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Audrey's POV

It's late already; exactly 6pm, I checked the wall - clock.

I almost couldn't stop thinking about the new direction my life is taking. It's complicated and I don't know how exactly to feel... Happy or sad but Mom on the next hand, it's scrawled on her face that she is happy about the whole thing.
Ok, My mom forgives easily but I never expected her to forgive a man who took her diginity, impregnated her and left her alone for eighteen years.
Well, I think I'll just move on with whatever is happening to my life, I mean if Mom doesn't forgive Dad, would I have a father. Huh, I don't think it's right to call him My Daddy yet. He's yet to put a ring in mom's hand.

I sighed tumoidly and thought of Simon, how is he feeling now? He's sure not good...
I sighed again but this time, it was a sad one.
I guess Life only gives and collects... But why does it have to be between Me and Him ..
I hope he'll be fine with it, with everything and I hope he finds his family.

Suddenly something flashed into my head.
It has to do with those two similar necklaces.
What if Simon and Kyle are related?

I slapped my cheeks, cautioning myself for ever thinking of such.
When those two are enemies, they're yet to make good friends then how on earth would Life take a U-turn and make them Related..

I didn't want to think of such again.. Instead I became more worried about how Simon is feeling presently.
I grabbed my phone, called his number. Shockingly I could hear his phone ringing, from my phone and from my house.

Huh..

I stood up and followed the sound of the ringtone and it took me outside the house.
As soon as I opened the door, The first person I saw was him.
He was sitting on the outside Pavement.

"Simon" I called his name and he wiped off his tears and looked at me.
"How long have you been sitting here and.. Crying? Where's your Dad? " I asked when I didn't see him nor his car.

"You mean your Dad? " He asked me and I became speechless for a while.

"Simon neither of us expected a thing like this to happen..." I said to him.

"Yeah, To me it's complicated, it... It is sad and unexpected" He said and held his hand and squeezed his fingers lightly.

"I think it's better than when we were at first told that we are siblings" I stopped squeezing his fingers and wiped his tears instead.

"Where's he? " I asked again avoiding to mention the word 'Dad'

"I left him.. To find my family himself but that's not what he's doing. He already told Mrs Pitt that he adopted me" He frowned sadly.

"You know Simon, No sooner everyone would know" I told him..

Suddenly his phone beeped severally that I almost thought it's faulty.
He took it out and glared at it for a while, then fresh tears began to flow down his cheeks.
I moved closer to him again and wiped it off with my bear fingers.

"The walls have ears. You are right, no sooner would the whole world know that I'm not his son" He said.

"I'm very sorry" I said and he forced out a smile then he nodded;
"It's my fate, You shouldn't be sorry t all" He said holding my hand and I stared at him pitifully.

The position and serene changed when bright white lights from a vehicle approached us.
It was Mr Anderson.
My mom came out of the house too..
"How did it go? " My mom asked him.

"Still on it" Mr Anderson gave a short reply and looked at Simon.
"Simon.. I'm sorry. I just had to... "

Simon stood up and cut him short with a hug.
"It's pathetic but I think I would be fine with it" He said and disengaged from him.

"Ok ...Hope you don't mind if I ask you this question, What if you are Mrs Pitt's Child? " Mr Anderson asked him.

"What? "

"It's a long story to tell but it's very likely and possible. We have tried to relate each and every occurence; how she lost a child before she gave birth to Kyle, the day she lost the child is the same day I found you, The late woman whom is supposed to be your mother is not. She's a friend to Mrs Pitt and she's barren. This is just our prediction though. We already decided to try the DNA test" He said.

"DNA test?" Simon exclaimed.

"And if he's not Mrs Pitt's son, are you gonna run a DNA test on every family in the world just to find Simon's family? " My mom said sarcastically.

"How can Mrs Pitt be my mom? " Simon wandered and looked at me.

"We'll find out when the DNA result is out. I couldn't wait for it bcos it's getting late" He said.

"The DNA is already on going? When did you.. .... "

"Sorry, I took your comb" Mr Anderson said and he sighed.

"I really wish you find your family" I said to Simon.

"But The Pitt? I mean how can Kyle be my brother? " He said to me and I became confused; Blank.

"It's getting dark already. How about we go in? " My Mom said as she led the way into the house then an unfamiliar ring tone beeped.
I got to know that the phone belongs to Mr Anderson when he dipped his hand into his back pocket and shoved out his phone.

"I just left the hospital not quite long, Why's Dr. Rutherford calling me already?" He asked no one in particular as he picked the call and raised the phone up on his ear.
📱 "Hello, Dr Rutherford. Did you misplace the strands of hair? Why are you calling me this so early? " He asked.

"Actually, You're a VVIP, so we suspended everything just to attend to you. We've carried out a DNA test on the strands of hair you left behind" He said.

"Oh really? So soon? "

"Would you come for the result tomorrow morning? " Dr Rutherford asked.

"It's kind of urgent. You can say it over the phone now and I'll still come for it tomorrow"

"Ok.. It's positive. There's a genetic link between the two"
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