Chapter Twelve

“Miesa Devane.” Doctor Mirabelle’s secretary called.

“Yes Ma’am.” She stood up.

“Come with me please.” She waved her over.

Miesa smiled at Beth who smiled back and she left the class. She hoped doctor Mirabelle had good news for her because she couldn’t wait any longer.

“You can go in Miesa.” The secretary told her when they got to the doctor’s office.

“Thank you.” Miesa smiled then she knocked on the door, waited for a reply before she went into the office.

“Come in Miesa!”. Mirabelle said. "I have good news for you.”

Miesa closed the door and walked over to the desk. “Really?”. She beamed.

“You were so right about what you told me." Mirabelle opened her top drawer and brought out a file.

Miesa sat down on the chair bouncing with excitement. If it was good news then it could mean only one thing but she didn't want to put her hopes up.

Mirabelle opened the file and took a paper from it. “Well this here says that Cesari Sandoval is 99.9% your biological father.”

~Flashback~

Miesa kept staring at Cesar and her mother talking and laughing about something that was way over her head. 

She sighed wistfully as she watched them and wished that they were really a family. It would be so wonderful to have a father like Cesari Sandoval and she just wasn’t thinking that because he was rich - far from it…he’d be there to tell her stories every night and even if he had to travel, she’d make sure he could still tell her stories on the phone.

That would be lit!.

Cesar picked up his glass to take a sip of water but it slipped from his hand,fell to the floor and shattered.

Cesar bent forward to start picking up the pieces but one of the bigger pieces cut him and he hissed in pain.

“Oh be careful.” Ellie said. "Mimi go get me the first aid kit.”

“Yes mom.” She got up and left the dining room.

“Sorry.” Cesar apologized, looking sheepish.

“It’s fine." Ellie smiled.

Mimi returned with the first aid kit and watched as her mother cleaned up the wound and bandaged it up.

Mimi eyed the bloody antiseptic wipes on the table. This was exactly what she needed to get a DNA test done but how was she going to go about it?.

“Hey mom..I’ll dispose of these.” She pointed to the wipes.

“Thanks sweetie.” Ellie smiled at her.

Mimi took a napkin from the table, picked up the wipes gingerly and left the dining room. She rushed upstairs to her room carefully avoiding the creaky stairs so her mother wouldn’t hear.

She dropped the napkin with the wipes on her bedside table and went to search her bag for the plastic bag doctor Mirabelle had given her and when she found it, deposited the wipes inside and kept the bag in the deep recesses of her school bag.

She went to wash her hands and snuck out of her room. She returned to the dining area and met her mom at the sink while Cesar was no where to be found.

“Mom..where’s Cesar?”. She asked.

“He had to leave sweetie. Have you disposed of the bloody wipes?”.

“Yes mom. Um..can I use the telephone please?”.

“Sure. You want to call Beth?”.

“Yes.”

“Oh! before I forget..I got you a little something.” Ellie sent her a secretive smile.

“What is it?”. Mimi asked looking excited.

“I’ll be right back.” Ellie raised a finger telling her to hold on and she left.

Ten minutes later she returned with a wrapped package and handed it to her.

“What is this?”. Mimi raised an eyebrow.

“Open it.” Ellie said.

Mimi tore open the wrapper and another one then a third one which made her laugh before she finally got to her present and let out an excited squeal of delight.

“You got me a phone!”. She exclaimed in shock.

“Well it was Cesar who told me to get it for you.”

“Really?!thank you Mom!”. She hugged her tight. "I love you so so very much!”.

“I love you too baby." Ellie chuckled. "You have to do your homework first before you start using it do you understand?”.

“Yes. I pinky promise.” There wasn't anything she wouldn't do right now because of this. She had her own freaking personal phone.

“That’s my girl.” Ellie ruffled her hair and turned back to the sink.

“Can I use it now though? I’d like to call Beth and tell her.”

“Sure baby.”

Mimi skipped out of the kitchen and went upstairs to her room. She opened her bedside drawer and took out her phone book where she’d written Beth’s house telephone number then she dialed the number on her new phone when she saw it and pressed the call button.

The telephone rang twice before someone picked up. It was Beth’s older brother Ghale.

“Williams residence. Who is this please?”. He asked.

“Hey G,it’s Miesa.” She giggled.

“Hey Ghale’s princess!how you doing mama?”.

“I’m fine. And you?.”

“Now that you’ve called princess..I’m better than fine.” He said.

Mimi chortled. “I want to speak with Beth please.”

“Hold on. Hey Bee!phone for you!”. He called out to his little sister. "It’s Mimi.” 

“Hey Mimi.” Beth greeted.

“Hey Beth guess what?”.

“Um..you’ve finally gotten the stuff done?”.

“Yes. But that’s not what I want you to guess. It’s something else.”

“Uh..you’re finally going to America?”.

Mimi laughed. “No silly! Mom got me a new phone!.”

“Really?! Are you serious?!”. Beth exclaimed. "You’re not pulling my legs are you?”.

“No I’m not. I swear. She told me Cesar asked her to buy it for me and she did!.”

“Wow. Mr Sandoval is really cool.” Beth said 

“I have to go now Kay? I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Sure and bring your phone with you.” Beth said.

“Kay kay." Mimi giggled and hung up.

~Monday at School~

“Doctor Mirabelle!”. Miesa called running after her when she saw her going to the teacher’s lounge.

“Hello Miesa." Mirabelle greeted and stopped walking.

“Morning ma’am.” 

“Morning dear. Can I help you?”.

“Um..I have what we talked about?”. Miesa said.

“Oh really?." She looked around in the hallway but they were alone. "Give it to me.”

Miesa took out the plastic bag from her skirt pocket and handed to Mirabelle who quickly put it inside her white coat.

“Five days?”. She asked to be sure.

“Let’s say a week. Since it’s dried blood.”

“Kay. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome sweetie.” Mirabelle smiled and walked away.

“Yes!”. Miesa fist pumped the air and left.

~flashback ends~

“He’s my Dad.” Miesa said, not quite believing it. She'd thought that him being her uncle would have been okay but this was so much more. They shared the same DNA.

“Yes Miesa, he’s your father.”

A huge smile broke out on Miesa’s face as she rose from her seat, skirted the desk and hugged Mirabelle around her middle shocking her.

“Thank you ma’am! Thank you so much for everything! You’re heaven sent ma’am!”.

“You’re welcome Miesa. I’m glad to be of help.”

Miesa released her and wiped the tears on her face. She didn’t even know she’d started crying.

Mirabelle folded the paper and put it in an envelope for her and sealed it then handed it to Miesa.

“Here you go darling. It’s all yours.”

Miesa took it and clutched it to her chest like a treasure. 

She now had a father of her own too. It was the best feeling in the world.

“Will you tell your parents?”. Mirabelle asked.

“Not yet.”

“Okay dear good luck.”

“Thank you. I will need it.” Miesa smiled gratefully then left the office. She kept the envelope in her jacket pocket, thanked the secretary and left.

“Sweet girl.” Mirabelle shook her head smiling fondly.