Mommy, Who Is My Daddy?
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s under her spell, like I was caught up in the thick web she had created. Celine was saying somet
were you saying?" I adjusted
ing at two, sir.
ind me, wi
, sir." S
that all?" I ad
per phoned..."
cleared her thr
t to tell the CE
ow." She cut Celine off and
out. I watched how Nana's eyes traile
the matt
he dexterously tucked a trespassing s
s quite im
I returned my gaze to the plethora of files on
or only one
!" We ch
n idea." She gave a
king about Ariadne would only
e," she
you could possibly imagin
na.
you've made her chase after you like
e, to be with me? I don't love her, Nana.
t Cel
y, wh
ll was she
ip these days." She crossed he
an
unbeli
what is necessary right away. Has sh
Nana. Celine has noth
e you are seeing someone. Who i
I was
urse in my presen
our manners?
me about manners, N
defiant...you are bent o
n make decisions for myself, I can likewise discern
ilent for
I'm still quite struggling to
n the right track
dded q
rack of yours. When shall I meet her?" Her insightfu
allo
supposed to
w this woman whom I wa
ight with her was what
woman who abided in my delusions if I a
ng the entirety of my being and i
ned, twitching
the country."
oes she not have an identity? A
you reject a conglomerate's d
ave myself from Nana'
is..." I found m
returns." I hoped my lie sounded like a complete truth, genuine enough to keep Nana
her a superior to Ariadne, or the welcome end
he rose to her feet,
adne. A man is allowed the liberty of multip
me to fuck her." I di
it. You are not i
n't believe she
ha
d be a cheat
? Do you trust her not to fuck
made the reality more real, more t
s not
ted to her family." She finally said. T
ng myself for her, but I didn't know where she was or whom she was spen
fi
et my eyes on Aunt Layla that morning. I had wanted to curse at her and even hurl
er's wicked voice came saying as so
come to see her." A
loud, much to the discontentment of Mrs.
can just waltz in here and do as you pl
Sofia," Aunt Layla urged, and I ambled across the room to her. I watched as Mrs.
t of wedlock into my house, have you
ourself, Mrs. Carter. My son is quite harmless a
to keep mute thereafter. I know her
seat?" Aunt
e again." I guessed that was Mrs. Carter's way of
up on the sofa. "How have you been, Sofia? Y
d tell you..." If I began,
ofia." She stroked my hair as she used
times when I'd longed to see and hear her voice. When Mrs.
ught her starin
tell you, too, abo
s. Carter cut in. She could do well to k
rica, Ke
hirped with
Kenya." Aunt
you." I cried. "I'll make it
esides..." She stopped talking, di
Aunt Lay
said in a con
ayla s
aken, Mrs. Carter,"
ou expla
ile, staring at Mrs. Carter. I
a prominent one in my portf
ehend it at firs
" She ch
Mrs. Carter asked, by then I
one of the top three designer brands in the worl
own the
unt Layl
o believe that, do you
u who leave others in a lurch to believe in an outstanding
nt of the co
on." She said b
that position,
as
n? Why is she there when y
hey are not so trivial to be dis
odd
nt to pee,"
e Nathan to the restr
, Nathan." I took his hand a
yl
on her face. I knew she was onl
our desertion gave me the opportun
w if you are n
be duly reciprocated. Be it enmi
me back to the
. Carter. And besides, Nathan should
othered. "Is there anyt
to take Sofia out twice a week.
l thoughts plagued my mind. I stared lingeringly at my reflection in the mirror; I was certainly another
around. I touched my ring finger, recalling that night when I had flung my weddi
now, I have a beautiful new life. And love? Oh, love! I doubted it still had a chance for me. Whatever love I must sha
he was not at all a stranger? Of course, I did. I had these thoughts. What did he look like? Wh