CHAPTER 44
MONICA’S POV
I smiled. I like this girl “So you’re here to interview as…?” I trailed off, expecting an answer.
“I’m sorry, I won’t speak until I see your mom, the real boss.” She said, looking scared.
I stood up with a sm-irk “Gurl, you’re looking at the boss of Ginger Bucks.”
“Where?” She said iconically.
I scoffed “I’m Monica, the owner.” I showed her my big frame picture on the wall.
Her eyes went wide “What? I can’t believe it, I’m so sorry. You look so young, like you’re 18 years old. So beautiful. Please let me have a job here, I promise it won’t…”
“It’s okay, let’s start with the interview.” I said as we sat down.
My telephone rang and I pick the call “Yes Anna?”
“Mickey kept crying and crying, the nanny couldn’t take it so she’s here with your son.” The secretary said and I Gr0-ned.
“Fine, let them in. I’m sorry Brenda.” I said.
“It’s okay, but it’s Beatrice.” She said.
Stella walked in carrying my baby Mickey with a baby carrier.
Yeah, you guys might think that after I left Teddy, I found out I was pregnant but that’s not it. Mickey is not even my child. It’s Mia’s son, my nephew.
3 months ago, Mia miraculously gave birth to a baby boy throu-ghsurgery still unconscious.
The doctor, who’s my dad’s friend, who that helped Mia saw that there’s no one to take care of her so she remembered that she has an elder sister who’s me, and she called me, to take care of the child till Mia regain her consciousness.
I wanted say ‘No’, because I don’t want anything to do with that bch, and he should be taken to foster care and should be adopted but the doctor emotionally made me change my mind, that he’s a baby, my nephew, I should have a heart… Blah, blah, blah.
So I agreed and there he is. The cute little boy.
I laughed as I stood up and carried my baby. “Hey, my little Bobby.” I kssed his head and he giggled.
“You have a kid?” Beatrice asked.
I nodded “Yeah, um mom, please watch Mickey, I’ll be back for a minute.” I said as Stella collected the child and left the office.
Yeah, I call Stella as my mom, she’s my mom’s formal co-worker, who has been there for me ever since I come back from Florida.
I sat down “Okay, let’s take a look at your resume.” I said I collected her paper and I checked it. Nice.
“So… What did you wanna hire me for?” She asked.
I raised one of my eyebrow “What can you do?”
She sighed “Well, I can cook, I can make salad, meat, cas-serole, noodles and I can bake different types of snacks like cake, pie, bread…”
“Okay, I’m not really talking about chef stuffs but since you’re good in, sorry, the chefs are full, no vacancy for chefs.” I pouted.
Beatrice became sad “Oh, cool.”
“But, how would you like to be my personal as-sistant?” I asked.
She grinned happily “Really? Yes, I would love to.”
I smiled nodded “Yeah, now get me a creamed coffee.”
Beatrice grinned happily as she stood up and left.
I scoffed but felt sad as I sighted at the portrait picture of me, Teddy and Gigi.
I really miss them, I still don’t know when I’m going back but what about Mia? I’m gonna be arrested.
You wanna know how became this successful? Ever since I ran from Florida throu-ghbus and I’m here in Maine State, I didn’t want to go back to my parents and I rented a room self contain apartment and was managing my life there.
I decided to start living my dream from there so I started making and selling homemade food to people.
Stella, a 48 years old woman, she was that helped me look for the apartment. She supported me in my dreams and helped me to please the landlord anytime my payment is due.
She really supported me till now, I un-derstand her because she doesn’t have a child that’s why I call her mom instead.
So my catering job begin to grow mo
My telephone rang again and I Gr0-ned angrily as I pick up “What Anna?”
“Two people are here for you, their names are Sean and Teresa, they said they’re your parents.” Anna said.
My phone dropped, feeling shocked and hurt to hear those words, my parents? It’s been 6 good years since I saw them? Why are they here? They threw me out of their house and now they want to see me?
I don’t want to see them, I can tell Anna to send them away and they’ll be banned from my restaurant just like they kick me out of their home and disowned me. But they’re my parents, right?
I sighed with hesitation “Let them in.” I said.
“Okay ma’am.” Anna replied and hung up.
The two old couples walked in looking poor and excited to see me.
“Monica! Oh my goodness, I can’t believe it’s you. I’ve missed you so so much.” Mom said as the both of them hu-gged me ti-ghtly.
I cringe my face and clenched my fist and cringed trying not to push them away.
They disengaged and sat down in front of me. I stood and fold my hand.
“I’m so happy to see you, Monica. Look at you, so successful, just like you always dreamt of.” Dad said proudly.
I didn’t even moved my face, I’m giving them starring merely glare contempt look.
“Baby, we’re so proud of you.” mom said as she kssed my cheek.
“So proud, I’m so lucky to have a daughter like you.” Dad said.
I wonder what they want from me now, am I not an embarras-sment to the family? People thought I was a slvt and because I was pregnant… It’s so painful to think about it.
I sighed sadly “What did you guys want?” I asked.
Mom and dad scoffed, acting surprised. “What did you mean, sweetie?” mom asked.
Why are they acting as if they didn’t know what happened?
“Can’t we just check on our daughter? It’s been years.” Dad said.
“Now we’re seeing you, you’re amazing! You just left us We’ve missed you.” Mom said.
I sat down and checked my docu-ments for no reason “Are you guys done?”
Mom and dad gave me a shocked look “What are you talking about, Monica?”
“Don’t you miss us?” mom asked.
I scoffed silently “Miss?” I sighed “I’m sorry, I have a lot of work to do, please leave.” I said as I stood up and walked out of the office.
I started shedding tears because honestly, I’ve missed them so so much but they didn’t seem to care about me.
I mean, I’ve been in Maine for good 12 years, they didn’t even look for me. Now that I’m successful, they came back.
I wiped my tears off and smiled as I entered the restaurant and was attending people.
“Hi.” “Enjoying your meal?” “Thanks for coming.” “How are you?” “How’s your meal?” I said, attending each customers, eating their meal.
“Monica!” Stella carrying Mickey, who’s crying and she gave me the child. “He has been crying since he left the office, he misses his mommy.”
I held the child properly and laughed “You know I’m not really his mom, just his aunt.” I said, patting his back and he remains calm.
“You’re the one who’s raising him. See? Now he’s calm.” Stella replied.
“That doesn’t mean I’m his mom.” I said
I don’t want to be keeping anymore secret. If Mickey grows up, he will even be with his mother.
“I have to leave work by 6:00 today. I’m want to prepare for my flight tomorrow.” I said.
“No problem…”
“Ma’am!” Beatrice ran in with my coffee, pa-nting heavily. “I’m so sorry, I’m late, there’s a long line at the cafe.”
I shrugged “It’s okay, thanks for the coffee.” I said as I took a sip.
“Let’s get back to work, let me show you how I do my work.” I said and Beatrice grinned happily.
“Yay!” She cheered as I gave Stella my baby and Beatrice followed me to the kitchen.
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BEATRICE’S POV
Yippee, Mrs Monica like me already.
I’m a hu-ge fan of her work, I’m so happy with my new work.
We entered the kitchen and… Who’s, the kitchen is beautiful, with different types of big and small kitchen appliances and equipments, like 5 chefs cooking delicious foods.
I grinned happily as Mrs Monica is showing me the kitchen. I wish I’m like her.
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*FLORIDA*
NURSE POV
I was sitting beside the patient bed, who’s unconscious for the past one year.
It’s a miracle she had a premature baby boy, who’s given to the patient’s big sister.
She didn’t really carry the baby in her stomach before she was born.
After three months of pregnancy, the doctor noticed that she’s not strong enough to carry her baby.
So they did surgery for her, removed the fetus and kept it in an incubator machine and the baby started to develop there.
Till the baby was totally born and Doctor Quince, travelled to Maine and gave the baby to the older sister, since the mother is still unconscious.
I don’t think she’ll regain her consciousness. But what if?
How would she reacts when she noticed that her baby is taken away from her big sister?
CHAPTER 45
*HOSPITAL*
MIA’S DREAM
I found myself in an empty brown place which foggy and scary, wearing my bloody hospital dress because I’m carrying my newborn baby which our code is still connected.
I begin to cry feeling scared “Hello? Is anyone here? Help us! We’re lost! Where’s my home?”
Justin suddenly appear in a white suit, starring merely at me.
I moved backwards feeling scared because he’s the one that made me a hu-ge mess.
He approached me and smiled at his baby “He’s amazing.”
I glared at him “What did you want? Stay away from me and my baby.”
“Don’t worry, I might leave you forever, or you will even come with me and they’re gonna take our baby away from you.” Justin laughed.
I frowned “What? No! No one is taking me baby away from me.”
Justin burst into more laughter pointing at something, I turned and gasped as I saw a giant hand collecting my baby away from me.
“No, please!” I cried as the big hend took my baby and the cord which connects me and my baby.
I fell on the ground crying loudly “Noooo!!!!”
Justin laughed louder and louder “I guess you’re coming with me!!!”
I stood up feeling furious and shattered “No one is taking the only thing I have, away from me!!!”
“They are!!!” Justin laughed.
I gritted my teeth angrily “Ahhhh!!!!” I screamed angrily.
NURSE’S POV
I sighed, sitting beside the patient, reading my magazine.
The beeping machine begin to beep fas-ter as Mia’s shaking and finally opened her eyes, moving her hands. I became scared as I ran out of the wardrobe.
“Doctor! The patient is waking up!!” I yelled.
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*THE NEXT DAY*
MONICA’S POV
“Wake up Monica.” My homegirl speaker alarm says as I woke up “Time to prepare for your flight back to Florida.”
I yawned and stretched my hand as I sat up right, I heard Mickey’s giggling. He’s in the baby cotton beside my bed.
I smiled as I stood up and carried the baby “Good morning Bobby.” I kssed his head and he giggled again.
Stella walked in smiling “Good morning, you should get ready, I’ll take care of Mickey.” She said as collected Mickey from me and left the bedroom.
I sighed as I took my white River to change into it but someone knocked the door.
Stella walked in “Two people are asking for you.” she said and left.
I Gr0-ned “Please, don’t be who I think they are.” I whispered as I drop my robe, left the room and headed downstairs and met those clowns again.
I sighed angrily “What did you want?” I asked rudely.
Mom stood up looking sad “Sweetie, I know that you hate us which we don’t know why but…”
“You don’t know why?” I scoffed bitterly.
Dad stood up “Yeah, you and your sister just left home just like that, we miss you. We still don’t know why.”
“Are you kidding me?!” I exclaimed “I got ra-ped and pregnant, when I nee-ded someone to support me, especially my parents, they insulted me, humiliated me, disowned me and threw me out of their house.” I cried.
Mom shedded tears “Sweetie, we’re so…”
“I’m not done Teresa!” I yelled angrily.
Mom frowned shockingly “Did you just call me by my name?”
I shrugged “Yes, you guys disowned me, remember? So which means, you aren’t my parents anymore and I can call you whatever I want.”
Dad sighed “Monica, you’re crossing…”
“Quiet Sean, let me speak.” I said rudely “After you two threats me out of the house and took everything away from me.
I began to suffer like a poor beggar, live in old rotten bus, streets, working as janitor, carrying heavy loads just to survive. I gave birth to my daughter…” I trailed off and laughed.
“You guys didn’t even ask for your grand children because you don’t deserve them at all.” I muttered.
Mom burst into more tears “I’m so sorry, I’m sorry.”
I feel so bad talking to my parents like that. I didn’t mean to disrespect them like this but I’ve suffered because they didn’t support me.
I clenched my fist trying to control myself, I checked the wall clock.
“I’m gonna be late for my flight and I nee-d to get ready so please, you guys should leave.” I said and was about to walk away.
“But Monica!” Dad called “Are you really gonna treat your own parents like that? She gave birth to you, we raised you, we supported your business…”
“No, you guys supported me because you thought it was a good idea, you didn’t even ask whether it makes me happy as long as it makes you happy.” I corrected.
“If you don’t tell me why you want to see me, I’m gonna call the security on you.” I threatened.
Mo m knelt down, I quickly bend and help her up “Mom, don’t, please.”
Mom smiled “You called me mom, does that mean that you’re not mad at me anymore?”
“Of course, I’m still mad. I still didn’t forgive you guys.” I said.
“We’ll tell you why we’re here. But please don’t hate us more.” dad said.
I folded my arms, starring at them to go ahead.
“Ever since we threw you out of the house, the house hasn’t been the same anymore.
Mia began to act like a spoilt child, our co-workers found out we kick our children out of the house and they began to treat us badly.” mom explained.
“Yeah, the government fired us from our jobs, no one wanted to hire us, and Mia ran away from home so we had no one, nothing.
Our landlord chased us out of the house and we started staying in our friend’s house for six years.” Dad explained.
“We sold everything we had to survive and we can’t find suitable jobs. I work as a school cleaner.” mom said.
“I work as a garbage man. We are looking for money to survive…”
“So that’s why you finally remember me after six years.” I said, acting like I don’t care.
“We’re trying our best look for you but we can’t…”
“Whatever I have to hurry up for my flight.” I brou-ght out my iPhone 14 and did some things and they’re small phones beeped “I’ve sent US$200,000 to each of your phones so use them properly, like buy a house, foods, start a job on your own and so on. Bye.” I said wanted to run inside.
Mom held my hand and pulled a hu-g “But sweetie, thank you, thank you, thank you so much, we love you so much, We’re so proud of you.” Dad joined our group hu-g.
I hu-gged them back, shedding tears but I quickly pulled away and wiped my tears “I have to go, I might not see you again but take care of yourselves. Bye.”
“But sweetie, we’re hoping maybe you should come to our family reunion, your grandparents will be….”
“Tell them I said ‘Hi’” I said rushing upstairs.
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TERESA’S POV
I sighed sadly because I have a feeling this might be the last time we’ll our daughter.
We’re such a mon$ter, we shouldn’t have treat our daughter like that.
I wish she forgive us totally. I really want to see my grandchildren.
I can’t I’m a grandma and I haven’t seen my grandchildren, because of our wicked act.
I can’t even see both my children, I wonder how Mia’s doing.
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MONICA’S POV
I went to my bedroom, bath, wore my black off shoulder flare blouse and white ti-ght skirt that reaches my knee, showing my big curves.
I wore my black sandal heels and golden dangling earrings and I fixed my hair in neat high ponytail.
I wore the baby carrier and put Mickey in it, took my Givenchy handbag and Dior luggage and I left the room.
My parents are already gone.
Stella, Bianca and I with Mickey left the mansion, and went to the airport, entered First Clas-s plane and it departed.
I smiled at myself. Don’t worry Teddy and Gigi, mommy’s coming back home.