The Throne

Chapter 30

"Jasmine" he repeated.

No, no, no, NO! This is not happening right now. I must be dreaming right now and any moment Lori is going to shake me awake to make breakfast for her.

"Jasmine." He repeated. I said nothing and my head didn't move. "Baby girl." my breath got caught in my throat and I slowly raised my head.

My eyes widened and my heart beat sped up. I can't believe that I'm really standing here right now, looking at this man.

"Daddy?" I questioned. I studied his features and it looked like he hasn't aged a bit.

"It's me Jasmine." he said. He took a step forward but I took one back.

"No, this is a sick as joke Anthony. This isn't real right now and wherever you got this daddy look alike from, needs to go. I KNOW that my father died 4 years ago. I saw pictures." I said, shaking my head. This isn't real right now.

"Jasmine will you calm down please? I told you that you have to listen and understand before you jump to conclusions." Anthony said.

This is a sick joke. I can't believe my father really faked his own death. He left me for 4 years. He always promised he would never leave me.

"If I wasn't who I say I am, why would I have this?" He raised his shirt to show that tattoo of me as a baby and my name written under. It was a portrait of me when I was 6 months old.

My bottom lip started to tremble and he quickly grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. I just broke all the way down.

"You're really here." I managed to get out through my sobs.

"Mhm. I'm sorry I left but I'm back and I'm going nowhere. We have a lot to talk about." he said. I nodded and pulled away. I wiped my face of the tears.

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"Where have you been?" I asked my dad.

This whole thing just leaves a weird feeling in my stomach. I've heard of people faking their deaths but I never thought my dad would do it.

"I've been around. I lived in California for a year, then I traveled to Europe and went all around there for another year, then I came back here and I've been here for the past 2 years." He said.

"Oh my god. I need a drink." I mumbled.

"Same." Anthony said.

"It's 10:30 am. There will be no drinking this damn early." my dad said. I rolled my eyes at that. Been gone for 4 years then wants to give ME orders.

"Anyways, why did you do it? Why did you break your promise?" I asked.

"I did it to keep you two safe primarily. It was obvious that this person really wanted me dead. He ain't shit though because he couldn't shoot me himself. But, I knew if I still survived all that, he would notice he can't kill me and would end up taking the most important people in my life away from me, my children. So I decided to play it cool and hide for a little bit. I know all about how everything went down 4 years ago." he said.

"So why didn't you just come back?" I asked.

"Many reasons actually. I had a feeling this wasn't over and I see that I am right. Also, while I was in Italy, I met someone." he said then smirked.

"Not now, I don't want to know about your little slut." I said, rolling my eyes.

"Jasmine, you may be grown now but I'm still your father so don't forget who your talking to." he warned.

"Ok. But, did anyone know that you faked your death?" I asked. "Actually, how did you do it?"

"No, nobody knows except you two right now. And, I did die but God was on my side and the doctors were able to bring me back. I told them to tell y'all I was dead. I stayed in the hospital for another 2 1/2 months." He said. I'm totally shocked right now.