Begging For A Reconciliation

Leah was quick to pick up on her mood. “What’s wrong?”

Serena looked up. “I lost my lipstick. It’s the one that Jesse gave me. Wah…”

She was on the verge of tears.

Leah froze.

Jesse was a man that Serena admired. She had fallen for him back in high school. Jesse had gifted her lipstick for her birthday. Its shade didn’t match her very well, but she treated it like a precious gem. She would use it whenever she was to attend a big event or participate in a competition as a lucky charm.

“What happened? Did you drop it somewhere?” Leah frowned. “Calm down. Let’s think about it.”

Serena thought about it for a moment before clapping her hands together. “I must’ve dropped it in the restroom. I’ll go look for it!”

Leah picked up her purse. “I’ll come with you.”

The duo rushed to the restroom in a feverish hurry but before Leah even had a chance to look, Serena let out a high-pitched shriek.

“What?” Leah immediately asked.

“My lipstick! Oh my god!” Serena yelped and lunged forward.

Hearing this, Leah took a closer look, and her expression ever so subtly shifted.

A little boy was sitting in the corner with lipstick in hand and doodling on the walls.

It was as if he were using it as a paintbrush and was drawing very vigorously.

Serena swooped in to salvage it and snatched the lipstick from the boy.

The little boy burst into tears and wailed.

His cries also caught his mother’s attention. The door to one of the stalls swung open as a shrill voice resounded, accompanied by the clacking of her heels. “Charlotte, what’s wrong sweetie?”

That voice…

Leah seized up.

suddenly felt drained of all her strength, panicked, and found a

as she leaned against the

She hadn’t been mistaken.

woman was Molly

this? I run into Molly Lamere

I have some bloody bad luck to have run into the two of you again.” Outside, Serena rested a hand on her hip as

lost it. Why are you yelling at my son?

your retirement funds. I might’ve lost it but didn’t anyone teach you that you shouldn’t touch what doesn’t belong to you?” Serena’s face turned red with

insane. He’s just a kid. Yeah, he took your lipstick,

could barely

pick on him? Huh? I’m asking someone to judge whether or not I actually picked on

see that

Where did

hidden in the stall, sighing

a steady set of footsteps trudged in, followed by

Leah trembled violently.

and was once

Han and held him

boy’s soft voice could be heard. “Daddy,

Daddy?

to hear the way he was

She had been gone for two years. The kid must’ve been at

What a coincidence.

the boy up with ease and patted

picked up the woman’s lipstick and was drawing with it because he didn’t know better, Han. She just won’t let it go and made

when he heard

is it? I’ll pay you

is something very important to me. It isn’t about the money.” Serena

lips, looking

do you want to settle this?”

at Molly. “Keep your kid in check. Money isn’t everything. You might not run into someone as nice as I am the next time this