A Love Trap

Fabio looked at Dany with interest.

She, however, was not as interested as he was.

She only wanted to be with Ashley. Even just sitting around without doing or saying anything sounded nice enough.

She liked being in Ashley's company.

Every now and then, she watched Fabio and Richard as all three of them played together. For a second, she opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

She had decided to play with them for a while, seeing that it was still early.

After spending some time with them, she couldn't take it anymore. Finally, she asked, "Where's your mommy, Fabio?"

'How I wish I could just call her Mommy, ' she thought.

She knew, however, that it wasn't possible at the moment.

Ashley was Fabio's mother, not hers.

She couldn't call her that for the time being.

"Mommy should be in the study right now. Why? What's up, Dany?" Fabio inquired.

"It's nothing. I was just wondering," Dany said innocently.

The conversation continued, and it eventually bored her.

Suddenly, the door swung open, and a man with gray hair, who appeared to be around seventy years of age, entered the room. Interestingly, he looked like he had the energy of a younger man.

Upon seeing the older gentleman, Fabio and Richard immediately stood up and ran toward him. They addressed him as their great grandpa.

"Good boys," Chant said.

He held the children's hands.

Playing with Fabio and Richard was Chant's favorite thing to do.

As he was playing with the children, he noticed Dany sitting close to them. He was intrigued.

However, before he could even think of what to say to the little girl, Fabio took him by the hand and dragged him toward Dany. "Great Grandpa, this is a friend I made in kindergarten. Her name's Dany."

turned to the girl.

him Great Grandpa, too," he

Grandpa," repeated

little girl," Chant told

and joined them. At

but Fabio and Dany remained in the living room watching TV. Ashley decided to sit with

all sat together, Dany kept

careful, but Ashley still noticed it.

the matter, Dany? Do you miss your

replied the little

a little, she preferred

she tried not to

imagined that her adopted daughter of five years

If you miss them, you can tell me. I will drive you back.

a little longer," Dany

"Okay."

she had to pick up Fabio and Richard

gotten home, couldn't help feeling disappointed.

he arrived, he

her in his arms

he was about to sit

left, while a little girl he did not know sat to her

this little girl?' Andrew thought.

eyes were fixed

study her for long, a hand covered his eyes.

whispering in his ear, "What are you

knew how Andrew's eyes looked. She knew that everyone would shiver

just a

his eyes still covered, Andrew asked,

didn't have much to do in the company today, so I came home early. I picked up

Andrew, Dany raised her head and looked

was just so

eyes, Dany had an idea of how he looked like.

calculating, and he had a

opposite of

Mommy like Daddy?' she asked herself.