Chapter 39
Faith
I turn around I see the two one after the other, they remain silent, I have no idea what is going on here so I decide to break this silence myself which was becoming too heavy for me , and this woman's smile really didn't help
Me turning to Chris: what's wrong
Chris: uh nothing
He turns to the woman before continuing
Chris with contempt: I guess you had a visit from my lawyer
The young lady scanning the room with her gaze: do you really want to talk about her in front of everyone?
I wanted to talk when Elisabeth cuts me off
Elisabeth: my darling and if you came for a ride with me
I was about to answer him when I see a little girl, also blonde come and call the lady in front of us mum, I see Chris clenching his stitches and a vein is emerging on his bottom, could it be that this small is the girl that Chris thinks he lost all these years?
The young lady: Chelsea, let me introduce you to your father!
I feel like everything is disappearing around me, and this phrase just keeps ringing in my head over and over again, I turn to Chris for answers in his eyes but I get nothing, he became just more tense than he was, I feel a hand around each of my arms, when I turn around it was Elisabeth
Elisabeth: come with me my darling
My body doesn't obey me, I stay looking at her Chris so that he can tell me something but nothing, when he finally turns to me it's to tell me
Chris: for once faith does what you are asked to do
I get up with the help of Leila and Mrs. Elisabeth takes the little one then we leave, arrive at the doorstep I hear the young lady say to Chris
Young lady: I didn't know you were fucking with little girls now moreover a black one, I thought you preferred mature women
I keep calming my way to my room
Me: How long will it continue like this? Every time everything seems to be better a new woman appears
Leila: do you know who this woman is?
Me: I don't really know but everything seems to indicate that it is his ex-wife
Leila: did you know they had a child?
Me: no, he told me she had an abortion, I don't understand what's going on, and I didn't even know they were still in contact
Leila: calm down, there is surely an explanation for all this and try to trust your man
I answer more I lie down waiting for Chris and hoping that he is still my man after his interview with this woman
Christopher
When I first saw Cheska arrive I was really shocked to see her again after all these years that have passed, all the hate I've felt for her all this time I expected that ' they resurfaced but no, this woman who was so beautiful, with a real presence that forced everyone's admiration, she reflected true English elegance, at all the receptions and parties we went to together she attracted the gaze of all the men, but this woman I have in front of me at the moment is not the same as I knew before, she is frail, with dark circles under her eye, a face full of holes must have acne, she has become thinner, and perching on these high heels, I see that I do not even feel hatred for her, she just makes me feel sorry
Me: what did you get?
Cheska: is that all you find to say to your wife the mother of your child after so many years of absence?
Me: you lost that title the day you stole from me and left with your lover
Cheska getting closer to me: but now I have come back, with our daughter, the child that you wanted so much to have so that we could start a family
me: my daughter you say? You think you're going to come here overnight and you're going to bring me a little one pretending it's my daughter and I'm going to accept it without flinching?
Take care of signing the divorce papers, on my side I'll do a DNA test to clear it all up
Cheska: is it because of this mulatto that you are trying to reject your daughter and me? If you want to force me to divorce I will strip you of everything you own
Me: finally you tell me what really brings you here, the money, go re-read your marriage contract, it is good to stipulate that if you cheat on me you will gain nothing in the event of divorce, but if you sign these papers quickly I I could be very, very generous with you
Cheska: if you expect me to sign you to marry this pregnant mulatto, let me tell you that you will be waiting a long time
Me: you'll end up signing them, believe me, now you have to leave, you're not an invitee, and as you've noticed my wife is pregnant and I have to go take care of her
After you….
I see the anger in her eyes, but I don't give a fuck I'm not the unsure boy I used to be, and I don't have to deal with her moods, she ends up leave and we join little Chelsea and Elisabeth who were playing together in the garden, when she sees us she comes running towards us, she pulls my pants so that I lower myself to her waist, which I do and she asks with his little voice
Chelsea: are you really my father and not Uncle Romeo?
Me: I would be very honored to be your father, but for the moment these are adult matters
Chelsea: can I come and have fun here?
Me smiling: yes you can come here whenever you want
She takes me in her arms very happy and gives me a wet kiss on the cheek, I can't describe the effect that this little one who could be my daughter had on me, yes my daughter made me, I have to do at least earlier this DNA test before I tied myself up and ended up being on it at the end, we were sharing our little moment, but it took Cheska to step in and cut everything
Cheska pulling the little one by the arms: do we come, we must leave
Chelsea: but mom...
Cheska: we're leaving I said
Me: my darling you have to obey mum, you can come another day
Chelsea all happy: promise?
Me: yes I promise
Cheska: don't make promises you can't keep
Me giving my card to the little one: you can call me whenever you want
I stand there watching them go and just thinking that it could be flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood makes me so happy
Elisabeth: I am one hundred percent sure that this little one is yours
Me: but I have to do a test to remove any doubt, I don't trust this woman at all, she is capable of anything
Elisabeth: you're not wrong but I'm sure the test will prove me right
Me: I will do it as soon as possible, where is faith?
Elisabeth: she must be in her room, I think there is a discussion that is necessary
Me: yes and I'm really dreading what's going to happen, she's going to get really angry when she finds out that we haven't divorced Cheska and me yet
Elisabeth: why did you wait so long?
Me: I didn't think I would remarry one day, I don't really know
Elisabeth: well now you will have to assume
Me: but you're not helping me
Elisabeth laughing: she won't eat you anyway
Me laughing in turn: she's going to do worse, taken for me!!!
We laugh together and we separate, I take the stairs and head for the slaughterhouse...