Beneath His Heart

Chapter 1

April' pov

I stand there looking around the preparations that started one week before for my sister engagement. My half-sister gwen is going to get engaged today to the most eligible bachelor, Alexander Black. He was her boyfriend when they were in college. His father and mine were friends.

There is a twist in my story to the world she is April, not gwen, and to the world, I'm gwen the evil half sister.

I was born to Quill stroll and Angel stroll. My mom passed away when I was seven. Then my father married Dorothy gwen's mom and my stepmother. She had a son Alpine when she married my father. A year later, Gwen was born. Once she born Dorothy made my father to gave his full attention to gwen and she also made my father to sent me to convent boarding school. Earlier days, my father used to visit and write letters, but later, it stopped slowly like I was forgotten.

Every birthday, I waited for my father, but instead of him, he sent Ambross with chocolates and my favorite strawberry cake. Mr Ambross is my father's personal assistant. He was with my father for years. Whenever I ask about my father, he either tells my father is in a business meeting or he is out of the country for a meeting. As years went, I stopped asking. On my seventh birthday, Mr Ambross came usually with the chocolate box and strawberry cake, but it that there was a letter from my father.

Dear April

I know that you are angry with me for not visiting you. I am really, really sorry, my dear. I don't know how to express how much I'm sorry for sending you there away from me for all these years. But it's enough. I'm coming for you on your next birthday. I will bring you back to me to our home. I promise your mom that I won't make you sad but I did and it's time to change that I will see you soon dear.

Rosa

On my eighteenth birthday, I waited for my father, but he never came. I sat at the bench where I waited for my father. Sisters they ask me to go inside as its cold outside but I stayed there what if my father came late and if he didn't see me he might not come back so I waited even my heart said he was not going to come, but still I waited later my eyes started tearing up and then I sob not because he hasn't come it's because he gave me his words that same he gave my mom, later I slept on the bench. I wake up from my sleep at the news of my father accident.

I remembered that day, Mr. Ambross came to my convent school asking sisters to pack for me they told me my father is in hospital due to an accident. Later I came to know that he was coming to see me and in the way he got into an accident.

When I reached the hospital, he was no more. At the funeral service, I saw my stepmom Dorothy, my step brother Alpine, and my half-sister, gwen they were crying. I sat with them. Dorothy came near and hugged me, even my half-sister gwen.

After the funeral service, I was in my room. Most of the guest they left around evening. When I went down, I saw Mr Black and Mrs Black. I smiled at them, and they returned it. It's been years since I have seen them. They were nice to me. I thought of talking to them, then I saw Mrs Black get up and went towards gwen when she saw gwen coming from the door. she went near and hugged gwen.

Mrs Black was a kind woman. She and my mom were friends. she was there with me day and nights when my mom was in the hospital and looked after me when my mom passed away. later, they moved to England. After that, I lost their contact information, and it's now that I'm seeing them after a long time, and when she hugged gwen, it reminds me of the time how much kind and beautiful person she is.

I turned to go, but when Mrs Black called my name, I stopped and looked at her, but there was a mistake she was calling gwen my name.

I thought she might have made a mistake, but then Dorothy came from my behind thought she might correct her but instead she joined the conversation, and every time, she addressed gwen as me and me as her.

whenever Mrs Black asks me something I try to say and correct her saying by my correct name, but every time Dorothy, she intervenes me.

Mr and Mrs Black left the villa by half past nine. soon as they left, I turned to go to my room, but Dorothy she held my hand and pushed me to the nearby room. gwen and Alpine entered the room along with Dorothy.

" Why are you here ?"

This was the first word my sister asked, seeing me after a long period of time.

" April dear, as your father is no more if you want to survive, obey us... pretend that you are gwen. if not, then pack your belongings and make your way out. don't come back."

Dorothy turned to leave but stopped and continued

" And also pack for that old hag in the old age home. so I hope you will make a wise decision. " With this, she left.

" And if you are staying here, stay away from my fiance," gwen said to me.

I don't have a damn who her fiance is . the only thing that matters to me is my grandma.

I will stay here until I can leave my own and make some money for my grandma treatment. she is my mom's mother. She has alzheimer's disease, and she is in the care of the Quill Foundation. as my father is no more, I have to obey her. Otherwise, it will affect her. I don't want that to happen.

So I stayed here and worked like a servant for the past five years. I also completed my studies from a nearby local college while gwen she was with her fiance in England. Whenever she comes here, I usually sit in my room till they leave. So after five years April, aka gwen is getting engaged to her fiance. Maybe I can also see him today. I want to see him, the person who made me sit in the room. I want to know the reason why these people never want the world to see me as April.