for Sandra Anthony, but it was also a really fulfilling one, or at least, she hoped so. Even though she was tired from unboxing and arranging her stuff in the new apartment, and was nowhere near completing the task, she still kept at it. Taking a little break, she went into her son’s room. Alex was sleeping in his crib. She didn’t blame him one bit, after all, it was late at night, and he had been happily crawling about all day, checking out his new environment and tiring himself out. Looking at his cherubic face, she could feel self-doubt creeping into her mind, but tried to shake it off. She was doing what was best for her and Alex, but now, she realized that she had told herself, and even others those words countless times, so that they were starting to lose meaning, and even sounding like a poor excuse. Already, she missed Dan and Becca so much, that she wondered if there was any point to what she was doing. A knock on the door jarred her from her th
An undeserved second chance Unrepentant
Craig’s parents fussed over Tyler, who was soaking up every bit of attention, as he loved to meet new people, but hardly did so. Anna and Noah promptly forgot about Ryan, and neither did they ask about Taylor at first. After they had played with the child for a while and bestowed enough kisses to last for a lifetime on him, they finally turned to face Ryan.“He’s such a happy child and he seems to be developing really well,” Anna said, bouncing Tyler on her lap, while he busied himself with trying to stuff her hair in his mouth.“He is indeed,” Ryan replied, wondering if he dared to hope that they won’t ask about Taylor.“And his sister? I would have sworn that you sent us two baby pictures and told us that Meghan had given birth to the twins she was carrying before the horrible incident that claimed her life and Craig’s.” Noah added.“Yeah … about that, you see. Apparently, Angela only returned Tyler and went out again with Taylor. She enjoys taking Taylor out a lot. She dresses her
An undeserved second chance Relief at last
By the time it was the day for the first appearance in court, which was the fourteenth day of the new year, Ryan was a nervous wreck. Over the past fourteen days, he had lost more weight than anyone should in such a short frame of time, and despite the fact that Margie had had his best suit well-ironed, it hung loosely on his frame, emphasizing just how much weight he had lost. He stood docilely in front of a mirror, while Margie fussed and fussed with the suit, trying her best to make sure that he looked perfect. He did not have the heart to tell her that there was no amount of prodding that would make the suit fit him as well as it once had, except it was amended, and there was no time for that.It was surreal to think that Angela had all but disappeared from off the surface of the earth with Taylor and that despite the efforts of the police and the private investigators that he had hired to find her, there was simply no trace of her anywhere. To worsen matters, he had not heard fro
An undeserved second chance Old friends
A month and two weeks after she gave birth to her daughter, Becca resumed work. It was not the same without Sandra, of course, and Becca missed her friend so much that at first, she was finding it difficult to concentrate, especially since the new teacher who had been hired to take Sandra’s place turned out to be a snob, who treated Becca with condescension, but she had no choice but to adapt and ignore the woman in turn. As she had known, things were not the same between her and Sandra, despite the fact that they still lived in the same city, only in different parts. It was almost as though she was now forcing her friendship on Sandra and the latter sort of seemed to be nervous each time Becca came over, so much so that Becca had begun to think that she had to stop going over so much. It was just that Sandra had made her promise to visit every weekend, and since Becca had no other friend apart from Dan, who was almost always busy, she had taken up Sandra on that offer. Her haywire h
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