Chapter 70: 70

Ayla POV

"Ayla, wait!, don’t run!," I tried to stop Ayla but she kept running here and there. More like she was just jumping like a frog.

"Catch me if you can", she ran while I was still picking up my luggage.

But when I looked at her she was not there making me uneasy. My eyes searched for her everywhere but she was nowhere to be found.

"Ayla"

"Ayla"

"Baby, where are you?"

"Baby, don’t joke on me! You know momma is scared right?" I continued calling for her until I saw her two little ponytails from a crowd.

Phew, I found her.

I pulled the luggage and went near her when I found someone was holding her in my arms. I don’t know who it is but yeah someone who I’m familiar with.

I ran closer and pulled her to me.

"God, Ayla, you scared the hell out of me."

"You know I’m scared right? My heart was about to pop out with fear", I said while caressing her hair but she kept on giggling.

"Ayla?" Someone called my name but both of them replied, "Yes?"

God, it already became a habit whenever someone called by the name. I can’t help but name my little princess the same name as me. I don’t know why but maybe I just love the name I got from my parents even though they are not in this world anymore.

I turned to the person when I realised it was none other than Jace.

"Ayla, what’s going on?" He looked extremely shocked seeing me, which I couldn’t even help but laugh at.

"Ayla, it’s not funny. You know how it will shock me when I come to pick you up but see someone who looks exactly like.....

He stopped while I noticed what he tried to say but I ignored the topic.

"Brother, is it really the place to talk?"

"Can’t you even think that your little sis must be growling in hunger?" I pout.

"Yes yes can’t you even think that your little niece must be growling in hunger?" She pouted as well making him laugh which was much more different than I saw before.

It was so pure that I may want to hide. His eyes were dazzling like a diamond while his teeth were rejoicing with happiness seeing my little doll.

"Of course you two brat, let’s go home and eat to your heart’s content", he said and picked up Ayla in his arms while someone came and picked up my luggage to the car.

The entire journey was fun. I thought maybe I will again see the annoyed Jace who once called me how we both are siblings when our nature doesn’t match, how I can be his sibling but seeing him take the initiative and come to pick me made me forget everything and embrace the new him.

"So little brat, how old are you ?" He asked.

"I’m 4 years old and I’m not a little brat", she pouted again making both of us chuckle.

"Gosh, I can’t keep up with her cuteness. If she keeps on being cute like this I may end up becoming diabetic", Jace stated.

"Why? Don’t you have kids? I’m sure you are older than me then?" I asked while he looked at me.

"Dad, didn’t tell you?" He asked.

"No, does it matter?" I asked again.

"No I have a son who is two years old but I don’t think he is this cute as my niece", he said and again started chewing her cheeks making her annoyed.

"Shoo shoo, bad uncle!! I shouldn’t have come to you when I saw you", she turned to the other side.

"Have you come to find me?" Jace asked.

"Of course, little Ayla recognized you so she came to you and said hi", she said.

"You recognised me?"

"Yes yes I saw your picture on mom’s phone", she said while I looked away.

Why does she have to tell him that I have his pictures dad occasionally sends them to me and I added them to the family album folder I created. She is really becoming a lot talkative. I don’t know who did she even take after when I don’t even talk much in reality.

"You have my picture?" Jace asked.

I knew it.

"Of course I have. Family is always family", as I said I can see his eyes filled with tears.

"Wait ... don’t cry... I didn’t mean to make you cry... Jace... stop it... or she will tease you again", I tried to while his tears started dropping on her cheeks.

"Ah uncle is such a cry baby", here she goes.

"Yeah I m", he is even agreeing with her.

"I can’t keep up with this", I said .

"Brother, if you don’t stop crying I will never call you brother ever again. So it’s your call", I said and turned to the other side when I heard no crying noises. Gosh I can’t believe he really acts like a kid when the kid is actually enjoying seeing him cry.

Now I wonder who is the real kid here.

While I was thinking we reached in front of my home. Just how long it has been since I placed my feet here. Is it five years? No, if I count the time when I ran away from here in my teens then it’s surely more than ten years even though I stayed here less than a month to wait for a certain someone.

"Ayla, come down.. dad must be waiting for you", Jace said while he was carrying Ayla.

He walked forward while I followed them but as the door opened Ayla get down from his shoulder and ran inside calling GRANDPA.

She sure never behaves like me.

Why do you bring all of your dad’s genes and not me?

I really wonder.

"Grandpa"

"Grandpa"

"Grandpa"

"Where are you?"

"Grandpa, Ayla is here", as she took the name I saw dad coming out from the kitchen but as he saw her he stayed silent for a while but after that I came and stood behind her letting him understand who she was.

"Is she?"

"Ayla, is she yours?" He was still shuttering while Ayla ran near him and hugged his legs as she could never reach his height unless he bowed down to her.

"Dad, she is Ayla."

"My daughter", I said while dad carried her.

"Woah she is so light", he said.

"So you got married?" He asked while he still had the shocked expression on his eyes.

"Dad, does she even look like she is married? Just look at little Ayla’s face and say who she looks like", Jace said while he was taking my things to my room.

"So this is why you ran away", finally he understood.

"Why didn’t you tell me?"

"I could have done something ."

"Why didn’t you tell me when you are already carrying so much burden by yourself? Why didn’t you?"

"He even came after you left", as he said I stopped him.

"Dad, say no more I don’t want to discuss anything", I said while Ayla was looking toward me.

"Who is he?" She finally asked, making me clench my fist.

I knew that when I would come here I would surely get lots of questions , but I didn’t know this would be this fast. And mentioning things about him each time sure makes her know she has a dad but we are not together. And if she knows she sure would like to meet him and be with him. Then what should I do?

I know I’m no longer a teen but still when I worry about things like this I still couldn’t think but have anxiety.

"He is no one", I said while I heard someone’s feet step running toward me but before I could turn and see I felt two tiny hands grasping my legs . I looked down when I found a little boy holding me tight.

"Hands up", he said, making me startled.

"Oh ok", I did as he said.

"Woah I scared Ayla"

"I scared Ayla"

He started jumping, calling my names which made me chuckle. I really wish Ayla would be this childish like him but she is so mature even though she is so little.

"You little brat , you again did it when she just came now", I heard a new voice.

"You?"

"Oh sorry I forgot you don’t know me", she said.

"I’m Keeny and you can say I’m your sister in law as I married Jace", she said.

"How did you know me?."

"Everyone talks about you a lot and there are some....

She was saying when Jace stopped.

"This is nothing I kept on blabbering about you as well dad . You don’t worry", she said but I felt something was off.

I was trying to observe but I saw Ayla come down from dad’s arm and walked toward the little boy.

"Hey , you"

"How dare you make mom scared?"

Here we go again.

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