I don't know why father and his friend decided to turn this charity ball to a purple and black masquerade-themed event, I'm not complaining it's just hard to identify people when they all have their faces covered.
I was already at the venue and turns out my friends and I were the first to arrive, I checked if everything was in place before the guests started arriving. When I had everything checked and I was assured there were no mistakes I went back to join my friends, just then father and mother walked in and towards us when they spotted us.
"Hi mom, dad" I greeted my parents when they came over to us so did my friends
"Looks like the guests are already starting to arrive" Ethan spoke
We were all conversing and talking about random topics until Tyson spoke, what he said got us questioning each other
"So is anyone going to ask the question we are all trying to avoid"
"And what would that be son" father asked him
"Well uncle, you did say Mr. Anderson would not be attending but his children will and this event is masquerade-themed, meaning everyone's face is covered. How are we to know who the Anderson siblings are when no one has ever seen them before?"
Tyson did have a point, no one knows who they are so how are we to find them will all these people.
Just then, a couple with their son walked in, the man had the boy in his arms and they had matching outfits. The man and the woman started conversing until she looked to the direction to which the guy was pointing out and he started pulling her.
All that time she kept protesting but he was not listening to her, so she gave up struggling and just followed him, that's when it hit me that they were coming towards us.
"Good evening" the man spoke
We all turned towards him and acknowledged their presence. Why does the woman look so familiar, my body reacted to her touch when we all shook hands and the feeling was all too familiar, looking at Luke he also had the same expression I had, the familiarity of the lady.
"Good evening young man, how are you?"
"I am doing good Mr. White" We turned to him confused, how does he know father because he was just as confused as we are but he continued speaking all this while the lady beside him was quiet.
"Sorry where are my manners, we have not introduced ourselves. This is my sister Kathy, her son Kyle and I'm Sebastian, we are Michael Anderson's children"
Oh thank god they came to us; otherwise, it would be difficult for us to identify them in this crowd
"Wow, Michael never mentioned anything about having a grandson, but young lady do I know you from somewhere? You look familiar" father spoke same feeling but before the woman could answer him the MC spoke and called for us at the stage.
The lady looked so stunning that man men at the party were shamelessly looking at her not hiding their lusts; she was unaware of the attention she got from people. The cape attached to her dress made her look unique as there was no other female in here tonight with that kind of look. I could tell that the ladies envied her from her beauty, look and body shape.
"Excuse me, Mrs. White, could you hold Kyle while we are up there?" Sebastian asked mother
"Yeah sure" He then passed the boy and looked at his sister who was glaring at him and he just smirked back at her and walked away, she turned to her son and whispered something in his ears to which he nodded.
We followed Sebastian towards the stage but before he spoke the MC asked them to take off their masks as no one knew who they were, Kathy seemed tense and she looked over to her brother who just nodded at her.
Seb was the first to take off his mask and he took the microphone and introduced himself to the crowd as Sebastian Evans Anderson, he then turned to his sister who took a deep breath, looking down, she untied her mask.
When she removed her mask and looked up I gasped, my father and friends had the same look on their faces, turning to the crowd towards the table where everyone else sat, I saw Tyson pointing at the little boy in my mother's arm and mouthed your son. For four years I have been looking for her and we meet today at this event, thank god for the MC for asking them to take off their masks as I wouldn't have a clue it was her if she never took it off.
Turning back from her and the table where my mother and friends sat, I saw Ethan saying something in the boy's ear but he shook his head furiously saying no.
"Helloeveryone I'm Kathleen Dawn Anderson, father was not able to make it so we are here onhis behalf as this was important for him especially for Seb and I but that'sanother story.
This party organized by Mr. White and father is for charity, to which the funds collected tonight will be sent to orphanages and the women suffering from cancer. So how about we all have fun and donate as much, enjoy" she spoke then handed the microphone over to father who just took it and passed it on to no one in particular, she walked away with Seb.
When she got to mother she took our son in her arms and wanted to walk away until Luke spoke up. 'Our son sounds so perfect'
"Kath, it's really you, god it was so hard to find you, while all these years you were in London. You were actually serious when you said you said you will disappear"
"Wait do you two know each other" my mother finally spoke, though she knew what I did to Kath she had never met her so she was clueless of who she was.
"Seb can you call Joe and please ask him to come and pick Kyle, we are leaving unless you want to stay back" Seb just nodded taking out the phone and dialing a number which I believe is Joe's
"Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on here because it looks I'm the only person who doesn't have an idea on what's going on" she was now getting angry and starting to attract attention so father decided to tell her in a low voice, Kath just sighed. Just then a man in his early thirties walked towards us and he took Kyle with him.
"I'm sorry but we will be leaving" Seb spoke and turned to leave but stopped when mother exclaimed in a loud voice
"WHAT!!!"
She attracted attention and everyone had stopped what they were doing to look at us.
"I think we should all go out back and talk privately" father spoke
"I'm sorry Mr. White but I think we should be leaving" Kathy finally spoke
"Please Kath, can we all just go speak please" now mother spoke
Seb turned her so she was now facing him and spoke to her and spoke in low voices; he later turned to my father and asked him to lead the way as he walked with Kath as he held her hands.
As we were all walking out to the back I finally asked Ethan what he was telling Kyle, turns out he asked the little boy to take off his mask but he refused and told him his mother told him not to. He tried to persist but turns out he was not going to disobey his mother.
"You are trying to tell me the boy I was holding just minutes go is my grandson and Kathleen is the girl our son got pregnant, denied it was his and then insulted her before telling her to leave the office"
wow mom way to summarise all my mistakes in one sentence
Mother finally spoke up when we were now out and away from everyone's eyes and ears
"Yes mother, she the one I have been searching for all these years and Kathy I am really sorry for what I did to you. I regret everything and I want to apologize" I first answered my mother then turned to Kathy who just scoffed before speaking.
"Mr. and Mrs. White I don't want to sound rude but I would like to be somewhere else but here and the fact that I just asked my son to go with the driver, I am sure he is hungry I just want to go home and you Earl I don't want your apologies or the fact that you regret what you did. I don't care because the day I showed up at your office you told me to leave and I did and don't think I'd just let you walk back like that, just forget I ever existed and keep on living your life. Seb we are leaving"
She was angry and understand why but I can't just live my life knowing I just found her and my son after 4 years; I am willing to correct all mistakes.
"Kathy just listen to them and I just go check on Kyle, I can bring him back to eat then we can leave" Seb tried reasoning with her
"Seb I don't have time for this right now, you will not be bringing him back here, you want to talk? Then you stay back. I will not be staying any more than I already have" she shouted at him and walked away.
"Sorry," was all Seb said before running after his sister.
I fucked up bad this time, my mother hugged me and father patted my back before walking back in
"What do you plan on doing as she is serious about you not seeing her and the boy," Tyson asked me
"I don't really know, maybe go to court?"
I answered him truthfully until Luke spoke up
"Yeah, you know what, just do that and you will be making everything worse than it already is, as of now she hates you and you want to go to court. I will tell you this and if you want to ignore me like always it will be your own problem, Kyle was born in the UK and I am certain your name is not on his birth certificate, you will obviously lose the case and everything will be messy. She will never forgive you and I am very sure you don't want your son to grow up calling another man dad."
I turned to the brothers to see them nodding and agreeing to all Luke said, looks like I will be fighting for her, I just hope I will have her and my son back before it's too late. That was my last thought before heading back in.