309: That Is My Baby.
"What do you mean you are afraid, you don't have to be afraid, Damien is making everything easy for you baby girl, imagine he has offered to take you to see your parents whom you haven't seen because they were broken after they lost their son, Clara, they love you as their daughter too and maybe they regret every day for throwing you away but trust me, they love you. As we get there, keep away that hatred, show them you are here and ready to be the daughter that they didn't know about. Give them time to know you, Clara."
Clara was heading back home, after years and years of avoiding her parents because they were mourning the disappearance of her elder brother to even give her time. She thought that she would help them but all the effort wa useless. She couldn't get hold of anyone who knew him. Clara feared that maybe the Clanks were involved but after trying to help them to bring down, Damien and Davids, they never helped, instead they threatened her. She knew they had something to do with his disappearances. She couldn't ask either because the same people vanished from the face of the earth like they were never there.
"One thing you should know, My aunt is still alive, she went to my parents because she feared for her life. She was mad at me for what I had done, but she made sure I was taken to the island to be safe there. That's why it was easy for me to be better than back here in Savannah. I hate the Savannah now but one day we will have to go there and tell the history once again, what do you think?"
Daniella was beside her trying to make her feel comfortable. They were heading together back to Clara's home. Somewhere she has never been to. She feared they might get lost along the way because she didn't know anything about it.
"We will have to come back one day, maybe we ask those two who are busy acting pilots if one day after all these is over, we would come back here to write the history. You know Davids house is still standing tall and has new people living in it. Mr. Nossy's mum still lives where she lived and Nossy got married to some man from Israel but he is the new principal of Mountain high, Miss Tamara, can't get enough of her weed and is still Miss Tamara we knew about. Davids keeps in touch with them. Our school is still standing among the others in Savannah. Davids makes sure she contributes every year to the school."
Clara smiled, she thought that no one was keeping in touch, turns out someone was taking good care of things after all. She wanted this day to be over so that one day they can come and make history again in The Savannah.
She looked down at the place she had known for her whole ten years. The known neighborhood, the house that was all painted white was still standing. She patted Daniella who looked in her direction.
"Growing up, I thought that house was for witches, it was painted white but at the same time, it was scary. My parents later said it was for a veteran and his children are not around. When he was invited to our house for thanksgiving, I got to know him and he was a gentleman, he would always wave at me every day when he went for a run."
They looked around the place but they didn't see anyone, in the white house, then Clara's eyes darted to the familiar compound. The place she used to wake up to every day. The place that had become strange to her now. She didn't see anyone outside. She thought maybe it was because they were up in the air but at the same time, she could see someone standing outside the house trying to lift a hand in the air.
"Baby, are we going there because I can see someone waving up in the air? Just so you know, they can start shooting and I don't want us to be victims of that, please. Can you just land somewhere else?"
Clara was starting to get nervous, she was playing with her fingers while asking Damien to look for another place to land the chopper that was still going in the same direction. Damien knew what he was doing, he had asked the family to allow him to place his chopper thereafter he told them where he works, he didn't tell them that he was going to bring their daughter home though.
The helicopter flew to the bare ground where three other helicopters were standing at. You could see that the family was screaming for money. From the modern house, the large swimming pool and the large field. When the chopper was getting near, you could see men in black running here and there. Clara became more nervous. Davids had to take over the chopper and Damien went to stay with her. Danielle joined Davids in the cockpit.
"Damn, you didn't say she comes from money, I mean look at this whole field and those choppers on the other side, look at those workers there, the wait is that her aunt?"
"Careful, you don't want us to kill someone's daughter on her parent's doorstep now, do you? And yes, that's her aunt, I also thought she was dead, turns out she came back here for her safety."
Davids nodded and went ahead to place the chopper where it was headed. The whole group was standing in front of them, the cars were lined up and a sixty-year-old man stepped outstanding in front of the car, beside him was a woman, who adorns fashion and she was standing still beside him, she was fifty or her late forties. When Davids landed the chopper they turn around to look at both Damien and Clara. They didn't know how to do this. Damien had to walk out first because he was the one who asked for permission to land in their field and talk to them. Everyone else remained in the chopper, all looking at Clara.
"Did he tell them that we were coming or what am I seeing?"
"He just asked for permission to land here, that's all they know about."
"Fuck I feel like puking, can I get something to puke on?"
David's quickly removed her jacket and gave it to her. She needed to throw all that shit out. It was a lot of it.
"Are you sure you are okay? We can turn around and leave your husband here if you want to."
Daniella looked at Davids and slapped her on the cheeks.
"Stop being silly, why would we leave him here, look she is nervous. Clara baby, it's okay you dont have to worry about anything. I am beside you and if they don't want you, feel free, Vicky still loves us, Annie is there, Mr. Marcus is there, we have another big family out there, okay."
Clara wanted to nod but They were disrupted by Damien.
"Okay, we are all going to walk out, let's make this ceremonious, Clara baby, are you okay, are you puking again? Do I need to take you to the hospital at this time?"
Clara shook her head and said she will manage. Damien arranged everything.
Daniella and Davids were the first to walk out and went to greet Clara's parents. They looked intimidating but they greeted them.
"I know you, you are the famous young billionaire in the Black's Company, ?"
Davids had to widen her eyes now. She didn't know her name stretched this far, as much as she is doing very well as the young C.E.O she was happy that some people apart from New Yorkers knows her. She nodded and smiled at them.
"This is my wife and girlfriend, Daniella."
"Well, hello dear, your face seems familiar but don't remember seeing you somewhere, how are you doing?"
Daniella has experienced speaking to new people every day in her life and it was easy speaking to the woman in front of her. They started to speak of fashion and everything. The woman gets her clothes from Davids's mum or Brian's company,
"Good, because, you are speaking with their daughter here."
The woman had to look at Davids again. She hugged her, all of them thought she was a man and didn't even think that she was a girl.
Damien walked out of the chopper and beside her was Clara, holding her hands, she was tired from the look of things.
The woman who was talking to Danielle stopped and tapped the man beside her.
"That's my baby, that's my baby, "
She was crying while holding onto the man, you could see it was her husband. They didn't even wait for Clara to reach them, they rushed to her.
Clara immediately recognized them and went on her knees, the same knees she had gone to them when they found out that their brother was missing. She was only five and she didn't know what happened.
"Mum, dad, I am sorry, I didn't mean to be a stray for this long, I am so sorry."
"No, you shouldn't be sorry, we love you, we have loved you, and you should forgive us for letting you out of our sight."
"Please, this is a big feast for us, for the whole family, my daughter is back let's celebrate, baby, today I am not going to leave you. Plus I would love you to meet someone else dear to us."
"Is this the parable of the prodigal son, only that Clara is a girl and we are going to celebrate?"
"Stop being cheeky, see how she is loved by her parents. Trust me, these guys have been longing to have her back."
"Are you crying now, baby?"
"No, I am happy Clara is finally home"