Chapter 101
Chapter 101
“I’m sorry 1 –” I manage to mumble out. I should just have kept my mouth shut instead of pushing him to answer the phone. I know more than anyone what it’s like to not want to talk to your father.
“Don’t worry about it.” He shrugs.
“It’s funny because if he had bothered to be more present when I was little, we wouldn’t be in this situation.” Aiden bitterly laughs.
“You see, daddy dearest, owns a hedge fund in New York and when I was little he was just getting it off the ground. He would go weeks without coming home until one day my mom finally snapped and said enough was enough. She packed our bags and moved us out here to be closer to my grandparents. She met Tom a few years later, and now here we are.”
I reached across to the driver’s seat and gently placed my hand over Aiden’s. “Your dad’s a total dick.” He burst out laughing, making me smile.
He looks much better when he’s happy.
“Thank you for bringing me with you today.” I say as the two of us are sitting parked in his car, in front of my
building.
It seems we find ourselves out here a lot.
. “Thank you for being someone I can count on.” He flashes me a small smile. “Goodnight, Princess.”
“Goodnight.” I sigh as I slam the car door shut.
I don’t know what it was, but something between Aiden and I had changed today.
Searching my bag for the keys to unlock the door to the apartment, I hear voices inside. Mom must have invited Anthony over, or one of her girlfriends. I don’t think too much of it as I take off my shoes and hang up the keys, but the moment I look up, my heart sinks.
“What is he doing here?” I gritted trying to contain all the anger I felt.
In my living room, sitting on the same couch as my mother, stood my father – well an older version of him, but I could still recognize him. I spent years imagining what I would do when I saw him again for the first time, but to actually have it happen after so many years seemed surreal. It was like a nightmare I was waiting to wake up from.
“Scarlett just listen swe –.” Mom tried to reason with me but I wasn’t having any of it. How she could just sit there with the man that took everything away from her – from us, was beyond me.
“No fucking way.” I yell ludicrously. “I’m going to Caroline’s.” I shook my head as I slammed the door shut behind
- me.
My life has been going a little too well lately – something had to balance it out.
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Chapter 101
You would think that after living my whole life in Chicago, I’d get used to the snow. I can tell you now, that most certainly is not the case. Especially when every once in a while, four to five years to be exact, mother nature decides to surprise us with a major snow storm.
As I looked out the window, I watched the heavy snowflakes fall and settle on the surfaces outside. The ground was no longer visible, but instead covered in a thick blanket of snow. The same could be said about the trees and the cars brave enough to run in this weather.
This morning when I left my apartment, the snow was just getting started. There had to be at least twelve inches on the ground by now, and mother nature gave no indication that she was going ease up any time soon.
After seeing mom with my father two weeks ago, I spend the majority of my time trying to avoid her which meant that in the morning I wouldn’t come out of my room until she had already left for work, and in the afternoons I would try to avoid her at all costs.
Was it the right thing to do? No, but I was still pretty pissed at her for letting him into our home and I wasn’t ready to talk to her about it. Mom had tried to corner me on multiple occasions to talk things through, however she gave up once she saw I wasn’t going to budge.
In my attempts to be out of the house as much as possible, I offered my babysitting services to Ella who was more than happy to accept. Which brings us to why I am currently not currently in the comfort of my own home right now, tucked in a warm blanket, but rather holding a very fussy Claire.
A few days ago, mom’s firm sent her on a business trip to New York since they’re really pushing to expand all over the US, and she was supposed to be coming back today. Since I wasn’t really ready to talk to her yet – yes I’ve been avoiding her like the plague for almost a month now – I decided to take Ella up on her offer to help out today.
Looking back on it, I should have probably taken the weather advisory more seriously. There’s no way mom is coming back today due to the weather, and I’m quite frankly not sure how I’ll be making it home either.
