The Debt II
Will stepped aside to let them in. He knew his mother would be very angry that she let this man in but he couldn't be asked right now. This was something he had always dreamt of happening.
"Please sit. " Will knew he had to act like he was very responsible so his father could be proud of him.
"Do you need anything to drink? We have water I think. " Will asked, looking at the woman. He knew if he wanted to be involved with his father a lot. He had to impress this woman a lot. His mother didn't even love him. How then could this strange woman like him?
"No thank you. I'm fine. You can call me Carina. " Carina said smiling at him. "What's your name?"
"My name is Will. I will be 10 years old in December. " Will said with all the pride he could muster.
"Wow. You are one big boy. " Carina smiled at him making him smile but he watched the way the smile left her lips and wondered what was wrong with her.
"Are you okay, Carina?" Will asked, walking to her. He knew that being pregnant was not easy from his experience with his pregnant teacher. She always seemed tired.
"Yes dear. I'm fine. " Dear! She called me dear! Only his teacher ever called him that and that was because he always bought her apples even though his mother always smacked him for it. The point was he had done nothing for this woman.
"Carina! Are you alright? Is it the baby? I knew you shouldn't have come. You never listen. " Ricardo said, pressing his palm to her forehead.
"I wanted to meet him too and I'm fine. " Carina said, there was sweat already forming in her forehead.
Will was shocked by this news. So she wanted to meet him.
"Will come here.." Ricardo said after taking his eyes off Carina.
"Yes sir." Will said, he suddenly felt very scared.
"No need for all that you can call me dad or pa. Whatever you like. " Ricardo said, taking hold of the boy's hand. There was an obvious resemblance between him and Benjamin.
"Dad.." Ricardo smiled when Benjamin breathed the word out as if testing it.
"How long have you lived here?" Ricardo asked his son.
"Since I was a baby. I don't know. " Will said, wondering where that question came from.
"And your mother...she is never home by this time. " Will wondered why Amelia would leave this boy alone. He might be able to take care of himself but he was still a child.
"Okay. You know I have two other children...Benjamin and Sofia. Benjamin is seven and Sofia is two. " Ricardo said smiling at the boy as he made him sit beside him.
"So I have a brother and a sister." Will said his eyes shinning brightly. He had always been so alone in this home and he was glad he had siblings now. "What about the baby in there?"
"Well we don't know about that just yet. " Ricardo said smiling.
"Oh I am so happy you came for me. Ma would never let me meet you. Each time you came to that big house I was there and she like lock me in the room. " Will said excitedly. He could not wait to meet his siblings. He already loved them.
Will didn't realise how Ricardo's face twisted in anger. Will flinched moving away from him. He knew that look all too well. Sometimes, the men that came looking for his mother had that look in their face too and they would smack him around.
"What's Wrong, Will ?" Carina said, wondering why the boy moved far away.
"Are you angry? I'm sorry for making you angry. " Will quivered, he was just recovering from another man's anger and he had a bruise on his stomach to prove it.
