Relief (Completed).

Chapter 13 of Part 2.

Daniel slammed at the door at the same time Carl had stepped in.

“What are you doing here?” He demanded him as he walk towards us.

“I came here to visit my child. How about you?” He smirked at Daniel. I wanted to spit on him on the face.

“You!” I shrieked at him.

“Yes, me.”

“Stop bitching around and go out!”

“I came here for you. I came back.”

“Ha! And then, what? Demand for my baby? She’s mine.” I snarled at him.

“She has a part from me, too.” He pleaded.

“I know that. I’m not stupid. And I’m not stupid enough to permit her to witness a worthless and selfish father!”

He looked like I slapped him on the face.

“How dare you?” He said in a hoarse whisper.

“How dare me? Of course I dare to talk to you like this, scum bag!” I cried.

“Just go out and stay away from us.” Daniel seethed.

“From us? Who are you in their lives?” Carl looked at him in disbelief.

“I would be Cloe’s father, and they would be my family.” Daniel said smugly.

“Huh! So you’re together now? You replaced me with someone like him, Jade? I thought you’re not stupid?” He laughed.

Daniel made an advance move towards him. I grabbed his arm.

“No,” I whispered. “He’s not worth it.”

Daniel stayed to his place, shielding Cloe so Carl won’t see her.

“I am really not stupid because I’m with Daniel. I am stupid if I still choose you, despite of what you’ve done to me. I chose to be intelligent and love Daniel.”

“You don’t know what I’ve been through!” Carl shouted.

“You don’t know what I’ve been through, either!” I bellowed at him. “You don’t know what I had felt. You didn’t witnessed what I’ve suffered. I became a monster. A mess. A hell of a girl. I would have lost Cloe if I would keep thinking about you and all my frustrations to you. You don’t know my pain!”

“I know that. And I came here to apologize for everything.” He said calmly.

“You know? You know? And, apologize?! It is not enough.”

“Why can’t you forgive me?” He asked.

“it’s not that easy! Do you think it is?! I’ve been hurt and abandoned. You put yourself in my shoes, you’d probably understand. Time heals wounds. And I know I needed my time to forgive you. Now, just go.” I fought back tears.

Another person entered the room.

My mom slapped him on the face.

“How dare you?” I never saw my mom be angry like this.

“Just go, Carl. You would produce a lot of havoc here if you don’t.” Daniel told him.

He saw that he was now outnumbered. He had no choice but to leave.

After he left, they hugged me.

“Are you alright, sweetie?” My mom kissed my forehead.

“Yeah. Actually, I felt better. I had released my frustrations to him. But he built up another reason for me not to forgive him.”

“What is it?” Daniel asked.

“You. You being insulted be him.” I turned to him.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“But it hurt me.” I looked at him.

“It’s nothing. Really.” He hugged me for assurance.

…

As the day goes by, Carl makes us feel his presence. He keeps sending on stuff. He sends me flowers and food. He also sends what Cloe needs.

“What are these?” Kelly asked me.

“Food, obviously.” I responded in sarcasm.

“I know that, idiot. I mean, where did these came from?”

“Carl.” I said simply.

“What? I didn’t know that.” She said in surprise.

Oh. Of course. We haven’t told her.

“We forgot to tell you, but he stormed here and…”

I told her what happened. She made a face when I told her the time Carl said that he came back for us.

“As if you’d accept him.” She sneered.

“I know. And you know me.” I told her.

“Even I can’t forgive him yet for what he gave you.” She said.

“He shall have a taste of his own medicine.” I said, loathing the memory.

…

“Are you really sure for your feelings with Daniel?” Kelly had visited me again after 2 days.

“Of course. Why is the question like that?”

“I just want to make sure that your emotions are not mixed up, especially after you saw Carl again.”

“That won’t happen.” I assured her.

“Are you really sure? Aren’t you only convincing yourself? Aren’t you only loving Daniel out of pity?” She asked me.

Am I or am I not?