ALISHA'S P. O. V

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ALESSIA'S P.O.V.

The day finally came, we were going home.

We were currently at the Murtala Mohammed National airport and after a whole lot of security measures, we just few minutes left before we boarded.

We were in the waiting area for passengers waiting for our flight to be announced.

Then it was, our flight number was called through the speakers.
My mom and I got up with our luggage and proceeded to the boarding gates.
The security checked our passports,tickets and well ...us.

We showed them our international passports and we were clear.
We were now in the plane, flying first class, believe it or not because we were loaded.

They gave us hot towels and there was Wi-Fi so I did what any normal thirteen year old would do when they had access to free Wi-Fi.

Surf the internet.

I went on Skype and had a video chat with Alisha while we were on the plane.

She seemed as excited about our return as we were.

After a really long flight, we were finally home.

It was one in the afternoon by the time we got home, meaning it was just eight in the morning back in Nigeria.
We hailed a cab to get home.

Home, something I've missed so much, where I grew up, where the first stages of my life took place, where I learnt my first words, where I took my first steps, where I was blessed with an amazing family.

The good times were put on hold for a few years but the continuation was today.

The pain ended today. The separation ended today.

Everything was going to be okay because we were going to be together as a family.

Me, my mom, my dad and my lovely sister were going to be together again after three long years.

Alisha must have been alone through these years because my dad was always busy with work even when we were kids and he just grew busier as the months went by and we got to see him less.

She seemed okay when we spoke and I know she is because my sister wouldn't break easily, she was strong and independent for a sixteen year old, she was wiser than she seemed and loved her dear ones to the moon and back.

She was like a diamond, she looked fragile and delicate but she was stronger than most people on the inside and just like a diamond, she attracted people toward her and as so, she was priceless just like a diamond.

She was just the kind of person that didn't like expressing her opinions, she preferred to be a wallflower.

She just let people walk all over her. She was smart as they come and she had a heart of gold.

The perfect combination, any guy would be lucky to have my sister as theirs.

We got to the front of the house.
The sight that greeted me made my heart light and the pit in my stomach grew deeper as we got down with our luggage in hand.

Does a person really get nervous when they are entering their own house?..

We walked to the front gate and rang the door bell. Mom didn't tell Alisha that we had arrived yet because we wanted it to be a surprise and that I could jump her when I saw her.

The big gate came open and I saw her there, my  big sister.

There was a look of surprise and love on her face as she took us in with her eyes that were now welling up with tears.

She was right in front of me and I couldn't hold it in.

"Hey,"She said as I took her in once again, making sure my eyes were not deceiving me.

"Hi."was what she said i stood just a few feet away from her.

Bursting into tears and ran to her and hugged her, holding her so tight, with everything I had almost like I believed that if I did that hard enough, we would be merged as one.

She hugged me with the same love and longing as I did her.

My mom who equally had her eyes filled with tears came from behind and joined in on the action.

We were three very emotional people,... but one thing I knew was that this,right here in my sister and mothers arms, right now in this moment, was my home.

My real home and all was right in the world again because we had each other.

I was expecting my dad to come and join in on the reunion but he never came, so I thought he would be inside so I didn't want to say anything just yet.

We went into the house and I was greeted with a shock.

My dad wasn't there and now, I couldn't stop myself from asking,"Where's Dad?"

ALISHA'S P.O.V.

They were coming home today.
I couldn't wait to see them. Alessia and I had a video chat while they were on the plane but since that, I haven't heard anything from them.

I didn't have anything to do so I decided to make dinner since jet lag is real.

For dinner, I made spaghetti and meat balls, our favourite dish.
When dinner was ready and all I had to do was wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Thirty minutes later, I was on the couch patiently waiting when the gate bell rang.

Without hesitation, I ran to the gate,stopped in front of it and took a deep breath and opened it.

Outside,I saw my mom and my little sister, they came though the gate.

They stood in front of me and I couldn't believe my eyes.

Tears welled up and threatened to spill from my eyes, not tears of sadness but tears of joy.

Joy that I had finally found what I thought was lost.
Joy that all had been restored to me.

Before I had even realised, Alessia ran, jumped on me and squeezed the life out of me in a very tight hug.

I hugged her as well with just as much strength as she did me, we were both crying at this point and my mum , who I assume was also in tears, came and hugged the both of us.

I think our emotional break downs are hereditary.....

I didn't see dad with them but I decided not to ask about it, maybe he would come later.
We went inside and Alessia asked "Where's Dad?" beating me to it.
That gave me a shock, I thought he was with them in Nigeria.

"What do you mean, Isn't he with you?" I asked and she gave me her 'really?' look.

"What do you mean?"She said.

I looked at her and shrugged my shoulders.

She was frantically moving through the house like she was searching for something, or yet someone.

"Come out dad, the joke is over. You can come out now." She said in the hope that she would find what she would find what she was looking for.

I always thought that my mom, dad and Alessia went to Nigeria but now I know I was wrong.

"Dad isn't here. Didn't he go with you guys to Nigeria."I asked now, wanting answers more than ever before since those three years began.

Alessia and I shared a knowing look and simultaneously turned to my mom, giving her the same look.

She knew the look her two teenage daughters were giving her was for her to start explaining whatever the fuck was going on.

She cleared her throat and said,"Can we discuss this after dinner? I'm starved."

Alessia and I shared a knowing look and agreed that after dinner, we would discuss and sort out everything.

We sat at the dinner table eating our spaghetti and meat balls and talking about everything that happened in our respective lives while we were apart.

Alessia talked about school and Mom talked about work and how the new business was progressing. I told them about everything from my grades at school my psychology competition next year and my scholarship offer as well.

Nothing else happened in my life that is , if you remove Jayden from the equation.

I didn't want to tell them about Jayden just yet, they just got back so I would save the juicy details for later.

"That reminds me, your birthday is in three weeks, How are we going to celebrate?" Mom said snapping me out of my thoughts.

"We can worry about that later, we're going to clear up now and when we get back,You little Missy have a lot of explaining to do." I said, giving her my 'I mean it' look.

She nodded as Alessia and I stood up and cleared our plates as well as hers and scrambled off to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, we did the dishes and took some cloth rags to clean the dinner table.

Some people would think that we would have been spoiled because our parents were loaded but the opposite was the case.

My mum always taught us to depend on ourselves so we wouldn't need to depend on helps and others for the simple things that we could easily do for ourselves.

We were done clearing and it was time to get serious.

We moved to the living room table and the atmosphere fell quiet.

"Before you start bombarding me with questions, no, your father is not in Nigeria, but he is in right here in Canada. The day I took Alessia with me, as you know, was the day of mine and your fathers wedding anniversary."

Then she took a deep breath.

KAITLYN'S  P.O.V.

I knew the subject couldn't be avoided anymore, my daughters deserved to know the truth, the truth about what really happened that day that caused the separation.

I took a deep breath and the memories of that dreaded day came flooding back.

Reliving the memories was painful for me but was okay, because we had each other now. I didn't have to face it alone anymore.

"Before you start bombarding me with questions, no, your father is not in Nigeria, but he is right here in Canada. The  day I took Alessia with me, as you know, was the day of mine and your fathers wedding anniversary."

I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and continued on."Do you remember that two week 'business trip' that your father went on and was supposed to come back the day before our anniversary?"

They both nodded their heads in agreement."It wasn't a business trip at all."

Tears threatened to spill as the memories of what I thought I had buried so long ago resurfaced once again. I was trying to stay strong for them and for myself.

"When I didn't see him that morning, I thought he would have gone to the office for some work. I decided to surprise him at the office. I got to his office asked his secretary if he had returned from his trip and she said that there was no such trip."

My voice started to break as I spoke further"and that he hadn't been to the office for the past month. I didn't want to jump to conclusions just yet, so I asked her where he had been and she said that she was instructed to keep his had been and she said that she was instructed to keep his location confidential but since I was his wife, I had the right to know his whereabouts.

She told me that he had been lodging at a hotel for the past month and I refused believe until I saw for myself.

I asked her to give me the name of the hotel and his room number, and she did. Slightly shaken but refusing to believe what my heart was telling me,I thanked her and left the office building."

I didn't even realize I was already in tears until I felt hands on my face wiping them away and another stroking my back up and down in a comforting motion.

They were here for me and I was here for them, we were here for each other.

I gathered the rest of myself and continued with the story,"I got to said hotel and went to the reception asked if there was anyone under the name,Mr Tobi Brown and sure enough, there was, with an exact matching room number.

I still didn't want to believe what my heart and my mind were telling me, that I already knew the answer to the question that was currently on my mind.

I went to said room and stood in front of the door I heard some noises at the other end of the door, noises I knew far too well. 

I took a deep breath and placed my hand on the door handle, bracing myself  for what was to come. After gathering my thoughts, I pushed the door open, surprisingly, it wasn't locked and the sight that greeted me was one that I never though I would ever see, not even in a million years."

I closed my eyes and let the tears flow freely, it was time to let go and move on.

" I saw your father on the bed with another woman, without clothes and in a position that seemed that they were enjoying each others company, a little too much. They were having sex and I walked in on it.

I was frozen and speechless and frozen, just then,as if they sensed my presence, their eyes fell on me and stayed frozen, their bare bodies under the covers.

I looked into your fathers eyes, not even a hint of remorse in his eyes. I didn't know what else to do I tore up and told him that I was happy for him and that he should move on with his life and let us live as well.

That was when I came back home to get Alessia. I didn't take you because I knew you were never one to handle confrontation well and you just started your freshman year, and I know how much you love family and how much it means to you, on top of that, you just starting freshman year and the news of your family falling apart would cause you to break down and I wouldn't be able to bear it if you got hurt by that.

I knew that I could at least convince Alessia that everything was fine and we were just going for a vacation for a while. I hope you both understand that I did what I did for your own good.

I didn't abandon any one of you and I would never do that, not to you. So I hope that you can forgive me, now that you know every thing."

Alisha and Alessia squatted in front of me and put their arms around me in a warm embrace, one that I hadn't had in a long time.

With them by my side, I didn't need anything else.

I was whole again.

"I never hated you and I never stopped loving once since you left. You and Alessia mean every thing to me, mom."She said, her eyes full of tears.

"I always loved you and kept the faith that what you did was in our best interest. I didn't know that you had to go through all that by yourself. You are very strong and I'm proud to call you my mom" She said as she hugged me tighter now.

"I didn't know the reason why we left and I didn't as  because I trusted that you knew what was best, and I was right." Alessia said, now hugging me tighter as well.

"I love you guys." I said feeling so proud of the two gifts that God had blessed me with.

"We love you, too mom.", They said in unison.

There was no place in the  world that I would rather be than with these two right here.

A/N:
Family reunions warm my heart.... I'm so glad,things are going to be better from now on... For all of them...

And this is hands down the longest chapter that I have ever written so... Yay me!

All misunderstanding can be solved by communication.... It only takes an open mind and a willing heart and also, lots of love.....

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