My attention returned to my friends,
"You know what happened yesterday?! Neville was like literally dragged to the Principal's office!" Penelope said
"Yeah! I was there" Danny said
"Why though?" Bailey asked
"He was doing drugs since past two years, yesterday he was caught red-handed " Andrew said
"Oh!" I said
I know Neville, he was son of Mr. Johnston, Our lecturer.
"Then what about Mr. Johnston?" I asked
"We'll know about it tomorrow at college, I guess he'll be suspended" Andrew said
"But it wasn't his fault..it was Neville's fault" I said
"Neville is his son Cora, so I guess he'll be punished too" Bailey said
I pouted in disapproval and looked away, the waiter presented our orders in front of us.
"Enjoy" he said and winked at me, my jaw involuntarily dropped at this sudden action. He walked away while I was still in shock, my friends chuckled while Andrew kept scowling at the waiter who didn't seem to notice him. Andrew had always been protective of me,
"That was smooth" Danny said
"And shocking" I said as I sipped on the cool orange juice.
"May I know why are you here?" I heard the most familiar voice which made me choke on the juice.
"Hey hey..careful there , Cora"
I turned to see dad who held a worryful expression as he was caressing my back.
"D-dad?" I asked as I stood up. My friends followed my suit and stood up.I was shocked! He wasn't supposed to come back today! He wasn't to be here!!
"Yes, Miss Walter..and now I need a brief explanation of your escape from your home" he said as he rose a brow at me, I gulped as I was scared. He was angry at me...I never made him angry but now I'm scared, he's angry! Tears pooled in my eyes as my lower lip wobbled, his eyes widened and he quickly took me in his embrace. Tears rolled down my cheeks,I didn't want him to be angry on me, I would never do this if I would've known that he's coming.
"I'm- I'm s-sorry, dad" I cried as I clutched on his shirt which was getting soaked due to my tears.
"It's ok, princess..sshh..I'd never scold you" he said softly as he caressed my hair.
"But you're angry" I said
"No! No I'm not, I can never be angry on you" he said as he kissed on top of my head. I took a deep breath to calm down as I wiped my tears and broke the hug.
"Let's go home now" he said and I nodded
"Home" I said sort of sarcastically as I sniffed
Dad sighed and said
"I wasn't talking about the home in this country"
I frowned at him,totally confused.
"I didn't know that we had homes in another country "
" There are many things that you don't know"
My frown deepened and so did my confusion and curiosity.
"What do you mean?" I asked
"You'll know...It's about time you should" he said as he held my hand and gave it a squeeze. I secretly rolled my eyes at him and gave a curt nod,
"See you guys later" I said dryly as dad and I walked out.
"You know, as a matter of fact I should be angry at you and not the other way around" he said as he opened the door of the car for me. I huffed in anger, the way he and Avery predicts my mood makes me even more angry. I glared at dad who looked very amused, I sat at the passenger seat and buckled my seatbelt as he closed the door, I folded my arms on my chest as I looked out through the window, dad sat on the driver seat and started the car. He didn't take the route to home, I looked at him who was busy staring at the road ahead.
"Where are we going, dad?" I asked
"A very special place..Our homeland where I and your mum were born"
I looked at him, totally shocked, this was the first time he was talking about mom, he never liked to speak about her because it would bring back the memories but now...? I saw a sly smile on his lips which made me question him.
"So ...that's Where you always go? To your homeland?" I asked
He sighed and nodded, I clenched my jaw and started looking out of the window. Don't get me wrong, but he used to leave me alone for 10 whole months for his so-called homeland instead of being with me,spending time with me like an ordinary father does.
"That's where I work, I don't go there just because it's my homeland"
I sighed, great! Now he can read my mind.
"Yes,I can"
My eyes widened as I looked at him but his attention was on the road.
"Dad..you're creeping me out" I said truthfully
"Let's just arrive there..then I'll explain everything to you....I'll answer you ever question, clear your every doubt" he said as he finally looked at me, his warm honey brown eyes locking with my honey brown eyes for a brief moment before he diverted his attention back towards the road.
"Fine" I whispered as I continued looking out at the dark night, there wasn't even a single cloud in the sky, just endless darkness. Our car was the only vehicle travelling through this road which was in between the open forest, I sank back into the seat as the silence of the forest scared me.
"At least tell me the name of your homeland"
"Uh...it actually doesn't have any name...we call it homeland"
My eyebrows shot up
" And where is your homeland?" I asked
I mean there are barely any places left which are unnamed, so maybe if I'll know the country then I can figure out the name...or better..Google it!
He stopped the car in front of the airport, we got down
"Dad, I don't have my things or clothes" I said
"Avery already left to our homeland with your things and clothes" he said as he tossed the keys to the guy who had appeared before us. When did he come? Oh God! What is happening?! We walked towards...the private airport?
"I didn't know that we had a private jet" I said as I stared at the beauty which was black..matte black! I mean I never saw a matte black private jet! Oh goodness! I'm in love!!
"As I said before, there are many things you don't know" he said as we boarded the plane.
"Dad! Stop talking in puzzles!" I groaned
"Trust me ,Cora"
"I do, dad" I said as I sat on the comfy couch, as soon as my head touched the comfy pillow, I fell asleep.