That one moment...

CHAPTER 18

Elena Johnson

Next day Jessica texted me ,informing the timing when she will pick me up.I wasn't sure where she is going to take me but I was  hoping it will be something better but the curiosity was killing me .Every time I will ask her about the place she will just say "Patience Elena !Patience!"

I came home from work and I heard mom talking in her room.

Probably on her phone .I thought to myself .

"No ! I can't I need her right now." Mom shouted.

I didn't know who she was talking to so I knocked on her door after that door was slammed open which made her faint expressions with eyes wide open visible like she has seen a ghost .

"what you want Elena ?" She said in harsh tone after disconnecting her phone .

"Umm..Mom are you okay ? Why are you getting pale ?" I asked ignoring her question.

"I am fine.What you want to say ?" she said rolling her eyes .

"I ...Ahh...I just wanted to tell you that Jessica is taking me somewhere so....Am going with her will back in an hour." I replied hesitantly.

"Don't bother telling me Elena .Do whatever you want to do just stop bothering me?"Mom scowled.

"Since when you were bothered by me mom? I don't know what wrong I have done that you and Louis behave like this with me ?"I frowned .

"You yourself as a whole is wrong in our lives.So,you better understand it ." she glared at me.

These words not even hurted me but stabbed my heart and caused such unendurable pain which made me shed a tear.Mom didn't even try to wipe it away instead she slam the door in my face.My phone buzzed and I received a text message from Jessica informing me to come outside.I took a deep breath ,wiped my face and calmed down my nerves.

I hope Jessica don't suspect anything happened .

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After 20 minutes we were standing outside the house which wasn't looking familiar to me.Luckily Jessica didn't ask me about anything instead we talked about random stuff.

"Shall we ? " Jessica asked me before ringing the door bell.

"who live in this house Jessica ?" I questioned her.

" You'll see ." she said and rang the door bell.After 1 minutes door was opened by a middle aged man who led us inside the room and told us to sit down and make ourselves comfortable.

I was just wondering the whole place ,everything was very neat and in its place.The owners must be very organised.

After few minutes later a person entered the room which made me stand up in shock .

I cannot believe this ,how is this possible and how ..how Jessica know about it...

"Uncle James ?" I stuttered.

"Elena ."

I couldn't control myself and I hugged Uncle James tightly.All the emotions I was holding back I let go of them and I cried so hard in his chest.He was trying to console me and soothing me with kind words.When my tears dried out ,I let go of him and wiped my face.

"Uncle where were you when dad died ? I didn't see you on funeral or afterwords ..no calls ,no visits ,no nothing?"I questioned him.

"Elena ...First of all I didn't know that My friend Ben was dead or when he died because no one told me and I did visit your house many times but every time your mother will tell me he is not home or he is out of the country....I also tried to contact your father but I got no response until one day I got an email from Ben mentioning that He is going back to his ancestors home forever...No other information was provided with which I could have contacted him." He sighed.