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NATHANIEL STORMWhen Amir told me that Raya would be staying with me while her mother went for her interview, it became clear that hiding from Sarah would no longer be possible.So, I prepared myself ahead of her arrival. I rehearsed the subtle ways I would tell her that I don’t remember the things she thinks I do. But the moment she stepped into my office, with her eyes super focused on me, every plan of mine crashed. My soul fell into grave panic, and I chose to hide from everything. However, Sarah Pierce is a stubborn woman. The more she hurled her angry words at me, and the more her fiery gaze landed on me, she broke through my shield. I ended up confessing. But at what cost?Sarah doesn't believe me, and I have clearly worsened the agony in her soul. I can hear it in her feverish tears. The sound keeps tugging at my heart and makes me hate myself for allowing her to shatter my shield. If I had just hung in there and continued to lie about wanting to let her go, things wouldn'

NATHANIEL STORM“Where are you hurt?” My eyes began to scan her body, my hands pressing to act with urgency. “Huh? Where, Sarah?”“Ugh,” she groaned and tried to push me away. “I’m fine.”“You…” With a slight frown, my senses realised that she wasn’t hurt. But what’s with the blood?“I’m fine. Put me down.”“No,” I sharply replied as my eyes fixed on the blood on the floor. As the liquid spread towards the front door, I saw that there were shards of glass all over, an open box in the corner, and in the middle of the blood pool, a finger. I think? “What’s this? What happened?”“Nathaniel.” Sarah pushed again. I did not allow her to win. “Seriously, I don’t like this.”“There’s blood on you,” I pointed out. “Stay still. Once I wipe it off, you can run off.”“I can wipe it myself.”“I know.” I walked to the couch and put her down. “But I want to do this.”“Don’t-” She sighed as I walked away to get a wash bowl and cloth from my bathroom.While walking, I hoped she would remain seated, a

NATHANIEL STORMWhile Sarah’s anger rightfully burdened my heart, I praised myself for not uttering the wrong words and ruining our fragile moment. And all was going fairly well until she firmly told me that there was no we. My body began to react, just like it did when I saw the first picture evidence of our relationship. Thankfully, she faced away, so I was able to hide as the painful ringing in my ear threatened to split my head apart.She mustn’t see me this way. I must leave before that happens.As my shaky feet slowly turned, she said something, but it was muddled. Not being able to hear her voice irritated my soul, and I decided that experiencing the pain twice was enough reason to demand a solution at the hospital.“Nathaniel!” I suddenly heard her again, this time, worry filled her tone and I felt her hand briefly touch my back.While pinching my eyes to fabricate a smile and pretend that my head wasn’t still splitting, I stood straight and said, “Sorry, you said?”“What was

NATHANIEL STORM“Do y-you like cartoons?” I hesitantly asked Raya, who continued to focus on her almost-finished meal. I have tried about ten statements to pique her interest, but she has refused to look at me or even speak to me. “Should I call your Mum back?”She finally reacted. With a small nod. “Okay. I will call her in.” Sarah doesn’t know that Raya and I have a little terrible history, so it was easy for her to think that leaving us to bond was a good idea. But, maybe it is. Now that it’s eighty percent certain that Raya is my daughter, I clearly have to try harder so that she accepts me. But, where’s Sarah? It’s been more than five minutes since she left.Did she end up walking more than intended?I stepped out to the porch, but she was not there, stretching and ignoring my presence as usual.As I scratched the back of my neck, I recalled that her hands were bare when she left the house. So, the chance of her being with her phone was slim. “Sarah?” I hopped to the back of t

NATHANIEL STORM“Sarah,” my ragged breath returned as I glimpsed the spreading redness on her cheek, “allow me to apologise about my mother. She-”“Why is Raya wearing this?” she firmly asked as she lifted Raya onto her lap, her eyes narrowing at the blue gown. “It’s not familiar.”“I bought it.” I leaned to get a look at the emotions in her eyes. “How are you feeling?”“How do you think I feel?” She rested her head against her daughter’s and a little shaky exhale left her. That pointed an arrow of guilt at me. It is my fault she faced abduction and slaps, both verbal and physical, from my insane mother. “Sarah-”“When are we canceling the contract?” She was quite intent on interrupting me. But that question doubled the arrows pointed at me and released them into my chest. “What?” I asked, my voice barely audible.“When? I need a date.”“I was hoping we would think about that a little more.”“I made myself clear yesterday, Nathaniel.” She closed her eyes and seemed to search for