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“Your mother?” Timothy whispered, and he whipped his head around and looked
at her, as if to confirm for himself.
I nodded, my voice barely a whisper. “I never thought I'd even see her again...”
Anger simmered beneath the surface, a mix of betrayal and confusion.
Timothy placed a hand on my shoulder. “Do you want to go back? We can-
“No,” I interrupted, determination cutting through my words. “I've come this far;
might as well see what this dinner is really about.”
Timothy's expression reflected understanding, though concern lingered in his
eyes. Together, we approached Kamran and my mother, a peculiar quartet
converging for an evening that had become far more complicated than I could
have imagined.
Kamran greeted us with a welcoming smile, oblivious to the storm brewing within
me. “Timothy, Evie, glad you could make it. This is Mia,” he said, gesturing
toward my mother.
My eyes fixated on Mia, who stood there with an air of calm composure. The
woman who had been absent for so much of my life now stood before me, a
stranger in the guise of familiarity. The question burned on my tongue,
demanding release.
“Evie,” Mia acknowledged with a nod. Her face remained neutral. Figures she
wouldn't recognize her own daughter.
“What are you doing here?” I blurted out, my voice sharper than intended.
Mia blinked, her expression pleasant but guarded. “It's been a while, hasn't it?”
I couldn't fathom the casual tone in her voice. After all these years of silence, all
she could muster was a casual greeting? Anger surged within me, a tempest
threatening to break free.
“A while?” I scoffed. “Try a lifetime. Where have you been?”
Timothy and Kamran stood awkwardly to the side. Kamran, attempting to bridge
the awkward silence, asked, “Do you two know each other well?”
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Mia smiled at him before turning her attention back to me. “Evie’s my daughter.
We have a lot of catching up to do.”
The words hung in the air, a delicate dance between the past and the present. I
felt a storm of conflicting emotions, the wounds of abandonment ripping open
anew. “Was your plan to “catch up’ at a family dinner orchestrated by your
boyfriend?”
Kamran attempted to diffuse the tension, suggesting, “Why don’t we head inside?
We have a reservation, and we can talk more there.”
I shook my head, a bitter laugh escaping me. “Talk? After all this time, now you
want to talk?"
“Evie, please,” she started, and her bottom lip poked out like it usually did when
she was confronted.
The tempest within me refused to be quelled. “No, Timothy. This is long overdue.”
I turned to Mia, my voice cutting through the night air. “You left me with a father
who was mentally absent. I had to navigate that alone. Where were you?”
Mia's gaze faltered, a hint of remorse flickering in her eyes. “Evie, I-"
“Don't,” I interjected, my anger boiling over. “Don't act like you have the right to
explain now. You lost that right a long time ago.”
Kamran attempted to mediate, his voice a measured attempt at peace. “Let's not
do this here.”
I shot him a withering glance. “Figure things out? You've got to be kidding me.
You invited me to this twisted family gathering, and now you want us to have a
calm, collected conversation?”
Timothy spoke, his tone gentle but firm. “Evie, we can leave now. We don’t have
to stay.”
I reluctantly tore my gaze away from Mia, feeling a swirl of emotions that left me
dizzy. “No, I'm fine. Let's just go inside,” I conceded, though the sick feeling in the
pit of my stomach persisted.
As we entered the restaurant, the warm interior felt oppressive. The low hum of
conversation, the clinking of cutlery, it all seemed like a surreal backdrop to the
unraveling drama. A waitress led the way to our table, and as we took our seats,
the air hung heavy with unresolved tension.
The atmosphere at the table was strained, the weight of unspoken words
threatening to suffocate us. Kamran, suddenly such a diplomat, attempted to
steer the conversation toward safer waters. “Let's order and try to enjoy
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My mother nodded in agreement. “He's right, Evie. We can talk about everything
later. For now, let's just have dinner.
I clenched my jaw, a seething anger bubbling beneath the surface. The audacity
of suggesting a casual dinner. after all these years of absence infuriated me.
“Fine.”
As we navigated the awkward dance of dinner, Kamran's attempts at pleasant
conversation cut through the strained atmosphere. I reciprocated with forced
smiles, my mother’s presence a constant irritant.
“So, Evie, tell me about yourself. You're still a lawyer, right?” Kamran inquired, his
tone genuinely curious. “Il saw you win that big case against your firm recently
Well done.”
I took a sip of my wine, choosing my words carefully. “Thank you. I was promoted
recently to senior attorney, so things I have pretty busy for me.”
Kamran nodded. “That's impressive. Takes a sharp mind to navigate a whole
firm.”
I offered a polite smile, the conversation feeling like a charade. “It has its
challenges, but I manage.”
As the evening progressed, I couldn't shake the sense of unease that settled
over me. Kamran's attempts at pleasant interaction were disarming, a stark
contrast to the cold glares he'd given me before. Mia, sitting beside him, wore an
expression of detached amusement that added fuel to the fire of my resentment.
The delicate dance of dinner took an unexpected turn when I mustered the
courage to ask, “So, how did you two meet?”
Kamran's eyes twinkled with a mixture of nostalgia and affection. “Mia actually
tailored a suit for me a while back. We hit it off from there, and the rest is history.”
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Timothy, seated across from me, seemed to absorb the revelation with a mix of
and his expression grew distressed. His eyes met mine, silently pleading for
reassurance.
“You were with Mia while my mother was still alive?” Timothy asked, his voice
unsteady.
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Kamran's expression hardened, a defensive edge to his words. “Timothy, Lydia
and I were already over by then. Our marriage was falling apart, and Mia and I
found comfort in each other.”
The revelation hung in the air, and suddenly I wasn't the only disappointed child
in the room. Timothy's gaze flickered between Kamran and Mia and his frown
deepened.
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An uncomfortable silence settled
over the table as we continued our
meal. Kamraq, and Mid exchanged
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awkwardly as unwilling spectators.
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I glanced at the number in my hand, a bitter taste in my mouth. “Catch up? You
can't be serious.”
Mia offered a nonchalant smile. “Life was... complicated, Evie. I think we should
discuss it.”
The dismissiveness in her tone fueled the simmering anger within me.
“Complicated? You abandoned me, and now you want to chat over coffee and
pretend everything's fine?”
“Think about it,” she said, and she took my hands in hers, “You're still my best
buddy.”
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