A Love Unexpected

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st and hard. I haven't ugly cried like this in years but right now, I didn't care how ugly I

omes, sweetie, but it's what needs to be done,"

r again. Not with what he's saying to me right now. "This is so unfair!" I shriek really loudly as

y before in my life, and especially towards my parents, but toda

d faced my mum with my hands placed on my waist and my ey

rison?" She responded to my question with a face full of empathy. I knew

he have opted to go to prison? Why did he hav

arply without giving my mum a chance to respond to me. At this point he and I were in a stari

tell me how we had similar reactions to particular situations and how we had the same temper. She'd say, "I wonder how a

shoulders. "Emma, I truly am sorry for this. I'm sorry that this is the reality of your life right now, but

u, dad. I

ad but that was what I was feeling in that

in a tight hug. That was what I needed but didn't realize. That hug. I immediately melted in h

he month. Why this? Why now?" I say in between sobs, my voice shaky. "It's not fair. I'

rce and do whatever you want with your life. I'll make sure it doesn't exceed these three years my darling. I assure you t

d fixates on one pa

or three years. Three good years of my life down the drain, just like that. Why me? Who did I offend? I think to myself. I'm qu

, I do. I know I should've listened to your mother

ce to show I heard his l

n't want that. Knowing the Henderson family, especially the father, Samuel, locking me up won't be enough for him. He would make sure whatever moneys I have in an

fixated on the fact that I get married in two mon

better, dad," I wiped off my tears and picked myself up from the ground. "As you'

the loud ring of

t's for you," he tells me as he looks at me with an emo

stion with my

her end responds with a deep sultry