LOST and FOUND...

Ch 5:Why is it you again?

The sun got itself readily dressed in fluffy gowns to burn everyone with its charm.I spread my arms wide and put my legs on Kate.As the sunlight invited me out of bed,I slowly got up and steadied my walk to the washroom.

I splashed the cold water forcily on my face to wake me up from my fantasy dreams and got myself ready to face the chilling reality.The things I heard yesterday are still hurting me inside.Someone who has been with you for a long time,the someone with whom you've shared everything,the someone who you were waiting to see is now suddenly gone and I didn't even know about that.

I sat on my bed heavily staring at the empty wall hearing only the sounds of the clock's ticking and Kate's aggressive groans.Unlike in the orphanage,where the smell of the coffee wakes me up.There's a fear of dying earlier that never lets me sleep.

'I have to visit my dad's neighbourhood and enquire about the jobs there.That would make it easy to stay close to him'.I thought to myself.

"Kate,you stay here and enjoy your day.I'm going to work on my mission".I whispered.

"Where are you going?",she asked lazily.

"To that place where my father stays.I'll get going now,order your breakfast and I'll call you if something happens"

She showed me a thumbs up.
I covered her with my blanket and took a final glance at myself in the small dressing mirror.I wore one of Kate's favourite shirt which read,'Keep it simple!'.I matched it with my blue bell bottoms and tied my hair up in a bun.

I ran down the stairs and took a heavy breath before starting my day alone in the city of love!!!

I sat on the lobby for a while and watched the customers checking in and out of the hotel.Some carrying their heavy luggages and some dragging their naughty children who refused to leave.
The book that lay infront of me pulled my eyes towards it as my hands reached it.

There!It was a picture of my mom posing on a chair with her hair flowing below her waist and her cheeks highly contoured and the red matte lipstick providing her a firece look on her face and the laser gaze of hers ready to tear the hearts of the young men.She looked dazzling in the deep cut red gown and it seemed like the crown on her head felt proud to be sitting above her.
Who will believe me if I tell them that this gorgeous women on the cover is my mom?

I feel like I envy my own life!

I waved goodbye to the attendant who passed me a smile and walked out of the hotel.I wore my sunglasses and did a fashion walk on the streets looking for a cab.

"Pouvez-vous m'emmener à ma destination",I kept repeating it to myself.
This will be the one sentence I'll need the most today.

"Pouvez-vous m'emmener-",I waved my hand,"Ah,taxi,taxi..stooooppp".

"Où?",he opened the door for me.

"Uh?Destination?-"

Oh!shit.Wow!I forgot.

"Uhm.Destination-ici à là.Available-take me?de nombreux beti-maas",I lost my cool and shouted,"Take me,destintioooonnn.Ma destination".

I got inside the taxi and wiped the running sweat that has soaked my cheeks.
I'm ashamed of myself.Father is a French man but daughter doesn't even know what is French!

The taxi driver was quite cool.He didn't get annoyed of my stupid broken French but instead helped me with my sentences.He told me a lot about the city which probably didn't get inside my head.But anyways,I'm thankful.

And here I am,standing in front of my father's big palace.I was thinking what to ask to the watchman who was standing there at the corner of the house guarding the bricks and walls with loyalty.

I am not a shy girl but a stupid girl.I mess up things which are already perfect and that's why I always need Kate by my side. But I have to learn to experience things alone,so I've decided to take no help today.

The hot girl was doing no good so I moved onto the shade and kept staring at the building.

"Hello,whoever you are.That is my father's house.That means,it's my house and you're not gonna allow me inside my own house".I whispered to myself.

As I approached the house,I saw a Bugati La Voiture Noire rolling out of the gate.The guard ordered me to move away.
In a minute,I was stuck to the wall like a lizard as the posh and shiny car
passed by me.

"Êtes-vous dans vos sens?Vous ne voyez pas la voiture arriver?",the guard shouted.

"Huh?I don't understand".I bit my lip in confusion.

"Huh?It's you again?",a young man got out from the car glimmering in gold and black coat.
It's the same boy I met yesterday.

"You?What are you doing here?",I asked him as he signalled the guard to move away.

"I must be the one who should be asking this question.This is my house.Where do you expect me to be?"

"Your-Your house-"

"Well,it was built by my grandfather and that's where I live so basically it's my house",he smiled.

"But no.Uhm,yesterday I saw another man going inside this house.I mean he looked like someone I knew-"

"Who?Descoden?How did he look?"

"Uh,he was tall and brown haired.He had blue eyes and wore a formal shirt and he looked so decent".I tried my best to explain about my father with what I saw yesterday.

"Oh?Are you talking about San?The one with deep blue eyes and smooth brown hair?"

"Uh,I don't know what you're saying but yeah!I think it's him".I laughed awkwardly.

"Look there-",he pointed towards a small cottage that sat at the end of the street."That's his house.But he usually stays at our house.He is one of my step brother's close friend".

I blinked at him blankly.Oof!!Too much information to pour inside my head.

"Is he someone you know?Who is he to you?",he looked at me with his brows raised and I can already sense the curiosity in the air.

"He..He's-",everything froze for a second and I looked up at the sky asking for the angels who were watching us from the clouds to come down to help me.