All Chapters of HELLO SINNERS, IT'S TIME FOR RECKONING: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Carla’s POV. As a child, I only knew my mother as my only family. It was not until I was 12 years of age, I got to know I had an aunt. My mother never spoke about my father and although she tried her best to never make me feel his absence, I still did whenever I saw my friends with their fathers. I tried several times to make her tell me about him, but she always waved off the topic, pretending as if I never mentioned it. But there came a day, the day I couldn’t take it anymore. The day I also made up my mind to never ask about him again. That day, I had gotten into a fight with a classmate of mine, who shamed me for not having a father and called me a bastard. I was so pained and hurt that as soon as I got home that day, I stormed into my mother’s room angrily. “Darling, you are back already. How was school today?” she said as soon as she saw me, with a smile curled up on her lips. Normally, I would have rushed to her and squeezed my tiny self into her arms but that day, I s

Carla's POVWe were seated in the living room that day, having a family time when her phone rang. It was a call from her office, specifically from her secretary.She excused herself and proceeded to pick the call, in which I, Dad and Catherine continued with our chattering, leaving her to attend to the caller. We were still amid our discussion about the success of the Fashion Show which mum had held the day before, only to be interrupted by her loud scream."What?" she had yelled, her face turned pale, and her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as if she was trying to process whatsoever news her secretary had passed across."Darling, is anything the problem?" Dad asked, hurrying to where she stood, still on the call with her secretary. Catherine and I looked at each other, with confusion written on our faces, wondering what was going on."I will be on my way to the office now. Prepare an urgent meeting and call the Legal Team in" Mum instructed Iris, her secretary, as she hung up on her."

Omniscient POVLife living with their aunt Ivory, was just as they had expected. Ivory and Isabelle were never close although, they both lived in the same city. Ivory was Isabella’s stepsister, and they never had a good rapport.Ivory never wanted to accommodate Carla and Catherine, but she had no other option as she was their only relative. Ivory made life a living hell for them as she made Carla and Catherine work part-time to feed themselves.Both Carla and Catherine were in their 12th grade and were about sitting for their Scholastic Aptitude Test. Catherine was a slow learner who couldn’t cope with reading and studying at the same time and so, Carla stopped her from working and admonished her to focus on studying as she would work to feed them both.Carla worked her butt off to provide for herself and Catherine and at the same time, studying. Carla worked hard and was able to pay the SAT fee for both her and Catherine since their aunt said she couldn’t afford to pay for the fees.

Omniscient POV.Carla was stunned by what she had seen at the airport. She couldn't move. She stood frozen, trying to process what she had witnessed. Her hands trembled, and her legs felt rooted to the spot as her mind raced.Several thoughts and questions began to run through her mind, wondering whom the lady was and if she had mistaken their relationship. Just so Charles wouldn’t be aware of her presence, Carla avoided him at the airport.She watched as the unknown lady bid Charles goodbye and entered a cab. The unknown lady seemed oddly familiar, but she couldn’t place where she had seen the lady before. Carla, who was lost in thought, was brought back into reality by her ringing phone. ‘Hello, where are you?’, It was Charles on the line, asking for Carla’s whereabouts. ‘I am at …………. home’, Carla responded stammering, still trying to get over the shock of what she had seen."Okay. I just alighted from the plane, and I had thought you would come get me at the airport, but you are

Omniscient POVCarla sat there, dumbfounded by the words that just pierced her ears. She was lost in her own thought trying to process and figure out what she had just heard.Her mind was a whirlwind of confusion, struggling to grasp the truth of what Ivory had just said. She was oblivious of her surrounding as she was lost in the storm of her emotions.‘I ……. but he told me you two are ……………...’, Carla forced herself to say with a trembling voice, but was cut short by Ivory.‘Can we talk outside if you do not mind?’, Ivory’s voice, which was strangely calm and contrasting with Carla’s inner turmoil said. Carla, holding onto her handbag for support, stood with her shaky legs, and followed Ivory with her heart pounding in her chest. As soon as they left, Amelia turned to face Catherine, with a 'What the Fuck is going on look' on her face, but Catherine only rolled her eyes before walking away.Both Ivory and Carla made their way to the restaurant's rooftop and as soon as they got the