LOST and FOUND...

Ch 3:A new adventure

We were waiting inside a small cafeteria which sat right next to
Goldenmind University of Business Studies.

I took my seat near a transparent glass that spread across the hall.I kept staring at the picture of my father in my phone and then at the college gate and again at my phone and again at the gate.

He seemed to be a brave young man. Now I know from where I got my blue eyes.

Mrs.Rose had sent me two of his pictures, one in which he was very young,probably four or five years old.He looked so small,lying on a hospital bed holding onto a blue teddy bear that was bigger than him.
Another one in which he was wearing a white suit and a matching cap tilted to the left.He was smiling so wide and I can see that his dimples are deeper than the oceans.

I showed the pictures to Kate who was busy on her phone.

"Where do they even get these pictures from?Our Father is just messing up the lives of others!",she said bluntly and resumed her conversation with whoever  was the other side of the call.

I frowned and continued my work.I saw him walking out of the gate.He just stood there with his other two of his friends I suppose.They were laughing over something.

My dad wore a formal blue shirt and a matching white pant,his shirt tucked in and his hair neatly combed back.While his friends just wore casual t-shirts and baggy pants.

His super cool 90's look made me think that my grandparents must be so strict or my father must be from some well renowned family here.

I signalled Kate and she placed her phone inside her bag and looked at him with her eagle eyes.

"He's my father.How is he?",I smiled.

"Want to see your father's girlfriend?",she laughed.

"Yes-",I looked up at her with shock.
"What?!",I looked at him.

He was standing next to a blonde girl.She was nearly as tall as my father with her pencil heels adding more to it.She was wearing a red oversized hoodie and short blue jeans.Her hair was pulled up into a bun.Her petite figure seemed so satisfying.
But I wasn't able to have a look on her face clearly as she was facing me backwards.

After few minutes,my father left with that tall blonde girl together,holding hands.

"What??That shouldn't happen.Oh dad!Don't make it more complicated for me",I pouted."You're supposed to date my mom.Why are you going with that girl?It's against the rules!I could get beaten for this".

Kate was standing in a corner, arms crossed across her chest,laughing at me going crazy.

I looked at her helplessly.

"Want to see your grandparents,your uncles and aunts?",she raised her big broad brows.

"Yes!",I cried happily.

"Gather up your things and lets go!",she hopped out happily and I followed her.

We've been following them around the city for about an hour now.They are still holding hands,giggling and completely lost in their own world.

"It doesn't feel comfortable to see my dad with another woman!",I frowned.

"But your dad didn't cheat on your mom either.The complicated thing here is,first of everything,he doesn't know who she is",Kate laughed.

"Well,She could just be a good friend of him.I must have mistaken her",I convinced myself.

"I don't think so!",she added.

"You seriously love scaring me,right?"

She winked.

"So,how long are we going to follow them?"

"Until they get back home-",she looked at me and continued, "I mean,until your dad gets back home!"

"It feels like we are stalking them!",I sighed.

"Ofcourse,yeah!That's what we're doing",she replied casually.

"What?",I took a deep breath,"When did you change into someone like this,Hannah?"I questioned myself.

"Uh-hm,look there",she tapped me to get my attention.

They kiss each other and part ways.

"Whatever!",I said hesitantly.

"That's okay.It's just a beginning!",Kate smirked.

A few minutes later,we were standing in front of a massive mansion triple the size of our orphanage.

"Wow!!It's a freaking palace!",Kate exclaimed.

"Is he a prince?",I looked at her."No way.He must just be so rich.I can see it."

"Wow!Hannah.So,you come from a very affluent family,huh?Your mother herself is a famous model and your dad,look at how rich he is!I'm so jealous of you!"

"Stop it, Kate.Nothing will make me their daughter.I can't live a life they live.Even if I desire to have one,will I have enough time to enjoy it?",I looked down sadly.

"Okay,okay.Back to work",she clapped her hands.

The guard wouldn't let us in no matter what we say.I peeped into the little hole that I noticed in the wall that stood aside.

There were so many cars parked in front of the house,many of its name which I don't know.

"He indeed is rich!",I nodded.

"So,what should we do now?",I asked Kate who was now fighting the sun's burning presence on her.

I pulled her to the shade and she let out a heavy sigh.

"First,lets get back to the hotel . I'm so hungry",She held my hand and started taking huge steps towards wherever she was taking me to.

"But what about my dad?",I asked hesitantly.

"Don't worry.He'll have a grand meal and have lots of them to take care of him.But we only have each other and no one will care if we starve ourselves  to death".

"Our Father will!Our Association will!"

"You still believe that fat Old man",she stuck out her tongue sarcastically.

"Don't talk about him like that!He was the one who brought us up.He was the one who took care of us",I shouted angrily.

"As though we asked him to.You please don't take his side.All he ever does is sin,sin and heck a lot of bad things",she retorted.

After a long nonstop argument about our father,I raised my hands in surrender.

"You win!I agree he's a bad man.I was just being grateful for this life ",I wiped off the sweat before it tried to enter my mouth.

"Don't call this a life!Someone once told me that hell would be ten thousand times better than our crappy lifes".

"Oh shit!Here we come again",after roaming around here and there,we ended up infront of my dad's house again.

"We're keep coming to the same place again and again.Ask GPS for help",I looked up at the sun which hid itself behind the clouds.
Yeah!Good boy.Stay like that for some time.

"GPS?I don't want to break any walls or jump over houses to reach my destination.We could find it ourselves.And once again,what's the name of this street?",she held her stomach which was growling in hunger.

"There's no one here.I'll look if there's someone near the cake shop",she disappeared into a road that curved itself at the edge of the street.

Meanwhile,I was scrolling through my phone trying to find out where I was with a little help of the helpless GPS.

"Excusez moi,as-tu besoin d'aide?",I heard a voice behind me.

I turned around to see who it was.