Chapter 032

Confrontations and Celebrations

When the door came crashing open into Allison's apartment, she stopped in her nervous stride and whirled around. In came Morris, who had grown a thundercloud of emotions all over his face. Well, the past couple of days since the incident in the hospital had been sort of confusing and hurtful; quarters had been applied. It flamed anger hot into his veins.

"How'd you do that to me?" he bellowed, raw with his emotions. "All these years, Allison. All these goddamned years of lies!"

Allison winced, eyes widened with fear and guilt. "Morris, please. I can explain..."

"Explain?" Morris laughed bitterly. "Explain how you let me believe that child was mine? How you watched me love him, care for him, all while knowing the truth?"

Tears were strafing down Allison's face. "I was scared, Morris. I couldn't afford to lose you. I thought. I thought if I actually came out in the open and told you the truth, you would leave."

"So instead, you imprisoned me with a lie?"