THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

CHAPTER FIFTEEN - THE YOUNG ME

This is a continuation to the last chapter. So, here it is! Thank you for waiting patiently for the update. Love you so much… ❤️❤️❤️

Lila POV

"What the?"

"No cussing in front of your own daughter Liliana!" Of course my mom would intervene and always lecture me about proper values.

I groaned in protest as I watched my sister Luna sticking her tongue on me. Even at the age of 22, my sister is still very childish! I glared at her back and made her throw a sly smirk on me.

"Mom, she keeps giving my daughter material things. I told you it's enough already. I don't want her to grow up spoiled, ok?" I said as I scrunched down to my daughter's level and I scoop her in my arms.

"Hey, Amari, why don't we put all this in your playroom. It's time for your nap now!" I said to her,

My daughter is now two years old. She's very energetic and witty for a two years old baby. Sometimes she would throw tantrums as she doesn't want to sleep yet since she still wants to play. Blame it to my family who's constantly buying her anything. At the age of two, she already had a collection of Barbie dolls.

"No!!!!" She gave me her pouted and annoyed face. Making her look more like her father.

Amari is an exact reflection of her father. She doesn't get anything from me. Sometimes I thought to myself, Is the world playing with me? How am I supposed to move on when each time I see my daughter's face, I see his face, it's like taunting me.

"Mari, don't be like that? What did Mommy tell you about?"

"Listen!" She said as she looked at me.

"Good! Now that you remembered. Let's go upstairs and go to bed!" I said to her,

"Mommy, don't wanst, I want to plray!" She said as she still can't speak clearly but of course it still made sense anyway.

"Baby? Didn't I tell you to listen to Mommy?" I said as I hoisted her up and carried her. But she wiggled and giggled her eyes looking at the back of my shoulder.

"Luna, I swear you are stopping her from wanting her nap time!"

"Come on Sis, she doesn't want to take a nap yet. No need to get mad about it. I wouldn't wonder why she got that attitude. When we were young we used to snuck out when Mom thought we were already sleeping and yet when she turned to leave we laughed!" She said reminiscing about the past we had been.

"Yeah, yeah! But she needs to take her nap. She will throw tantrums when she skips her nap during the afternoon and I can't risk that happening!"

"Oh,... Then let her stay in my room! I won't mind at all! She can go all out on me! You know how much I love my little niece!" She said as she tickled her on her side earning a heartfelt giggles by my daughter who adores her two Aunts.

"Mommy please?" She said as she looked at me in her puppy-like eyes.

Where did she learn this? Oh, I don't have to answer. Of course! My sister taught her and she mastered it well cause I can't say no to that when she's looking so adorable and cute like that.

"Fine but if you feel sleepy, tell you Aunt and she will let you sleep, ok?"

"Yehey…. Thank you Mommy!" She said with a bright smile that made my gloomy world light.

She's the only reason why I stayed strong after everything I've been through. She keeps my sanity intact and I am thankful to God for giving my daughter to me. She's everything and all I have.

I put her down as I can't risk her falling out from my hold. She laughed at my sister who's clapping her hand when I put my daughter down. Luna opened her arms and my daughter went to her.

My daughter is closer to Luna than Laura. The fact that my sister is always spoiling her and making her whatever she want it's like a bunos.

My mom who's watching the whole scene smiled at us. I turned to her as I shook my head looking at the figure of my daughter and my sister skipping steps away from us. I bet they will be playing in my sister's room. I just hope my daughter won't forget her nap time.

My mom walked closer to me and stood beside me.

"Gone those days, where I always shouted at the two of you for being too playful at the palace. Now, I would ever think that Luna and Amira would be this close. I think Luna found someone she's fond of and always wanted to be. I am happy that Amira is adding life and colors to the palace!" My mom said to me, still looking at my daughter and sister.

"Yeah, it feels like yesterday! We ran here and there then you kept yelling to us to be careful! I remembered I even slipped in the kitchen where me and Luna were baking cookies and then we turned it into a chaotic mess!" I laughed as I recalled the memories of the past.

Me and Luna have always been close. Laura is pretty serious and always does her proper etiquette. I remembered when we were younger me and Luna often skipped etiquette class and ditch it. Instead we rampage the kitchen and do cooking or baking. Both of us have a thing for culinary.

That's why it doesn't confuse me why Luna applied in Culinary school while I went to Education course as I want to teach and be with people on a daily basis.

I still remembered when I asked my mom permission to go on my own. At first she hesitated since she couldn't just trust me on my own. How will I survive on my own? Who will look out for me and everything.

I told her that I am fine on my own. I just want to explore things and be free from the wall of the palace. I want to know what it's like outside. What do people do during their break?