CHAPTER 02
Back in Time.
Ca remembered the stranger. He was the same person who met her 6 months ago. She had been
searching him since then, but never found a single clue about him. And here he was standing, he
hadn''t changed a bit. She came back to her senses when she found him staring at her. She tapped on
Sophie''s shoulder who was still busy looking at things and admiring them.
"Don''t go anywhere, I''ll be back in a minute." Ca said to her niece.
"Go talk to your price, he''s cute." Sophie said with a grin.
"Henry''s not here Sophie." Ca replied in an annoyed tone.
"I''m not talking about Henry, he''s not your Prince." Sophie replied and giggled. Ca shook her head
and went to that strange man who was still drooling over her. To her surprise, she wasn''t even
ufortable with him staring at her. She stood right in front of him and red at her.
"Who are you?" Ca asked him and tried to keep her voice firm.
"Really, that''s the best question you coulde up with?" The strange man asked with a chuckle.
"Pardon please?" Ca asked with a raised brow.
"What''s in your heart Miss Ca Davis." The strange man asked.
"How do you know my name? Are you stalking me?" Ca asked.
" I''m not a cheap stalker, I''m a guardian." The strange man replied with anger.
"What? What do you mean with that? Guardian for whom?" Ca asked in confusion.
"The time will tell you and teach you everything about your future soon." The strange man said and
raised his finger but this time, he pointed at Sophie. Ca looked at her niece who had so many
pendants in her hands.
"Beware the darkness that soon will rise." He whispered in Ca''s ear as Ca looked back at him but
he was again gone. Ca was now confused with the hide and seek game he was ying. Ca didn''t
waste her time to look for him, she went back to her niece. Sophie made her choose one of the
pendants. All of them were so beautiful but one of them caught her eyes. It was a blue crystal pendant
with silver sparklings inside. Sophie gave it to the shopkeeper and asked her to pack it into a cute box.
They paid for the pendant and went out. They did more shopping. Sophie sat on one of the ponies like
a princess. So far the day was good and it made Sophie so much happier than Ca had imagined. It
was almost dusk when they went back to their house. Sophie happily took all the shopping bags from
her aunt. They opened the door and Henry greeted her from behind.
"Hey." Henry said.
" Hi. What are you doing here?" Ca asked.
" Just came to see you." Henry said.
" Hi Henry." Sophie greeted him.
"Oh hi. What are you doing? Can we go for dinner tonight?" Henry replied carelessly then asked Ca.
Ca gave him a deadly re.
"Baby take all this to your room. We''ll check everything, I''ll be there in a bit." Ca said.
"Okay aunt Ca. Bye Henry." Sophie replied and went to her room.
" What the hell is wrong with you? I''ve already told you about a hundred times that I can''t go to have
dinner with you. I can''t leave her alone." Ca asked angrily.
" Who''s asking you to leave her alone. I''ve told you to get a nanny for her." Henry replied.
" And I''ve told you that I can take care of her by myself." Ca replied.
"How will we be able to work like this? How will it work in future? If she won''t learn to live with nannies
or alone." Henry asked.
"Wait, what do you mean with living alone or with nannies?" Ca asked in confusion.
"You''re not nning to adopt her." Henry asked and chuckled. Hearing the word adopt, Ca''s anger
rose and she could not hold it back.
"Adopt, what are you even thinking? Henry, For the love of God, she''s my niece." She yelled at Henry.
"Her mother was your step sister, not your real sis…." Henry was replying but Ca didn''t let him
complete his sentence.
" That''s enough. If it wasn''t for her, I wouldn''t be even here. You''ve said that once, but make sure that
ain''t happened again or I swear to God I won''t think once for choosing her over you." Ca firmly said.
" That''s what you''re going to do now. You wanna babysit her your whole life. Then what about your
work? It''s growing bigger. Look at you. You''reparing me with that little witch…." Henry could not
complete his sentence because a sharp p made its way to his cheek. Ca pped him hard
enough that it left a mark on his cheek.
" You''re sick. You dare to call her names? She''s not my niece but my daughter, my family and my life.
That strange man was right about you. You don''t love me but my money and sess. It was actually a
mistake. I should have known better. A sick person like you can crave for money and fame only. GET
OUT AND NEVER SHOW ME YOUR FACE EVER AGAIN." Ca yelled at him and threw his ring on
his face and he left. She felt so angry.
"How dare anyone think of my Sophie like that? She''s my life and I can give up on anything for her
happiness." Ca thought.
She sshed some cold water on her face, then went to Sophie''s room who hadn''t heard a single
word. She was happily going through all the stuff she bought. Ca sat on the couch and was in her
deep thoughts. She was pulled out of her thoughts when Sophie started singing her a song.
Sophie: Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday dear aunt Ca,
Happy birthday to you.
She gave her the box with the pendant she bought from the g.
" Thank you baby, you remembered?" Ca asked
" How can I forget your birthday. You''re my best friend and I love you." Sophie replied.
"I love you too baby and you''re my best friend too." Ca said. They hugged each other, then Sophie
went back to unpack all the things she bought, where Ca opened the box and looked at the beautiful
pendant. Suddenly she remembered the man again who told her about Henry. Her heartbeat rose as
she looked at her happy niece who was busy in shopping bags.
"I need to find him and ask him what he meant about beware the darkness and why he pointed to
Sophie?" She thought.
Ca went back to the kitchen and cooked dinner for her niece. She was humming the luby Xavier,
her step brother inw wrote for her. He used to sing it for her. Ca wasn''t even born when her father
died. Her mother took care of her and Mara. Ca was 5 and Mara was 16 when Ca''s mother Sophie
was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She loved Mara more than her own daughter, she didn''t want to
leave her like this. She set her up with Xavier Luke. He was a great man. After Sophie''s death he took
Ca in as well. He raised her like his own daughter and they both decided not to n their family until
Ca turned 18. Mara got a baby a yearter. Ca was 19 years old by then. Mara named her
daughter after her step mother who loved her like her own. The time when Mara was inbour, she got
someplications and doctors asked Xavier to make a choice. He chose his wife. When Ca came
to know about it she went to her sister, put her hand on her sister''s baby bum.
" Hey little baby. Please don''t leave me. I''ve been waiting for you for so long. I promise you I will take
care of you and make all your wishese true. Juste to me, don''t leave me. I want to see you,
hold you, cherish you, love you and give you everything you will ask." Ca said sobbing hard
Xavier held her hand and took her out of thebour room. They waited and Ca kept praying for both
Mara and her baby. A baby cry made its way to Xavier''s ears and he looked at Ca. Nurse came out
with a beautiful baby in her arms.
"Congrattions Mr Luke. It''s a girl and your wife named her Sophie." Nurse said.
Ca quickly stood up and looked at the baby who was now asleep. She was so beautiful like a flower.
" And how is my wife?" Xavier asked.
" Your wife is perfectly fine and so is the baby. Mother and baby both are fine and out of danger." Nurse
replied.
" Can I see her?" Xavier asked.
"Yes she''s asking for you." Nurse replied.
Nurse left and Xavier gave the baby to Ca. She first hesitated but then carefully took the baby in her
arms. Xavier left to see his wife while Ca kissed the baby''s forehead and said thank you.
After the dinner, Sophie went to Ca''s room instead of her parents room. After her parents death she
asked Ca to make it her room. Ca did as Sophie asked but she never left her alone. But tonight
she wanted to sleep with her aunt again. Ca requested Xavier to set her room as Sophie''s room.
Since Sophie was born, she has lived in Ca''s room. Ca took care of the baby, even though she
took care of her at night. Mara tried to take Sophie to her room for nights but Ca never let her. She
loved the baby so much. Ca helped Sophie to change into afy night clothes. She also changed
into silky nighty andid besides her niece. Sophie hugged Ca and Ca sung her the luby Xavier
used to sing for her.
Uncle sun has gone to sleep,
It is dark outside.
But baby you don’t need to fear,
Daddy will always be by your side.
For the birds those sings,
And the stars that shine,
You are the only princess, my sunshine.
No monsters under the bed,
Daddy will always check.
No bed bugs will ever bite,
My princess will always sleep tight.
For the rain that falls,
For the fairies those fight,
You are the only princess, my moon pie.
Your smile make the flowers bloom,
Your eyes sparkle like glittery night.
Your heart is bigger than the ocean blue,
Your shining hair makes the world bright.
For the roads ahead , difficult to easy,
We will always together fight.
Daddy will love his princess Sophie,
The love of his life.
Soon Sophie was in her Wondend and Ca kept on thinking about the strange man she met twice.
She didn''t know him at all but it still felt like she had known him for decades. He was drooling over her
but she didn''t feel ufortable. He whispered in her ear. She could still feel his hot breaths on her
ear. She felt butterflies in her stomach as her cheeks burned by only thinking of how close he was
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"Who is he? How did he know about Henry? Why did he point his finger at Sophie this time? What did
he mean by he''s a guardian?" Thinking about all those questions, Ca also closed her eyes and
drifted off.