a's

ng as I suddenly found it difficul

it had to be that, because how could

mplications with, during labour. Derek ha

avesdrop on this conversation so I would be hurt, si

ion and he looked like he wanted to

ttend to other patients." He told De

walked past, despite the determination in my heart to confront and demand why

t the courage to speak up, a huge lump

I mean, what if my

to me? The doctor did inform me

n't be poss

ughter would look so much like me but instead,

ut at least happy th

leeping so peacefully, unaware that th

f my head and walked towards her bed. I sat on

le hand

hispered, feeling my eyelids heavy

ds I had been running, before I was suddenly calle

t work without thinkin

.

.

arm and flicked my eyelids open to see Gina, m

diately reached forward to cup her cheeks but she f

u stink." Gina half-yelled at me a

in the chest as I fe

just push

sed since she does that mo

have been here, worried and trying to look after you, s....

w I see why Dad yells at you all the time. You a

I had no idea what to say since my daughter

d and Aunt Vera?" Gi

ially Aunt Vera. She doesn't stink like you, mum." Gina cont

husband's ex and best f

." I struggled to say as I tried

ly giggled and I raised my head to see her holding

uddenly cried out as she kept hugging the teddy be

inc

she tell me

ll last week." I told her as I hurriedly opened my tote bag and broug

Gina slapped the bear away from m

ts off, day and nights, even taking extra shif

thing I didn't have at the moment bec

derstand that you can never grant me the luxuries I deserve be

. Wasn't I poor when he took money from m

invest my personal wealth in h

gnant and began to parade around with his ex-lover, claiming she was now his be

egnant situation, just to work on his portfolio and important

t and now saw me as

ays as heavy tears be

First, I had more important things to do, like prove him

isrespectful and insulting she had become towa

he had been spending time with her father and Vera latel

these? I mean, I thought we made this child

s suddenly ch

do wrong to dese

rest more." I scolded my daughter who wou

was the opposite of nice. She acted that way

r gentle features but I, personally knew

or knew Derek, she and I went to

she was an angel till she showed her true colors and

ina wouldn't underst

my school this Friday and I want Daddy to

igh

If I should call and inform him now, I would on

couldn't make me say no

th Daddy and I

ld laugh at me if you come, especially since I lied that my mum is a professional model. I even showed them Aunt Vera's pic

ed a

. They do look alike and ha

t be th

at Gina, made me realize so much so I turned around a

I bumped in

m so sorry. I w

heard a familiar voice and fro

I had bumped to, the lady that helped w

coinciden