Chapter 3 - Daughter!?

Emma, smiled sweetly, showing off her cute dimples, but only she knew the feelings going through her head at that moment. The feeling of betrayal, abandonment, unworthiness and the feelings brought on by the endless sufferings she had suffered through over the last ten years. She still did not have any idea of who it was that saved her from the raging fire, but, she did know that, she had a second chance now, and she was going to use it her full advantage. She looked at her father, the man who used to dote on her, the man she was proud to say that he was her dad, the man who loved her mother to the ends of the earth, the man who eventually betrayed both her, and her mom. The man who turned a blind eye to all their sufferings. She looked him over, he had aged alot, his busy lifestyle was obviously taking its toll on him. His haggard appearance contrasted sharply with his neat, clean cut navy suit jacket, paired with matching trousers. His black shoes that were too small for his feet, shining brightly. The contrast between his clothes and face was ironic, he had bags under his eyes, eyes that were dull and lifeless, she noticed the glint in his eye, like a hungry lion spotting its prey, when he saw her. He slicked his hair back, he obviously wasn't aware of how pathetic he looked at that moment, to both Amber and Jane.

Just as he was about to say something else, the beautiful woman, standing across from him, licked her her cherry, red lips and her melodic voice, traced with a slight tinge of mockery, travelled into his ears "Hello, Dad". These words took him by surprise, and the water he had just taken a mouthful of, sprayed out of his mouth and nose, soaking everything around where he was standing. The mother and daughter pair took four steps back in surprise, to avoid the water. Unfortunately, Amber didn't have enough time to avoid the water, and got drenched by her dad's saliva and water. She cringed inwardly, disgusted, wanting to get anything to do with that disgusting man of her. She smiled, and asked, while chuckling lightly "Is this how your daughter gets welcomed home? I can't believe you remembered that I loved playing with water when I was little, he he, thank you" she ended her small speech with a big smile. Just then, the door opened again, and in walked the very person she didn't want to see, her blood sister, Veronica. Veronica was, nearly as good looking as her, just she was slightly out of proportion after plastic surgery, her brown hair was down to her shoulders, her eyes were a deep blue, the same as her mother's, she was slim, with dainty legs and a small crooked, nose, her lips were quite big, this was the effect of botox gone wrong, so she looked nearly like a clown apart from her figure.

As she entered, she looked over at Amber and, finding her slightly familiar, she asked her dad, who was still in shock, just like Jane earlier, "Who is she dad?". She waited for an answer, and not getting one, she looked over at her dad, only to find water dripping from his chin, staring at the mysterious character in shock. She looked over at Jane to asked what was wrong with him, but she had a look of horror pasted on her face. Veronica had been involved in what happened to Amber back then and understood the hatred Jane had towards Amber and her mother. She slowly started to piece things together in her head, but she still couldn't make sense of it, she needed confirmation. She was sure that they had watched the building burn down to the ground that day, that girl must have died in those flames, she couldn't have escaped, the place was heavily guarded for just in case, she could not have escaped alive. She was about to make sure that what she was thinking was wrong, when the girl opened her mouth and said " It's nice to see you again, Veronica, or should I say sister". Her knees buckled, she only just managed to stay standing by absentmindely holding on to a servant close to her. She was scared, "she had colluded with her stepmother to get rid of her, how come she is still alive? if she still has her memory, she knows everything that went on then, and that we did, if she tells dad, I don't want to think what will happen!" She thought that, as long as she didn't have her memory, she could think of another way to get rid of her, forever this time.