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."

to

Great Grandpa, too," he

repeated

little girl," Chant told

joined them. At last, she was done with

and Dany remained in the living

together, Dany kept

careful, but Ashley still

matter, Dany? Do you miss your mom

replied the little girl.

Cayn a little, she

to think

adopted daughter of five years

can tell me. I will drive you back. But

to stay a little longer," Dany

"Okay."

home with Andrew, as she had to

gotten home, couldn't help feeling disappointed.

as he arrived, he

hold her in his arms

got to the living room. When he was about to sit down, he

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

little girl?' Andrew thought.

were fixed on

could study her for long, a hand covered

his ear, "What are you

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

Dany was just

asked, aggrieved, "Why didn't you wait for

to do in the company today, so I

and looked carefully at the tall and

just

a hand covered his eyes, Dany had an idea of how he

and he had a sharp

was the exact opposite of her own charming dad.

Mommy like Daddy?' she asked herself.