There is no need to know the reason for why everything happens the way it does. We never question the good, so we mustn"t question the bad. Just trust that what"s meant to happen, did, for a reason, and keep moving on. --- Kylie Francis. ***
She was hopping and dancing while humming cheerfully as she holds her uncle"s hands while they trek the hall to where her mom"s room was. It has been a few months now that her mom was confine to the hospital and her uncle Tommy had been taking care of her. her uncle was holding a small cake on his other hand as they both hum a familiar children song.
Sahaya was more than blissful that she would get to see her mom after a week. It was her birthday today and she wants to celebrate it with her mom who"s in the hospital. Her uncle Tommy had agreed since it has been a week that they haven"t seen each other. Elise will definitely smile when she"ll get a glimpse of her daughter who just turned five this day.
"Mommy!" Sahaya run towards her mom as soon as they entered her room. with her full smile, she climbs up the bed only to hug her mom.
"Happy birthday baby!" Elise yelped as she cuddles her daughter but she didn"t miss to greet Tommy.
"She was so excited to come here that she even waked up at four." Tommy chuckled. "Just imagine her knocking on my room at 4am?" then they both laugh.
"Tommy, thank you so much for taking care of Sahaya. And I"m sorry that I have caused you another burden." She grated.
"You two were never a burden to me. you should know that." he smiled lovingly.
Elise looked at him with eyes full of grat.i.tude. Tommy never married until now. are they possibly the reason to it? then she sighed. Since the man whom she deeply loved and the father of her child died, she promised not to let another man in her life again. Tommy was her best friend but once was her suitor also. Good thing Tommy was an understanding guy and chose to be friends rather.
"Okay, let"s set up your candle pumpkin so you could blow it." Tommy opened the small cake and placed the candle in the middle. Then they sang a birthday song before Sahaya wished and blow the candle.
"So what did you wish baby?" Elise asked her daughter who was smiling from ear to ear.
"I only said a silent prayer for you, mom. I asked G.o.d to remove the pain in your body. also, I asked G.o.d to let me see daddy just once. it"s okay if I can only dream about him because I want to tell him something too." She smiled innocently.
Elise yelped. Her daughter is still young and she doesn"t understand a lot of things right now. she already lost her father and now she"s about to die in a couple months. How will Sahaya cope with all her loses soon? Her heart aches while watching her. although her uncle tommy will surely take care of her but what if tommy decided to get marry sooner or later? Will the wife treat her daughter kindly? Yes, it was one of her dilemmas.
What if she"ll just find Caleb"s family? Maybe his father, mother or any of his siblings could give her all the things she needed. They might treat her well since he is Caleb"s flesh and blood anyway. but she doesn"t know anything about Caleb"s family background and she never met any of his family members before. Where will she start then? Well, who knows Tommy might be able to help her.
***Meanwhile, Lisa and Johnny was at Stacy"s room when Lisa"s phone rings. She immediately picked it up when she saw the caller id. Caleb!
"Where are you right now?" she heard Caleb asked.
"I"m at the hospital right now. Why?" she replied.
"Ah, I was just wondering if you are with Aisha because I can"t get through her cellphone."
"Ah no. she said she"s going to see someone today but she"ll be back this afternoon." She replied.
"Oh I see. well, thanks then." Caleb uttered. After a few more conversation, Lisa stood up to open the door since Johnny was inside Stacy"s room and someone is knocking on the door. It might be Aisha. however, Lisa dropped her phone instantly when she saw the person standing in front of her. her tears started to flow unknowingly. Oh how she missed this man!
"Caleb!?" she was stunned and can"t even believe her eyes.
"Surprise!" Caleb was smiling lovingly. Then after a few seconds, Lisa suddenly embraced him while she sobs.
"I miss you too." Caleb whispered as she caresses her back. It"s obvious that she missed him so much that she can"t even speak clearly.
After a few minutes, Lisa welcomed him inside. Then she brought him some snacks.
"Why didn"t you call me?" Lisa pouted.
"I just did." Caleb chuckled nonstop. When Johnny heard an unfamiliar laugh, he exited at Stacy"s room and head directly to the sofa.
"Ah by the way, this is Johnny. He was the one who brought Stacy in the hospital. Johnny, this is Caleb, my boyfriend." Lisa introduced each other.
"Ah, the one you"re talking about." Johnny chuckled but Lisa eyed him murderously. "Nice meeting you Caleb." He continued.
"Nice meeting you too bro." They shook hands. Then after the introductions, they had a little chitchat over a cup of coffee.
"Ah I remember, I forgot something in my car. I"ll be right back." Caleb apologizes before walking towards the door and went directly to the garage.
Caleb left the final report in his car. He needs to show it to Aisha first before he totally submits it to Rio. As per Lisa, Aisha should be here by now and so she needs to see it right away so Caleb would be able to send it to Rio asap. He rode the elevator going to the parking lot.
Caleb was walking towards his car that was park on the right side when he suddenly heard a young girl screaming desperately at the left wing side. Then the next thing he knew, his feet automatically turned around. It looks like his body has their own mind dictating his feet where to go at.
he was searching the voice that he heard. All of a sudden, he heard a tiny voice crying in despair. He rushed to the scene only to find a little girl crying with her head stooped touching her knees. Guess she was crying over a broken gla.s.s that she must have accidentally slipped on her hands.
"Young lady, are you okay?" Caleb knelt in front of her. then he saw her head shook to let him know that she"s not.
"Young lady, where is your mother or your father?" he asked. He was planning to send her to where her parents are.
Then slowly, the young girl lifted her eyes to see the man talking to her. but surprisingly, they both stared at each other unbelievingly. Both their eyes widened in horror as they locked gaze. they were both inspecting each other.
Caleb was stunned to see a young girl who possesses eyes like him. same color, same size. She looks like a girl version of him when he was young like her age.
"Daddy? Is that you?" Caleb heard the young girl exclaimed. Then all the more, his eyes reddened, ready to burst when he realized who the young girl was. Sahaya!? He doubted his instinct.