Meeting him..

On the night of mom's funeral... the winds felt colder than usual.

- (sigh) What should I do now? ... What should I do?

What !?

I yelled at the top of my lungs out at the brightly lit city. But no one answered.... I was.... lost...

- What am I going to do now!!

I took out my mom's photo from my pocket. It was a torn photo of me and my mom which my mom gave to me. The person beside...cannot be seen.

Tears streamed from my eyes...

- It's all because of that man...that B*****D!

I am Jasmine Lin. An ordinary girl living with her mother. My father was dead, as my mother told. I was living happily...never feeling sad for not having a father...until I was devasted on mom's death.

In the cathedral:

Today is my mom's funeral. Every one have left.. and I was shedding tears at the empty cathedral. When he appeared. He said..

- Jasmine.... Are you Jasmine? You just look like your mother Lily.

- (wiping tears) Who are you?

I have never seen this man before... Who is he? What is his relationship with mom?

- I'm sorry for introducing myself after all this time... I'm Edmund Russell. Lily was once...my wife.

- What?!

What nonsense is he spouting? How can he be my mother's husband? Is this man crazy? I think I'll have to admit him in a mental hospital...

The stranger said...

- I am your father.

- My father? What nonsense?! How is it possible? My father had passed away when I was 5...

- I know it is hard for you to believe but this is the truth.

And he took out a torn photo from his pocket..

- Match this photo with the photo you have.. the one with you and your mother.

How did he know I have that photo?!

I took the piece from his hand and matched it with my photo. It exactly matched!

There is only one logical explanation to this: he really is my father. But I still don't wanna believe that.

- Wh-Why do you have this?

- Because I am your father.

I couldn't think anymore.

- Are... Are you really my dad?

- Yes, my dear.

- So, I am your daughter?... But you left us, and didn't even reach out to us... not even when.. and now you want to be my dad?

- Jasmine, I had my reasons. Let me explain..

- No! I don't want to hear any of your excuses! I have never missed you... Not a single day in my life...listenting to your feeble excuses won't change my mind about you!

- Jasmine, you have every right to be angry. But, I want you to give me a chance to make things right.

-........

- I came here for you...to take you to our home.

I was frustrated. I simply don't want to live with a b*****d father who left us for probably another woman.

I said-

- Mr.Russell. My father has died a long time ago. So please, please leave me alone.

Looking heartbroken, the person placed an envelope on top of the piano. It was a fight ticket.

- I'll wait for you... For as long as it takes...

And from that day, the man claiming to be my father sent me a plane ticket everday. Seriously?! He must be quite rich to send me a plane ticket everyday! Whatever! He can't change my decision!

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