Chapter Hundred and seventy nine

@Sunny turned from the bed and the first thing she inhale was the lilies linen, it was kinda sweet morning smell and thus just reminded her again that she wasn't at Tara's house, that she's now with her real mother... Rebecca.

She just lay there with her eyes still close and played in her head all that had happened, it seems like an interesting movie but this have actually happened in her life.

She turned again from the bed, this time covering her face with her hand. She really don't want to get off from the bed but she have to, she groanedi loud and sat up while she silently scan white painted wall.

That's was when she noticed the painting hanging on the wall, she haven't noticikked it till now. She stared at it for a while then slowly made her towards it, it was a forest painting.

And she loved it, why haven't she seen this yesterday. She guess she had been really occupied and on what had happened yesterday, Sunny remembered again that when she goes down.

She wouldn't be seeing Tara or Sam or any of the servant at home. This time it was going to be different, she pulled the door open and made her way down the stairs to her new family.

"Good morning aunt" Sunny walked into the kitchen seeing her aunt standing by the gas, Emily turned to see Sunny standing behind her. "Oh baby, you're awake" she reached in and kissed her cheeks.

"Can I help? "Oh no, I can handle things here". "Okay" she smiled and made her way out if the kitchen, she wonder where her mum would be. She had fell asleep listening to her sing her lullaby, she wished she had slept next to her, that was how much she had missed her.

"Sunny! She heard her name being yelled happily, she looked upstairs to see her two cousins "Elvis and Mirabel" she opened her arm as they rushed into her arms. "Good morning" they both chroused into her arms.

"Morning sunshine" she couldn't help but to smile. "We're going to play football! Elvis shouted "No, we're going to build a Barbie house! Mirabel suggested, they both became to argue.

"No, guys no need to argue, relax we're going to do everything together, no need to argue, alright? They both nodded. "Fine then" she straighten up to go look for her mum, she wonder where she was.

She found her at the sitting room making some calls. "mum" Sunny called after her mother was done with the calls. Rebecca turned to her daughter "Sorry, I was Just shaking on something" she reached toward her and wrapped her arm around her body 

She just felt peace being around her daughter, her blood, someone she would sacrifice anything for. "What thing? Sunny asked as she made her way to the seat nearby. "Just making some arrangement" "You won't tell me what it is". "Do you what me to?

Rebecca walked to her and sat beside her "I'm making preparation of our house". "House? She sounded more shocked than surprised "Yeah, a place we'll call home". Sunny felt her cheeks widen.

"We'll get to be together as a family and have enough privacy as we want, how do you see it? "it just...so...so... awesome, leaving together after such a long time". "Yeah, I think it going to be super fun" "Yeah, Fun" Sunny smiled. 

"So would you join me to visit my office? Rebecca asked "Oh, Sure I'll loved to but I have my day already booked". "By who? Just then her cousin ran inside the sitting room, yelling that their were ready.

"Oh, I see" Rebecca smiled and got up "You're really going to have the best fun day ever" they both laughed, Sunny watch her mother leave the room and she was left with her cousin.

"You didn't even told me that you met Sunny at the conference" Rebecca sip her hot coffee, wrapping her fingers around the cup "Well, you found out...in a good way". "You should have told me...it was so surprising". 

"Yes, I know, I wouldn't have told you if she hadn't come back because it would also be useless and telling would only hurt you nothing else"

"That's why you waited? "Yeah, hoping that it worked" "And it did worked, she came back...I couldn't be more happy John". "I'm glad you're happy" Rebecca reached out for his shoulder.

"You're also one person in my life that I won't like to lose" "Of course you'll do...I would soon die Rebecca, nothing in this life is permanent and you have to know that". It just saddened her that to hear him say that "But you're still here and that's what I'm going through focus on"

John chuckle, so how's Sunny doing" "Well, I would have brought her here with me but like she said...her day had been already booked". "Booked by who? "Emily children of course" they both laughed.

"She had missed a great deal of their life and happy that she's trying to make that up...it just seems like a dream John" Rebecca and watched him.

"I just don't want anything to come in the way, I would do anything, just anything to always keep her by my side, I don't know if I sound crazy but that truly what I want". 

"Of course you don't sound crazy, it just a mother's protection and nothing is wrong with wanting to protect your daughter with everything you have" "You know the type of life I had dreamt of have with her, I think we're going to have that life now ..the ones that's filled without happiness and fun, it like magic, after all this time I still get to be this happy"

John stood up and walked to her "You deserve only the best Rebecca" He kissed her forehead and headed out, she just sat there. Without thinking about anything but smiling, after all this time, all the pain and heartbreak, she get to smile again"

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Josh felt happy and at the same time angry, that was an insane feeling but that was exactly how he was feeling now" he continued tossing the ball up and the down, he couldn't count how many times he had tossed the ball but he still on.

He was happy that Sunny and had unite all several years of being apart and also sad that he thought his own mother was coming back but felt disappointed at the end.

His father has assures him that everything had been resolved and his mother was coming back but what then was keeping her or was his step dad lying to him.

God! He was angry, he just wanted to leave for a while maybe take a walk outside but he found himself stuck here, getting angry over and over again.

He kept tossing the ball even when he heard a knock at his door, he totally ignored it. It was probably his dad and trying for a million time to get him down but he just wanted to me left alone.

And soon, he was going to leave this place and travel abroad for school, just away from here for a while because he was God damn tired. "Josh" he heard his name and wanted to ignored but that voice ...it wasn't his dad but....

He stopped and turned to the door to see his mother standing there with a wife smile on his face. "Mum" he called in surprise, he was....just thinking about her and here she was.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't make it to the dinner, I apologized" he still didn't say anything and watched his mother walked up to him "I'm I forgiven?

That was when he finally got up to hug her "For goodness sake whenever you guys have an argument, can you not just leave thinking only about yourself!

"I'm so so sorry, I guess I was selfish" "Yes, you were, you just left without thinking about anyone but yourself! "I'm really sorry, please forgive me". "Not until you still for dinner, breakfast and lunch.... There was silent for a while.

Josh almost felt disappointed, she hasn't come to stay "When are you leaving" instead she hugged him "I'm back, I'm not leaving again, I'm not going anywhere without you and your father" he couldn't help but feel more relief, this was happiness.

He left his father and mother to catch up after such a long time, he know that they had a lot to talking about. All this seems like a movie that would have gave a happy ending.

"I thought you'll just wanted to tell me off that day" "No, I meant it when I said that I have forgiven you" "So why didn't show up for dinner, Josh was hurt but would never show that he was.

"Yeah....I just stayed fir more days because I thought I still needed a break, just a break not because I was angry or anything but I needed it for myself, do it makes any sense". Andrew watched her with a smile in his face. "Yeah, I think it did". 

They fell silent for a while, thinking if what next to tell each other, even though they have a lot to say. It just that they don't exactly know the perfect world to say...it just felt like a very long time they had been away from each other". 

"I'm sorry" they both said coincidentally at the same time, then burst out laughing "You go first? Andrew smiled assuredly "Oh, okay...Just wanted to say I was sorry for canceling the dinner on you guys that day and also for walking out of the door without thinking of anyone else but myself"

"I guess you were angry? "Yeah but it isn't the right excuse just to walk out on your family...I should had stayed and sorted it out with you". Andrew nodded speechless "I'm I forgiven? "I should be the one to ask that? I'm I forgiven for still bringing making my wife angry?

With just a smile, she pulled close to him "Of course you know you are already" it was supposed to be a light kiss but it ended up deeply, they had really missed each other so much.

"I guess I have a lot to catch up on" Andrew whispered in her ears "A lot" she laughed but pulled away "First we have to eat dinner....like a family, then others can come next" Andrew chuckled and let her go.

"I'll make dinner then" "Sure?? Or should I do it? "Just rest or find something to do, I want to surprise you" "A food surprise? "Well, let's call it that too" Miranda smiled and nodded in agreement "Okay then, I love surprises"

She left him abd made her way back to his son, this time their wasn't any swollen look on his face, he was sitting with his cellphone in his hand.

He looked up when she walked up "I thought you were with dad? "Yeah but your dad decided to surprise me so I'm waiting for it" "Surprise? He asked amused "what surprise? "He's making a surprise dinner for a surprise dinner" Miranda smiled at his son.

"Well that's a good thing" "Yeah" she say beside him for a long while not talking for a while "What don't you tell me what you've been up to, this past week I'm curious to know?

"Any girlfriend yet? "Geez! Muk Stop" "Just tell me, I can arrange for a lunch or dinner to get to meet and know her well, anything you want" "Mum! "So tell me? "Theirs no girlfriend, just me and my friends, no special girl yet"

"That's so boring" Miranda pretended to frown "It not, I really got friends here" "Boys? "No girls" "Now it keeps getting interesting" Miranda laugh, he just don't know why it was such a big deal to her mother.

Finally, Andrew finished preparing and have to call them out for dinner "So what do you prepare? "Just opened it to see for yourself" Josh opened the lid first with a smile on his face to see his mother's favorite meal in the plate.

"Awww" Miranda smiled and settled down to eat "I have never been more happy to see a meal" she felt real again, happy to be here" After a ling while of chattering, she paused for some moment before continuing.

"Josh told me about Rebecca and Sunny, I'm happy they're back as family" Andrew only nodded and continued his meal "You know you never told me anything about them, it was just you .... always obsessed with her"

She turned to look at his son "Sorry I didn't mean to say that in front of your son" "It fine, he's grown enough to know about a lot of things and the reason I have never spoken about Rebecca was I know clearly that you won't like me talking about her"

"Yes, but now... you've spoken to her and I hope that part feelings has been settled and done with, I'll like to know about her" "Why don't we leave that for later, what do you think? "it ...fine by me then"

Rebecca met Emily's children downstairs, this times with a lot of paper drawings and crayons"Who drew this? She asked with a smile "Aunt Sunny did, she even taught us how to draw" "It so beautiful" she smiled at it remembering the Sunny's drawing that she had pasted on her fridge then, it had been a long time but she had missed it.

She made her way upstairs to meet her daughter, she knocked but got no response and decided to push open the door and found Sunny laying on her stomach and drawing the painting on the wall. She hung it down and all her focus was on it, she'll just let her be.

She made to close back but held her voice "Please don't go mum" it made her smile, knowing and recognizing that this was Sunny's voice, that she was finally here with her. It feels that she would so anything she wants, just go make her happy.

This feeling scares and excite her knowing you could go extreme length to do anything for that one person you love. 

"I didn't know you noticed my presence" "Of course, I do" Rebecca watched her but she still didn't look up from what she was drawing "I might be a distraction? But she didn't get any response for that, so she decided to sit and watched her sketch and paint with the little crayons.

Tomorrow she was going to get her one of the best ones, they both were going to live their life to the fullest, like she had always dreamt. 

"You know Sunny, the reason I made all this money and wealth is not just because of I wanted it, it was because I want us to have a better life, I was making it all for you" Sunny smiled but didn't look up, she felt sad again, her mother had done all this and all this time.

She haven't even appreciated her "I'm sorry for being away for so long, so sorry mum"