Our daughter
“Please come in” Letty says behind me, startling the crap out of me.

I realize that I had just been staring at them like a fool. Too lost in my head to say anything to

them

I move aside and let them through. My mind still reeling from the fact that The Howell’s were in

my house right now. Also that they were potentially my family.

“How are you even out?” I ask turning to face Ethan the moment we were all seated.

“Bail” is all he said, his eyes looking everywhere except in my direction.

Yesterday Brian had asked me if I wanted to press charges against Ethan. He said that it would

make our case stronger against him.

I wasn’t able to give him an answer because I wasn’t sure. Yes, I get what he did to me was

horrible and I don’t know if I can ever forgive him or forget. (3)

Despite all that, Ethan has also taught me a lot about myself and life. I just didn’t know if I had it

in me to press charges,

Travis was pressing charges and so were the police department. To get in, Ethan had faked

documents. As much I couldn’t press the charges myself, Brian said that they would still do it

because they had opened a file on me when the murder attempts had began.

“I’m sorry for what my son did to you, Ava” Nora says, her voice cutting through the tense and

awkward atmosphere.

I just stare at her. I didn’t know what to feel honestly. The fact that she still called her his son

meant that she was okay with what he did. If she was, then I am not sure I want her in my life if

that the case, and if it turns out that she is my mother,

“You’re apologizing for his wrong doings and I’m going to take a guess that you’re the one that

posted his bail. If what he said was the truth does that mean you’re okay with what he did to your

A daughter who he told us you

I was too afraid to

what he did. It was downright wrong and evil” Theo says

His eyes cutting through

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now fean still tell that he loves him. Itle Witten all

don’t eate what you thunk smere has done, but tarmg with their feelings while knowing that you

what Ethan did just leaves me raw It was like pouring salt on a

he has been ours since he was ten when we adopted him Nora says with tears

I would stand by Noah no matter what. Sure I would be hurt and disappointed if he did something

man in question only to find him staring back at me. Just like

cold gaze. I can’t help but wonder if this is how he

look he used

gaze from him and stare

you’re here means you want something from me,

to inform you that I have

leave I get straight to the point. There was no need beating around the

I was just being honest and

why they

truth. We came because you’re

tears filling her eyes.

family that raised me

me. I didn’t expect Nora and Theo to love

of things

are you even sure I’m your daughter?” I ask standing up. “Ethan

look nothing like

of this world beautiful and I was just me.

took your hair and did a

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and read its content. He wasn’t lying that much is true. My DNA

Nora and Theo.

brown hair and your mother’s beautiful brown eyes” Theo added

physical attributes, I still now. Deep down I know you’re the daughter that was taken from us twenty eight years

start falling. It was too much to take.

how to handle that.

they gave me

me they could have given

them, only for them to

name I call Noah and it makes me cry

says as

to me. Being in

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