Second Chance : A Rare Opportunity

Chapter 15

Sophia

I was sitting there, watching his retreating back until he disappeared from my sight.

But I could not move at all, I was mourning on my own misery. It was a lie. Everything that we had between us was just a lie.

He was just playing a game while I thought it was my entire world. His care, his concern for me, his love everything was façade.

He just wanted to break me apart and I am sure he knows, he was successful in doing that.

I don’t know how long I sat there like a lifeless body. My heart is not ready to accept it. If it was just a lie then why didn’t I feel it before.

Why everything seems real to me, even now? Why all I could see in his eyes for me was only love. I never felt like he was acting or faking it.

I need to talk to him. I have to ask him, why he is doing this to me.

I got up from my place wiping my tears. I know right now I am a complete mess, with wet hair due to vodka and I am sure my eyes must be puffy and red due to all the crying.

But I didn’t even bother to make myself look presentable and got out of the club without caring about my look.

I got in cab and told him to take me to our apartment. I wonder if I can call it ‘our’ or not, anymore.

But I want to go there and talk to him. I want to know what went wrong. I still want to confirm if everything was really just a lie.

I know you must be thinking how pathetic this woman can be to go back to the person who played with her like a toy, but I don’t know what else to do.

I want everything to go back to the way how it was before.

I reached the apartment and made my way to his house. I was about to knock on the door when I realized it was not locked.

I entered inside hoping for the best but again my world came crushing down to the floor, seeing the scene in front of my eyes.

He was kissing a girl that I recognize to be Lily from our college. His back is facing me.

It can be something else Sophia, she might be the one to kiss him suddenly, my heart said.

But no, he isn’t even pushing her away, instead he is holding her tightly in his arms and is kissing her.

It shook me to my core. The tears which already dried out in my eyes, now again started flowing freely on my cheeks.

I didn’t stop even for a second and came out of his house and started making my way out of there. I was so lost that I didn’t even know where I was going.

I was just walking and walking trying to exhaust my body so that it can overpower the pain my heart is feeling.

But it is not working. With every step my heart is getting pierced with needles of betrayal he gave me, causing my heart to bleed in pain.

How can he kiss someone right after breaking up with me? It’s not even been two hours since then.

It was all lie, indeed. I made a really big fool out of myself. How stupid and how naïve I was to not see his real intentions.

I was just walking mindlessly wherever my feet took me. Soon I reached my dorm. Thankfully I didn’t cancel my contract of staying here.

I entered into the main gate and started walking in the direction of my room. I didn’t pay attention to my surroundings until something wet hit my head.

I looked up to see what’s going on and found that every one from my college who stays in the dorm are present here.

I touched my hair and felt something sticky, it was an egg. Before I could realize what’s going on here, someone again threw an egg on me.

One of the girl said, “You know what, you deserved what Daniel did to you. It was necessary to crush that stupid pride of yours”.

Everyone started laughing. But wait, how do they know about it? No one was present in the club earlier……

And again realization hit me, the video which Steve was recording in the club. And to confirm my doubt, one of the girls started playing the video.

"I love this video" she said.

I tried ignoring them and again started walking but they are not in the mood of letting me go. They started throwing different things like rotten vegetables and eggs.

They blocked my way and started pushing me.

Please guys, don’t do this to me. At least not today, please have mercy on me, I thought.

But they were not planning to stop. They were saying all kinds of things but I didn’t know why. What have I ever done to them?

My question was answered when one of the girl from a group of popular girls in my college said, “How dare you date such a great guy like Daniel? Did you think he would really love a b**ch like you, huh?”

So they were angry because I was dating one of the most popular guy in the college, ruining their chances.

Saying this she pushed me away with force. I fell on the ground hurting my palms and my wrist strained in the process.

Why the whole world is being so cruel to me today? What have I ever done so wrong to go through all this?

I got up from my place and started making my way out of the dorm gate. This is enough for today.

If it was some other day and I was my own real self, then they wouldn’t have dared to bully me like they are doing now.

But today I am not myself. I am all exhausted right now, physically, mentally as well as emotionally. I don’t have any strength to face anything anymore.

I just want to go to some place where I can rest and cure my miserable heart.

A place came to my mind where I can go. My mother’s house. I know I decided I will try to be away from that place as long as possible but right now I can’t think of anywhere else.

After all she is my mother, she will understand my pain right? She doesn’t stop me from coming to her house it’s just that nothing goes right when I go there.

I just hope ‘that person' will not be home right now. I heard from my brother Simon that he went on a business trip.

I am not close with Simon either but still he is the only person with whom I am in contact after leaving that house.

I decided to go there to take some rest because it’s really late in the night. I will just go and spend my night there and leave the house early in the morning before anyone would find out.

The guards will let me in, as I said earlier my mother doesn’t stop me from coming home. It’s just that she doesn’t like my presence near her.

No she is not my step mother. She is my real mother who gave birth to me. But everything got ruined after that person came into our life.

My feet started making their way to her house not realizing what was awaiting for me.

I thought it was the worst what Daniel did to me and those girls in dorm just added to the pain.

But I was so wrong……

I made a wrong decision of going to my house.

I swear to god that I never thought something more bad could happen tonight. I didn’t know that what Daniel did to me was nothing in comparison of what was waiting for me at my mother’s house.

Something so horrible which will leave me standing in front of the doorway of my worst nightmare.

(Past ends)

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Present from Sophia’s pov

I came out of my thoughts when alarm went off on my phone. It’s lunch time.

I took my purse and made my way out of the company. My headache is killing me. It’s due to all the stress I am feeling these days.

I was about to reach the school when I got a call from Layla. I answered it, “Yes, I am reach…” I was cut off by her.

“Sophia, some man who is Ken’s uncle is taking Kevin with him. I tried to stop him but he is not listening to me” Layla said.

I stopped the car with the jerk. What is he doing with Kevin? Does he know that Kevin is…….. no, no.

“Where are you Layla? Tell me, I’ll be there” I said urgently. She told me the address and I could clearly sense worry in her voice.

“It’s okay Layla, don’t worry. He won’t harm Kevin” I said.

“I am not worried for Kevin, Sophia. I am worried for you” she said hesitantly.

“What do you mean….” I asked and she replied, “He said, he is Kevin’s father”. It made me worried.

“He didn’t say it in front of Kevin right?” I asked to make sure.

“No, he didn’t. He just told me” she replied and I took a deep breath of relief. I don’t want Kevin to know anything about it.

“Don’t worry. I am okay” I replied and disconnected the call and again started driving with only one thought in my mind.

You need to take care of this matter, Sophia.

I reached the restaurant where he took my Kevin. I entered inside and asked the receptionist about the table where Mr. Daniel Knight is dining as I could not see them sitting here on any table.

She guided me to a private room when I told her my name. It means he already knew I will come here.

I opened the door and my eyes widened. There are so many toys and gifts in the room.

It could be for Ken, I told myself. But whom am I kidding. Kevin came running to me and said, “Look Mommy, Ken’s uncle brought so many gifts and toys for me. You have a very good friend”.

He was looking so happy, jumping and all excited.

I looked at Daniel and his eyes met mine. He is also happy to do something for his child. The happiness is clear in his eyes.

“We need to talk Mr. Knight, right now” I said with gritted teeth trying to control my anger.

“We can talk later, Sophia. Now come let’s eat” he said with a smile.

“I said, right now” I said but this time more sternly shocking him with my tone.

“What’s wrong, Mommy? Are you angry with Dan uncle?” Kevin asked getting shocked.

I took a deep breath to calm myself and replied, “No honey, I just need to talk with him. It’s very important you know”.

“Okay, let’s go” he said while getting up from the chair. We came out of the room and entered into another private room.

Does he think it is his house, to go wherever he wants? But again, who can stop The great Daniel Knight.

I came out of my thoughts when he asked, “What is it? What do you want to talk about?”

“What are you doing here? Are you out of your mind? Didn’t I tell you to stay away from my son? Don’t you know it is kidnapping to take someone else’s child without permission?” I fired question after questions in rapid speed.

“Relax Sophia. You will choke on your own words” he said making me more annoyed.

“I will reply to all of your questions. I am here to eat with you and Kevin. I am definitely in my right mind. He is not only your son, he is mine too” he started.

And he literally is answering each and every question of mine that I just asked.

“I just came to pick up my son and brought him here to have lunch, so it’s not kidnapping. And I don’t need anyone’s permission because I have the right, as I am his father” he completed loosing his temper a little at the end.

I was just staring at his face.

“So stop ruining my time with my son Sophia. I am not going to stop. Now let’s go and eat” he said and turned around to leave the room.

“You know what, I should be really happy to see you in this condition but I don’t know why I really feel pity for you” I said causing him to stop in his tracks.

He turned around to look at me but didn’t say anything and I continued.

“Look how happy you are to find your son. Even my Kevin was so happy to get all those gifts from you” I said remembering the smile Kevin had earlier because of the gifts Daniel gave him.

“What are you trying to say?” he asked getting confused with my words.

“I don’t want you to play with my Kevin’s feelings. I don’t want you to give him any false hope. Because I know you are just going to throw him away once you find out the truth” I said.

I know Daniel very well. I don’t want my son to be heartbroken like me.

“What rubbish are you talking? Why would I throw him, my own son awa…..”

“Because he is not your son” I screamed and a lone tear left from my eye.