“Your father is here.” Melissa rushed the words from her mouth and my heart nearly stopped.

What she was saying made no sense in my mind. My father- I didn’t have a father. I had Frank and a sperm donor. A Father was a foreign concept only lucky kids were able to fully experience. I was not one of those lucky kids.

“Father?” I found myself repeating the word, confusion soaking each letter.

“Your father.” Melissa spat, anger forming in her crystal eyes. “The social worker managed to track him down.”

“The social worker.” I nodded, not fully processing the conversation.

I still couldn’t get passed the word ‘father’. It simply wasn’t possible, wasn’t fathomable.

“Get down here.” Melissa snapped, “He wants to speak with you.”

Was that jealousy in her tone? Why would Melissa be jealous?

 

I trudged downstairs, completely ignoring the fact that I was still in my pajama’s. My busted and swollen face hadn’t even registered in my mind. I had spent so many years as a child imagining my father sweeping into my life and stealing me away. We would live in a big house together and I’d finally be happy. I imagined him in so many different ways. Strong and handsome, working as a secret agent or international spy. His job was the reason he had left my mom, had left me and never returned. My child-like mind had come up with all sorts of excuses for his behavior. It took me such a long time to realize people simply didn’t care. They didn’t care about their spouses, family or children. In the end you needed to look out for yourself, relying on anyone else was a broken heart waiting to happen.

I had spent too many days crying for my Father, begging the invisable man in the sky to bring him home.

man standing

close to his head. I could easily see the similarities between us. I used to love the fact that I looked like my father, and now I hated it. I resisted the urge to cringe

 

be called handsome. He wore a finely tailored suit, slate grey with blue accents. Full eyebrows and a wide nose, full lips and long eyelashes. I could see myself within him, and my own self-hate began to bubble and

My name left his lips, surprise widening his eyes as he

run into his arms, cry in joy that my father had

it was too f*****g

hands of Frank and

for a moment I hadn’t even recognized my own voice. It sounded

hand over the dark stubble on his

man claiming to be my Father was out

conflicting emotions forming on his face. None of which I

face?” Garrett was very good at controlling his emotions. Nothing leaked out through his words, his eyes were another story entirely. They were lit with unspoken rage, enough to

I tried to ask her.” Melissa frowned, her voice sounded pleading and almost whiny. “She

hardening at the sight of her. She was practically cooing for his attention, even with Frank feet away

tell me.” Garrett

my stupor. Not a chance in h**l would I give this stranger what ever he wanted, no matter who he claimed to be. He was ruining

to tell you anything.” I snarled, “Not a single one of

speak, but I

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