Kane"Well, I don't think that's gonna be an issue", I say. "I mean Christian is her father, of course. No matter whether Jarred knew about it or not. No one takes accountability for the mess Thea and Jarred created years back. Especially Christian or Ivanna""Yeah. I know. That's— like the different thing you know", Emily rolls her eyes. "But like you know— that you might know— I mean you figure out why Thea didn't tell Jarred about the baby. Because she was kind of sure that Jarred would never let her abandon the baby. She was scared that Jarred would disclose her secrets""So?" I shake my head."So, it might be like Jarred could really be a good father, you know. So, I'm just worried he doesn't show any over-the-top emotions""Oh, please", I shrug off my shoulders. "Can we just stop praising that homewrecker man? I mean we're literally forgetting that Jarred is no saint. He fucking knew Thea was married. Then why? I mean why and how do people do this? He's equally at fault and he w
JarredI look at Thea. Properly. After years. That face is still the same but the person is not. Or maybe, I had always known an illusion that was never real. I feel my eyes burning— moistening. Nine years. It's been nine years since the last time I shed tears. I still remember that night when I cried my heart out. Screamed. The whole night. The memory is still raw. That was the night I actually realized whatever we had was actually one-sided. That shit hurt more than ever."Jarred, please. I think you're not acting sensible now", Tiffany comes in front of me when I still gaze behind her shoulder. "That's not new for me. I was never sensible", I drift my gaze to Tiffany. She looks horrified. "Never sensible to use my own brain. I kept doing everything she asked me to do only to get dumped by her over and over"I groan, leaning towards her. Raw anger surges through my body with the invincible pain pricking my soul. Tiffany looks around, terrified. "Look. I understand. I know. I have
JarredI was shaking in wrath. "Remember?" I grunt near her horrified face. "That lie. That biggest lie you told me. Who gave you the fucking right to hide the truth about my child? How dare you— how dare you separate my daughter from me? How dare you abandon her? I'm her father! She was not only yours. You were not the only one to decide!"When I literally growl my lungs out, I feel like all my nerves are gonna explode inside my body. She's looking down now, nervous and terrified when I'm burning in severe anger. And the anger is more upon myself. Why did I believe her? Why didn't I ask for proof that the child wasn't mine? But I was traumatised and broken. Maybe, I would not be able to do anything even if I knew that. "You're bound to answer me, Thea!" I grab her jaw and make her look at me again. "I had no rights over you. I had no right to stop you. But I had rights to my daughter. Why did you snatch that away?""Because I wanted you to have a better life", she breaks into tear
Christian"Good morning", I smile, walking inside the cabin and finding Chrisanna still sleeping while hugging Ivanna. Ivanna is awake now with a wide smile on her face. "Good morning"I lean towards her and kiss her forehead. "Slept well?" I look down at Chrissie. "That's a kind of stupid question"Ivanna chuckles. "She wouldn't leave me"I nod. "She was really scared of those thick bandages around your legs""She has never seen me like that before so—" Ivanna caresses her hair. "What about you? Your back is okay?""Why do you always talk about my back? I mean I'm not that old to have back issues. Come on!" I grimace."I just love to tease you", she pulls my cheek. "I know that"She cracks up. "Okay. So—""So— the surgery isn't going to happen today""Yeah. I kind of guessed it. There must be a lot of emergency cases""Well, that was the main reason. But even if they could, Thea wouldn't be able to go through surgery. She's already in the hospital bed", I say in utter frustration
Jarred"I told you not—", Tiffany follows him inside and pauses as she spots me with the same horror in her eyes. What the hell is happening?"Jarred!" I exclaim. He looks away, being a bit hesitant. "You— you know him?" Thea stutters from behind."Yeah", I don't look back at her and keep my eyes on Jarred. "I thought you were gone. But you're here?"I don't know how to ask this question but I can't understand his business here. "The thing is—" Jarred proceeds to say."He was my batch mate. From university", Thea cuts him off. "Oh! I didn't know", I say.There's a moment of awkward silence which might depict a bunch of questions and confusion. "I think you guys were in an important conversation. Sorry to interrupt", Jarred says before turning around."Wait! Wait!" Thea clamours at the top of her lungs and I look back. She's literally sweating with a nervous smile on her face. "We're not in a serious conversation. Mr Scott was here to ask how I'm doing"I pass her a blank look. "
JarredShe has a perfectly round face, and slightly curvy lips, her eyes look thinly wider while they are closed and she has a mole at the corner of her eyes, the same as— me. She looks the same as I had pictured my daughter would look when I got to know about it. It seems like my imagination is reflecting through this child with that uncanny similarity. I can't take my eyes off her. And I feel like watching her for as long as possible. She brings a blissful smile to my face as if I can connect with her already. My chest fills with joy and affection. For a moment, I literally melt into another world. I step towards the bed and watch her sleeping peacefully. My smile widens and I feel a kind of urge to run my fingers through her hair. "I thought you left", Christian's voice brings me back to reality, making me startled. I look up at them and it takes me a while to realise I was in a different kind of world where I literally thought this little girl was my daughter. I almost forgot
ChristianChrisanna wakes up, opening her eyes at the door. She yawns and curls up her face, squirming onto Ivanna. "Hey, my sweet baby, good morning", Ivanna whispers, nuzzling her hair."Mama, who was that?" Chrisanna points at the door. Until then, Jarred had left the cabin."That was the same person I told you about last night", I smile at her. She immediately gets up, parting her lips in surprise. "That good man? Who saved my mama!" She squeals."Yeah. He is the same", Ivanna giggles.Chrisanna's face immediately drops. "Did he leave?""Yeah. He did. He was here the whole night, so—""Paa. I told you I wanna meet him", Chrissie fluffs her face. "I wanted to thank him"Ivanna laughs and drags Chrissie onto her lap and I help her. "I guess we should not annoy Jarred anymore. He would get annoyed with so much gratitude. Your paa has already thanked him a million times""But paa did. I didn't", Chrissie frowns at us, crossing her arms. "You didn't tell him to wait?"It's hard to fi
ChristianI get a call from Patricia and my blood runs cold after she informs me about Chrisanna's health worsening. I tried to keep calm in front of Ivanna and don't react at all. It makes me wanna slap myself. Just a while ago, I told her that I won't keep any secrets but right now I can't tell her Chrissie fainted. She's gonna lose it and she will want to leave this cabin. She's not allowed to walk at all. I somehow manage to keep a cold face and tell her that I'm leaving for home and I'll check on Chrissie before leaving. Thankfully, she didn't doubt anything. After leaving the cabin, I leave my breath and rush towards Chrissie's cabin as soon as possible. My heart thuds against my chest. I go out of my breath, finally reaching the door where Patricia is standing. "Chrissie! Is she okay?" I huff. "She's good now", Patricia says."What happened to her suddenly?" I ask."Mr. Scott, you'll have to accept that these are gonna be regular to Chrisanna. I'm sorry to say this but—""