FFA: Superfriendly10 Season 1

Chapter 2:-

Linda’s Perspective

When I entered the room, I paused at the doorway, watching James smile at Alvin with a warmth I’d never seen in him before. He cradled Alvin so gently, as if the little boy were the most precious thing in his world. For a brief moment, I let myself believe that this family—our family—was real.

But the weight of the truth settled over me, as heavy and dark as a storm cloud. If only he knew, I thought, a pang of guilt shooting through me. If only he knew that Alvin wasn’t really his son, that the baby I now carried wasn’t his child either. I hadn’t once carried James’s offspring; every child in my life had come from choices I’d made before him.

Alvin was a child I’d adopted from the orphanage, and even that story held secrets. There had been two boys, twins, clinging to each other like they were each other’s lifeline. But I knew I couldn’t take on the responsibility of both. I adopted one, leaving the other behind, hoping that somehow he’d find his own path.

James had no idea what was happening behind his back. He didn’t know that my real child—the one from my ex-boyfriend—was living with that same man, far away from this web of lies. I feared that telling James the truth would shatter what little connection we had. He already resented me, saw me as an obligation rather than a partner. If he knew the truth, he would look at me with even more contempt, and I’d lose even the fragile thread that held us together.

As James looked up and caught me watching, I forced a smile. For now, the secret was mine alone to bear, and I would do whatever it took to keep it that way.