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2024-10-29 19:42:56The minute Sam heard her friend say: “I have an idea”, she knew something crazy had come to her mind. Charlotte had the craziest ideas, and most of the time, her plans led up to a huge mess. Like the time they tried to prank their Greek teacher for giving them a low grade on their end of course project. Charlotte put glue on the blackboard eraser, so, when the teacher took it, it would get stuck in her hand. However, the teacher sent one of her students to do that job and, to make things worse, the girl was allergic to the glue's compounds, which caused her a horrific allergic reaction. In sight of the events, Charlotte and Samanta could not bear the guilt and confessed their mischief, earning them a one week suspension.
She knew this could be no exception. As soon as Charlotte left the room wearing the burka and with Sam's speech in her hands, Samanta had a hunch. Aháva was holding her hand, looking at her with fear, which confirmed it. The crazy plan would not work. As soon as they realized that was not Samanta speaking, people would begin to wonder.
“What am I even doing?” She asked herself.
Her daughter looked at her as though she was out of her mind.
“Mommy! Where are we going? Where's daddy?” The young girl cried.
“No time for questions, honey. Just walk, please” Samanta was terrified.
“But, mommy…” the girl started getting nervous. “Why are we running?” She asked. At that point, Sam regretted raising her child to be so curious and independent. Aháva was smart and hard to cheat. She knew something fishy was going on. “Mommy!” the girl yelled and pulled her mother's hand, demanding an explanation. “What's wrong? Why are you scared?”
Sam kneeled and hugged her while her eyes fogged up.
“I'm fine, honey. I am not scared. I promise, I'll explain everything when we're home” she stood up and walked on, holding her daughter's hand tightly.
She sped up her strides and looked all around. Her heart was pounding.
She rushed around the corner to get to her car, but as she crossed, she looked the other side, not noticing the person coming towards them.
She could not stop herself from walking into this man, falling hard on the floor, while the cause of her fall tried helping her back on her feet.
“I am very sorry. I did not see you. Honestly, I…” words stumbled upon one another in his throat.
“Don't worry. I'm fine” Sam stood up, shaking her clothes.
As soon as their eyes met. Her world started to crumble.
Dominik was looking back at her, dumbfounded.
“Mommy, are you okay? You bounced right off Mr. Dominik!” Said Aháva, giggling.
Mommy? That word pulled Dominik from his stupor. He shook his head and looked at the girl next to Samanta. Their daughter.
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“Please. Let go. Just let me go” Sam was beginning to lose her composure.Aháva could not understand what was happening. Why was this stranger holding her mommy? Why was mommy so sad?“Sir, leave mommy alone” she said, and started punching his leg.Dominik let go of Samanta and leaned in to hold, very carefully, the tiny hands that hit him.“Little one, I mean no harm to mommy.”Those two green little eyes looked right into his and filled him with the purest love. Samanta could not deny it. The girl he was holding, was his daughter, his blood, living proof of the love that still burns inside of her.He bent over and, unable to refrain, he hugged her tiny body in the warmest embrace.Aháva could not understand why this man was holding her.“Get away from my family. God damn bastard” yelled Amir, approaching them like a whirlwind.Dominik stood up and looked at the man threatening to punch him.“No, Amir. Calm down” his wife asked, standing between them.“What is all of this, Samanta?”
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The day Dominik had been waiting for, had come. He got out of bed with a smile. He wasn't sure whether he was so happy to see Samanta or because he'd be seeing his little daughter. Doubts and remorse came to his mind, thinking of this young girl who probably hated him right now. He was a stranger to his daughter, and the thought of that caused him pain.He put on a spectacular gray suit, with no tie, he bought the day before. He looked flawless from head to toe.Mr. Hallagan, his lawyer had arrived the night before and was expecting him at the hotel lobby.Carlos left early, not saying where he was going, he wanted no part in this, for his relationship with Samanta and how Dominik had grown in him lately, too. We could say they had become friends. But they couldn't. He thought he should do something since Dominik was a victim in all of this, and Samanta had to understand this somehow. He understood she was upset, but he could not sympathize. He had to find a way to show his friend, pu
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