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Like every day, he was waiting for me to come out. 

I just kept looking in the distance as he kept staring at me. He has been doing it since the day I came here. As soon as I left his house he followed me here. Keeping a safe distance from my taxi as if I wouldn't recognize his car. He kept following me. I purposely made the taxi driver take unwanted and sudden turns to lose him but he followed me to the end. He tried to persuade me to go back with him but I refused to even see his face and Miss. Bankers conveyed my message to him. So he chooses this method. 

He comes every day here and waits outside of the foundation house for me to come on the balcony. He doesn't leave until he sees me with his own eyes. In the starting months, I didn't come out of my room until morning and I used to find him standing across the road leaning on his car with sleepless eyes. I didn't use to let him see me and go in immediately but nowadays I don't know why but I can't stop myself from walking out of my room at exactly seven. 

I walk out as fast as soon as the clock hits seven. As if this is the only moment in my life I wait to come each day. As if only this moment makes me feel alive again. Even though I don't look at him and keep standing here not even recognizing his presence, he keeps looking at me until I go back into my room. He only leaves when he sees my room lights are off. I moved my hand on my bump and stood there in silence as he kept looking at me. I heard a knock on my door. 

"Door is open, come in," I said without turning back to see who the person was because without turning back I knew who had entered my room. I heard the sound of the door opening and then steps coming in my direction. 

"He is here again," said Miss. Bankers as she passed me a steaming cup of milk. I thanked her but I didn't know what to say further. 

"Hmm," I hummed and took a cup from her and blew on the steam, and kept looking in the distance. 

"Until when you are going to refuse to meet him," she asked as she looked at him. Her words made me stop blowing away the hot steam. This is the same question I have been asking myself. Until when? My eyes zeroed at the hot steams rising from the cup. I took a deep breath while still looking at the steam. 

"I don't know," I said without even thinking because I certainly didn't know when I would be ready to see his face. 

"He is a good man. Nina at least once gives him a chance to say what he wants" Miss. Bankers said in her soft voice trying to make me understand her words as she knew this is a touchy topic for me. I just kept quiet as I didn't know what to say. Giving him a chance to explain himself was a big thing for me. I know if I give him that chance he will again trap me in his lies and like a fool, I will let him in and that scares me. He has the power to convince me and I don't know what next big lie he will tell me to trap me for eternity. Now I was feeling two pairs of eyes on me pushing me into more inner turmoil. 

"I know it's not an easy decision for you but just think about it for once. You only need to just hear what he has to say then you have the power of decision. Once listen to your heart and then decide" she said in her soft voice as she patted my back like forcing me to think about it. I just slightly nodded my head still looking at the rising steam. I stayed out for only a few more minutes as I couldn't bear his eyes on me. 

Suddenly I felt so overwhelmed and it made me go in. I kept the half drink milk cup on the nightstand and switched off the lights. From the heavy curtains of the window, I looked out at him. I only took a look at his face by hiding in the dark. He is still looking at the balcony without blinking his eyes. My eyes moved all over his face. He looked more tired than yesterday. His hair was all over his face looking untamed and grown-up than its usual length. He looked like he lost more weight than yesterday. Has he been working until late? This question was raised in my head as if he heard my question. He looked towards the window as if he knew I was looking at him. I immediately hid behind the curtains with a widely beating heart. 

Did he know I was looking at him? 

I moved my head a little to look again at him and saw him still looking at me. I closed the curtains and went and lay down on the bed with a still wildly beating heart. Miss. Bankers' words roam in my head. 

Listen to your heart. 

The next day came too soon as I didn't sleep much. Every time I closed my eyes his light brown eyes appeared in front of my eyes making me open my eyes and stare into space. The day was going like every day. I didn't have much for breakfast but ate little with the kids. I was doing crafts with kids when I heard a very familiar voice calling me. 

"Kitten" I heard Dad's pleading voice and I stopped my hands as I was folding papers. I didn't turn back to look at him and stood up from my place. It's not the first time he has come to meet me but every time I refuse to talk with him. 

"Kitten at least talks with me for once," he said in his pleading voice as he gripped my hand in his gentle grip, not letting me let go away from him. The pleading in his voice made me stop taking the next step away from him. 

"Let me have a good look at you at least. My old eyes are yearning to see you for a moment" he said while looking at me. His eyes teared as he saw my baby bump. 

"My baby has grown up so much," he said in his tearing voice and he hugged me. I could feel he was crying, my eyes tearing up too. I wanted to hug him back but I stopped myself. He made me sit on the bench. He was still gripping my hands like I would run away if he let go of my hands. With tearing eyes I looked at him. He looked older than his age. I felt so bad not meeting him before but he too kept things from me. He too betrayed me. 

"Kitten please come home with me. I can't see my only child leaving like an orphan" he said in his tearing eyes. "Come with me I will take good care of you. I can't see you living here in this condition" he said in a pleading voice while looking at my bump. I kept quiet but he kept pleading to me.

"Miss. Bankers take very good care of me" I said in my small voice while looking at the floor with glassy eyes. 

"I have no doubts about it but she already has to look after so many children. Please come with me and let me look after my only child" he again pleaded to me. 

"If you are done talking then I will go back. Kids are waiting for me," I said as I wiped the tears and stood up to go. But he made me sit back, not letting me go. 

"I know I did wrong. I'm sorry, please let the kitten come back. I can't stay with this guilt. How will I face your mom and sister if I fail to take care of you" he said in his tearing voice. 

"Dad, how could you do this to me? Everyone hid the things for me but I never expected this from you. How could you hide that Amelia was the one who was supposed to marry Jack? She even signed a prenup with Jack and you hid this thing from me. Were you afraid to lose your inheritance so much that you hid this from me?" I said in an angry voice as tears fell from my eyes. 

"My only inheritance is you, my dear child. Those papers were signed just formally just to show the shareholders," he said while gripping my hands which I was trying to take out of his grip. 

"Just like you made me sign it on my seventeen birthday. I didn't even take my sister's inheritance. How could you think I would take her would-be husband? The only thing I hated most in my life was taking something away from my dead sister. I took Jack away from her. How could you expect me to be happy after stealing from my sister? I will never be able to forgive myself" I said crying a little loudly as I was taking out all my anger. I have been saturating all this pain inside my heart but today I didn't feel like doing anything as all this pain was becoming unbearable for me. 

"Kitten, stop crying, it's not good for the baby. You are stealing nothing from Amelia, listen to me. I never wanted to hide this from you but the situation made me keep quiet," he said in a pleading voice. I couldn't take this anymore. 

"I'm not coming with you. Dad, it's time you should leave now as we are done talking," I said standing up while taking my hands away from his grip and walking away from him without giving him a second glance. I walked directly to my room and kept weeping my heart out. I don't want to talk with him like that. I wanted to hug him back but I have to stay away from everyone so I don't become weak again. 

I kept sobbing until my eyes started hurting. I didn't know it was already dark outside. I went near the door to go down. As soon as I opened the door of my room I found the person standing in front of me from whom I'm running away. I was exhausted and I didn't want to fight anymore. 

"Just leave I don't want to talk," I said in my tired voice trying to close the door but he stopped me. But the next words he said were enough for my world to crash again. 

"Nina your dad" 

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