"I just can't find it no matter how much i looked for it",matt said frustratedly as he talk to someone on the phone.
He is presently in the casino,yes he do gamble alot.
It has been his addiction for years now,and his ex-wife has always fight with him over it.
Yvonne doesn't know yet tho,maybe she is not observant much.
"Did you ask your son about it yet?",the caller said over the phone.
"I can't ask him mia,he does not want anything to do with me ",matt spat angrily.
"Then what are you to do now matt,we need those files urgently.",she said her voice desperate.
"I don't know know ,are you sure she didn't tell you where she must have kept it?",matt asked.
"We would not be going through this stress if she did, Ashley is not stupid",mia snapped frustratedly.
Matt grip on his phone tightened as he rubbed his face in frustration ,this is beginning to frustrate the hell out of him already.
"Maybe you should talk to him mia",matt urged.
"Who?",she asked.
"I mean sergio,you should talk to him,you can just try to get something out of him .
I must say he trust you more than me",matt said .
"Are you sure it is going to work?",mia asked.
"Let us just hope for the best",matt said and she grumbled out a reply.
"Fine",she said and Matt nod his head before cutting the call.
"Hey Matt", someone said as Matt tucked his phone into his pocket.
"Nick",he said flashing him his a smile.
"Wassup man",the nick of a guy said as they shook hands .
"I am good",matt replied.
"You have not been coming for some time,any problem?",matt asked him.and he smiled lightly .
"I was stucked up with something,you wanna play tonight",the guy said changing the topic .
"Yes,I was just waiting for my turn",matt replied.
"Okay,have you seen zach",he asked looking round the casino.
"He should be in his office currently",matt replied.
Zach is the owner of the casino.
"Okay thanks",he said flashing him a toothy before tapping his back and walking deeper in the crowd.
*****
"I can't believe you Gio",kate laughed as she and sergio walked down the streets,going home from school.
"I had to,she was acting all bitchy and I had to put her in her place",sergio replied frowning a bit.
"Maybe she could not resist your charming face ",kate said and he grinned widely.
"You are finally admitting how much I am good looking right sister",sergio said and she laughed.
"You are ugly Gio",she said and he touched his chest as if it hurts.
"That stung,you know",he said dramatically.
"Sorry brother",she said and they both laughed .
"Are you going to....",he was saying but was interrupted by someone who called his name.
"Sergio", someone called and he and kate swiped their heads backwards.
"Aunt mia",he called surprisingly.
"Gio ,how are you?",she said hopping down from her car and closed the door before moving closer to him as her heels clicked on the tarred road.
"Aunt mia ",he repeated before taking slow strides to her and engulfing her in a hug making her to chuckle.
"Where have you been",he asked curiously as they broke from the hug.
"Everywhere"she answered smiling sweetly at him.
"You have grown up so much, Gio,still my good looking baby",she said tapping his cheeks adorably.
"You never visited me aunt ,it has been years",he said pouting.
"I am sorry Gio ,I have no excuses.I was just busy travelling round the world ,I just came back from England and felt like I should go see my cute godson",mia said and he smiled cutely.
She noticed a girl standing at sergio's back timidly.
"Who is she?",she asked sergio.
"Oh my manners this is my aunt mia and aunt mia this is katherine my lil sister",sergio introduced winking at katherine who glared at him .
"Sister?",mia asked surprised.
"My step sister",he said and she nodded in understanding.
"Hi ma'am,",kate bowed her head timidly and mia smiled sweetly at her.
"How are you sweetie",she asked sweetly and kate answered politely.
"So Gio i am planning on taking you out this weekend",mia said immediately they got inside the house .
she is stting on the couch.
"I have to make up for all those times we missed together",mia added .
"I am sorry aunt but I am going with mom for shopping",sergio said handing her a glass of refreshing juice before sitting beside her on the couch.
"You call her that",mia asked surprisingly,she did not ever think sergio would call anyone that for how much he love his mom,it was so hard for him when she died.
He was just twelve then.
That stepmom must be so good to go for him to call her mom.
"Yes ",he shrugged.
"So maybe another time",he said and she smiled.
"Yes but I will have to have your digits",she said and he gave her.
"So how is everything?",she asked.
"Fine I guess ",he shrugged making her to chuckle out loudly.
"Your dad?",she asked again.
"He is fine maybe",he answered his countenance changing a little.
"Are you still angry at him ?",she asked and he didn't reply.
"Gio",she called and he looked away.
"Gio you have to let it all go",she said and he frowned.
"I can't aunt ,I lost my mommy",sergio said his face showing lot of emotion.
"Sergio,that was in the past",mia said .
"You know nothing aunt mia",he said and she frowned.
Was he keeping something from him?
"All the same sergio,he is still your Father",she said.
"I wish he isn't",he said and she sighed.
"He may not show it but trust me, he cares about you lot ",she futhered and he scoffed loudly.
"You and I know he doesn't,you and mom are the only one cared about me",he said.
Mia smiled internally,he still trust her so much.
Penned by ✍️ Aisha Humayrah.
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