“You…you are …"
Miss Anderson looked at Amanda in anticipation. She wished that she would just say what she wished to hear from the little girl who had been crying.
She looked at Amanda in her eyes with both love and adoration.
“Ariana?” Amanda found back her voice and asked.
Elsa who had been watching them closely got more confused as she wondered why Amanda said that she didn’t know Miss Anderson when she clearly did.
On the other hand, Miss Anderson started shaking tears when she heard what Amanda had said. To her, it was a prayer answered.
She nodded her head hurriedly as if she was afraid that something might happen.
“Yes, it is me. Ariana. You remember me,” Miss Anderson said with a smile on her smile.
The more she looked and heard, the more Elsa got confused. When did Amanda get to know such an important person and she was never told about it? She wanted to ask but she was afraid of distracting them and facing Miss Anderson's wrath.
“Sister?” Amanda asked as she was also confused.
“Yes, babygirl. I finally found you. Mom and Dad will be happy to know you are still alive. Your brother’s too,” Ariana said.
“I have brothers?” Amanda asked, making Ariana look at her keenly.
“You don’t remember? Then how did you remember me?” Ariana asked.
“I …I …some images came into my mind when you said what you said to me previously. It was as if I had heard them somewhere but couldn’t remember where. But after some time, I saw a little girl, older than me, saying the exact words and in the memory, I called the girl sister then a woman came and called me Ariana. When I asked you whether you are her, I was guessing. I didn’t think that they were….” Amanda stopped saying and lowered her head.
“Yes, I remember that day. Adrian had taken your toys as a punishment since you tore his homework book. You pretended to be strong and tried your best not to cry but still one could clearly see through you. You had always seen Dad telling us to be strong and never show our emotions thus you were trying to do so even if you were still a kid. Knowing what you wanted, I told you that,” Ariana said with a smile on her face.
“Am I hallucinating or did I hear the right thing?” Elsa asked, making the Anderson sister look at her.
Not knowing what to say, Amanda looked at Ariana hoping she would speak up.
“You aren’t hallucinating or hearing your own things. She is indeed my sister,” Ariana said.
“How sure are you? You haven’t even done a paternity test to confirm that. Also, if what you are saying is true, how did you know she is your lost sister?” Elsa asked.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want her best friend to be from the richest family in the country but she was worried that Amanda might get hurt again just after being heartbroken by her ex-husband.
Although she was displeased with how Elsa was talking to her, Ariana didn’t try to show her displeasure since she understood who she was to her baby sister.
“The resemblance. At first, when I looked at her, I saw a shadow of the little version of her. When both of you were talking, the voice, face everything reminded me of my baby sister. When I just thought that I was just imagining since I missed her and tried to convince that she wasn’t her. I saw the birthmark on the collarbone. Apart from her, both my mom and I have it in the same place and look alike. I was shocked and I knew it was her. After all, I had heard your conversation and heard she is called Amanda Anderson.
“Gosh! I wonder why you never said that the lost daughter of the Andersons had a butterfly mark on the collarbone! I would have suspected it since she is my best friend and….”
“You always know everything related to Ace Anderson,” Amanda interrupted her.
Elsa was so embarrassed and glared at Amanda who stuck her tongue out of mischievousness.
Ariana chuckled. She knew that her brothers were handsome but she never expected one of the admirers.
“Well. Maybe you will never follow him in the shadows,” Ariana said, making Amanda nod her head.
“And investigate him or download his pictures from his social handle,” Amanda said, making Elsa wish that she could find a place to hide.
“Can both of you leave me alone?” she asked desperately as she glared at them.
Both Ariana and Amanda looked at each other before turning to Elsa in unison
“No,” they both said then started laughing.
“Mmh.” they had a new voice making them stay quiet and look in the direction.
“Sorry to disturb you, ma’am. But do you want something else other than water?” the waitress asked before.
“Some ice cream, please. Strawberry flavor, two scoops and three spoons. Thank you,” Ariana said, making the waitress nod hurriedly before leaving out of fear.
“You really scared her away,” Elsa said as she pouted.
“Well, that was my intention. Why does she need to interrupt us? Also, I am not soft to everyone. You are just lucky that you are her friend,” Ariana said.
‘Well, I guess that even the cold-hearted people have heart,’ Elsa said inwardly but didn’t dare say it out loud. It was already a pleasure that she could sit with them at the same table.
“Anyways, I understand if you can’t remember us as it has been years since you last saw us,” Ariana said, making Amanda hesitate.
From what happened earlier, she could tell that she was having severe headaches when she was trying to remember her past. She wondered why that was the case when she shouldn’t. Seeing how happy Ariana was, Amanda couldn’t bring herself to say anything as she didn’t want to ruin the happy moments.
“You ordered strawberry flavor while Elsa loves blueberry,” she said.
“She didn’t say when I was ordering furthermore, she isn’t my sister thus I just felt pity for her,” Ariana said.
“You are so heartless,” Elsa said, making Ariana roll her eyes, as that wasn’t anything new.
“We will be going home in a few.”