✯ Anaya ✯

As we walked in the hall, Morgan aunt came to us and asked, "Where were you baby? I have to cut the cake without you."

"Aww, auntie you look super cute." i said hugging her.

"Now don't butter me, Anaya. i want you to make you meet someone." she said breaking the hug.

I gave her confused expressions.

"Let's go and Array, where is Chris?" aunt asked.

"Okay mom, i got it, now i've to find your half adopted son." he said in a teasing tone, "you know what Anaya, if my mom could do it then she would have definitely done it till now."

"Done what?" i asked.

"Adopt you and Chris." aunt and Array said in union.

i chuckled and said, "Great, you both still have the same unity, auntie."

"The only thing that suits us together." Array said while aunt was glaring him.

"Okay mom, i'm going to bring your half adopted son too." he said raising both of his hands in air.

Morgan aunt held my hand and took me to my mom who was standing with the same unknown lady.

"Hey beauties." she said clapping her hands, "Anaya, meet her, she is Mrs. Melody Watson."

i smiled at her and she caressed my hair with a genuine smile on her face. For a moment i felt like my mom caressed my hairs. She too used to caress me while waking me up in the morning. i felt my eyes watery but i controlled my emotions.

"You have very beautiful eyes and smile, Anaya." she said staring in my eyes.

"I got these from my dad, auntie." it was my instant reply as always.

It was true, i have same eyes as of my dad and that's why i love my eyes more than anything.

"Aww, you are still the same daddy's girl." Melody auntie said.

I gave her a confused look, how does she knows that i was daddy's girl?

"Morgan and your mom told me a lot about you."

i loooked at my mom. Really? she talked about me. I can't believe it. i don't remember when it was last when my mom talked about me to someone.

She smiled at me and nodded. For a moment i thought it was genuine but no it wasn't, the smile she was having was definitely not genuine.

"Her soul is more beautiful than her eyes." Morgan aunt said

i wanted to escape from this situation not because i felt embarrassed but because i'm getting so many compliments today.

"Mom, you called me?" a heard a known voice.

It was him, Chris Watson. Oh, Mrs. Watson is his mother. He is opposite of her, she is so sweet and he is so rude. i've heard that he is rude and cold-hearted man.

"Yeah, i called you." Melody aunt said wrapping her hand around my shoulder, "Meet her..."

He cut her off before she completed herself, "Anaya Cassiano, only daughter of Cassiano's and most loved by everyone, right Miss Cassiano."

I wish whatever he said will become the whole truth but it was not, i'm no longer loved by everyone in my family. i controlled my emotions.

i forced a smile on my face and nodded. He smirked and said, "I remember, mom."

Remember? What does he mean by remember? Has she told him?

I was looking at him in confusion and he was looking at his mom.

"How could i not remember this, Array has told me about her a lot of times. Most of the times he used to talk about her even now too his 40% tales are about her." he said looking in Array's direction.

I think he noticed my knitted brows or may be he just explain his statement.

I looked at Array and he hesitantly nodded.

"Really Array? Have to already told him about her?" Melody asked him.

i could a tint of disappointment in her voice.

"Yea.. Yeah auntie, actually i used to be jealous of her the most because she was my mom's favourite and out of jealousy i've told him some of her tales." he replied.

Really? He was jealous of me and still he remembers my favourite spot and behaving with me so nicely. Whatever.

"Mom, we shall leave now. Anaya has college tomorrow." Neil came to us and save me from this awkward situation.

I love you for this, bro. I smiled at him and he blinked his eyes before stepping away. He knows that i become uncomfortable around new people.

My mother gave goodbye hugs to Melody aunt and Morgan aunt. I felt someone's eyes on me but i didn't have the courage to look up.

"So dude, can i have your contact no.?" Array said in a low pitch so that only i heard it.

I hesitated at first but he said, "Come on, i'm not a stranger. We know each other from our childhood."

He was right, he is not a stranger. i can give him my contact no.

"Only if you won't make me awkward by giving me nice or cheesy compliments."

He gave me an expression like i-will-think-about-it. i smiled rolling my eyes. We exchanged our contact numbers before leaving.

"Couldn't you be a little nicer to Mrs. Watson?" my mom said to me as we sat in our car.

"Mom, i was awkward. You know i'm an introvert and..."

"Enough, you should learn how to behave nice." she said in a commanding tone.

I looked at my dad who was unaffected by her words then at Neil, he was speaking to someone. I think he hadn't heard to mom's words otherwise he would have saved me.

I looked outside the window missing my good days with my family. I was unaware that tears were flowing from my eyes.

When will i get the love of my family back? What has happened to all of them? Am i this much bad that even my parents hate me?

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