Juvenile Delinquency(#wattys2016)

Chapter 21(last)

5 years later

"Luke baby don't run!You'll fall down!"He looked at me pleadingly with his big blue eyes;just like his!Who could resist his cute little plump face.
"Buuut mama I wanna shee Dan oncle!"
"Yes you will see him baby!But you don't need to rush!You'll get hurt and then you will cry.And you know mama doesn't like to see you cry.You want to make mama sad?"
"Noooooooo!"He ran back to my arms.
"Oh my baby!Don't run!"I held him in my arms as I walked inside Mr Collins's house.
"Good morning everyone!Look who's come to see you!"I shouted eagerly and they all responded so enthusiastically that Luke jumped out of my arms and clapped his hands.Then when he saw Daniel,he ran to him.
They were very close to each other and I was happy about it.
"Why don't you go with Daniel to play with Luke outside?"Mom suggested and I nodded.

When I reached outside,I had to hug myself  from the strong gushes of winds.I saw Daniel kicking a ball slowly to Luke who eagerly kicked it back with his small legs.
I smiled and waved to them before sitting on a bench nearby.
I was happy to see that everything was normal once again,infact things had gone better,excluding the fact that there should have been more people around.But what had to happen would certainly happen.
After the death of Luke,the policeman took me to the police station where they locked me in a room and the same policeman was questioning me but I was still in shock and I was refusing categorically to reply to any of his questions.
I remembered shouting to him that I would never say anything to a murderer.I was constantly repeating to him that Luke was only trying to save his life but in return he took his life.I could feel regret in his eyes as he told me that he would never have shot if he knew that from before.
But still all I had wanted to do was to strangle him.
Then after continuous tries,he gave up and send a policewoman to me.The lady was very nice and she reassured me that if I told her everything she would get me out of there;she would not let me go to jail.
At first I thought that it was better that I went to jail because atleast I could stay there and fed myself.I had remembered my parents telling me that if I did not return back they would never let me in again;but then I looked at the lady and felt honesty inside of her.I did not really know why but I narrated to her the whole story.

Soon after,I did not know what my dad did but I was out and both my mom and dad was waiting for me outside.
I did not know whether I should go thank them but I felt that I should just walk away;from everyone;from everything!
But they came to me.They hugged me and cried.They kept asking sorry and demanded for a second chance.I forgave them and they took me home.
They informed me about the 60 years imprisonment of Diego who was not dead but would surely rot in jail and that Daniel was found by Mr collins and they forgave each other.Upon the death of Daniel's mother,Mr Collins had regretted all his bad deeds.He wanted to see Luke and apologised to him too,but alas it was too late!But he compensated his acts by making a proper funeral for Luke.But the regrets of having been too late would always pain you inside.

One year later,I had given birth to the darling of my life,my baby,our baby.As soon as I saw his light brown hairs and that he had opened his blue eyes,I knew that I would keep his name Luke.Daniel had agreed to give him his last name,Collins.He said he owed that to his brother.So Daniel was legally Luke's father.
We both had returned back to school while my parents were living my 'missed happy childhood' with my baby.They said that they were giving him everything that they had failed to give me.My mother would spend all her time with him,feeding him lots of food and teaching how to walk or to sing.My dad would buy every toys that he would ask.He would even play with him and take him for jogging.Sometimes I was even jealous of Luke.My parents would spoil him and would forget about me.But I was super happy that Luke was enjoying himself with them.

Every weekend my parents would bring us at my grandmother's place so that Luke could meet Daniel and Mr Collins and each time I came here,I remembered the every times I spent with him.
As surprisingly as it seemed I had always felt like he was by my side all the time;like if he was sitting next to me,patting my shoulders and calling me princess.
"Pinchess!"Just like now.Wait!That was a child's voice.
"Luke!!"I exclaimed.I was surprised to see him by my side."What did you just say?"
"Pinchess!"He exclaimed giggling.
"Who taught you that?"
"Dan oncle!"He said pointing to Daniel who was still kicking the ball on the other side.
I looked up at him and smiled warmly.He smiled back and waved slowly as if showing me that he understood my emotions.
I felt overwhelmed.I was so happy that every important persons in my life were by my side,continuously supporting me in every situations.Some in front of me while others inside my heart,just like him.Luke would definitely always stayed in my heart.He was my first and last love.
"Mama!I love you!"Luke held my hands.He noticed that my ears were wet.This is why he said that to me.Everytime he felt that I was sad,he would tell me that he loved me.I meant ever since he learned to talk.I remembered his first word was 'Luke'.I did not know if he said his name or his father's name but I was so super happy that he was part of my life.He was happy,I was happy and I knew that Luke would be happy too to see us from wherever good place he was.
"I love you too my munchkin!"I took him iny arms and began to kiss every part of his little fat body.He began to laugh out loud.He loved when I did that to him.
Soon after,my parents,grandma and Mr collins joined us for dinner outside.Luke was seated between me and Daniel.He loved Luke so much.He gave him all the love that a father would have given to his child.I loved that.I knew that he had feelings for me too but I was not ready to move on with someone else.Luke would always be my companion whether he is here or not.
"Mama whatss shat?"Luke asked pointing at the big slice of grilled beaf in his place.
"Shat called beaf!"Daniel exclaimed mimicking his voice and we all bursted into laughter.

I realized that sometimes you build high dreams for yourself,some of your own desires and some driven by the expectations of others and not all the time your dreams are fulfilled.
Sometimes,you have to take a much more difficult road that helps you build up a strong personality,discover new things and meet new people so that you are fully prepared to realize your dreams.
Some of the people stay while others leave their own way.All we have to believe in is that everything happens for a good reason.......But anyhow life will always go on.

     The end!

Author's note
Heyya beautiful readers.It's the end.I know you're sad and so am I.But as Lisa said eveything happens for a good reason.Hope you enjoyed this story!Take care till we meet again on my new story coming soon,"Teacher+Roommate=Trouble".Make sure to check the bio!

Love you all,
Zaynah
❤