472 Crying like a baby
"Yup, I am pretty sure that's not possible."
"Why so?"
Akira asked with all the curiosity of her mind reflecting through her eyes.
"That's because he was doing his time in state penitentiary when I was born. So technically it's not possible. I so wish he was my dad. I just have a few flashes of memory, and I could see that my mom was happy with him."
"He could have been just a good friend of your mom, Raymond."
Raymond heard her silently and then unlocked his phone to show some pictures to Akira.
They were pictures of hand-written lines written on the back of photographs.
'I wish you were here today Conrad. You should have seen the first steps of my son.'
Then Raymond swiped left and showed a picture of two women. Then pointing at the picture of one of them, he said,
"That's my beautiful mom."
"And who is this lady?"
"This is Conrad's girlfriend. Now you know the reason why I am pretty sure that Conrad wasn't my father?"
Akira looked at the picture for some time and she could see that Rose was almost seven months pregnant in that picture. She immediately swiped left again and saw the picture of the note behind that photograph.
'I met your fiance today. It seems she is having second thoughts. I just pray to God that somehow you clear your name and come back as soon as possible.'
Akira looked at the note again and then looking at Raymond she said,
"So your mom had been writing all these notes for Conrad. But why? If Conrad had a fiance then did he ever get married? But if Conrad isn't your dad, then why did you say that Sebastian wasn't your father? What made you do all this?"
Taking a deep breath, Raymond kept swiping left, till he reached one particular note.
'I saw him looking at my son like he was his own blood and sweat. Sometimes it scares me so much. I never knew he had this side of him. I am thankful, yet every single day I feel more and more obliged. The debt is mounting on my head.'
"What does this even mean?"
"Even I have no idea, but one thing is clear. Sebastian isn't my dad and I am really thankful to God about it."
"Then who is your father Raymond?"
"That is something that we will worry about tomorrow."
Saying that Raymond switched off the display of his phone and took it away from Akira's hands, safely putting it back in his jacket. Then, taking a deep breath, he looked out for a moment and then looking back at Akira he said,
"Right now, at this very moment, I really don't want to find out anything. I just want to go back to my old life with you and my small family. That's all that I want right now Akira. All this drama that is happening right now, let's just get rid of it."
Akira held his hands tenderly in her own and then taking a deep breath she said,
Saying that she moved her hand slowly and placed it on his cheeks and whispered,
"Just us."
Raymond closed his eyes, trying to absorb her tender touch, trying to seal his wounds of past that were lying gaping, but before even he could relax himself for a fraction of a second, he heard her say,
"We have reached Katharine's place."
Raymond took a deep breath and then interlocked his fingers along with hers and said,
"Is going to be alright. We are going to make everything alright."
As they got down from the car, and headed towards the pavment, dekho to see that the lights of the living room where on. Katherine was seen pacing up and down the room and Shawn was sitting on the sofa with Kate in his arms.
"Shit!!!"
Said Raymond and his walk just halted abruptly.
"You were supposed to stay calm and handle everything. You cannot be the one panicking right now."
Akira said and tightened her grip around his hand.
With all the courage that they both could muster up in their entire life, they took each and every measured step towards the doorbell. Raymond's hands trembled a bit before he pressed the bell.
RingRing
Hearing the doorbell ring out of the blue at that ungodly hour Katherine was startled at first but then she rushed towards the main door because a part of her told her that her brother was waiting for her outside that door.
Seeing her rushing towards the main door, Shawn said,
"Let me open the door Katherine. You wait here with Kate."
"No Shawn, it might be him."
Saying that Catherine rust towards the main door without even waiting for any response from Shawn.
Every single minute that Raymond spend standing outside the door, waiting for sister to open, was stinging his heart like a needle. He had no idea how she would react. He had no idea how much angry she would have been. But the only thing he knew right at that moment was that he was going to meet his family. The only family that he had apart from Akira.
With anticipation and a question mark in his heart, he stood there counting his breaths, tightening his grip around Akira's hands, with every passing second. And then the door was swung open.
He saw her standing right in front of him. Tears were running everywhere on her face. Her hands were trembling and she stood there speechless shedding tear after tear.
"Kat !!!"
He said and took one step ahead.
But she stood there, motionless, unable to believe that her brother was standing in front of her.
Tears started to cloud his eyes as well and he took another forward and slowly embraced her in his arms.
"I am sorry Kat."
That voice of his broke every single bit of resilience that she had. She hugged him back tightly and started crying like a baby.
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