Masuk~ Isabella ~“Are you my mom?" The singular question had shattered something in me… and all of a sudden, I couldn’t keep the tears at bay… So I let them fall down as I held onto my daughter. The one I never knew existed until a few days ago… The same one I had always longed for, without realizing just how much. “I’m sorry…” I whimpered as her tears began to soak my shirt. I could only imagine what Emmerson had told her about her mom… How much she must have missed me. Oh no…!How could I have missed out on seven whole years of my daughter’s life?I didn’t get to feed her, nor did I get the chance to teach her how to walk or read…The first word she’d spoken wasn’t “Mom,” and the first love she’d known wasn’t the love of a mother… and until now… she didn’t know me, and neither did I.“I always knew I had a mom… somewhere. My mom couldn’t possibly be dead… Her whisper-like words broke my heart. I could only imagine how tough it must have been for her.“I’m sorry, honey…” I replied, hol
~ Emmerson ~Leukemia!The singular word kept ringing in my head like a distant echo.Over the past few hours… I had turned the internet upside down in my quest to search for every single thing I could find on the deadly illness.And soon stumbled on an article that talks about how it is a disease that happens to less than five in hundred thousand kids.So why does it have to be my daughter?!But come to think of… If Lily had leukemia… What’s the probability that her twin doesn’t? I’d asked.My fear was eradicated after a few more research as I soon figured that it was very possible for one twin to be affected by the deadly illness and the other left unaffected.“Dad… what happened to me?” were the first words my daughter said when she opened her eyes. Though color has returned to her cheeks… she still looked so frail. And just the thought of what cancer is doing to her body system… makes me want to rage. Oh… how I wish cancer were a person I could take down with a few blows!“You f
~ Isabella ~“Will I make friends, Mom?” Lily asked for the umpteenth time that morning… yet as always, I stared at her through the mirror with a smile. “Yes, honey… you’ll make lots of friends.” “Thanks, Mom.” The word “Mom” causing my heart to skip a wild beat. Though it’s been almost a month since she’d started calling me that. Hearing it never ceases to make my heart soar. We arrived at the school just in time to watch other parents arrive with their kids and walk hand in hand with them towards the entrance.I’d just stepped out of the car…when a particular family caught my eyes. It was a young man and woman with their twin female kids… The identical twins were dressed in similar outfits and had the same brand of school bag strapped around them. They held each other’s hand happily as their parents held their hands on both sides. My eyes met with the mother… and she smiled. It was a genuine smile that could only come from someone who lived a full life and was super happy to sh
~ Emmerson ~“Boss… the head of Brown’s pharmaceuticals is here.” My assistant informed me as a figure made its way into the meeting room.It wasn’t until he got in front of me did my eyes widen in shock. “Doctor Kane Brown?!”“Nice to meet you, Emmerson Winters.” He stretched out his palms with a smile. “You knew?!”I say instead, shaking his hands.“I don’t leave any stone unturned in my research, Mr. Winters.” “Good. Please have your seats.” He nodded, taking his seat and soon… Two hours flew by as we spoke about why he came here… Business. “Your offer is good, but—”“You aren’t one to mix business and personal life. Are you?”“My business will ultimately become her business.” He said simply… and it took a while before I could fully grasp what he was insinuating.“She is my wife!”“Was.” He intercepted with a sarcastic smile. “That doesn’t change the fact that she is the mother of my daughters.”“Co-parenting can be arranged, Mr. Winters. I don’t mind raising your daughters alon
~ Isabella ~“Are you okay, Mom?” I turned back and smiled at my daughter, who stood on the staircase watching me as I sat in a crouched position on the loveseat with a cup of tea in hand. I had intended to spend my day off viewing the movie adaptations of one of my favorites books. But I ended up staring at the bare space above the TV in silence.“Yes, Honey… I am.” I motioned for her to come over, and she stared at me for a second, as if confirming it were safe for her to before walking over. It was only then… did I notice what she was wearing. She was putting on an oversized brown sweater, a ripped skinny blue jeans, black ankle boots, black belt with gold buckle, mirrored sunglasses and her hair was styled up In a half-up top knot way. All of which made her look very cute and stylish… but then, I caught sight of her pink painted nails and sighed. “You painted your nails?” She nodded, rather hesitantly.“Why?” I was completely thrown off guard by her action.“I watched Aunt Junie
~ Emmerson ~“Why do you keep staring at me, Dad?” Her innocent words snapped me out of my thoughts.“I’m sorry, I—” What would I say to her? I’m sorry, but I just realized that you are actually a twin? And your biological mother whom we both thought was dead… is actually alive and was once my therapist?“What’s wrong, Dad?” She lifted her palm to my cheeks and then my eyes. “You’ve got eyebags.” How could I not? When… I’ve barely been able to sleep ever since I found out the truth over a week ago.“I’ve got a lot on my mind," I say, lifting her palms off my face and gently caressing it. “Adult issues.”“Oh…” She dropped her gaze to stare at our joined palms. “I don’t want to be an adult.”“It’s not something you can control, Lily.” I chuckled. “Just like you can’t control growth.”“Hm…”“How are your legs feeling now?” I asked, staring at her legs, which I sometimes felt could be a little too long for a seven-year-old. The other girl, Lily, had long legs too, didn’t she?“A bit bette
~ Isabella ~“I never loved you and never will!”“You are such a slut!”“I hate you and your child! Go die!” The words continued, until I felt my body been shaken, rather violently.“Bell! Wake up!” Junie’s voice rushed into my subconscious, and I finally opened my eyes. It all felt hazy and unclea
~ Emmerson ~“You slut, how dare you act like you own this house when you clearly don’t?” Sally’s voice echoed in my head, followed by Isabella’s scream as she rolled down the stairs in agony, and by the time she got to the floor… her body was covered in blood.I stood there frightened, unable to d
~ Isabella ~“Aren’t you planning to go to work today?” I looked up from my iPad at the sound of my best friend’s voice. She was standing in front of me in her signature black and white outfit, which gleamed with her skin tone.Barrister Junie. It still felt surreal to call her that, but that was,
~ Emmerson. ~Seven years later,“Supermodel Salma Hayen and bodybuilder Patrick Augustus were caught kissing at a movie theater while streaming the movie Wuthering Heights.” The headlines on my daily entertainment newspaper glowed in front of me.I wasn’t the least bit surprised by this… My source







