A Stranger's Obsession

Episode Four: Hi Daddy

Sia's POV

I packed my things and took the money Marcel sent to me and traveled to Singapore. I met a guy who helped prepare some fake documents. He photo-shopped images of Sebastian and I. He also prepared a wedding certificate for both of us. Since the doctor said he had amnesia, I planned to make it permanent. I gave him a new name: Richard Daniels, so that he won't remember his old life.

When I got to the hospital, I presented my evidence to him and I was allowed to see him. He was still unconscious and was between life and death. The explosion must have taken a toll on him. I'm glad that he still survived it and I prayed that he will scale through.

I noticed a kick in my tummy and I remembered that I had been feeling sick recently. I thought it was because I was missing Sebastian but this is different. So I went to the hospital and it was confirmed. I am a few weeks pregnant!

Sebastian/Richard's POV

I woke up feeling woozy. It seemed as if I had been sleeping for a very long time. A nurse saw me and ran to call the doctor.

When he arrived, he examined me and asked me some questions.

“Welcome back, Mr. Richard”, the doctor said.

“Who is Richard?” I asked.

“That's what your wife said your name is. You have amnesia, so you might not remember anything from the accident.” Doctor John continued.

“I have a wife? How long have I been staying here?" I asked.

“It's been over a year.” A lady said as she rushed to hug me. She looks oddly familiar.

“You look familiar. Are you my wife?” I asked, confused.

“Yes, I am your wife, Sia, and this is our son, Jason”, she pointed to a baby in the bassinet who was asleep.

“Oh my goodness!” I exclaimed as I stretched to see him.

“You need your rest, you seem fine now. We'll observe you for some days and release you to go home”. John said, and I relaxed back, holding Sia's hands as she looked at me lovingly.

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Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Richard Daniels, and I'm a survivor of a boat incident. My wife is Sia Parker and I have a baby boy. I now work in the company's public relations management and I live a simple life.

Because of my amnesia, I wish I knew about my past. I feel that there's something empty that I need to feel. Something that Sia is not telling me.

Five years later…

Michelle’s POV

Michelle grew up to be a beautiful and sad lady. Linda and Michelle were thrown out of Kelvin's estate by Marcel. Linda refused to be Marcel's s*x toy, and he angrily threw her and Michelle out. Linda took Michelle back to her parents' house, but they treated Linda like a disease, calling her a failure and good for nothing.

Michelle was in college when she met Henry. He was a kind and sweet guy who did not waste time in confession to her about his feelings. They became very close, so she introduced Henry to Linda and her grandparents.

Within a few months of going out together, Henry decided to fly her over to meet his parents too. His parents lived in Singapore.

Michelle was well received by Henry's parents. Mr and Mrs. Tan. They were not as rich as the Alexanders: Michelle's grandparents, but she loved them still, and they loved her too. Since she got to Singapore, she had been missing her dad more, and she couldn't explain, but she felt a closer connection to her dad more than ever.

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One cool evening, Henry and Michelle decided to take a stroll out in the sunset. The streets and the crowd were a beautiful sight.

As they moved further, she suddenly noticed a man among the crowd who looked very much like her father. Even though it had been close to six years since she last saw him, she was convinced that the person moving towards them was her father.

Their eyes met several times, but it was as if he didn't know her at all. Henry noticed how she was uneasy and asked her.

“Babe, is anything wrong? You look like you have seen a ghost.” He said. He was concerned about her.

“That man looks like my father. But that is not possible because my mum said he was dead. He died in a ship explosion when I was a teenager”, Michelle said.

“Are you sure that that man is the one? You know that it is said that there are two people who actually look like you?” He said jokingly, but Michelle was really serious.

“I'm sure. His face still remains like it used to be. Look at the birthmark on his hand. It's still there”, Michelle pointed, as he raised his hands when he carried the chocolates and flowers he bought from a gift shop.

“Are you going to approach him?” Henry asked.

“Yes. He will have to explain to me why he left us for all these years”, Michelle replied as she stood and went to him boldly and said.

“Hello Daddy.”

Richard’s POV

Today was a stressful day as I walked home from work. I decided to stop to buy some flowers and chocolates for Sia and some cookies for my boy. As I neared my home, I noticed a girl walking towards me and a guy following her behind as if she knew me before. I think I have seen this face before, but my mind can't really tell where I saw it.

“Hello Daddy” the lady said and I got very confused.

“Daddy? Who is your daddy?” I asked her.

“Wow! Really?” She replied. I was getting more and more confused. Is this girl crazy? Why would she come to me all of a sudden and accuse me of being her dad when I haven't met her before? Or is she from my past life? Do I have another child that Sia doesn't know about or is Sia hiding this from me? I have so many questions that need to be answered now, or I'll just go crazy.

“You know I thought about you for every day of my life and how you just died. But now I know. You ran away and faked your death. Now do you descend so low to even deny who you are? I hate you Daddy! I wish you were dead. You are dead to me!” The young lady said as she cried away, her boyfriend following her.

I was so confused. Should I run after her and find out the truth, or should I just focus on this lie of a life that I'm living?