Can we make things right?

12. The new man. You will always meet new people. Don't forget your values.

12.

The new man. You will always meet new people. Don't forget your values. 

Tacha climbed down from the car. But not from the black range rover delivered to her house. 

Speechless didn't seem close to the expression seen on Tacha's face when she saw the Range Rover delivered to her place. She absolutely fell in love with it and the shining, beautiful colour. It was breathtaking. But coming from someone she didn't have any intimate relationship with again aside from their child, taking such an exorbitant gift might look like it was her plan from the very beginning. To have him give them everything because she knew he was breathing wealth. 

Her response came as a thunderbolt to the guy whose dream was accomplished with his first salary without even working yet. ‘Can you take those things back for now while I speak to your boss’. 

 

Tacha understood he listened to his boss eventually because she met the same Range Rover outside while going out with her daughter. And up till the moment she got to where she was going, he never received, not even a text from Nathan. 

“Anna! Are you sleepwalking!” Tacha's eyebrows raised with fear. Even her voice was out of character. It was loud, shaky and sounded with a hint of regret. She blamed herself for not holding her daughter's hand while she got down from the Uber.

“I got ya!” The deep voice that came from nowhere calmed Tacha's nerves. She stared at the strong arms holding her daughter safely. And then, she was distracted by what her daughter's saviour looked like. He was the tall version of Joseph Benjamin to her. But he was incredibly handsome, from his gentle expressions towards her daughter to his admirable face, than the actor. His teddy, down to his beards and mustache looked so clean. He was serving a hot casual look with the denim jean jacket he had over a black round neck, and black jeans. It served some side effects to Tacha's composure. 

His calmness. His smile. And he was masculine. No doubt, he frequents the gym. His body could draw anyone's attention. 

But there was one thing Tacha spotted immediately. 

He was young. He looked younger than her just by staring at his face. And that was when she caught him stealing a glance at her. 

“Thank you so much.” Tacha uttered with her worried look gone, clearing the strange atmosphere building up. She collected her girl from him. Then she added when he saw him glanced at her fingers. “So sorry for the stress my daughter made you go through.” 

He didn't reply, but instead smiled. Tacha didn't see him as a shy person, rather he was the kind of guy that hit on a lady and score right on the spot. She saw him bent down to her daughter's height, placing the back of his hand on Anna's forehead. He held out her two hands which were swollen more than a bit. Placed his right index finger underneath her two eyes, forcing it down. He stood up. “Why haven't you visited the hospital.” 

“Hospital!” Worry jumped into Tacha's eyes for the third time in a day. “It's been on and off. So, I thought she would get better after some rest again.” 

“Lade, don't try this again!” 

The sudden voice behind interrupted their discussion. Tacha took this as a way of saying goodbye to her daughter's savior. “Thank you so much. I have to go, now.” Tacha didn't wait for his response before she turned and walked down the estate, passing the guy who was clearly opposite Lade as he had called her child's saviour. 

She had come to the estate just to take the bridesmaids’ measurements. And they had to drop right at the gate because Maria wasn't picking her calls to give go ahead for her to enter the estate. Now she had to come down from the Uber they took and trekked with Anna who seemed to be very weak. She also had to change plans, so as not to get any excuses from her Mum for not going out. 

•••••

The house Tacha stood before was not just any other house. It is the house you stand before and you instantly know the inside is gonna be…

Damn gorgeous!

She was met on the way before she could even ring the bell. “Good afternoon, I didn't know you were around.”

“I'm currently pissed she didn't pick her calls and didn't tell me you were coming over today. If not because I came to pick some of my things. I had to rush out to see if I could pick you up.” 

Tacha smiled. His response already answered her curiosity. He owned the house. “Thank you," she said to Anthony who moved away from his car towards the gate.

Anthony had just gotten to the gate when suddenly a car appeared right behind Tacha. And then the door opened. "Maria has been in my Dm since midnight. I hope I'm not late cause I feel something is wrong since she stopped texting me. Their new driver is testing my patience!" The familiar voice had changed Tacha's mood until she heard Anthony's voice.

"Is that Mum!"

The name Mum should be the sweetest name everyone would ever hear. But theirs was venom to Tacha's ears. And like nails, the name scraped Tacha's body. She was cold. She couldn't move, standing where she was in total paralysis, wondering what would happen after if truly she was here. Her grip was hard on her daughter, trying her best not to inflict pain on her dearest girl. She was greatly disturbed that Anthony could see.

And then, the voice came out. "Surprise!"

Anthony's eyes had a hint of sadness in them. "Trust me, she doesn't know." Guilt weighed down his voice, because...

He knew she didn't even need to know.

"Oh my God, Tacha!" Kate Brown tapped her sneakers merrily on the tiled road with her hands flying to her mouth before running to meet Tacha. She held Tacha in a tight hug, putting the strands of her human hair in her face. "Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm seeing you again! You are so beautiful." Kate's smile spread so loving, overflowing like a garden fountain till she saw Anna.

"Why is she here again?"

It wasn't Kate.

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It wasn't Kate 😄

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