Episode 26
Ruth chokes a sob when her eyes meets
Meganâs, she saw her little girl recognize her
and running towards her..
She lets go of it, the pain and sadness and un-
forgiveness she has had in her heart all these
years and she opens her hands wide enough to accommodate her baby who isnât such a little girl enough..
âMegan!!â she breaths as she reaches for her daughter, Megan flings herself into her mother squeezing her tight and sobbing, Ruth holds her tight, crying with her, laughing with her.
âMy beautiful baby girl, my Meganâ she says looking into Meganâs wet face, kisses it,
caresses it and she pulls her into a hug again
âI am so sorry mama, I came, I couldnât come in. I-I was so alone, so scared and⊠I am so sorry I hurt you and father, I am so sorryâŠ
I left⊠I am ⊠oh mama is this really you.. you
came! You forgave me⊠oh mama I missed you so muchâ she hugs her mother, crying in her hair, returning her kisses.
They are apologising to each other as everyone looks on wondering what is going on.
Zachary who had been answering a call in
Seanâs car all the while suddenly alights seeing the commotion..
âHey little monster, happy birthdayâ he says smiling down at her as she is staring at her mother crying and laughing with a strange lady
âI am not a little monster, my name is Kikiâ she says frowning up at him.. âUncle Sean, who is my mummy talking to and why is she crying?â
she tugs at Seanâs trousers, he stares down at her, returning his gaze back to the scene
unfolding before them..
âErm⊠I do not know Kiki, but heyâ he turns her away, whatever was going on, he was sure Megan wouldnât want Kiki to be involved, or maybe not. âDo you like your present? Itâs a pink castle for a beautiful little princessâ he
pulls her nose, she screws it up rubbing it..
âyes I love it, thank you Uncleâ she throws
herself to him in hug
âSee my present everyone, my friend got it for me⊠isnât he the greatest? I am a princess and I have a pink castle⊠and I will rule the worldâ
she squeals
Her friends are clapping and cheering her on,
Sean and Zachary laughs as the children drag
the gift with her, pulling it towards the party
ground, opening it to set the castle up.
âWhat do you think is going on there?â Zachary is curious
âI donât know, whatever it is must be something that got her emotions all over the placeâ he says turning to see Tonia wipe a tear away as she turns to draw the attention of the remaining guests away from Megan and her mother in order to entertain them.
Sean and Zachary walk to her, she hands them
drinks, a plate of pastries and tells them to enjoy themselves, mix,have fun. She leaves them in the midst of others to get the kids.
âSo officially, childrenâs party sU-Cks, not a hot single lady but married women with a few kids, boring husbands, only one hot single mum who doesnât like me and a rather attractive friend, do you think I can go for the friend Tonia? She isnât
my type but she isnât half badâ
âNo one asked you to come, you insistedâ
âBecause I was hoping to see nice chicks, well guess I hoped wrong,so Tonia⊠you think she would go for me?â
Sean shakes his head staring at Megan and the woman as they glue each other entering into the house
âWho knowsâ Sean shrugs..
âSo who wants to play a dancing game?â the clown calls out as the kids come running back screaming a
âMeâ loud enough to awaken the dead.
âGreat come together now, letâs play the music while whoever sits first wins and who doesnât get a seat is out and parents⊠we gat a game for you tooââ
There was clapping and cheering, Kikiâs was the loudest and she had a happy smile on her face.
âAnd dad? How⊠how has he been?â Megan has her face in her motherâs hands as they sat down
facing each other..
âHe is, your father, you know how he is, he
would come around, he will. Itâs been hard you know without you, I was angry and disappointed,
but we love you Megan and we wanted the best for you even if the best wasnât good enough and we are sorry for pushing you away and not letting our pride bring you backâ
âNo I am sorry mum, I was stubborn, stupid and careless and I got pregnant not thinking how it would affect everyone else and I didnât want to settle mum, even in my mistake, I didnât and I
am sorry I had to make that hard choice but
mumâŠ. the only good thing that came out from my life through it all was her, my little girl⊠she is so beautiful and she is so smart and intelligent and curiousâ
âJust like you babyâ Ruth laughs
Megan nods âshe keeps asking me 21 questions about you and dad and I never know what to say and whenever I drive out to yours, she keeps asking why I park and donât go inside even if
she doesnât know whose house it was and why I cry but mum she doesnât have to wonder about you both anymore, because⊠you are here, even if dad is still angry with me and maybe hates me⊠I love him and I miss him, I have missed you both so much⊠now you are here,that is enoughâ
âI love you Megan, forgive me, forgive us but he doesnât hate you baby, he is just -stubborn that is allâŠI promise to make him come around I will..oh Megan, I missed you. Oh enough of
tears, where is my granddaughter I want to see herâ Ruth cleans her eyes.
âI will go get her,you are going to love herâ
Tonia knocks entering into the room
âHello Mrs Philips itâs been a whileâ
Ruth turns to her, smiling âTonia is it?You look well and thank you for being a good friend to Megan now, not the one who made her get pregnant butââ
âHey Mumâ Megan nudges her laughing âit wasnât her fault ââ
âoh itâs fine Megan, I deserved that, I have made peace with my demons maâamââ Tonia says Ruth smiles as Megan hugs and kisses her âBut
thank you for..being here for her when we
couldnât, come hereâ Ruth stretches out her hand
âLet me give you a hug at leastâ
âOh itâs fine, no worriesâ Tonia declines
âCome here!â Megan pulls her and both of them hug her mother as they laugh
âSorry to be a party pooper but, itâs time for the birthday girl to cut her cake and she is refusing to do so without you Megan⊠soâ Tonia tells Megan
âoh yeah mum,letâs goâ
âMummy, we want to cut the cake!!ââ Kiki squeals when she sees her mother âCome quick!!â
âAlright!! I am hereâ
âSo gather around friends and family for the
picture and the final horrah, gather round!!â Tonia calls giving the clown the camera
Kiki is smiling from ear to ear, everyone around her, in front of her small cake..
âMummy can I make a wish, please?â everyone laughs
âYes!! You can!â
âI wish-â
âNo baby, you donât say your wish, you wish inside else it wonât come trueâ they laugh again as Kiki closes her eyes really tight with both her fingers crossed..
âDoneâ!! she says
âOkay then, blow out your candlesâ Someone
says
âYes, blow it outââ they chant
With her mouth pumped she blows it out after
asking her friends to help her â so,we are going
to spell Kiki and then we cut her cake right?
Everyone touch Kiki, mummy you tooâ Tonia
says
Sean and Zachary watch holding their drinks in
one hand and the other in their pocket as
everyone tries to lay their hands on kiki, the
woman who was holding Megan comes to stand
beside them, smiling with tears in her eyes..
âReady? So k.i.k.i.n-â
âNo wait, Uncle Sean come help cut my cake too
please, you are my friend so you come tooââ
Megan stiffens with a fixed smile on her face
âKiki, Uncle Sean doesnât need to-â
âI rather not Kikiââ
âPleaseeee!â Kiki begs
ââpleaseeeeeeâ the children begs
Megan felt like flinging something at him, or
wish the ground swallows him up or just make
him disappear. Oh sure, why not⊠everyone
loves Sean.
âPlease Uncle Sean?â
âItâs just a cake, it wouldnât hurt to oblige the
little girlâ Ruth says beside him, Sean turns to
look at her then smiles, then back at Kiki then at
Megan⊠he swore he could see through her
fixed smile..
âPlease!!â Kiki cries
âYou might as well, you donât have to keep
everyone waitingâ Megan says stiffly
âWell, you needed broâŠâ Zachary nudges him
âLucky b—–d, in less than a month you are
popular amongst the ladies and the little ones, I
envy youââ
âShut up!!â Sean chuckles leaving him to go
stand with Kiki who makes room for him, pulling
him to bend..
âYou are tall uncle, bend. Mummy, come closer
tooâŠmy mum and my friend, and everyone else,
I am ready to cut my cake nowâ she claps her
hands
âOkay!!â Tonia says eyeing Megan, âcheck that
out Megâ .. ââSo everyone letâs go..K-â
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