Chapter 1

Knock

Knock

"Bambina. It's time to leave." Pa told me as he entered my room.

"I don't wanna go..." I whined hugging my Tummy close to me.

"We've talk about this Bambina. Twice a month you'll have dinner with your family period." Pa reminded me as he sat beside me.

I sighed and turn my back at him.

"But I always feel left out. Mom is always taking care of the twins and dad's attention is on his pregnant wife. I don't even know why I even bother going. " I told him upset.

" Bambina... Baby, this is the condition your parents and I agreed on so that you could be by my side. I know it's hard but it's a must." Pa explained so tenderly while patting my head. Eventually I gave in and turn around to hug him.

"Your coming with me right?" I asked

"I'll be waiting inside the car. I love you Bambina." Pa said and hugged me back.

After that Pa fixed my hair and we went to what used to be my favorite restaurant. I kissed Pa on the cheek before leaving the car to go to the S. V. I. P room where my mom's new family and my dad's new family were waiting.

"Your late!" My dad's wife yelled as soon as she saw me

I ignored her and just sat on my chair in between my mom and dad.

"Honey she ignored me." I heard her complain to my dad.

" Noel. Shouldn't you apologize for being late?" My father questioned me.

" I wasn't late to begin with. " I answered his question coldly.

" What do you mean your not?! We've been waiting for 10 minutes! " She shouted

I sighed and just stared at my lucky charm.

"Correct me if I'm wrong but this dinner starts at exactly 8:30 pm. I've arrived on time, you and everyone else just arrived earlier. Now if you don't want to be here neither do I so can we just eat dinner so I could leave and my parents could spend a comfortable time with their families?" Is what I want to say to everyone but I remain quiet .

"Mom can we eat now?" I asked mom.

"Sure. Waiter." Mom shouted and the waiters brought our dinner. And I couldn't be more displeased about it.

"What's wrong Noel?" My mom's new husband asked worriedly.

" Ohh it's nothing." I replied and ate my dinner. Each time I swallow the more harder it was to breathe. Ugghh... I just need to finish this so I can leave.

Because the longer I stay in this with them the longer I feel miserable and pathetic because while I'm here forcing myself to swallow my food . Mom was feeding her twins lovingly and talking to them sweetly while dad is taking care of his wife who's going to give birth soon.

Both of them are enjoying their dinner but mine. Then all of a sudden I felt my eyes getting blurry. Am I gonna cry? No! I can't show them I'm crying!

I stood up and excused myself before I can't hold my tears back.

"I'll be going now, excuse me." I excuse myself.

" Are you sure? There's still desserts. " Mom's new husband told me.

" I'm good thank you. Enjoy your dinner everyone. " I told everyone forcing myself to smile. Then I walked out of the room.

As I walked through the empty hallway my tears slowly started to fall down my cheeks. And what make me cry more is realizing that neither my parents asked me to stay nor they even realized if I was okay.

As I wait for the elevator I stood there like an idiot crying. I tried calming myself down by reaching for my lucky charm but it wasn't in my pocket... Where is it?! It's not in my bag either!

Sh*t!!! I left it there!.... Should I go back? But I'm a mess right now.... What should I do?

"Noel. You left this." A familiar voice spoke behind me. I turn around and saw Herald holding my lucky charm. He's dad stepson.

"Ohh god! Thank you soon much!" I thanked him smiling genuinely.

He gave me my lucky charm and I held it close to me.

"Can I ask you something?" He spoke

"Your already asking,so what is it?" I asked friendly

" What's so special about that marble?" He asked me while whipping my face with his handkerchief.

" Well this was given by someone very special to Pa and Pa gave this to me. So it's very special." I answered.

" Who's Pa? Your boyfriend?" He asked me

" Nope. He's my caretaker, and Pa isn't even his name hahaha." I laughed at him.

" Then why pa?" He asked again his brows were meeeting on the middle of his forehead.

" I call him Pa short for Papa. Because he was more of a parent than my parents." I explained smiling a bit bitterly on the end.

*Bing*

"I'm going now bye and please don't tell this to anyone. Thank you again." I thanked him and I entered the elevator.

"Sure no prob." He told me and the elevator door closed. I pressed the button down and when the elevator opened I saw Pa!

I immediately hugged him feeling happy to see him.

"Your early. What happened?" He asked worriedly.

"Ohh todays dinner has onions, nuts and peaches, I had to finish it so...I was definitely having a hard time breathing earlier but how am I okay now?" I asked him looked at Pa puzzled and he was even more confuse.

"How about we go to your fav cafe,eat something sweet and tell me everything. Sounds okay?" Pa suggested.

"Okay! Let's go!" I agreed jumping behind him. He laughed and carried me on his back everyone was looking at us but we don't care.

"Let's go there like this Pa." I told him like a child

"But that's Soo far away Bambina." He whined and we laughed at each other.

Tbc ....