LOVE IMPERFECTION

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Kendrick's POV.

I could swear my heart skipped a beat seeing lily so miserable, her eyes are puffy and her face looked pale, I could tell she also didn't get a wink of sleep.

"Lily" I mumbled.

She raised her gaze and met mine and sadness flashes.

"I need to go" she said, her voice carried no effort.

"Where?" I stood firmly blocking her, it's like she will run away and never come back, I don't want her to leave, I will never want that.

"Seattle".

"Who is she?" She added before I could speak.

I know who she is talking about and I really have no answer so I kept quiet with my head down, my head aches so much and plus I have to think too.

"She said it" Lily's voice swept the clouded thoughts in my head.

Said what?

"That she's my mother". Her lips tremble and she grimanced. Disgusted by her own words.

"How can she say such a thing" she pushed the suitcase to the floor.

"I should never have gone to that hospital" she pulled on the sheets.

"I should never have taken pity on her" she yelled and slides the objects on the mirror down making some of them to shatter.

"I should never have given her my blood" I ran to her, clutching her weak body tightly to myself shushing her.

"Hey, hey" I caressed her hair gently shushing her.

"I hate the word mother" she cried.

"Sh, i know, it's all gonna be fine".

"I hate it bc, I hate her for ever saying that" her legs gave up, she leaned on me as she fell to her knees making me go with her and not letting go.

"Or...or maybe it's fake, maybe it's all lies and maybe it's a dream, all a dream. There wasn't any test or...or" her body trembles as she tries to install new thought into her mind.

"Lily, its enough, Everything will be fine" I whispered as softly as I can.

My heart aches seeing her crying painfully, a huge lump formed in my throat that I felt like crying when seeing her cry would dissolve it. I don't know what the truth of the matter is.

I mean a test cannot be wrong and there's no reason whatsoever for the doctor to lie about such a thing and even miss tombson admitted that she's Lily's mother.

I have to take her pain away one way or the other but I cannot let her go to Seattle. I cannot risk it not her or her safety. I am not forgetting that Adrian is still out there and I'd rather die than trust that he won't take the smallest chance to kidnap her.

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"Don't be ridiculous!" Ma retorted.

"Ma for my...

"Do not use yourself against me Rick." she glared at me and I fall short of words. She just doesn't budge.

"Dad please talk to her, where can I take them?" I know he's very understandable and he will support me.

"No Rick, am afraid your mother is right" he placed his hands on his hips.

"I cannot believe you two". I said using so much of my will power to avoid raising my tone.

"No, I cannot believe YOU Rick. How can I stay with that evil woman after everything she did..

"To me, she did to me right?. Then why can't you forgive her if I can" I asked her.

"Because I can never trust her, I will never forgive her, she will never change. Don't you see it" she tried to reason with me.

I started pacing around with no idea of how to convince ma.

"Let them go back to where they came from" ma said turning her back on me.

I looked at dad hoping to get some encouragement but he turned his face away.

" But they have no home anymore" I said.

"Oh really so she feed you lies too" ma snorted.

"Ma, they are my family" I yelled out of frustration.

The look she gave me was a once in a million sad and amazed look.

"And we are?"

"Honey just let it go" dad says.

"Ma of course you are my family too, you two are my parents". I soften my voice.

"You can do as you like Rick" she said and walked out of the room.

I sigh and drop to the floor, crossed legs, my head is hurting like never before. I hissed and exhale.

I sat there resting my head on the wall not moving. Have you ever been in pain that it doesn't seem to go away and you just end up listening and waiting for it to strike again and again.

"Lily, lily" ma screamed

I jumped to my feet in one breath and ran down the stairs.

"Ma, lily. Where's lily?"

"She just walked out on me dragging her suitcase" she told me.

"What?".