Chapter 43. A Fresh Start 🍁

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Isabella

This morning I woke up when Ethan came to my room, he slide to my side and stroked my hair. As I open my eyes I smiled towards him my gesture of saying Good morning.

" ohh am sorry, if I woke you up! " he panicked I waved my hand in gesture saying don't be silly.

" So you are not angry with me right?" he asked again in caution in his voice. I assured him nodding my head.

" So will you help me in my project, ?" he asked I tilted my head in questioning manner. Then he explained he have to submit one project summary in school. He  has to take interview and write  thesis on sucessful woman from their own family and present it infront of his class in their school annual function.

I suggested him we will take mom as our Role model for his project.  He was about to say something but nodded his head in agreement.

So we I asked him wait for me to freshen up a will meet him at breakfast table. He went out of my room, I decided to get started for the day. Today a fresh start of my life after 6 long months of blur. I am ready to conquer the world again. Missing Liam alongside. He is essence of my life which I will never forget.

I came down everyone greeted me morning in return I smiled towards each of them, when my eyes clashed with one an only Man of my life guilt surfaced again, he was stoic hard expression on his face, reading newspaper, I sat beside him but he ignored my presence, I know among everyone I hurt him the most. Dad. As I continued to watch him I observed that these past 6 months had a toll on him. He had grown some gray in his hair, eyes looked tired developed eye bags under nit. I decided if I need to bring my life back on track then Dadda is one to start with. I took hold of butter knife and spread some peanut Butter spread on bread, dripping little bit of honey syrup on it just the way Dadda like it, I placed it in a plate and slide it towards him. He looked towards it, and for a while I stopped breathing, he finally gazed at me. Holding my gaze he took hold of his plate and had a bite of his bread. In no time he finished it and stood up without saying a word, I felt disappointed, a bit hurt. He is angry with me yet.

" Isabella, if you are free today, I would like you to join office, meet me there in the afternoon " He said and walked away. I was stunned on the spot. He asked me to rejoin office, does it mean he forgive me?. only one way to know meeting him today.

Nathan offer to drive me office, bit before I go I decided to Ethan, and give him some task like how to start with his project. He was in his room writing something on his notebook, I went towards the white board kept near window, where he use to solve mathematics Problems. I picked up marker pen started writing my points.

# ᑭᖇOᒍEᑕT:  ᒪEᗩᗪIᑎG ᒪᗩᗪY Oᖴ ᗰY ᕼOᗰE.

1. 𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷
2. 𝓐𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓼𝓸 𝓯𝓪𝓻
3. 𝓗𝓸𝔀 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓴 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓮
4. 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓵𝓲𝓯𝓮
5. 𝓥𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓸 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀
6. 𝓢𝓴𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓼 𝓼𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼.

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I explained Ethan to acquire all these knowledge before he start writing thesis on Mom. He agreed and I went to change and head to office with Nathan.

In no time me and Nathan reached office underground parking, I was debating what will Dadda say, or react, he haven't spoken to me in these past months. I don't know what yo feel. I was nervous as hell. have you ever heard of any case such as me? where a daughter is afraid of facing her own only father, like he is not my father but a stranger. But why am feeling anxious to talk to my own Dadda. There was not anything like this, before,  I was free with Dadda, I would have striked any conversation anytime back then. But what's changed why am feeling as if it is for the first time?.

Yeah right he is my Dadda I will go in there and start....

How.... how am suppose to start any conversation.... I..... I cant speak.

" Izzy hey, Its okay no need to stress sweetheart its dad. Its buddy and your Dadda. Come on." by this time I sniffing and single tear roll down.

" Come here, baby shhh..." he just hold me in his brotherly hug. and moved us further we entered office lobby and directly taking elevator we strode up on top floor, where once me nd Dadda were use to work.

" Yeah thanks... am really relieved now Thanks Dan" the moment we enter Dads cabin, we saw Three Lions kf our family Uncle Danny,Uncle Mike, and my king of lion dad. Dad was seated in his desk as usual, Tall with full of pride and that icy glare which will froze mountains like mom use to say. Uncle Mike was first to greet me, with his warm hug and kiss to my forehead and Uncle Dan was not long behind.

" Welcome My sweetheart, welcome back...."uncle Mike said I smiled

This whole time my focus was solely on Dadda who was just observing nothing else.

"Well gentleman will you all excuse us. ?" Dadda spoke a while later. I swallowed the lump forming inside my throat. Uncle Mike and Danny, left first then Nathan strode towards Dad and whispered something in his ears, he just flicked his hand as if telling Nathan to go. Nathan chuckled and went out while going out he mouthed 'Relax' showing a Thumbs up to me. I took a long breath and stood on the spot. I was nervous as hell. I took a little shuddered breaths to control my anxiety. Dad stood up and walked towards me, he stood infront of me.

" Izzy.... Baby... Am I a stranger to you?" I shook my head in No.

" Can your poor Dadda get one tiny hug from you? " the moment those words passed his lips. I literally jumped and hugged him tightly. He hold me strongly in his arms,Frankly speaking nothing is compared to a hug from your parents it vanished all my anxiety, my nervousness, the stress I was feeling earlier. It felt like a tones of weight lifted from my chest. And now I can breath the fresh air....

 And now I can breath the fresh air

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