Chapter 42: Affair
“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night,
and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt" —Sun Tzu.
Father is waiting by the stairs. He looks up and his eyes light up when he sees us. “Amira, you look so beautiful tonight.” He gives me a warm embrace and kisses me on the cheeks, murmuring, “Happy sixteenth birthday, my little girl.”
“Thank you, Dad, Mum,” they notice my informal choice of words, “I owe this night to you guys. If you hadn’t agreed to help me, I don’t think I’d have ever accomplished my plan this far.”
“It’s our pleasure, daughter dear,” Father smiles lovingly.
“And tonight, we’re going to gain even more supporters,” Mother cheers at that.
They both smile and share a kiss, before embracing me as well.
I’ve never been so loved.
The three of u
