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A Cue For Happiness Chapter 2
Encountering A Cutie At The Airport
Five years later, a little boy clad in blue overalls and a plaid shirt was attracting a lot of attention at themain terminal of Dellmoor International Airport.His wavy hair, exquisite features, and long lashes curledupward like a doll gave everyone the impression that he would be the dream guy of many girls when hegrew up.Just as everyone was curious about his mother’s beauty, a woman with a flat nose, thick lips,and freckles dotted all over her face shouted out to him, “Have you bought the Coke,Sweetheart?”“Yes, I have, Mommy.”Hearing this, all the ladies among the crowd dropped their jaws indisbelief. Is it possible for a handsome young boy to have such an unattractive woman as his mother?Ever since his mother started wearing that hideous hyper-realistic mask, such scenes would happen allthe time, so Xavian Nichols was already used to it.He walked over to Natalie and handed her the fizzydrink before drinking some water obediently.“Mommy, how long are you planning to wear such an uglything?”“Are you saying that I’m ugly, Sweetheart?”“Of course not, Mommy. I’m just worried that you’llfeel stuffy wearing it for such a long time.”I don’t have the right to comment on Mommy’sappearance!Xavian was the least attractive when compared to his older brother, Clayton, andNatalie.Hence, he felt that he did not have the right, nor the courage, to comment on her etherealbeauty.“It’s good that you’re aware of your lack of attractiveness, Sweetheart.”The passersby wereutterly dumbfounded. Is there someone wrong with my beauty standards? The mother is way uglierthan her kid!The corners of Natalie’s lips raised slightly as she observed the familiar yet foreign citythrough the floor-to-ceiling windows of the airport.It’s been five whole years. Time to return and settlethe score!Just as Natalie was lost in her thoughts, an adorable little girl bumped into her and stumbledbefore falling to the ground.Seeing this, she quickly crouched down and helped the girl up.“Are youokay? Did you hurt yourself?”Sophia Bowers’ eyes flickered as she stared intently at Natalie.She didnot make a fuss, but merely uttered, “M-Mommy…”“You can’t just casually call anyone your mom.She’s my mommy, not yours!” Xavian exclaimed, looking extremely jealous.Sophia ignored his wordsand wrapped her arms around Natalie.Natalie could feel the tightness of her grip, as though she wasafraid of losing her.Xavian’s face was scrunched up with jealousy, but with a pointed look from Natalie,
he begrudgingly stood where he was and chugged his water.“Were you separated from your mommy?Where is she? I’ll take you to her, okay?”Sophia shook her head vigorously, looking slightlyanxious.Assuming that the girl was feeling insecure, Natalie stroked her cheek. “Trust me, okay? I’llhelp you replace your mommy.”The five-year-old girl had never spoken nor made a sound before.However,she took an immediate liking to Natalie from the moment they met and even managed to utter thatword.For some reason, Sophia felt a strong desire to depend on her.Hence, she stubbornly continuedmurmuring to Natalie, “Mom… Mommy…”Unlike Natalie, who was merely caught off guard by the girl’sactions, Xavian felt a surge of intense jealousy.Meanwhile, the second son of the Bowers family,Steven, was utterly relieved when he spotted Sophia. If I didn’t manage to replace her, Sam would have myhead!Noticing that the girl was with a stranger, he was about to carry her away when he heard hervoice for the first time as she babbled, “Mommy…”Steven could not believe his ears. Crouching down,he placed a hand on Sophia’s shoulder.“What did you just say? Can you repeat that?”Seeing that hewas here for her, the girl pointed at Natalie. “Mom… Mommy…”Steven followed the direction of herfinger and saw an ordinary-looking face filled with freckles.What the hell? She’s calling this womanMommy?Snapping out of his trance, he inquired, “What did you do to Sophia?”“You must be her father.Where did you get the nerve to question me?” Still thinking that the girl was feeling insecure, she couldnot help but remark, “Why aren’t you cherishing such a sweet girl? She must’ve had a hard life for herto address me as her mother.”Steven was once again dumbfounded. “She addressed you as hermother?”Natalie rolled her eyes. “Who else would she address that to? You?”Steven was renderedspeechless by her remark.It took several confirmations for him to finally dispel his disbelief.“Allow me tointroduce myself. I’m Sophia’s uncle, Steven Bowers. I was so surprised just now because she hassuffered from aphasia since childhood and has never spoken to anyone.”As soon as Natalie heard that,she felt terrible for the girl.“Can he be trusted, Sophia?”The little girl nodded.“Is it true that you haveaphasia, Sophia?”She received another nod in response.“Since he was looking for you, you should gohome with him,” Natalie said as she caressed the little girl’s head.Without making a fuss, Sophiawatched as Natalie walked away with Xavian.Just as Steven was about to ask the little girl how she
was suddenly able to speak, he subconsciously glanced at her and was surprised by what hesaw.Sophia’s eyes were filled with tears as she sobbed silently.
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