Chapter 76: 76

Ayla POV

I knew it. I knew I was going to fall still. My stubbornness made me stand in this place while I was carrying Ayla with me too. What would have happened if I really would have fallen? What would have happened if something happened to Ayla? Will I ever forgive myself? No, but I just couldn’t make my mind process seeing him claiming my daughter as his.

No matter what happened she is only my daughter.

I could never hand her over to him.

But I again collapsed as I climbed over stairs and landed in his lap which I was ignoring for so long. I don’t even have the strength to get up and walk on my own. My feet were trembling making me unable to walk let alone get up and leave.

My eyes were half closed but still, some darkness covered my eyes making me unable to see anything.

That was a calm time for me but I can hear Ayla’s cry. She is telling me to get up so that we can leave this place which hurt me so freaking much. I too want to leave this place but how could I even say I’m so freaking weak for myself? I keep on thinking about Kylie and Jennifer. With them, I am never ever able to think or worry about anything but this situation is going out of my way.

Minutes passed while my breathing finally went faster and I thought I could finally get up but when I opened my eyes I find as if I was still standing in front of the old man and the woman I saw five years ago.

"Ayla, you ok?" Jace asked while Ayla kept on holding my waist.

My eyes keep on staring at the three of them who ruined my life.

James, Aaron and that woman. I could never ever forgive them.

"Ayla, let’s go to my room", I said while carrying her but that woman held my wrist.

"Baby, you go play with Josh I’m coming in a minute ok?"

"Ok, mom. Come quickly. Josh, come with me", Ayla took Josh away while I turned toward them.

"Who the hell gives the right to touch me?" I have been avoiding speaking like this but things are not letting me stay in peace but raise my voice and become cold.

"Ay-

"Who said you could take my name?" I said again.

"But, you are misunderstanding me...

She again tried to extend her hand toward me but I took my step backwards.

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? Did I even know you to misunderstood?"

"Ayla, please-

"Didn’t I say not to take my name? Don’t you feel bad taking an unknown person’s name when you are not even acquainted with them? Don’t you feel bad when I say I don’t like someone I don’t know taking my name?"

I know I’m saying harsh words but I’m not embarrassed doing so.

"But-

"What?"

"You know I should be the one asking you."

"Who are you? And why are you in my home? Did someone invite you or did you just come on your own like an uninvited guest?"

"Ayla!!" It was James.

"Who talked to people this way?"

"And who are you to raise your voice against me?" I glared at him, making him flinch. Gosh, I never know if he will flinch when I raise my voice.

"And why are you here?"

"Jace, how could you let your ex-friend enter this place? Did you forget why I left my house? Or you want me to leave again even though even if you don’t stop I will leave this place eventually", I said while Jace sided with me.

"Dad, I told you not to let any of them enter this place? They only know how to ruin our freaking lives. Do you really want to see her leave us again? Do you really want to see her die again?"

Jace said like me too but Keeny seems out of the place.

She seems unaware of lots of things about me.

"Didn’t you see the first time this guy entered this place how Ayla died? Didn’t you see how she was bleeding making all of us freak out? Then why are you doing this? Didn’t you see the last time James came when Ayla left home? Or you forgot everything?"

Jace still didn’t forget lots of things.

"No, I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying here with my daughter and Ayla", Aaron said, making me lose my mind.

"Daughter? Who the hell is your daughter?" I asked.

"Ayla, don’t say this to me...", he sounds pitiful but I don’t want to take his pity. Let him be the victim.

"Like that? Like what?"

"Ayla, I know you are angry with me but I wanted to be our daughter", he said while taking his step toward me.

"She is my daughter. Can’t you hear me? She is only mine. Because I was the only one with her when she was growing inside me, not you, you freaking asshole."

"I didn’t forget a single thing I went through. Nor do I want to forget those things. Those pain I felt was not imaginary but those were so real as if I could die."

"The moment I drove the car myself when I wasn’t even sure if I was able to pull it up or not was still the moment I knew about Ayla I ran to you. I dilated your number thousands of times like a crazy maniac but no one received it. In the end, I ended up at your place seeing you with someone embracing so lovingly calling their name.

And you came here to claim my daughter? Ha, what a funny joke!!!"

"That wasn’t what you saw", he said.

"Ha ha really.. of course, it wasn’t .. because after that I came to meet your so-called first love whom you have been finding for a long time. Because you got her so that was a memorable reunion I can see. Anyone would be happy to see that, unlike someone who lied to me saying he fell in love with me with a contracted relationship.

He said he had feelings for both me and the first love so I thought I had the chance and realised I may be the one you are trying to search for but it was all my delusion which I got woken up from so soon."

"Ayla!!!"

"You were my first love and I still love you so freaking much you dammit", Aaron said.

"Ha ha really? Then who was that one who was looking away from me when I was getting slapped by Freya? Who was the one who looked away from me as if I didn’t exist when her nails kept on piercing through my skin making me beg for my death? Who was that?" As I said the place becomes pin drop silence.

"Hhhoww did you?"

"How did I? Did I make a mistake remembering that memory?"

"" Ayla, it’s not-

"What it’s not... Did you not see me when Freya was killing me with her abuse? I ain’t an ant able to be visible in your eyes right? Or do you have another excuse to hide this?"

Again silent.

"You know what till now I thought Ayla won’t like a weak mother so she may end up choosing you over me but I was wrong because she can never be a coward like you. She knows how to spell it out of her worries . And she will never lie."

I wanted to say this for so freaking long.

"Ayla, listen to me!!!" It was that woman.

"We don’t have any relation So why are you here at this place or you want to be my daughter’s stepmom?"

"Iii doonn’t"

"Or you want to modify someone named Ayla because she and I have the same name?"

"You are misunderstanding", she said again.

"Why the heck are you repeating misunderstanding, misunderstanding all over again and again? Why? What did I misunderstand? Ha.. did I misunderstand how the entire world knew you and Mr. King were going to marry or what I saw that day was wrong. Or what I heard that day was wrong?

Or did you come here to remind me of my suffering, my pain, my angstrom, my painful nights or me being an unmarried mom? Ha what do you want me to remind you of?"

"If you are done with the conversation, leave . I don’t want your shadow to fall upon my child or it will be cursed ."

I said and walked toward the room where Ayla and Josh were playing.

I could still feel their presence behind me but that’s nothing. I don’t know how long I have to suffer from this but I will never let go of my child. I will never.

"Mom, have you done talking with those strangers?" She asked.

"Yeah baby, let’s play!! You like to hide and seek right?" I asked.

"But we need to go out of this room to play right?"

"Yeah it’s ok . Let them see why would we stop having fun for them?" I said.

"Yes yes let’s do it", she said with a giggling face.

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