Just The Way You Are

CHAPTER FIFTY TWO- Six Years Later

Margaret POV

Six years later...

"Mom why can't I come to you today? promise I will just stay in your clinic. Please?" My daughter said as she keeps giving me that puppy look eyes.

My daughter is sweet and beautiful. If you ask me if who she inherited her beauty? Well she looked like a carbon copy of her Father. One thing that she only got from me is my skin color. And her badass attitude which sometimes landed her from school office.

Guess it's mother like daughter. Hahahah..

"No you can't honey! I told you to stay with your grandpa!" Just like a cue my dad came behind me.

"Princess don't you want to be with your handsome grandpa?" My dad said with a smile.

You must have confused why suddenly my dad came out of nowhere. Then let me explain to you what happened six years ago. Since for six years there are so many things happened unexpectedly.

After I drove away from Matthew house and that bitter talk with his mother. I received a phone call that my mother was in the hospital. You must imagined how it is for me since it's my mom whose in the hospital.

I drove straight to the hospital without stopping in my dorm house to change. Just as I arrived I went to the information and asked where my mom located. They told me that she was in the ICU.

But when I arrived in her room. I saw a unfamiliar guy standing beside her bed. I saw my mom in a fragile state. I went beside her took her hand.

"Mom I'm here!" I said the she slowly open here eye for me. I hugged her tightly and cried.

"No what happened? Why are you here?" I asked her.

"Listen to me honey!" She said in a soft hush voice. "I am sorry for not telling you about everything. I owe an explanation to you. But I feel like I don't have time. Please be safe and always remember I love you so much honey!"

"Mom what are you talking about? Please don't say that way!" I said as I looked at her.

She smiled weakly at me and look at the person behind me.

"Please take care of our daughter!" She said and close eyes. I heard the beep sound of the machine. And I cried, so much that I want to die with her

Why does it happen to me? Why?

After my mom buried the guy who I never knew never leave my side. He keeps looking at me like he wanted to say something to me. I choose the burry my mom immediately since I learned from the doctor that my mom been suffering from cancer.

And goodness how it hit me.

What kind of daughter doesn't know that her mother was ill?

Why I haven't noticed her being sick when she's with me? Why did she hide it from me? Why did she pretend to be strong and well? Why does she not ask help from me?

Am I that useless daughter? Cause she think I can't be good taking care of her? She died without letting me know that she's sick. It's hurts so bad.

"Don't get hard on yourself. Your mom did not told you because she think she will burden you. She think that if she tell you, you will never go to school and just stay on your side. She wants you to have a better future. Please don't think of anything negative. Your mom loves you more than you ever know!" He said and I looked at him confused.

" Who are you?"

"I am Alex, and I am your father!" He said and it shocked.

"My father? I don't even know you!"

"Your mother did a very good job hiding you. I told her the last time we saw each other that I want to meet. It was back 12 years ago. But she didn't instead she run away and hide you from me. I know she's afraid that I might take you away from her!"

"Then how come you're here?"

"Because she called me after she got in the hospital. She told me to come to her and I hurriedly came to her. She told me everything about you. And how she became selfish but I told her that you just did it because you love her!"

Then we keep talking and talking tell he told me that his wife pass away three years ago. And that he was left all alone in the his house. He asked me to come to him and I agreed. At first I don't want to but he keeps insisting that he won't leave me all alone by myself.

After that my life change. I never thought I can stand up again. My dad learned about my pregnancy and I swear I never expected his reaction. He laughed happily to me. He said that at least he can take care of his own grandchild.

He and his wife never had a child. Unfortunately his wife got sick after five years of their marriage. So he never got an opportunity to take care of a child.

So when my daughter Bella born. My dad was the happiest grandfather in the world. I swear he was the first one to carry her and even change her diaper. He even feed her with a milk since I got exhausted after the delivery.

My life change for the better and I am now happy with my dad also with my daughter. She's the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm glad that she choose me to be her mom.

And now she's six years old. A very active little girl who wants to always stick with me.

We'll my dad is always the one who look after her every time when I am in work. Actually I shifted to other course and find my calling in medicine.

Right now I am doctor of one hospital in the city. I am happy content in the life I have right. I can never ask god for more.