Long lost Daughter

LLD~Chapter 6

Hi everyone, again this is fiction only and please I hope no one will bring this irl. Yes mag u'update ulit ako kasi I've read sa comment section some what if kung saan mapupunta ang baby ni Alice and I came up with an Idea. HAPPY READING🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

~Narrators pov~

The day's court hearing had been cancelled, so Risa was relaxing at home, finally getting a chance to catch up on some much-needed rest. Suddenly, Issa burst through the door, her face flushed and her eyes wide. "Family meeting!" she declared, her voice a little too high-pitched. They all exchanged confused glances, wondering what could have possibly prompted such an urgent summons.

Moments later, Issa reappeared, this time cradling a tiny baby in her arms. The moment their eyes landed on the infant, a collective gasp filled the room. The baby, swaddled in a soft pink blanket, was absolutely adorable, with chubby cheeks and a mop of dark, silky hair. But the shock on our faces was more than just the sight of a baby-it was the sheer unexpectedness of it all.

"W... who's baby is that?" Risa asked, my voice barely a whisper, as Risa pointed at the baby in Issa's arms.

"Uhmm, Mom, kuya, Sinta, Ianna, I adopted this baby," Issa said, her voice trembling slightly. She looked down at the baby, her expression a mixture of joy and apprehension.

"W..what?" They all exclaimed in unison, our shock palpable. This was a complete surprise, and we were struggling to process what we were seeing.

"Okay, let me explain," Issa said, taking a deep breath. "I was just trying to help a friend. She's not financially stable, so she couldn't afford to have a baby." Issa's voice was strained, and her eyes darted around the room, avoiding our gaze. Well, technically she was lying. She knew that this baby was Alice's, and that Mayor Donya had given it away because of Alice's current situation. The whispers about Alice's troubles had been circulating for weeks, and she knew the truth, even if she didn't want to believe it.

All of Issa's siblings calmed down, but their mother, Risa, did not. Her face hardened, and her eyes narrowed as she stared at the baby.

"Kasi naman, magpapabuntis tapos hindi naman pala kayang alagaan," Risa said, rolling her eyes. Risa's voice was laced with disapproval and a hint of bitterness. She had always been a strict and traditional woman, and she couldn't understand why anyone would bring a child into the world if they couldn't provide for it.

"Ma naman, she doesn't want this. She got raped, okay?" Issa explained, her voice filled with a mixture of anger and sadness. She knew the truth behind Alice's life. She knew that Alice was innocent and that this baby was the result of someone's sin, but no one knew who the father was, except Alice.

As Risa heard those words, she calmed herself down and looked at the baby. Suddenly, she remembered her own daughter, she lost 38 years ago. The baby looked so much like her daughter, and Risa couldn't help but wonder. Was her daughter still alive? Was she in good hands? How was her life? Was she wealthy? Risa was snapped back to reality when Issa called her.

"Hello, my mother to earth," Issa said, snapping her fingers. Risa looked at her daughter, her eyes filled with a mix of emotions-confusion, sadness, and a flicker of hope.

Risa gave the baby back to Issa and walked out. She needed time to process everything, to think about what she had seen and heard. She needed time to grieve for the daughter she had lost and to come to terms with the fact that her daughter might still be alive, somewhere out there, in the form of this tiny baby.

"Anyare ron?" Kiko asked, looking confused. (Translation: "What happened to her?")

"Hayaan nalang muna natin," Ianna said. (Translation: "Let's just leave her alone.")