chapter 6

Elijah

Today I am invited to an event at Brooklyn. I don't even know why I need to go to that event. It's not like I never been to that kind of event but it just I don't even have a partner to go. Usually, I always bring one of my chicks to this kind of event but this invitation was quite surprised and I don't have enough time to find any. So I ended up to go alone. It's a good thing that it's only a few minutes from my house or else I won't be going cause I am too lazy. Besides, this fashion event is not my favorite much cause it' only shows most of the woman's clothes rather than man. 

I'm sure to have slept a lot with women in these three years but I don't know why it feels..... 

Empty

 I feel like something is not complete when I did all that. I only felt satisfied only for one year and after that, I don't feel it anymore. That's weird. I should be more happy to be a single man and also I'm a young bachelor.

Whatever it is, here I am. Getting ready to go to the launching of the new boutique in Brooklyn. I didn't know who is the owner cause I'm not interested to know who it is. When I think I'm ready, I put my phone and wallet in my pocket then look at my appearance in the mirror for the last time before walk out.

My driver already waits for me to open the door for me. I get in and then do my work on my phone. I just look at my phone until my driver said that we're here. I close my phone and wait for him to open the door for me. Like usual, many reporters click their camera makes me have a headache cause there's so much flashlight. Even though I used to all these flash and the reporters, I still got a headache sometimes. 

I manage to get myself inside to see the event already started. Well, that's sucks but at least I'm here. I'm not sitting on my seat cause it's to dull to watch it. They got men's clothes too but I don't have any interest to watch it. So, I just take a walk to see the boutique and the decorations. This boutique seems elegant with all the designs and the furniture. I can say that the owner got a decent taste of design. It is elegant yet simple. 

Just then, I feel someone hit me on my chest. I look the person who hit me and ready to burst. It's a woman. I didn't say anything and just standing there and looking at her but she didn't look at me at all. "I'm sorry." I heard she said without looking at me on the face. She seems she's too busy to find something. I stay quiet and look at her with a frown. 

Why is she look so familiar?

No, she can't be... She can't be, Alexa.

Before I could say anything, she walks away without even try to look at me. 

I try to chase her but she's too fast. I'm sure she is Alexa.

 Yeah.

 There's a lot of people here makes me more difficult to find her. I want to make sure again if she really the Alexa that I know which is my ex-wife. She looks so different from three years ago. She looks more beautiful and sophisticated. I want to ask her what is she doing here cause this event is not for ordinary people. 

What is she doing here?

It can't be she is the ...... Owner?

no no she can't be the owner because that's too impossible. I divorce her and didn't give her anything, not even money. So she can't be the owner maybe she just happened to work here.

*******

The next day.

I am inside my office and doing my job as usual. Just then, my door barge open to show Joseph come with file in his hand. "What's that?" I ask him while he sits on one of the chairs in front of me.

"I'm the one who should ask you that question." He throws that file in front of me and looking at me. I look at him weirdly and open that file. I stop when I know what it is. I immediately close it and put it aside.

"Well?" He leans his back and looks at me.

"I met her yesterday but it seems like she doesn't notice me. So, I paid an investigator to find out more about her. Well, that's really her. And you know what, I will make her mine again." Joseph scoffed.

"Didn't you said three years ago 'I want to enjoy my life, Joseph and I think what I did was the right thing'... Ha! I still remembered it." He said and smirking at me.

"That's three years ago. Now I'm already 26 and I think I'm ready to be with her again. Don't you think so?" He shrugged. I think this is the best time for me to settle down and I want to be with her cause she's the only woman that I ever loved and this time I want to be more serious in this relationship and I know if I go talk to her, she will be so happy. She loves me and that feeling won't easily go away even though it's three years ago.

I open the file to see Alexa's photos from yesterday and a few of it her with two kids. Wait. "These kids." I said while looking at the photos.

"What?" I give him the photos and he looks at me confused. "Who's this?" He asks me. 

"That's my kids. I.. I met them like four days ago and I bought them ice cream. Why I didn't notice that their faces are the same as me or maybe one of them. They're twins. I didn't even ask their name. Goshh." I put my head on the table and close my eyes.

I didn't believe that I met my own child and I didn't even know it. Shit.

"Yeah that boy looks like you but the girl, only has the same eyes as you but still looks the same. You're so dumb. Why didn't you notice them." He asks and I just shake my head.

"No matter what, I'll find them and be a happy family with them," I said. I can't just let my children grow up without knowing who is their dad.

"Yeah, good luck bro. I need to go now cause I have meeting in one hour. See you, dude." With that, he walks out of my office to leave me with those photos. I sighed. I already have children with her and yet I divorce her and now I need to meet with my children cause I have the right to meet my own child no matter what. 

I want to bring them to meet my parents and let them know who is their grandparents. I want them to have a happy and complete family while they grow up. 

 I will claim them as mine back. Just wait.