Chapter94

[3/3, 11:04 AM] Sonia: HIS SUBSTITUTE BRIDE
Julia looked at Joanna sadly. They were a lot of emotions in her eyes. She could not believe that this was happening. She finally found her daughter after living in pain and missing her for so long but not only does she not remembershe wants to just leave? She seems like she doesn't want anything to do with them and she looked like she really hated the idea of having to live with them. Julia could not accept this. No matter what, this woman is her daughter whom she lost. Even if she doesn't remember, they should at least be some connections between them right? But there is nothing at all! She just wants to be gone from thier lives! How can she accept something like this? There is no way that she can stand for this! "April...I know that you already have your own life now but you can't leave us like this. We are your parents, and we've been waiting for you for eleven years now! For the past eleven years I dreamt of you every night! I feel so guilty that I could not do anything back then. Everyone kept telling me to give up and that you already died but I know that you did not die. That is not the truth! You don't have to remember anything. Just don't leave us ever again" Julia said. She was really emotional now and her tears were just flowing.
Jared saw that his wife was starting to over react. She had been this way the first time that they found her again too. After the operation she refused to step out of the ICU for a week saying that she wanted to be here when she woke up again. He could understand his wife's feelings. He knew how much she suffered back then. Even after that, he knew how she had lived her life the past eleven years. So he could understand why she was acting like this. But thier daughter April certainly did not understand it. Right now to her, they were just some weird middle aged couple. He could see that look in her eyes. She wanted to be away from them. And he did not blame her. Eleven years had passed. She forget everything about them and then lived her own life. She is even about to get married now. Of course they could not blame her for wanting to go back to her life. Jared went to his wife and pulled her away from Joanna. "don't do this Julia. April doesn't remember anything right now. We cannot pressure her like this. It's a bit too much" Jared said. He too felt sad, he too wanted to cry and beg his daughter to not leave him again, but he knew that it would be unfair to her. She even has a new name. Joanna.
Joanna looked at the man and woman and for some reason, she felt sorry for them. She was not the type to feel sorry for people no matter what but she felt sorry for them. She knew that they were not her parents. And she knew that she did not forget anything. She did not know why they kept saying that she forgot about him when she did not. She still remembered her parents quite vividly. Those people had just died leaving her alone with her uncle and his family. Joanna sighed deeply. Even though she felt sorry for them, there was nothing that she could do. She was not the person that they were waiting for. She was not thier daughter April. They would either have to keep searching and waiting for her or accept the fact that she already died. Joanna felt like she should let them know as calmly as she could that she really wasn't whoever they thought she was. She is Joanna. An actress. She needed to get back to her life. She needed to get back to her husband. "I'm really sorry but I don't know who you people are. I really didn't forget anything. I'm Joanna Anderson. And I'm supposed to be married to Raymond Walker by now. I want to go back. I have to go back and get married" Joanna said. She had to find out just how many damages her but being there had caused and how she was going to fix it.
Julia's tears increased when she heard Joanna's words. Its been so long, she won't even give them a chance now. She tried to reach for Joanna again but Jared held her back. Jared saw that his wife was starting to over react. She had been this way the first time that they found her again too. After the operation she refused to step out of the ICU for a week saying that she wanted to be here when she woke up again. He could understand his wife's feelings. He knew how much she suffered back then. Even after that, he knew how she had lived her life the past eleven years. So he could understand why she was acting like this. But thier daughter April certainly did not understand it. Right now to her, they were just some weird middle aged couple. He could see that look in her eyes. She wanted to be away from them. And he did not blame her. Eleven years had passed. She forget everything about them and then lived her own life. She is even about to get married now. Of course they could not blame her for wanting to go back to her life. Jared's mind was stuck on something that she had said. She was supposed to be married to Raymond Walker. Raymond Walker! He cletched his fists tightly that man is the reason why his daughter went missing in the first place. How can he forget that person?
"Did you just say Raymond Walker? Did you say that you and Raymond Walker are going to get married?" Jared asked. Joanna looked up at the man that had asked her this question. What is he getting at? What does he mean by this? Does he know Raymond Walker? Joanna put convincing them them that she was Joanna and not some April aside first. She had to find out just how this man knows Raymond and how much he knows about him. "Yes. I'm supposed to be married to Raymond Walker!. Do you know him?" Joanna said. Maybe this can help Raymond accept her quicker? Jared looked at Joanna and he really wanted to burst out crying this time. By some twist of fate she is marrying him but she doesn't even remember him! Does Raymond remember her? It's been such a long time. Or maybe he does and he didn't tell her? Or he did not recognize her? They were many thoughts going through this head right now. "Of course I know him. you and Raymond used to be so close when you see children. But...you went missing and he left. In fact, he is the reason why you went missing" Jared said. He did not try to keep up with Raymond and his grandfather when they left because he was still hurt. That kid, he should be twenty five now right?