A Love Story 2- Part 42

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'W..wha..what?!' He stuttered. He stared at the blades of grass on the ground as he absorbed what I had just told him. He seemed very shocked and surprised. I couldn't tell if he was happy or angry but then again, I can't blame him. That was my exact reaction when I found out about our daughter. 'Our daughter is alive, Luke.' I repeated myself. But he seemed to have ignored me and continued staring at the ground. I wasn't sure, but I think I saw a tear dropped to his cheek. It wasn't the first I've ever seen him cry but I know that he rarely cries and this must mean that it's special to him. Our daughter is special to him. I tapped his shoulder, 'Luke! Our daughter is alive.' I exclaimed so this time he would hear me as I wasn't too sure if he heard me earlier. He slowly turned around to face me, 'Are you sure?!' It took me a few seconds until finally I replied, 'Well I'm not sure but I think it's true because Hannah told me.' 'Wait! What?!' He shouted, 'Hannah has something to do with this?!' I stared at the ground and avoided eye contact with him. 'DOES HANNAH HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS?!' He repeated himself. 'Yes, but...' He stood up from the bench and kicked a pebble on the ground, 'How could she?! She's my sister, how could she do this to me?!' He shouted. I stayed seated on the bench and stared at the ground. 'I wasn't too sure either but she's changed. She told me about our daughter.' 'But still, Alice! She still had something to do with it all. I can never forgive her.' I stood up from the bench and slowly walked closer to him. I placed my hand on his shoulder, 'You will one day. She's your sister and there will be a day where you will forgive her.' I smiled. He took a deep breath and slowly turned to face me. 'Where is she, Alice? Where's our daughter!?'....

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