My Baby My Girl

Episode 29

“What is the problem?” Zachary asks as Sean curses

”I think I left my wallet and phone back at Kiki’s”

”How could you forget the two most important things in the history of man’s existence?”‘

”Dude, it fell out when I was taking down the
canopy and lifting up somethings, I kept it on the table, just forgot to put it back in my pockets, I have to go get them, I need to also get gas for the car and call up Tasha, she has been calling me nonstop all day… didn’t pick”

”Guess we are going back there, maybe I can get another cake, that ish was tasty””

“hmm, yes it was” Sean makes a U-turn
“And Tasha?”

Sean sighs “I need to break it off with her”

”When?”
”When I get home”‘
”Wanna do it over the phone..that’s dicey”‘

”I know but…I have to, but I will go this weekend over there and see her, talk to her face to face,
break it off. I don’t love her Zachary. She is great a few times but there are other things I cannot overlook. I don’t love her, and it would be wrong to continue. I am ending it with her, I don’t need some distractions if and when… I erm….”‘ he lets it
trail off

”That bad huh, you dig Megan for real, kid and all, you sure bro?”

Sean doesn’t answer… he didn’t have an answer for that, he likes her… he was going to get on the ship and see where he goes, this feeling was different from other feelings he had had, this wasn’t something he wanted to let go off. So he didn’t answer because he didn’t know what to say.

”Let’s just go get my stuffs” then today, come what may, he was ending it with Tasha, he can’t lie to himself, this was his life and sadly, he doesn’t see

Tasha anymore in his present and even in his
future.

And why can’t he stop thinking about Megan?

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Charles was furious when he got home to find out that his wife wasn’t there, he had checked everywhere for her, called friends up, even reported at the station after when she didn’t turn up for a few hours and her phones were switched off.

They had told him that he couldn’t file a missing person’s report until after 24 hours, he had gone home and waited for her to turn up, she didn’t. He was worried, frustrated.. he walked round the house, pacing, hoping , praying until he saw the paper on the table he had missed, he picks it up.

“Charles, I have gone out of town to see our
daughter and our granddaughter, I refuse to spend another day like this. She is our family and this hatred and bitterness and anger has gone on too long, you are CHRISTIAN and you preach forgiveness, yet your heart is stone cold. She is our daughter and today is Kiki’s birthday, if you won’t forgive her because you love her, do it for me, do it for the little beautiful innocent girl…

I am going to see them, spend time with them, here is the address, you can either come and make peace or you don’t come at all”

Charles sq££zes the paper in anger “Never!! I will
never forgive her” he spits, then he grabs his
jacket and locks his house… he flags a taxi and
gives them the address on the paper, his face was a mask of anger.

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The knock on the door distracted Tonia, Megan, Kiki and her mother who were talking and catching up,looking at baby pictures,laughing and eating..

Tonia goes to open the door and sees them.
”Er.. hi Sean?” she is curious
”I am so sorry, I forgot my phone and wallet, I don’t know if you saw it?”

”I erm… I didn’t see it but ” she frowns shaking her head, she turns to Megan “Did you see any wallet or phone anywhere?”
Megan turns to see Sean there, wondering why the hell he was back, she frowns saying stiffly “No I didn’t. Please this is a family time, we don’t need disturbances”‘

”I just came by to see if anyone saw it, I would leave soon”‘

”I saw it, it’s out back”‘ Kiki jumps up, running outside, going to the back to get it.
“Kiki come back here!!” Megan calls after her

”Be right back mummy, I know where it is” she was gone before anyone could stop her
Sean stood at the open door waiting, Tonia back to sitting, Megan praying he leaves so her mum doesn’t start asking who he is. She hopes Kiki returns faster than the speed of light.

”Megan, who is the handsome gentleman?” Ruth eyes Sean at the door and then smiles at Megan,

”Erm..mum you should see Kiki’s pictures of her school last year when she came first position for a spelling bee in her class..see” Megan avoids the question pointing at a picture to distract her mother

”Oh wow see her happy face!” Ruth clasps her hands together laughing

Tonia turns to Sean “I apologise for my friend’s rude behaviour, she isn’t always like this”

”No, it’s fine, I deserve it I guess, we started on a wrong foot!” he smiles but it doesn’t reach his eyes

Tonia smiles back. Oh I wish I can tell you Sean, but at the end of the say, my loyalty lies with my friend.

Just then a taxi pulls up, a man alights pointing at the paper in his hands and the taxi car points to the number of the street… the man straightens up and walks to the door stopping when he gets to Sean backing him.

”Is this the residence of Miss Philips?”
Sean turns to face the speaker, “Yes, and you are?”

”Charles?” Ruth who had gotten up to pee stops, turning when she hears his voice
Megan jumps from the chair, running to the
door…..”Dad!!?”