Chapter 1
Edward's POV
"Uncle, do you mind if I sit down here?" A little voice said and I could not help by smiling at the pretty chubby face looking at me. He looks so pretty and oddly familiar.
"Sit darling!" I said trying to be sweet but he chuckled.
"Darling is for girls, I am a boy! I know I look like my sister but you should at least tell from my trousers!" He said and I was shocked.
Did this little man just say those words!
Funny it is to be here where kids are who they are. Smart and handsome!
Six years have passed already since I walked on the soil of this city. Nothing seems to have changed. My favorite restaurant was still looking as beautiful as before.
Coming back after everything was a promise I made to myself and maybe for Isabella and I am back to check up on the woman that took away my pride.
The person who gave me a reason to live on and strive to conquer California. She made me struggle hard in six years and become a successful business man.
It's time to search for her and see how she is fairing but looking at the young boy, I felt I was seeing Isabella.
"What's your name, handsome?" I asked the little boy as I placed my coffee cup on the table.
"My name is Simon" he replied enthusiastically and I was much more interested in him.
"Where are your parents and your sister and why are you here all alone?"I asked him and this time he looked like he just played a silent prank on someone.
I beckoned to me to come closer and I did and he whispered.
"I ran away!" He said and I was shocked.
"How old are you?" I could not help but ask and he looked down instantly.
"I am just five years old, well, mum said I am tall and too smart for my age and she guess I got it from my dad!" He said and I laughed at how clear his words were.
"Why did you run away from them?" I asked and he smiled. "No, not from them. My aunty was the one babysitting me and she forgot I existed when a handsome guy spoke to her.
And she is fond of that, so I ran away when she was not looking and I will make her suffer a little before going back home with her." Simon said and I could not stop myself from laughing out loud.
What a strict punishment for his poor aunty!
"Uncle, what's your name? And what are you doing here?" Simon asked and Edward sighed.
"I am looking for a lady!" I replied and Simon was super interested in what I said as he looked puzzled.
"Your ex-girlfriend?" Simon asked suddenly and I choked on my coffee.
"No, we never dated! She was married the last time I saw her!" I said and afterward I blamed myself. I have never opened up to anyone about Isabella and why now?
Why the little man?
"Hmm, so you had a crush on her and never told her till she got married and now you want to look for her, dumb adults!" He said he was pissed off and a smile broke out on my face.
"Will I also be dumb when it comes to ladies in the future?" He asked and I was shocked.
Where did he get such a question from!
"Simon, what are you saying?" I asked and he looked at me like I was pretty dumb.
"Why aren't you in school?" I asked him and he smiled.
"Well, my mum recently got a job offer here and we relocated with my aunt. They have been looking for the best school for my sister and I. Well, that is what my aunty is meant to do since mum was busy but she has been brainwashed by the handsome guys!
He said and sighted like an adult.
Quite funny to hear it from him but seriously, his aunt is a weird type.
"What will you eat?" I asked him and he looked at him strangely. "Mum said I shouldn't eat with strangers but what's your name, uncle?" He said and I was baffled.
"Edward, my name is Edward!" I said as my brain was processing too slow after hearing his words.
"You have a nice name, you are no longer a stranger, so I will like a highly nutritional meal" he said with a wide smile and I chuckled.
He is one hell of a nasty boy!
I called the waitress to order for the meal while Simon was busy watching us like he was invited for a movie night.
After the waitress left, Simon looked at me with a smile.
"What is that about?" I asked him as I could tell his smile wasn't ordinary.
"What! Uncle, you really didn't see anything out there?" He asked and I looked around before shaking my head and he looked so disappointed in me.
"Now I know why you didn't confess your feeling to your crush and maybe you didn't even read her feeling for you" Simon said as he held his chin with his little chubby fingers
"No, that is not…" I said before he interrupted.
"It is. Imagine, you could not tell that the waitress was hitting on you. The poor lady just wasted her time here!" Simon said and I chuckled.
"Apart from my crush, I see no other lady!" I said and Simon was speechless.
He looked away as we remained silent to wait for our meal.
After a short while, the waitress brought our meal and this time I studied her and noticed what Simon was talking about.
Does that mean all the ladies I have come across were trying to hit on me!
During my six years in California, most ladies had the same expression and gestures but I never for once paid attention.
So that was it.
We silently ate our meal until I heard a lady's voice resounding in the restaurant like a lioness calling Simon's name.
I looked up only to see a woman coming in official wear but a comfy slipper. Most likely to be a nurse or doctor who came to get her meal.
Is this Simon's aunty?
Simon looked up and his expression frozen. He looked like he wanted to run away or better still have the ground swallow him up.
He looked at me and back at the woman who was almost close to us.
"Who is that?" I asked and Simon was already shivering.
Is his aunt so fearful?
Then why did he run away!
"Mum!" He called out slowly and I looked at the woman again.
This time she was close by and I saw her face clearly.
The face that was printed in my dreams every night
The face I have been waiting for
Isabella!
Wait!
Isabella is Simon's mum
Isabella is a mum!!!!
It was just six years ago…..