THE FEELINGS

anish," Alan said, smiling at her

o my dad wanted us to move. Sad story but we managed to get through it. Rig

t kept bursting with excitement and happiness. It's amazing how there are still people as kind a

gambled and played dangerous games, he longed for the days that they'd be happy without worrying about not having what to eat for dinner.

uld treat his daughter like a queen, she deserved it after having a deadbeat father like him. E

, just Alex. You see, life doesn't just revolve around one person, whateve

e didn't want to tell Valerie that he wasn't going to live for very long, and so when this cloaked w

ars. He gets that he wasn't a good person too, but ever

e. He wasn't sure how a dying man was going to help in this cloaked woman's plans and he was

its for days, a c

only one request, he remembered her soft

dia arrives, act according to script and

tch, delivered a letter asking him not to go to the Christmas party at the Carsons, and then he was

one about this, even your dau

alled, snapping hi

he answered

ut how we moved from Mexico

Valerie and Alan continue to ta

peace knowing that Valeri

e that nobody could be trusted. He wished that he could tell Valerie who she was, but he couldn't. She had eye

nd made sure that he was settled, they got in their car and sat there for a whi

hat my father lives here now,

lready started to set and to Valerie, that was the most eve

started to ring and she p

reaches the estate before me huh? Yes, I remembered you saying that you had good news

r out of the apartment building driveway and

ng way? " she complained and Alan gave her a smoo

butter

she asked as she

es

we headed? " she repli

e fun for the first time in your life, " h

some other time? Let's just go to McDonald's, order one or two

ve a spot that I usually wen

here, I can't have you having flashbacks in the m

said, stealing a glance at her

said as she leane

hey arrived at an old

izza that they had jus

brought your girl here.

took a sip of hi

n silence

, Valerie had a puzzled look on her face

leave the estate where

echoed in the distance as

memories, I'd still bear it and I wanted Kevin to grow up in a place like Mexico, it's a country that is overflowing w

can go wherev

owed me," sh

ver even tri

s all over my body, " she said, gulping and clicking her teeth in the process. "I'd never wa

l of that, " Alan said genuinely an

having someone around t

ure, " h

ng as if they had not just ta

nd I do not feel like going back to Mexico, how can you convi

an's eyes as he claspe

ure," he said and was going to continue until Valerie cut him off. "Yeah, a culture that w

to go there to see for

heard enough, " she quipp

ind of late, can we head back to the estate? I don't want A

ight in the car before revving t

Alan got out of the car and

aughed, running his hands through his hair as he gazed at her with his p

ou," she said. "Me too," Al

awkwardly tucked a strand

his some other time, " she said, smiling shyl

ed her leave, silently wishing that t