Chapter 26
ALI's POV
"No "my dad said and l frowned at him. I didn't really expect that from dad, till date he has never said no to me about anything and him saying no now added to my growing suspicions that he and Mom knew the truth. "why, is it because you know that there is some truth to what I'm saying, dad even a stupid person can see for themselves that she looks like you and well I look nothing like you or Mom either. I have to find out the truth daddy because I can't live like this. It's affecting my whole life ,it's affecting my studies and it's all I even think about and I just it has to stop so please please just let me do this" l said in one go before he could interrupt me.
l had no doubt that dad had my best interest at heart but l didn't want to have to hear about this from someone else which is why it was important for me to find out the truth. Till date my dad has always been mine and now l had to share him with someone else. l had no competition when it came to Liam because for whatever stupid reason he and dad don't get along at all.
"this doesn't just affect your life Ali, it affects the lives of everyone in our family and I won't let you ruin our family for your own selfish piece of mind "dad snapped at me and I looked at him in a horror. Yes dad does snap at mum and my brother but he has never snapped at me in fact he talks to me softly but today he looks like a completely different person and I hated it. This thing was already to tearing us apart and it wasn't confirmed as yet.
"Oh please dad you can see her, don't you want to know "I said wiping my tears and dad stood up and started pacing the room. Mom was quiet though the whole conversation and I think it's because that she wants this DNA test. Anyone can see the connection between them, they're like mother and daughter and this test mate confirm that they are mother and daughter.
"I prefer to let sleeping dogs lie Ali and maybe you should try to do it as well. Dad said but I feel like he's hiding something from me but this wasn't the time to ask him. We were facing a dilemma but l had full hope that we might walk from it unscathed. Maybe she's a distant cousin or something, maybe I was just worried for no reason but I had to know, I have to know. l will deal with the end result but for now it is important that l confirm my suspicion. Why couldn't she just stay where she was.
I need to know if the two people that really conceived mean are dead. I need to know if the woman who gave birth to me is the one sitting right in front of me or if she's the one that passed away. I know the truth won't do our family any good but we simply can't carry on like this. We simply can't carry on hoping that this is some kind of joke because whether or not it is ,we have to know.
"we can't put this out forever dad, we can't bury this truth because it is real and it is breathing "I stand up walking towards him and holding his hand "I know dad, I know that you're afraid but I promise you that nothing will change ,this truth will not define our lives because I will always be your daughter ,I will always be daddy's little girl no matter what the truth is.
"Ali this is not a joke, are you sure you will be able to handle the truth "mum looks at me with the conflicted eyes and l roll my eyes at her "yes mom , I have no choice but to live with it and dad please don't worry about me because I know that you will be there to hold my hand every step of the way even if the truth isn't what we hope for"
l know that Mom will be happy if Eliana is her daughter but dad won't take it easily so l am rest assured that nothing will change in my life because of a mere DNA test. l have full trust in my dad andis love for me, he has never placed anyone before me, be it Liam who resembles him or my mom whom he loves and that's the reason why l am so confident that nothing will change between us because of the DNA test.