Clapping. I hear a lot of clapping. Nervousness. I feel a lot of nervousness. I try to catch the eye of my father's but he is to busy talking to the crowd. I drown him out and focus on being calm and collected.
"Now I would like to call up on stage Mona Madden, your new CEO, to give her acceptance speech."
I slowly drown out everyone, everything. The clapping, the talking, the whispers. Everything.
I walk on to the stage with my head held up high my eyes sharp.
This is it, Mona. This is it. This is what you worked for.
I take a deep breath, and I slowly began.
***
Flashback
Who are you? I ask in anger.
The man looks at me with confusion but his eyes soften immediately.
"I found you on a park bench, you were suffering from hypothermia, would you like to tell me what's going on?"
I look afar and my eyes water I slowly cover my eyes and sob loudly.
I finally left. And I almost died.
I can feel someone's presence near me and suddenly my body was engulfed into warm hands
"Its okay kiddo, just let it out."
I finally calmed down and let myself regulate my breath.
"I live in the orphanage of Mother Mary, it was a horrible place, horrible. They abused me so much and when the priest tried to touch me inappropriately, I took a knife and stabbed.
"I killed someone, I killed the priest, I'm a murder."
I tried pushing the man away but instead, I fall back.
"Get away I'm a murderer."
The man slowly holds my hand and coax me to look at him, he gently whispers soothing words to me."
"Are you going to take me to the police now."
A small smile played his lips.
"I will solve everything with the law but I have a proposition for you."
I look up meeting his eyes.
"You can go to another foster home or I could adopt you and you could be my daughter."
And for the first time in 10 years, I cried. I cried happy tears.
I had a father.
***
... Trust me, fate quietly whispers to warriors, it say's "you can't withstand the storm" and you know what I say to that, "I say I am the storm", thank you, everyone, for attending this milestone event for our company. Please understand that the venue is providing lunch. I am truly honored to be the CEO of L&G technologies
I make eye contact with my dad and he nods at me with a big smile.
Life couldn't get any better.
***
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RomanceFather's past. Becomes her future. *** Your world can change in a blink of an eye. That's exactly what happened to Mona Lively Madden. Was it for good or bad? Who knows you'll just have to read to find out.
