***MATILDA'S POV***
Joy filled up the atmosphere as my daughter Freya turned five years old.
"Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Freya, Happy birthday to you" i and madam rosie sang the birthday song for my beautiful daughter who had just turned five.
"Blow out the candles" i said to Freya, and together i blew out the flame's of the candles on her cake with her.
"Happy birthday Freya" i heard Madam Rosie say to my daughter as she presented her with a birthday gift.
"Wow it's a teddy" thank you Madam Rosie. Freya said with her tiny pitched voice.
I looked at my daughter, and i felt this joy in my heart that is fully overwhelming and then i said these words to her.
"Freya thank you for being my daughter"
Giggling, Freya stood up from her chair and ran off to the direction of the blooming flowers.
"Be careful" i said as she ran off.
"They say that kids are cute until they are five and then they only do stuff's that upsets their parents, watch her closely and remember this forever" Madam Rosie said to me.
I could not relate to what she had just said, Freya would always be cute in my eyes. The cool breeze of the evening played along with my long brown coloured hair, we were all seated outside in the gardens and Freya's cake on the table still Left untouched. I looked up ahead and saw my daughter playing with some flower petals.
"If only i could give my daughter a comfortable life" i said aloud almost in tears, then Madam Rosie broke up the silence.
"That lawyer from before, i heard that he still loves you dearly"
Remembering back over what happened two weeks ago. The lawyer Mr George had proposed to me with a diamond ring.
"I fell in love with you right away from the very first day i set my eyes on you, i fit divorced because i couldn't stop thinking about you. For the rest of my life, would you be mine?" Mr George said as he knelt down on a kneel and streched forth the diamond ring to me.
I was shocked at his unexpected outburst, he had invited me for a cup of tea but i never expected a proposal.
I kindly declined his proposal, i had always wanted a man with money and power but then i had been married and i have a kid.
"He proposed to me, and i kindly declined" i said back to Madam Rosie.
" Mr George did? Oh Matilda you are a very ambitious woman, why don't you care for the lawyer man" Madam Rosie said taking up my hands in her's. I grew up in Madam Rosie's orphanage home, and ever since my childhood she has been my guardian but she is always fastidious.
"I have to tell him the truth that i was married and i have a kid" i said while loosening my hands from her grip.
Don't you regret getting married to your terribly poor husband who just died and made you a single mum? Ambition and love don't always see eye to eye. You should have some regrets" Madam Rosie blurted out.
" I have Freya, i can't possibly have any regrets" i said back to her as i stood up to go meet my daughter.
"Do you see this beautiful flowers, they are called the Daisy flower" i said to Freya as i brought out the birthday present that i got for her.
"Freya look at this, i got you a necklace customized with your name. Do you like it?"
" It is beautiful just like you mummy" Freya said with full excitement.
" You say the cutest things, you are a good girl" i put the necklace around my daughter's neck, and gave her a warm hug.
"You smell nice mummy, just like the Daisy flower" her tiny pitched voice was all i could hear while tightening my grip in her.
The rain started drizzling, i quickly carried Freya and ran into the house for shelter. We had come to one of Madam Rosie's apartment to celebrate my daughter's birthday. Unlike me, Madam Rosie is a very rich woman and she has numerous houses.
"I went into the sitting room and sat down with Freya. The sitting room, being well furnished, the scent of flowers filling in the air it felt like paradise.
I looked around and all i could say is that she is extremely wealthy.
"Turn on the Television for Freya" Madam Rosie said to her household staff.
"Stay here Freya okay! I'll be right back" i said to Freya as i headed to the restroom.
While in the restroom, i happened to hear Madam Rosie's phone call conversation from the other room closest to the restroom.
" I need Matilda to get married to that lawyer guy, i cannot raise her all these years and not get any benefit. She insisted on getting married to that wrenched man against my wish, now that i killed him and he is dead, i really need her to get married to that rich billionaire lawyer."
After a while, she spoke again.
" Matilda won't accept to get affiliated with the lawyer because of her daughter Freya, i want you to come into the house and set it on fire when i go out with Matilda. Freya has to die and if you don't do it, I'll kill off your whole family without leaving any trace back to me. I have to kill her with a fire outbreak, i cannot have you run over her with a car just like we did to her father, it'll raise up suspicions"
Madam Rosie had ended the call and all i could hear was my name (Matilda) and my daughter's name (Freya). She conversed in French language, and i could not understand the language.
Maybe she was talking about Freya's birthday i thought to myself.
Flushing on the water closet water system after my use, i quickly went back to the sitting room, and there i saw Madam Rosie patting Freya.
"She is fastly asleep" she said to me.
"Take the little girl and lay her inside the bedroom" she commanded to the household staff.
Just as the elderly woman carried Freya up, a pack of fruit juice fell off from Freya's hand.
Madam Rosie quickly picked up the empty juice pack and disposed it in the trash can.
"The rain isn't drizzling anymore, let's go outside to the garden for a cup of hot tea" she said to me.
I immediately followed her as we went out and i sat down on the chair on the chair in the garden. After a while, the household staff from before brought two cup of hot tea. The tea smelled nice, together with the fragrance of the Daisy flower.
Sipping on my tea, it taste so good and i felt refreshed just from few sips.
"Matilda, why not turn your life around and get married to the lawyer. Ameliorate your life young lady" Madam Rosie said
" No i cannot abandon Freya" i said back to her.
Just then, i heard a loud noice (boom) and it got me startled. Turning back, i could see fire burning inside the house.
"What on eart...." I couldn't finish up my statement when i realized that Freya is inside that house.
"Freya ... Freya!! Freya is in there Madam Rosie i need to save my daughter please save her" i cried out wanting to run into the burning building.
Madam Rosie held me around my waist to avoid me from running into the fire. All i could think of was my daughter Freya.
I tried loosing Madam Rosie's grip around my waist.
"Do you want to kill yourself" she said to me.
"Freya...." i shouted at the top of my voice as Madam Rosie held me more tightly.
***
Wearing all black, i and Madam Rosie visited my husband's grave. On that day of the fire incident, before the fire rescue team could arrive at the scene, everything had burned down to ashes.
They said that Freya also had burnt to ashes.
My heart is so heavy as i stand before my husband's grave, life is so unfair i said, hot tears pouring down from my eyes. I couldn't even hold a proper funeral for my daughter, " why would her body burn to ashes without leaving a single bone of her's" i cried aloud.
Madam Rosie had suggested that i put Freya's picture close to my husband's grave with the inscription " LATE MISS FREYA".
"Rest on my little angel, i know that your dad would take care of you up there" was all i could say as i put down the flower bouquet of Daisies close to her picture.
"Let the dead go, only then can the living move on" Madam Rosie said while patting me on my back.
"How could my husband leave me, and my daughter too I'm so heartbroken" i broke out in tears again.
Crying became irresistible for me, no minute passed by without my tears pouring uncontrollably. I felt so devastated as i walked back home.
***
Ten years has passed since i lost my dear daughter Freya. One year after her (Freya's) death, madam Rosie had insisted that i get married again.
And finally, i got married to Mr George.
While at home, i received an anonymous letter. I opened the letter, and it thus said (Freya is alive. Blueberry orphanage home). I read the letter again "maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me" i said. Even if my daughter were to be alive, she should be fifteen years old now, would i still be able to recognize her again.
"Blueberry orphanage home" that's Madam Rosie's orphanage, the same as orphanage that i grew up in.
After i got married to Mr George, i took over his company as the CEO and I'm the supporter of the Blueberry orphanage now.
I quickly contacted my PA (Personal assistant) Mr Leo.
Mr Leo contacted the orphanage director and we found out that there were four girls in the orphanage home that have some similarities with Freya. I pleaded with Mr Leo to keep everything a secret and he accepted.
I was not certain if Freya is actually alive, or if the person that sent me the letter is trying to Play with my intelligence.
The next day, i went to the orphanage home to meet with the director.
"These four girls have blood type A and they have the same birthday 10th October 2014" the director said to me.
I glanced through the booklet, those name's were not familiar to me. Ava, Edeth, Alexis and Hannah.
"I don't want any form of gossip, i need this to be kept esoteric" i said to the director and handed her an envelope filled with money.
I left the director's office, and just as i was about to enter into my car, a little girl ran up to me.
"Mrs George you are pretty just like my favorite flower, the daisies" after saying that, she ran off.
She reminded me of my daughter Freya. Freya's favorite flower was the daisy flower too, maybe that is the reason i planted the flowers round my home.
Getting into the car, i made a phone call to Mr Leo.
"We would be attending the October birthday party of the orphanage home, you will have to exchange the glasses of the four October celebrants. I need their samples for a DNA test, i'll want to adopt my daughter if she actually is among them"
I drove my car to the house, my husband had called earlier to inform me of his promotion.
Getting inside the sitting room, my husband Mr George has already set the table with two glasses of wine.
"Congratulations on your promotion honey" i said to him while we clicked our glass of wine together.
Ever since i got married to my husband Mr George, he have loved me unconditionally and he gave me everything that i wanted. Few months after the fire incident, he also lost his divorced wife and his daughter to a car accident. It was a hard moment for the both of us, but we somehow managed to overcome the situation and now we are happily married.
"Honey, can we adopt a daughter, i would love to adopt a young girl that will fill in the space of your dead daughter sophie" i said to my husband barely in a whisper.
"Of course, do whatever you want, i would also love a replacement for Sophie".
We've been married for nine years now and i cannot get pregnant. We have tried everything that we could, but to no avail. Different doctors considered us medically fit, but still i could not get pregnant.
"I love you honey" i said with a sweet smile on my face.
" I love you too honey" he replied to me.
***
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday my dear friends, happy birthday to you" the voices of the happy children filled the air. The rest of the children were all happily celebrating the birthday party of their four friends born in the same month.
"Celebrants, say thank you to Mrs George for specially hosting this month birthday party" the director said to the children.
" Thank you ma'am" the fours girls echoed.
" I know how important your birthday is to you, i sincerely hope that y'all would enjoy your day" I said to the girls.
" But we all got abandoned on our birthday by the people who should have loved us the most" the little girl Ava said to me.
" I hope that you all overcome every hardship and grow up bright and happy" i replied to her.
I left the children to enjoy themselves, and i went over to Mr Leo.
" It's time for you to exchange the glasses of the four girls, do it carefully without mixing them up so that we would be able to differentiate it".
I specially like the girl Ava, she was the same girl that told me that I'm pretty like the daisy flower the other day. She seems like my daughter Freya, and my instincts tells me that she might be Freya.
Through the DNA test, i would get to know if any of these four girls is actually my daughter.
I could hear my phone ringing, i brought it out of my bag and it is Madam Rosie calling.
"Hello madam Rosie"
" Why are you taking samples of the October celebrants?" She asked
" I want to adopt a daughter that would always remind me of Freya, so i need to test the girls first before adopting any" i said in defense, trying to obfuscate.
" You crazy wench, how dare you lie to me, the director told me otherwise" she blurted out.
I was surprised at her outburst, it was quite capricious. How did the orphanage director get a glimpse of the DNA test samples?
Is Madam Rosie aware that my daughter is alive?