❧R E M O R S E ❧ [the sequel]

❧fourteen❧

N A R R A T I O N
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Dawn quickly pulled back and wiped her mouth, shocked that she had just embraced the warmth of his lips. She was currently seeing another man... Torvas. He was a genuine guy that she admired sincerely.

She liked him... and so, it made her feel shameful for placing her lips against another man's. Especially her ex lovers'. She told herself she didn't like him romantically. She had even engraved it into her head for years and truly believed it.

But it just feels too familiar... kissing Mattia. It felt like it used to. It didn't require much effort. Because the way their lips moved with each other's was synchronized in such a programmed way.

But she wasn't expecting it

At least not now... in between all the chaos

He stared at her, even shocked that he had done that as well. And he too, felt ashamed. He had a girlfriend. Ava. They were always romantic with one another even in their stages of friendship. Their love wasn't fabricated... it felt genuine.

But Dawn had sparked a tingly feeling inside of him during that kiss they had just shared for the first time in years. A feeling that erupted a wave of flashbacks

"I'm sorry, that was a mistake" she said as she folded her hands behind her back, staring at him as the tears on her face slowly dried

"Was it?" Mattia asked. The words had come out of his mouth without hesitation. He wiped the water droplets on his cheek away.

"Mattia we can't do this"

He shook his head as he looked down. Dawn furrowed an eyebrow, confusedly.

"Mattia you're in a relationship. And so am I"

"you're saying you didn't feel anything when we kissed?"he looked back up at her

"I don't know"

"Just tell me what you felt"

She sighed as she looked away from him. She was seeing Torvas. This was wrong "Nothing"

She heard him laugh and looked up at him to see his reaction. "Nothing? Wow"

"It was too soon to tell— I haven't been that close to you in years"

"So let's do it again" he began approaching her eagerly as his eyes fought with hers

"Mattia what's wrong with you" she backed away quickly, causing the man to stand in his tracks

Mattia had always been one to cheat. And she had always found room in her heart to  forgive him. But it was never in her heart to intentionally commit the same adultery

"What?"

"One second you hate me and the next second you want me to kiss you" she winced

"I- I don't know, you just" the words were stuck in his throat. He was afraid of how he would word it all. "I've just changed since you left"

"I know"

"I just didn't understand why you had to do it. Why—it was like you wanted me to feel hurt"

"I swear that wasn't my intention"

"I know" he bit his lip to relieve the shakiness in his body. "But you did it in the worst way possible"

Dawn went to talk when Mattia cut her sentence off

"And now that I... I am the father, like I had thought all these years, I wanna see Adalyn"

"Mattia you can't"

His face dropped slowly. The man was clearly trying to preserve his emotions while his interior walls were deteriorating .

She continuously denied him of the authority to meet his child

"But I'm the father"

"She's only six years old it's too much for her to handle"

"Exactly. Six years. I've been separated from her for six years. I won't wait any longer"

"I don't know-"

"Dawn you told me I couldn't see her becuase she wasn't mine. But she is. I've wasted years of her childhood. I've wasted countless memories I could've had with her. Let me see her"

Dawn's mouth went slightly agape when someone knocked on her door. "Mommy?"

Mattia looked at her and glanced back towards the door as Dawn looked down at her phone. It was 3:30pm. Exactly when Adalyn was meant to be dropped off

And here she is now

"Mommy I'm coming in" the small voice stated. Dawn went to dash towards it when the doorknob turned and in had walked Adalyn with her blue backpack over her shoulders

Mattia stared at her, wide eyed, as Adalyn looked from her mother to the unfamiliar man and vise versa. "Who are you" the girl questioned as her curly hair slowly fell out of her low pony tail.

Dawn placed her finger tips over her lips slightly as she shielded her chest with her other hand; while slowly backing away. She couldn't push Adalyn away. It would only cause suspicion to the young daughter

All she could wish now was that Mattia didn't say anything

Mattia knelt down so he was leveled with the little girl as he was sitting on the ground in front of her, with tears in his eyes.

He was in awe. She was so beautiful. Although he has seen her once, he wasn't expecting to see her again. He took her hand

"Who are you, mister" the girl released her fingers from the grip of his and held her hands together

He laughed to himself.

"I'm your dad"