d," she

ged a startled glance.

?!" We recoiled as

There appears to be a misc

's eyebrow

as Richard," Mum said, stil

under pr

m, t

airs, "Honey," grabbing our attenti

I heard you shout. "Coming into

nd wearing a blue robe wi

might be my father

om the slums." I turned to

tated as she

to turn to face her. She is grinnin

him as Nick. This implie

ng startledly at my mother. His e

the woman. "Do you

d and mother are still

jumped when th

?" Now that she was upright, she

own the rest of the steps and approa

Just a person I used t

at my mother. She has a distressed expre

is me, Claudi

man when I heard her sco

der, Mum continued, "This

y father. He tw

man cried, casting a doub

daughter?" Dad's quest

kid. Richard

las, your last name. He wa

something, but he

ck. Her age is sev

pression

eld my mother's hand. I don't like

d said, "Nicholas, what is this t

ks like

cholas?!" Angrily,

blurted, giving his

ed my e

ossesses exceptional intelligenc

ave a disbel

this piece of shit in our house

ying." Dad sto

eart. I glanced at my mot

that, Nick.

, you bitch." The woma

d on the ver

hat tears are

is your daughter." Hug your dad. Mo

to continue while grinning and noddi

udia!" We flinch

king plan is but it is not g

plan? "Wh

lease." "D

ick

"Get the hell out of our house!

Mum gazed at my dad

She shoute

n, two female voices

ing minidresses and had dad-like br

must be

irate look abruptly shifting. She kissed them on the cheeks. When

rible when

staring at them

people?" The girl n

o him as "dad." Are th

hese low-class people from the sl

nsist that we a

e's homes and claim rights they don't ev

g?" With a disgusted look at us, the g

othes. We have clean clothes. Despite t

the slums." The first

ars. I don't even want to consider

again, honey." The

" she cri

fe as she gazed at me, but

ered wearing dark sha

am?" He i

d her little rat out of our

rt tigh

he man moved i

whatever disease they got f

stured to the front door and

er called, glanc

of here right now!

, "Ma'am, pl

y hand and we made our way to

ntrue statements. The nerves for me. T

affs, don't ever let people like thi

. As one of the females spoke

oulder and held me tight as we l

king in the direc

sni

look. She is q

this. Since we decided to move here, she has been conten

n't ei

structions. She assured me that my dad would welco

exact opposite

other daught

names as he stood there. H

. He's married to

thought about it. She con

d, "Mum,

e called, halting our pr

oward us holding what ap

her face. As if seeing him out here is a relief. I trai

herever you came from." As he put the huge

he envelope wi

hy are y

o leave." Da

How is your daughter doing? Mum put h

ced at me. He turned b

from your home. This

, into my family after all these years with a

ed my e

you are not lyin

he truth. She's your daug

t out a

nal intelligence. A scholarsh

cept her." He

became con

uired. The pain in he

t of a horrible mistake produced this,"

heart con

jectified

away so I cou

ay. She's a kid. You'll offend h

Claudia. He responded

ments made my