Chapter 053 Overdue Goodbye

SEVEN

Sweet mercy!

The second that name rolled off her lips, I had an epiphany. Dawn? Her name was really Dawn? That was my mother's name? Did this mean that this was Winter's child? And Winter named her after my mother? So... So... So she's my child?

A lot was going on in my mind. I stretched out my hands to grab the little girl.

"Don't do that!" She pouted, flinching.

In a heartbeat, I withdrew my hands. "Sorry. I am so sorry. You said your name is Dawn?"

She nodded, looking at me warily.

My heart was about to burst. I couldn't keep calm. Sweating profusely, I rubbed my palms on my hat. "What's your surname?"

Her eyebrows crinkled at that question. "What's that?"

"Like your other name," I explained. "What is your second name after Dawn?"

She shrugged in confusion. "I don't know."

I clasped my hands, trying to come up with another question that would give me the answer I was looking for. After a brief moment, I asked again, "You go to school, don't you? What do they call you in sch