Chapter 5

Upon seeing their retrieving body, Camila was filled with sadness. She had seen the boy only ones and he had such a huge effect on her. She still couldn’t get her hands on exactly what was going on. Camila just felt moody when he left.

“Mommy, why are you sad? I don’t like that ugly frown on your face?” Lucky rushed to her side and gave her a warm embrace. She just knew what to do to calm her down.

“I wasn’t sad, honey. I was just reflecting on things that concerns adults.” She hugged her tight and then kissed her cheeks. Lucky giggled at the warm sensation on her cheeks.

“Don’t you think that Leo’s father looked handsome? Do you like him? Can he be my daddy one day?” Lucky said innocently, she wasn’t even aware that people just don’t become married like that. They had to be in some relationship.

Camila looked at her suddenly, she didn’t expect to hear this from Lucky so it caught her by surprise. Tears rolled on her face, she denied her only child the right to have a father. Since that day the mysterious man took her innocence and left her depressed, she vowed never to be touched by any other men.

Camila could see clearly that her baby girl needed a father but she was in no condition to provide her with one.

“Oh……honey, we have talked about this before. When the right time comes, we will find your daddy, okay” she consoled and caressed her soft cheeks with affection. Camila didn’t like her being sad. Somehow she thought that by giving Lucky all her love, she will be paying for the wrong she did to her brother. For abandoning him with the man and for selling him just like a property.

“Do you promise me that I will get to see my daddy and hug him like I did to Leo’s daddy?”

“Yes I do”

She then heard a familiar voice call her” Camila”.

She was still the same, with a beautiful smile and body. Camila turned her attention to the sound of the voice and couldn’t believe it. She pulled Lucky up and both of them rushed to the woman and gave her a tight hug.

“Nova, you are here my friend. You look so lovely, you haven’t aged much” she complemented her looks with a delighted face.

She was honestly happy. She had been in a foreign country with strangers, it was a relief to come home to her loved ones.

“Thanks for the compliment Camila, but you look absolutely gorgeous yourself. Tell me your secret? “She finished saying and turned her attention to the little girl.

“I did pretty much nothing. All I had was this little bundle of joy beside me” Camila said while Lucky giggled beside her.

It was an adorable scene.

“Aunty Nova, I am glad you came to pick us up. That boy left with her dad and we were the only ones left. I feel so bad that my mommy is sad. Do you know why?” the girl pouted her mouth mischievously and Nova pinched her cheeks playfully.

Lucky had recognized Nova immediately. Camila had been talking to her lately on Skype and she just fell in love with her.

“Come here, honey.” she pulled her in to a tight hug and whispered” Mommy is not sad. She just came back home and she remembered the memories she left behind, both good and bad.

“Is that true Aunty Nova?  I only wish for the good memories.” Lucky said innocently.

“I promise you that she is fine. Now that the matter is settled, give aunty Nova a huge smile that will lighten the whole world.” The girl complied and Nova could see how Camila was relieved. She was right to introduce Lucky to her and she was sure that she would be a good mother figure to her.

Camila sent them both a kiss.

“Come on both of you. Let’s us go to the car, I want to show you the new house. Camila, I did as you asked and I found you a small apartment. You are going to like it, I promise. It happened that I knew a friend who was vacating her house and I booked it for you.”

“Thank you, bestie, what would I have done without you. I imagined coming back to this city to start hustling around the streets to look for a house. It wasn’t going to be easy on me.”

“It’s nothing. It was my pleasure. I missed you so much and I couldn’t wait to see you and hug you. I wanted to meet this sweet little girl that you have and maybe someday you will tell me what happened 5 years ago “

Camila just kept quiet and didn’t comment and so Nova knew that she wasn’t ready.

“It’s okay I will be patient “she offered and led the group to the car right away.

After entering the car, they were driving along the highway towards the new apartment. Camilla’s heart was beating so hard as she saw the familiar roads and places she used to visit. She looked outside in a daze wondering if she could catch a glimpse of her father or any member of her family. She wondered if they had missed her the way she had.

She had wired half the money she was given to her father’s account and so she wondered whether he figured it out that she was the one who helped him to pay his debts. All this thoughts were going through her head and she became overwhelmed.

 Camila knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but she thought that she could handle everything.

 Camila didn’t manage to talk to her father all this year’s because she feared that he wouldn’t be happy to find out that she sold herself to another man. A man that she didn’t know about and to add salt to the injury she was still lying to him. She was a mother and she didn’t tell him before she traveled away.