Taking A Chance(Complete)

Chapter Thirteen

“When I found out I had knocked her up, I decided then and there that I wanted that baby. I wanted to make my wife, Michelle, happy with another child as she couldn’t have any more children.”

“That blew up in your face then, didn’t it?” Marie says, shaking her head.

Our father ignores her. “So I did what I had to do. I made Hannah promise me that she would ring me when the baby was born. I got the phone call and got in my car. I thought I was too late with all the blood but then Sang came out of the womb and I took her straight into my arms. I then got the hell out of their and went home to my wife. One look at the baby in my arms and she refused me.”

He shrugs a shoulder. “I took on the responsibly of looking after her being a new born baby. I despised it. I only wanted my wife. I never wanted that child. So when Sang started looking after herself, I never got in the way. I gave her pocket money, went grocery shopping and brought her things when asked just to keep her quiet. One thing Sang was good at was always make herself invisible.”

Tears sting my eyes and I see Marie, Melody and Declan looking at me with pity and I hate that. I don’t want their pity.

“As Sang got older, I said I was going on more business trips, that was when I would return home to my wife. She knew I had Sang but refused to have anything to do with her, for the simple fact being Sang was basically kidnapped.” He starts pacing. “Then I decided I didn’t want the responsibility of her no more. I decided to leave, leaving the house to her, everything paid for until she turned eighteen.”

“And that’s when you was going to leave her out on the streets.” Declan adds. “No care about her at all.”

“I don’t care about you, or you, or even Sang.” Our father spits. “I only care about her.” He points to Marie. “She is the one child I have always wanted, with the one woman I have always loved. You three could be dead for all I care.”

“And you could be dead to me.” Marie says. “From this moment on, you are not my father. You are not anything to me. I don’t care for you, I hate you. I don’t want nothing more to do with you.”

“So right now, I suggest you leave.” Declan says.

“And never come back.” Melody adds.

I turn to my father. “You ruined my life.”

“You can get out of my house.”

“My pleasure.” I say, before storming through the bodies and up to my room.

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Luke

Sang runs out the room and I’m immediately on her heels, telling my brothers to stay there and that I will make sure she’s okay. I hate to imagine what is going through that sweet girl's head right now. Sang goes to slam her bedroom door shut, but I’m able to stop it. I go into the room and close the door behind me.