A Mistake… A Baby!

The old man turned his head to look at Alessandra, who was standing off to the side. He moved closer to her while maintaining an intense concentration on her. The young girl became frightened because of the intensity of his gaze. And before she could get out of the way, he already had a firm grip on her little hands.

“Don’t be afraid, young girl. I promise not to harm you in any way.” The elderly man calmly said.

The stranger temporarily closed his eyes and just focused on Alessandra’s hand.

“You won’t have to wait long, little girl, to find the one who is meant to be yours. You’ll meet him soon. And before you go, I want you to know that you will be given two signs to let you know that he is your soulmate. I want you to know this before you leave. You’ll find a spade tattoo on him, and he’ll become your white stallion,”

“Knight in dazzling armor?”

The elderly man flashed a grin. “This means that he will save you, but I can’t tell you from what kind of situation. You have to come to terms with the fact that this someone will genuinely love you more than anyone else, and if you choose to let him go, you might have to endure pain for the rest of your life.”

Alessandra was going to ask something, but at that moment, his father dragged her arms back to the car.

“Sandy, it’s going dark soon. Let’s go,”

Benjamin let out a sigh of relief. “Whew, thank heavens we finished it.” He removed the sweat off his forehead with a tissue. They have recently completed renovating their apartment unit.

Since they are unable to move their belongings back to their house, her father placed an order for new appliances and furniture. Aside from that, her father may want to forget things that are associated with her mother’s recollections.

Alessandra took a tour of the new apartment they had moved into. While they were enjoying a meal at a well-known fast-food chain, not far from their current location, they lucked out and came across an affordable flat.

Eric claims that the very last person that lived in their flat has just moved out, thus it is currently unoccupied.

She is confident in stating that the location of their new house is ideal. It is situated within the country’s most important urban center. Both the establishments and the schools are conveniently located nearby. Even while it is not as large as their property in the countryside, it nevertheless manages to maintain a comfortable and homey atmosphere. And perhaps most importantly, her father won’t be miserable any longer.

He won’t have to see her mother and her love anymore. Benjamin, her father, will be able to live a quiet life because of this.

“Get some rest, Sandy. I’ll take care of getting something to eat,” Her father said.

She shrugged her shoulders but proceeded to clean the dust off the ceiling in silence.

“Oh, before I forget. Tomorrow, we have to get up early. I talked to Eric, and there’s a school just a few blocks away from our apartment. I’ll enroll you. I don’t want you to be late for registration.”

Another time, Alessandra shook her head and asked, “After your enrollment, are you comfortable going home alone yourself? If not, I’ll ask Eric if he can walk you to our apartment.”

It was alright with her because she had already met their neighbor Eric, and he seemed like a decent old man. She turned around and asked her father, “Sure, dad. But why aren’t you going to come with me?”

Her father took a few long breaths before continuing, “I’m going to hunt for a job, Sandy. If I don’t look, our funds will run out. You know that I’m not a rich guy. You know that we bought furniture and appliances, and it cost almost half of our savings,” he stated.

Alessandra is just a young girl, but she grasps the meaning of what her father is attempting to convey despite her age. Her father is only forty years old at this point. He’s an architect.

“Oh, dad, I will pray that you will be accepted,” She said to her father.

He smiled, but she was aware that it didn’t extend to his eyes. “Whew, I hope so, honey. I can’t afford not to work. I want to give you a wonderful future,” he said.

Alessandra harbored a deep-seated resentment toward her mother, believing that if her mother hadn’t abruptly gone with a wealthy man and abandoned them, Alessandra’s father wouldn’t have been forced to struggle so hard to provide for their needs.

They could have had a comfortable life if her mother hadn’t just left them. Her mother is not content with her father. Although her mother is not rich either, she has a nice profession. She is a sous chef in a popular hotel in their town. And she is just an only child. Not to mention that they weren’t renting their house back then. They could have had a comfortable life if her mother hadn’t just left them.

Alessandra used to ponder the question of why some people aren’t sincere about commitments.

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The following day, her father followed through on what he had said yesterday. And he registered her in a private school that was located only a few blocks from where they lived.

But Alessandra didn’t agree to go home by herself because she didn’t know very much about the place yet. She was afraid of being alone. Later on, Alessandra’s father agreed to bring her along with him when he went for his job interview, and she just waited for him in the lobby.

“Dad, what happened?” She questioned her father as soon as he emerged from the interview room.

His facial expression is unremarkable as he speaks, “They told me that they are going to email me about my job interview and that they will let me know via email whether or not I was accepted,”

As they were walking towards public transportation, Alessandra’s father proposed that they should just go out and buy fast food because he was too exhausted to cook at home, and Alessandra agreed with his suggestion.

They are currently waiting in the shed for the bus since her father has decided to cease driving their car because doing so would result in an additional expense and he is also considering selling it online. So now, they will be riding the public bus instead.

“I’m sorry, Sandy. Our life has suddenly changed. We need to adjust to our new lifestyle. Besides, taking a bus is not that horrible. And it’s not expensive either,” he winked at her. The bus arrived, and a lot of passengers got on board.