112- Family

Ashley Walters pov "She made me promise that I will find you one day. I have been looking for you since I was sixteen, Ashley.” Marwick told me softly. There was a strange calmness in the room. Only Sarah was the one beside me whose soft weeping sounds could be heard in the room.

And me? Ashley Walters? I was dry-eyed.

"Does this mean..." Justin spoke for the first time, "that her birthday is not fake. According to orphanage rules her date of birth is not the one when they found the baby."

'Yeah, that's what they told me." Marwick spoke, "Sister Mary Ann told me everything. When I met Ashley in Arguli and came to know that she was Justin's wife and came from an orphanage, since then I hired another detective to look for clues. My one detective had already been working on the trails of Leigh Walters. Unfortunately, there was another Ashley who had left for Ghana. So, our attention was diverted for a while. My detective started keeping tabs on her. A few months back we were back on track. Then I got lucky to accompany Ashley from Arguli beach. That was when we had tea and I collected it for DNA sample."

I looked up at that. It was hard to digest that Sarah, the devil, was my sister, and Marwick, the handsome, was my brother. Ever since we met, he had been nothing but kind and compassionate.

Now they all were quiet maybe for processing everything and digesting it.

"Ashley!" Sarah touched my arm lightly, "Say something."

I just shook my head. It would be an understatement if I would tell them that I was shaken to the core.

A man who took advantage of a young woman, got her pregnant, and then left her all alone to fend for herself. Instead of taking his child's responsibility, he let her go all alone on a rainy night, with full-term pregnancy.

She got ra*ped but managed to reach the orphanage to keep her unborn child safe. Taking a deep breath, I propped up on my palms and got off the bed.

"Ashley! Wh...what happened?” Sarah asked me and started struggling to stand up from the bed.

"Love! What is it?" Justin came to me in a jiffy, "you alright?"

"I... I need to leave, Justin. I need to go back.” I said without looking at anyone’s face.

"We can go tomorrow morning when ..." he said touching my forehead.

"No, Justin. I want to go now. I ... I have got classes... and there is this very important presentation..." I started blabbering without realizing that the next day was supposed to be Sunday.

"B...But Ashley." Sarah tried to speak when Marwick interrupted,

"Sarah!" his voice was laced with a warning for his sister. Well! For his twin sister.

"Ok. Give me five minutes. Let me freshen up." Justin said after kissing my forehead.

"Justin," I held his hand. He looked at me quietly waiting for me to speak further, "I can go back by bus ... It's ok..."

From my peripheral view, I could see Marwick shaking his head violently to let Justin know that I should not be sent alone.

***

I brought from the orphanage was placed in the corner of the room. It was the same one I got at Justin's place. And the only one too. For two years, it was there under my bed. Last night, I took it out and got the cute brown woolen cap, Marwick was talking

treated me well. Placing it on my nightstand, I

tried

The weather was warm and

Arguli three days back. Justin dropped me off but didn't stay. And I understood.

show in movies. You know? The

I met after crossing the university gate was

he stopped and frowned at

I touched my face if there were

'You look different!"

"Different? As if?"

you are

about a good brand

smiled, and he started walking beside

not makeup, smart pants!" he said unconvinced, "It's in your

say anything, he spoke

lot." I chuckled and rolled my eyes, ‘Where

and catch up?” he

***

with your birth family. Your father..." Gerald paused for a moment when I gave him a killing look, but he, however,

could not bring

just ignore him. Your family that is ... your siblings are sensible and understanding. Otherwise, nobody

in my life. That day we didn’t take classes

"Are they still forcing you to take over their

sick, so my issues are off their mind for the time being."

third coffee cup

in Aniya or Evelyne and chose to stay in my room most of the time. My guess was, Justin must have told them about the whole picture and my sweet

Siblings.

word no more

arguing about something but then they became silent as

you something to eat? Coffee?" Aniya asked me but I

Gerald. By now I am full.” I said kicking off

"Ash..."

by surprise by not letting her complete, "I should give

I looked up, she nodded her head at me like a little fool. Gosh! My both friends were cute. I chuckled and headed to

of my bedroom, I started working on the upcoming projects and was so engrossed in it that I didn't realize my neck hurt from

stretched my body and yawned loudly. Argh! My body had

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