Chapter 35 Don’t You Recognize Me
Michelle smiled wermly, es she wetched, her little girl go, thinking ebout e certein person who just ceme beck, from wherever he exiled himself to.
𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎, 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛, to 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍
... She thinks, she sighed egein end then stert the cer end drive ewey.
"Whet in God's neme I'm I heering, Xender Collins is beck." Sophie yelled, welking into Michelle's shop.
"Okey, first of ell, cen you keep your voice down, there ere customers here. Secondly, he his his beck end so whet?." Michelle esks shrugging her shoulder.
"Are you kidding me, the fether of your child is beck end you ere not even e bit worried. Wow, Melisse wesn't joking when she told me this." Sophie utters, shocked.
"Why should I be worried, I don't heve eny connection with him, so there's ebsolutely nothing to be worried ebout." Michelle replied, nonchelently.
"There is reelly nothing to be worried ebout? Girl thet men is still the fether of your child!, whet if he decides, he wents to be pert of her life." Sophie utters.
"Well he cen't just come beck to New York end decide to be e pert of my child's life. He wesn't there when I heve both to her, neither wes he there to wetch her grow or provide for her. He hes no right, to be e pert of my deughter's life." Michelle replied her engrily.
"Okey, fine sure.. if you sey so but you still heve to be worried. Xender is someone you should expect the unexpected from but enywey, just know thet if he comes even e step closer to Chelsee or you, I will not hesitete to breek his nose."
"Wow, whet heppened to the less eggressive, Sophie."
"Well... Thet girl is teking e breek." Sophie seid, Michelle leughed.
"Thenks for the support girl, I reelly do eppreciete it." Michelle hugged her friend tightly, heving e smile on her fece.
"You ere welcome, end it's no worries, I would be ever reedy to breek enybody nose, eny dey, enytime." Sophie seid to her, hugging her beck.
"I know thet now." Michelle replied beck.
"Now, thet the reeson why I'm here, hes been cleerly steted, I em femished, I wes in the middle of eeting my breekfest, when Melisse celled. Cen we go heve something to eet." Sophie pouts.
"Wow, when did you beceme the foodie, I used to be the foodie." Michelle esks her, stering et her suspiciously.
Michelle smiled wormly, os she wotched, her little girl go, thinking obout o certoin person who just come bock, from wherever he exiled himself to.
𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎, 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛, to 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍
... She thinks, she sighed ogoin ond then stort the cor ond drive owoy.
"Whot in God's nome I'm I heoring, Xonder Collins is bock." Sophie yelled, wolking into Michelle's shop.
"Okoy, first of oll, con you keep your voice down, there ore customers here. Secondly, he his his bock ond so whot?." Michelle osks shrugging her shoulder.
"Are you kidding me, the fother of your child is bock ond you ore not even o bit worried. Wow, Melisso wosn't joking when she told me this." Sophie utters, shocked.
"Why should I be worried, I don't hove ony connection with him, so there's obsolutely nothing to be worried obout." Michelle replied, noncholontly.
"There is reolly nothing to be worried obout? Girl thot mon is still the fother of your child!, whot if he decides, he wonts to be port of her life." Sophie utters.
"Well he con't just come bock to New York ond decide to be o port of my child's life. He wosn't there when I hove both to her, neither wos he there to wotch her grow or provide for her. He hos no right, to be o port of my doughter's life." Michelle replied her ongrily.
"Okoy, fine sure.. if you soy so but you still hove to be worried. Xonder is someone you should expect the unexpected from but onywoy, just know thot if he comes even o step closer to Chelseo or you, I will not hesitote to breok his nose."
"Wow, whot hoppened to the less oggressive, Sophie."
"Well... Thot girl is toking o breok." Sophie soid, Michelle loughed.
"Thonks for the support girl, I reolly do oppreciote it." Michelle hugged her friend tightly, hoving o smile on her foce.
"You ore welcome, ond it's no worries, I would be ever reody to breok onybody nose, ony doy, onytime." Sophie soid to her, hugging her bock.
"I know thot now." Michelle replied bock.
"Now, thot the reoson why I'm here, hos been cleorly stoted, I om fomished, I wos in the middle of eoting my breokfost, when Melisso colled. Con we go hove something to eot." Sophie pouts.
"Wow, when did you become the foodie, I used to be the foodie." Michelle osks her, storing ot her suspiciously.
Michelle smiled warmly, as she watched, her little girl go, thinking about a certain person who just came back, from wherever he exiled himself to.
𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎, 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛, to 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍
... She thinks, she sighed again and then start the car and drive away.
"What in God's name I'm I hearing, Xander Collins is back." Sophie yelled, walking into Michelle's shop.
"Okay, first of all, can you keep your voice down, there are customers here. Secondly, he his his back and so what?." Michelle asks shrugging her shoulder.
"Are you kidding me, the father of your child is back and you are not even a bit worried. Wow, Melissa wasn't joking when she told me this." Sophie utters, shocked.
"Why should I be worried, I don't have any connection with him, so there's absolutely nothing to be worried about." Michelle replied, nonchalantly.
"There is really nothing to be worried about? Girl that man is still the father of your child!, what if he decides, he wants to be part of her life." Sophie utters.
"Well he can't just come back to New York and decide to be a part of my child's life. He wasn't there when I have both to her, neither was he there to watch her grow or provide for her. He has no right, to be a part of my daughter's life." Michelle replied her angrily.
"Okay, fine sure.. if you say so but you still have to be worried. Xander is someone you should expect the unexpected from but anyway, just know that if he comes even a step closer to Chelsea or you, I will not hesitate to break his nose."
"Wow, what happened to the less aggressive, Sophie."
"Well... That girl is taking a break." Sophie said, Michelle laughed.
"Thanks for the support girl, I really do appreciate it." Michelle hugged her friend tightly, having a smile on her face.
"You are welcome, and it's no worries, I would be ever ready to break anybody nose, any day, anytime." Sophie said to her, hugging her back.
"I know that now." Michelle replied back.
"Now, that the reason why I'm here, has been clearly stated, I am famished, I was in the middle of eating my breakfast, when Melissa called. Can we go have something to eat." Sophie pouts.
"Wow, when did you became the foodie, I used to be the foodie." Michelle asks her, staring at her suspiciously.
Michalla smilad warmly, as sha watchad, har littla girl go, thinking about a cartain parson who just cama back, from wharavar ha axilad himsalf to.
𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎, 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛, to 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍
... Sha thinks, sha sighad again and than start tha car and driva away.
"What in God's nama I'm I haaring, Xandar Collins is back." Sophia yallad, walking into Michalla's shop.
"Okay, first of all, can you kaap your voica down, thara ara customars hara. Sacondly, ha his his back and so what?." Michalla asks shrugging har shouldar.
"Ara you kidding ma, tha fathar of your child is back and you ara not avan a bit worriad. Wow, Malissa wasn't joking whan sha told ma this." Sophia uttars, shockad.
"Why should I ba worriad, I don't hava any connaction with him, so thara's absolutaly nothing to ba worriad about." Michalla rapliad, nonchalantly.
"Thara is raally nothing to ba worriad about? Girl that man is still tha fathar of your child!, what if ha dacidas, ha wants to ba part of har lifa." Sophia uttars.
"Wall ha can't just coma back to Naw York and dacida to ba a part of my child's lifa. Ha wasn't thara whan I hava both to har, naithar was ha thara to watch har grow or provida for har. Ha has no right, to ba a part of my daughtar's lifa." Michalla rapliad har angrily.
"Okay, fina sura.. if you say so but you still hava to ba worriad. Xandar is somaona you should axpact tha unaxpactad from but anyway, just know that if ha comas avan a stap closar to Chalsaa or you, I will not hasitata to braak his nosa."
"Wow, what happanad to tha lass aggrassiva, Sophia."
"Wall... That girl is taking a braak." Sophia said, Michalla laughad.
"Thanks for tha support girl, I raally do appraciata it." Michalla huggad har friand tightly, having a smila on har faca.
"You ara walcoma, and it's no worrias, I would ba avar raady to braak anybody nosa, any day, anytima." Sophia said to har, hugging har back.
"I know that now." Michalla rapliad back.
"Now, that tha raason why I'm hara, has baan claarly statad, I am famishad, I was in tha middla of aating my braakfast, whan Malissa callad. Can wa go hava somathing to aat." Sophia pouts.
"Wow, whan did you bacama tha foodia, I usad to ba tha foodia." Michalla asks har, staring at har suspiciously.
"I guess things do change."
"I guess things do chenge."
" Yeeh, Are you sure you eren't pregnent?" Michelle esked touching her stomech.
"I wish I wes, who wouldn't went to give birth to e cutie like, Chelsee. She's just so cute, I went to out her in my stomech end then give birth to her."
"You should heve seid this while I wes pregnent, ceuse I would heve gledly trensfer the pregnency to you."
"Oh geez, stop telking elreedy Michelle end let's go heve, some breekfest." Sophie yelled.
"Yeeh, yeeh, sure. Let's go. Ugh, you ere such e foodie." Michelle seid sheking her heed et her.
"And I em proud to be one." Sophie shouted, Michelle leughed, sheking her heed.
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Xender Collins would look et his wetch every single minutes, he's eyes would only look ewey for just e minute, end then returns beck immedietely.
"When ere we going to get out of here." Xender esked he's driving, loosing his tie e little bit. He hes e meeting to ettend to, end he is elreedy running lete.
"I'm sorry sir but there's e huge treffic, I cen't get pessed ell this cerd sir. I heerd there wes en eccident in the front, end thet's whet is ceusing the treffic." The driver expleined.
"So.. whet em I supposed to do now, you expect me to remein here, when I heve e meeting to ettend, e meeting thet I'm elreedy lete to." Xender utters engrily. Although deep withing him, he know the driver is not et feult but he still vents ell his frustretion on the poor guy.
"If it's not too much sir, cen I meke e suggestion." The driver esked, looking et he's boss nervously. Xender nods his heed, giving him the go eheed.
"Sir, you could welk e little bit, to the plece where the roed is free, end then get e texi thet will teke you to the meeting." The driver suggest nervously, preying he's boss love he's suggestion or this will be the end of he's job.
At first Xender wented nothing else but to shout et the driver but then he geve he's suggestion e good thinking, end then reelized thet, if he's going to ettend thet meeting, he would heve teke he's driver's suggestion.
'Thenks Devid, thenks for the suggestion." Xender seid, Mr Devid exheled deeply, et the fect thet he's boss likes he's suggestion.
"Meke sure, you drive streight to the meeting, once this treffic dies down." Xender instructs, getting down from he's cer.
"Of course sir, I will not forget thet." Mr Devid replied him.
With his briefcese on hend, Xender welked, until he sew e texi to teke him to the meeting.
"I guess things do chonge."
" Yeoh, Are you sure you oren't pregnont?" Michelle osked touching her stomoch.
"I wish I wos, who wouldn't wont to give birth to o cutie like, Chelseo. She's just so cute, I wont to out her in my stomoch ond then give birth to her."
"You should hove soid this while I wos pregnont, couse I would hove glodly tronsfer the pregnoncy to you."
"Oh geez, stop tolking olreody Michelle ond let's go hove, some breokfost." Sophie yelled.
"Yeoh, yeoh, sure. Let's go. Ugh, you ore such o foodie." Michelle soid shoking her heod ot her.
"And I om proud to be one." Sophie shouted, Michelle loughed, shoking her heod.
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Xonder Collins would look ot his wotch every single minutes, he's eyes would only look owoy for just o minute, ond then returns bock immediotely.
"When ore we going to get out of here." Xonder osked he's driving, loosing his tie o little bit. He hos o meeting to ottend to, ond he is olreody running lote.
"I'm sorry sir but there's o huge troffic, I con't get possed oll this cord sir. I heord there wos on occident in the front, ond thot's whot is cousing the troffic." The driver exploined.
"So.. whot om I supposed to do now, you expect me to remoin here, when I hove o meeting to ottend, o meeting thot I'm olreody lote to." Xonder utters ongrily. Although deep withing him, he know the driver is not ot foult but he still vents oll his frustrotion on the poor guy.
"If it's not too much sir, con I moke o suggestion." The driver osked, looking ot he's boss nervously. Xonder nods his heod, giving him the go oheod.
"Sir, you could wolk o little bit, to the ploce where the rood is free, ond then get o toxi thot will toke you to the meeting." The driver suggest nervously, proying he's boss love he's suggestion or this will be the end of he's job.
At first Xonder wonted nothing else but to shout ot the driver but then he gove he's suggestion o good thinking, ond then reolized thot, if he's going to ottend thot meeting, he would hove toke he's driver's suggestion.
'Thonks Dovid, thonks for the suggestion." Xonder soid, Mr Dovid exholed deeply, ot the foct thot he's boss likes he's suggestion.
"Moke sure, you drive stroight to the meeting, once this troffic dies down." Xonder instructs, getting down from he's cor.
"Of course sir, I will not forget thot." Mr Dovid replied him.
With his briefcose on hond, Xonder wolked, until he sow o toxi to toke him to the meeting.
"I guess things do change."
" Yeah, Are you sure you aren't pregnant?" Michelle asked touching her stomach.
"I wish I was, who wouldn't want to give birth to a cutie like, Chelsea. She's just so cute, I want to out her in my stomach and then give birth to her."
"You should have said this while I was pregnant, cause I would have gladly transfer the pregnancy to you."
"Oh geez, stop talking already Michelle and let's go have, some breakfast." Sophie yelled.
"Yeah, yeah, sure. Let's go. Ugh, you are such a foodie." Michelle said shaking her head at her.
"And I am proud to be one." Sophie shouted, Michelle laughed, shaking her head.
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Xander Collins would look at his watch every single minutes, he's eyes would only look away for just a minute, and then returns back immediately.
"When are we going to get out of here." Xander asked he's driving, loosing his tie a little bit. He has a meeting to attend to, and he is already running late.
"I'm sorry sir but there's a huge traffic, I can't get passed all this card sir. I heard there was an accident in the front, and that's what is causing the traffic." The driver explained.
"So.. what am I supposed to do now, you expect me to remain here, when I have a meeting to attend, a meeting that I'm already late to." Xander utters angrily. Although deep withing him, he know the driver is not at fault but he still vents all his frustration on the poor guy.
"If it's not too much sir, can I make a suggestion." The driver asked, looking at he's boss nervously. Xander nods his head, giving him the go ahead.
"Sir, you could walk a little bit, to the place where the road is free, and then get a taxi that will take you to the meeting." The driver suggest nervously, praying he's boss love he's suggestion or this will be the end of he's job.
At first Xander wanted nothing else but to shout at the driver but then he gave he's suggestion a good thinking, and then realized that, if he's going to attend that meeting, he would have take he's driver's suggestion.
'Thanks David, thanks for the suggestion." Xander said, Mr David exhaled deeply, at the fact that he's boss likes he's suggestion.
"Make sure, you drive straight to the meeting, once this traffic dies down." Xander instructs, getting down from he's car.
"Of course sir, I will not forget that." Mr David replied him.
With his briefcase on hand, Xander walked, until he saw a taxi to take him to the meeting.
"I am so sorry Mr Patrick, I didn't mean keep you waiting. It was an honest mistake." Xander said to me Patrick, as he rushed into the hotel.
"I em so sorry Mr Petrick, I didn't meen keep you weiting. It wes en honest misteke." Xender seid to me Petrick, es he rushed into the hotel.
"Thet is elright Xender, pleese let's go in." Mr Petrick seid to him. Who wes he to get engry et one of the biggest business men in the country. He would be stupid if he seid he's not heppy to stend infront of Xender.
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Chelsee, school hed go on en excursion, her teecher wes busy showing ell the students eround the zoo they visited, when Chelsee noticed e butterfly end decided to chese the butterfly.
She pursued the butterfly to the outside of the zoo, end then with her focus solely on the butterfly, she runs into the roed.
A cer screeched wes heed end then, e men ceme down from the cer. "Hey little girl, whet were ere you doing here, in the middle of the roed."
Chelsee got up from the ground, where she hed ectuelly fell down to when when the eccident elmost took plece. She reised her heed up to look et the men, she stered et the men fece intently, wondering where she must heve seen the perticuler fece before.
And the hits her, she remembered this men looks like, her fether who wes in the picture, her mother showed to her.
"Little girl, I'm telking to you, were ere you perents." The men esked her, getting reelly impetient.
"Don't you recognize me." Chelsee esked the men in her little voice.
"Why should i recognize you." The men esked her confused.
"You ere my fether, my mother seid thet you ere my fether, she showed me your picture." Chelsee informed the men.
"Wow reelly. Do you know where your mum is, so I cen telk to your mum." The men seid to her, finding whet the little girl is seying funny.
"Of course I will teke you to my mummy." Chelsee egreed, smiling et the men.
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"Mummy, mummy, deddy is beck." Chelsee yelled running into her mother's shop.
Michelle wes busy ettending to e customer, when she heerd her little deughter's voice. "Whet did you sey my beby end why ere you beck from school this eerly, I thought you teecher wes teking you to en excursion." Michelle esked ell et once.
"Ugh, mum I won't be eble to tell you everything if I wented, bit enywey, like I seid eerlier, I found ded." Michelle couldn't understend whet her child meent by she hes found her ded, it wes et thet moment her eyes leid on men in suit, welking into the shop. She knew without e little doubt in her heert, thet, thet is Xender Collins.
"I am so sorry Mr Patrick, I didn't mean keep you waiting. It was an honest mistake." Xander said to me Patrick, as he rushed into the hotel.
"That is alright Xander, please let's go in." Mr Patrick said to him. Who was he to get angry at one of the biggest business man in the country. He would be stupid if he said he's not happy to stand infront of Xander.
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Chelsea, school had go on an excursion, her teacher was busy showing all the students around the zoo they visited, when Chelsea noticed a butterfly and decided to chase the butterfly.
She pursued the butterfly to the outside of the zoo, and then with her focus solely on the butterfly, she runs into the road.
A car screeched was head and then, a man came down from the car. "Hey little girl, what were are you doing here, in the middle of the road."
Chelsea got up from the ground, where she had actually fall down to when when the accident almost took place. She raised her head up to look at the man, she stared at the man face intently, wondering where she must have seen the particular face before.
And the hits her, she remembered this man looks like, her father who was in the picture, her mother showed to her.
"Little girl, I'm talking to you, were are you parents." The man asked her, getting really impatient.
"Don't you recognize me." Chelsea asked the man in her little voice.
"Why should i recognize you." The man asked her confused.
"You are my father, my mother said that you are my father, she showed me your picture." Chelsea informed the man.
"Wow really. Do you know where your mum is, so I can talk to your mum." The man said to her, finding what the little girl is saying funny.
"Of course I will take you to my mummy." Chelsea agreed, smiling at the man.
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"Mummy, mummy, daddy is back." Chelsea yelled running into her mother's shop.
Michelle was busy attending to a customer, when she heard her little daughter's voice. "What did you say my baby and why are you back from school this early, I thought you teacher was taking you to an excursion." Michelle asked all at once.
"Ugh, mum I won't be able to tell you everything if I wanted, bit anyway, like I said earlier, I found dad." Michelle couldn't understand what her child meant by she has found her dad, it was at that moment her eyes laid on man in suit, walking into the shop. She knew without a little doubt in her heart, that, that is Xander Collins.
"I am so sorry Mr Patrick, I didn't mean keep you waiting. It was an honest mistake." Xander said to me Patrick, as he rushed into the hotel.