Vulpecula ✔️

Heart To Heart.

After papa John showered, Joanna too woke up from her nap. They both got down and I served them some Mac and cheese that I made. Of course, knowing papa John I knew he would take a long time to come after a shower. He did take an hour. So I cleaned his office, settled all the papers, and then cooked Mac and cheese and made tea for them both.

They are the typical English people who would drink tea at any given time. If I woke papa John from his slumber at night, he would flip out, but at the same time, if I woke him up in the middle of the night to give him tea, he would just drink it without any protest and fall asleep immediately. He and I are weird like that.

At first Joanna used to freak out seeing me and papa John act all crazy. She would excuse my behaviour as something childish thing but for papa John, she would stay away from him. That's one of the reasons why it took them three years to start dating.

"John my feet hurt." Joanna complained when they both entered the kitchen. "I feel like a whale and it's just the fifth month. I don't even know what to do anymore. I can't even cook for the two of you. I feel so useless. I'm such a bad mother and wife. I'm so sorry you two. You must hate me. As you should."

Not again! That's what the expressions on my and papa John's faces screamed, but our mouths were sealed shut.

"I will give you a foot massage after eating, love." Papa John assured her.

"And you're not fat. Like at all. You're just the normal size for a pregnant lady." I said.

"It's okay if you can't cook. I will cook for the two of us."

"We don't hate you. We would never hate you. You're the best."

"The stalk market is giving me stress."

"My assignments are hectic."

"My personal assistant has been on leave and I can't do much without him."

"I have to buy some new book. I've read all the rest of them."

"Yes. You also need another bookshelf."

"I do. I might have to remove something from my room to adjust that."

"How about the couch? It's unnecessary."

"You know what else is unnecessary?" Joanna snapped at us. We both looked at her with our eyes wide. She stood there like a strict mom, glaring at the two of us with her arms crossed over her chest. "Your talks. You were just talking about me and then the stalks and then assignments and then the P.A. and then the books. How do you two do this?"

"Um...sorry?" We both said at the same time while scratching the back of our heads. Another one of our habits. See what I mean when I say I am just like papa John?

"You two are impossible." Joanna scolded us and stomped over to the dining table and began filling her plate.

I and papa John looked at each other telling each other to not laugh. I bit the inside of my cheeks and sat down at the table. We all ate in silence and once done, the help was cleaning the dishes while we three sat in the living room and talked to each other.

"I met a man some days back and he said some really disturbing things. You both know that I have some psychological issues due to all the events that happened. So what he said made me go all numb and crazy. My mind wasn't functioning properly and I believed him at the moment. But then a lot of things came into perspective and I realised that he was wrong regarding you two." I spoke gauging their reactions.

"Did you relapse Ava? Do you think you should go to the therapies again?" Papa John asked immediately while Joanna looked down at my covered wrist. Her eyes became moist as she assumed the worst. And I cursed myself for wearing full sleeves today of all days.

"No no I didn't. I just felt like I needed to sort everything out on my own before talking to you all about this."

"So what did the man say?" Joanna asked.

"He said that you both don't love me and that you kept me around just for the money. That if you kick me out of your lives you will lose the company too. Which doesn't make sense at all."

They both stayed quiet and looked at me with sad eyes. Papa John's eyes were filled with fire and this sadness whereas Joanna's eyes were filled with misery and longing for me. They both have seen me go through stuff that no child should go through. It was them who was there with me, it was them who had my back and it has always been them.

There's no one else who can take their place in my life. I will forever be indebted to them for saving my life on countless occasions. If not for them, I would have given up on my life. And I hate myself for giving me the benefit of doubt against them for even that split second. I do curse that man sincerely with the bottom of my heart for however he played with my mind.

"You know that's bullshit. Ow. Okay sorry. Woman." Papa John said but then got smacked by Joanna for saying a curse word. She says that he taught me the bad words. I never object, because who doesn't like them being all cute and romantic?

"What he means is that it cannot be possible. John got the larger amount of shares in their company, John is the CEO of the company whereas your father and mother do a different type of business. They are into cosmetics and clothes whereas John is into hotels, hospitals, restaurants, schools, electronics, lands and everything else. John is one of the best at business, he doesn't need anyone else to take him to heights." Joanna explained as if explaining to a three-year-old.

"Yes. I know and that's why I'm sitting here with you two. I just wanted to explain why I was missing for these seven days. I'm sorry." I said and plunged between them to pull them into a hug.

"And what about school?"

"Who was that man?" Joanna and papa John asked simultaneously.

"I will attend the school tomorrow onwards and about that man, I don't know who He was. And I don't care anymore. I have you guys and that's all I want." I want answers too. But let's not go there for now.

"But Ava we need to know who that person is who manipulated you. I can't let that bastard go away like that." Papa John said angrily and then turned to Joanna and mumbled softly. "Sorry love." Just because he cursed.

Isn't this love pure?

"No it's not important anymore. I promise. He was an irrelevant person who was jealous of our happy family that's all." 

"If you insist." They both nodded reluctantly.