Daughters

Episode 31

He would have been alright if he had heard from Pedro.
He was beginning to think of Steve’s plan as something irrelevant.

Robert’s mind wandered to Tiara. He was sure that Tiara had come for revenge. Only God knows what d!ckson had told his good for nothing daughter before going to his grave. There was something d!ckson didn’t know- they were compelled to do what they did to him four years ago,for the benefit of the company.

The company was crawling down when someone offered them help with only one condition- that would chase d!ckson Michaels out of the company.
At that time,it had seemed the right thing to do,Hell,it was the right thing to do and he knew d!ckson would have done the same to him if he was given the same condition they had given and the truth was,he didn’t regret a thing for they did what needed to be done and he wouldn’t pay for making the right decision and Tiara,Tiara could go to hell- she belonged there.

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In his well worn faded blue jean pants and a black polka dots long sleeved shirts that had been rolled up to his elbows, Joshua opened the door to the mansion that was once shared by his mother, father and him. Later shared by his Father and him after the automobile accident his mother died in. Once shared by Fiona and him and now,he shared with no one because he was a jerk.

He proceeded to his bedroom as he thought of calling Fiona but wondered if she would answer the call.
Many things were going wrong for him. He had money but as the saying goes,’Money can’t truly buy happiness’ and wondered for a second time if that saying was made specifically for him because his life right now,was a typical example of what Unhappiness means.

He sighed because he felt like changing into something simple, he opened his wardrobe and saw that extra space he had created for Fiona due to her excessive clothes and bags were already emptied. He stared blankly at the wardrobe and all he could see was SPACE

Yes,when Fiona had revealed everything to him,he had wanted space and now,he would see that space swallowing him as he slumped on the bed.

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“Fi,you don’t know how glad I am that you’ve come back to us,your family”,Liza started
“I’m glad I came to see the light early”

Tiara and Pedro sat at the dinning side of the sitting room,Tiara looking intensely at Fiona and Pedro looking intensely at Tiara.

“Dad would be so happy right now,Fi”,the conversation at the sitting room continued as Tiara listened
“I’m sure he will”,Fiona scoffed silently
“What’s wrong, Tiara? You haven’t spoken a word to your sister since she came back. Isn’t that what you wanted, for her to come back?”,Pedro asked in a low tone.
Tiara didn’t reply
“You don’t trust her”
“I don’t. Fiona is on my trail”
“And how did you know this?”

“Because Fiona is my sister and I know her even though she thinks I don’t”

While Liza tried to keep up the conversation, Fiona tried as hard as she could to eavesdrop in the conversation between Tiara and Pedro
What the hell were they talking about?.
She had noticed the way Tiara stared at her,so why was Tiara staring at her? because she didn’t believe her?
Fiona scoffed
“…….could name the baby d!ckson, if it’s a boy”,she heard Liza say and she tried hard to produce a smile.
“And if it’s a girl?”,Fiona asked trying really hard to concentrate on the conversation Liza wouldn’t end.
“Peggy”,Liza answered like someone who had the answer on her tongue.
“Yeah,it would be really nice to name my baby after my mum”

She casted a look at Pedro and Tiara,they were talking in low tones.
She tried to hear what they were discussing but she could only hear “…………the document”
What document were they talking about? Why were they talking about a document?
She could hear Liza still ranting words that were meaningless to her.

She only wanted to know what the document was for. She wanted to know everything but first, she wanted to know more about the document.
The way she heard Tiara say it,she could tell that the document was important.

Fiona abruptly stood up,which surprised Liza as she looked at her in awe,and advanced to the dinning room where Pedro and Tiara sat.
Her brain kept telling her that she was making a mistake but she wasn’t sure if she was.
The earlier she brought down Tiara,the better for everyone
“Hi”,Fiona said when she took a seat. She continued “Tiara,I feel like you haven’t forgiven me”
“I have forgiven you,a very long time ago”,Tiara said and knew her words sounded funny to her own ears and knew she had lied
“Why don’t I feel welcomed?”
“Of course you’re welcomed”,Tiara said- another lie which was obvious to Fiona.
“Thank you,Tia”,Fiona said to her sister as a fake smile appeared on her face
“Oh. I’m glad to have you here”,Tiara said plastering a forceful smile on her face.

Both sisters sat wearing smiles that masked many feelings of which anger and contempt were both among.

Pedro looked from sister to sister and knew there was no earth for them to get along.

Yes,when Tiara had hinted on something about Fiona suspicious behavior, he hadn’t believed it but now,with the way she had barged in on their discussion, he now knew first hand that Fiona was up to no good.

A minute had passed and he looked again from sister to sister and noticed they had that smile plastered on their faces and looking at each other directly. He wanted to say something to break the awkwardness but Liza beat him to it saying “Please Tia,since we’re all complete, don’t deny us the chance to know who killed dad”
Tiara smile died.
Was this the perfect chance to send Fiona into a state of confusion?
What if she was wrong, she would be using all her cards
“Who killed dad?”,Liza asked again as Tiara averted her face to her and Pedro watched as the two were eager to know the one responsible for their father’s death.
Tiara looked directly at Liza and said “Paul. Paul Green killed dad”,Tiara looked back at Fiona as a smile broke through her face only this time, the smile was genuine.