When I Was A Wallflower

When I Was A Wallflower Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Amelie hastily picked her up and looked toward the woman.

Meanwhile, the woman was looking at them as well. “Who are you? Why are you here?”

Her expression softened a little.

She roughly pushed her messy hair over her head, revealing her entire face.

“Mrs. Gordon?” Amelie recognized the woman as she called out.

When Abby Gordon heard the beautiful girl calling her that, she couldn’t help but examine the latter.

“It’s me, Amy,” Amelie introduced herself.

It was only then that Abby recognized her. With a stomp of her foot, she clapped both her hands on her thighs ‘Amy! It’s been years since I last saw you. You’ve grown even prettier now. I almost couldn’t recognize you, and I thought you were a celebrity from somewhere.”

Amelie smiled shyly.

Abby continued, “Sorry for just now. I thought my stupid son came back, so that’s why I threw the washbasin. You weren’t hurt, were you?”

“No.” Amelie wasn’t concerned about that. She looked up and gazed at the yard behind Abby. “Where’s my dad? Is he no longer living here? Or-”

A sudden extreme fear invaded her heart, and even her voice trembled.

“Your dad is fine.” Noticing Amelie’s pale face, Abby guessed that Amelie was overthinking things, so she hastily said, “He complained about how this house was too big for one person, so he moved into the smaller house at the end of the street. Our family is huge, so I discussed it with him, and he agreed to rent the place

to us.”

Abby grinned, a guilty look flashing across her face.

Even though they called it renting, she never paid him a single cent all this while.

Steven never urged her, so she pretended it never happened.

On the other hand, Amelie wasn’t in the mood to think about these things as she said, “Can you take me to my

dad?”

“Of course.” Abby thought that since she was living in their house, she should at least help them with this little request

As she strode with her thick legs, Abby took Amelie to the end of the street.

Soon, they found a small shop facing the street.

It was rundown and shabby, and it didn’t even have a sign.

“Your dad is in there” Abby pointed at the shop as she spoke.

Amelie looked at the shop

It wasn’t just worn-out, it was pitifully tiny.

A few items were piled outside the shop, and most of them were the toys she used to play with during her

childhood

was a little bicycle, a skateboard, and

couldn’t stop her tears as they

face.

Steven to come out when Amelie stopped

she took step after

the darkened old alley and

wasn’t much more spacious than the shopfront, and

patterns were

she couldn’t help but pause in her tracks and reached out to

so she

at the

had his back to her as he sat at an antique shoe machine. His back was bent over as his

were slow, whereas his hair was a

at him,

man in front of her was none other than her father, Steven

doubted herself

got married, his hair was still dark with an occasional

was a bonafide middle-aged man

stature

movements weren’t this slow

contain the sorrow in her heart,

man paused

slowly

he did that, he revealed his

calm and gentle from all the years spent

his face, adding to him a

took off his glasses as he finally recognized

Steven, sobbing. In her raging emotions, she wanted to hug

as tears

and took her hands. “It’s really you, Amy-you’re back. No wonder the

singing so happily this

toe, wiping away the tears on her face. “Child, why have

thin?”

memories, Amelie always had some baby fat on her face, which was a stark contrast to her

into the Alston Family. Instead,

she wanted more than

glad you’re back.” Steven was obviously happy about

too much as he led Amelie outside. “I’ll whip something up for you. What

he would always pamper her ever

the night, or if he had to go through a lot of trouble, he would still do everything he could to provide her with

father who loved her to the moon and back, but she chose to go to the

love for her with her whole heart, but she wasted

of regret rolled down Amelie’s cheeks once again as she

back, comforting her like he used to do

long while later, the two finally

room, they caught sight of

between the shoe racks, his eyes lighting

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