ALEX POV

"No mom how can you also follow dad advise. I can't go back to that country again please" I interrupt her words.

Dad looks dejected and that makes me sad

They also understand the reason for my rejection. Although they are not my parents but they treat me like their child and always tell me that they lost their only daughter 24 years ago and never found her,they tell me many stories about her and that she was only two months old before she was lost and was never be found.

"baby please just go for my sake, you know how much i love you Alex sweetie" Mom started with her funny words. I laugh and she smiled at me

"Okay Dad Mom I agree but, Mom stop calling me baby I am not a baby anymore and don't you think I'm a woman. What did you want my kids to think about me, that their mother is a baby hum" I ultar and smile at them but they know am sad but just like to hide my emotions.

Yes Mom always call me baby because she told me before her daughter lost she was given Tia and she give her baby by her self.

Although I look like her, almost everything about her. her body shape, her snow white skin, her blue crystal clear eyes but she only have a long back curl hair,why my own hair are brown long hair which reach my waist.

"you know bby am used to it, I know you are sad but remember you have Riya,Raya and Roya that will always makes you feel happy and forget your sadness sweetie. should I start packing now?"Mom joke and stare at me

I sign and hugs them

"I love you both any thing you choose is good to me. now Mom help me pack why I booked the tickets"

"No sweetheart have booked the ticket it's remain an hour left, let arranged fast" Dad says and start walking out of his study and Mom also left.

"Gosh they don't want me to wait a little bit before going back to country A " I thought and walk out.

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I went inside the room and dress for my triple in a triple hoodies with different colour

Riya put on a Pink hoodies for girls, pink was her favorite colour.

Roya put on blue hoodie for boys, blue was his best colour and he also loves it because of the sky and water. He also Love swimming

Raya love red colour. He is always Cold and never liked to talk to strangers and always talk a little to his friends and simble.

Riya love singing, dancing, designing and she always cheerful. Raya is always Cold never talk too much,he love business, computer and was always a fast learner. Roya love to swim, also loves sports,he is a very fast thinker and can quickly calculate anything, both work and action. The triple are intelligent, cute and humble.

When we were ready to go Dad Walk us to the car,am putting on a yellow flowers gown that reach my knees and a sliver high heels. Dad and mom follow us to the airport,they waited until we board plane before they left. my kids seems happy, not long after they fell asleep.

Six hours later the plane landed and my kids are already awake I drag the two travel box out and we found the driver who was responsible for driving us to our apartment, we enter the car and he drove off

"Mom is this your country?" Riya asked

"yes darling, you like it".

"yes we all love it"Roya shouted. I was almost deaf while the driver chuckle.

"Raya what about you, are you okay with it". I asked him softly

"Am okay with only what makes Mommy happy okay Mom let continue the journey". He says and smile, but the smile did not reach his dace.

We arrived at the apartment, it's very big and beautiful at the out side view. but how would inside be I become curious until we walked inside the house. I was awe at the design Insude the house my triple went into different room,they all bath and dress in a fresh cloth and come out of their room

I was calling my mom when Roya drag me to the kitchen.

"well we are hungry mom serve us it's time for our dinner don't you check your watch" he left me speechless and I checked my whist watch and it's six thirty already and my kids ate at six o clock, I feel guilty and quickly serve them their best food chicken noodle and cheese.

After serving them I quickly rush to my children rooms and arrange their their clothes and their other stuff. when it's time to go to bed I bath them, put on their pjmask before they climb the bed. I read their bed time story for them and when I noticed that they where asleep I go out of their room and close the door.

I go inside my room and also bath before going to bed.

The following day I drop my kids at school and go to the company my father told me to go, the owner of the company was my father friends Mr Lee. I parked my car and walk to the receptionist, I show her my ID card. "wow you are miss Duane D Alex nice meeting you ma,am Nora. you can take the elevator to floor thirty seven the president is wait for you"the receptionist said and I only nod my head and enter the elevator to floor thirty seven. when the elevator open I search for the president office and knock on the door. I heard a faint come in and I opened the door and go in. I meet Mr Lee sitting at his desk.

I meet Mr Lee sitting on his desk, with a smile on his face. "good morning Mr Lee, you look familiar to me". greeted him and seat on a chair facing him.

"Oh my dear I know you are very good at recognizing someone. But Alex nice meeting you today, you may have seen my picture at your father house. We snap a pic together" oh I remember now, I just nod my head and he continues "I was the one who pleased your father to help me and talk to you. you know you are a talented person, you are best designer and I want you to be my chief designer for just two years to help my company,all the designer in my company are not working well and I just got you to help me and guide them for two years only before I finding new chief designer". he brings out a contract from his file and give it to me

"Okay I will sign the person now and I will like to be in my office. There no any option for me,my dad told me everything before I come to this country". I read and sign the contract before I return it to him. He smiled and call his assistant,a young lady walk him.

"Sir how may I help you". she glance at me and look back at Mr Lee

"Take her to her office, she's the new chief designer in this company". "okay sir,ma please" she spoke politely and I follow her to my office. When I enter my office with her I sat down on my desk and she also sat down in front of me. I was surprised she didn't left. "you can call me Hina and you". "am Alex". I was surprised I chat with her, I was a lady of few words and never interact with any one. But today I chat with her for a while before she suddenly ask me a question. "Alex why did you put on a mask?" I never liked to talk about that to people, but she opened the dark story of my Life again "nothing am used to it". she smiled and she continues joking,l think she noticed my mood have drop she looks at me closely before she spoke. "Alex when you are looking for someone to help relieve your heart I can be of help". "No thanks Hina, I just need some free time to calm my self". she nod and she left my office.

When Hina left I could not get rid of her questions in my heart and I remember my hurtful past.

PAST EVENT

A five year old girl crying out her heart

"why didn't Dad and Mom love me the way they love Dina and Ken,am my different from them" I cried and hide beside the sofa in the living room. most of the time I was always abuse, never given food some time except if there is leftover after they finish eating. I was never allow to sleep inside the house sometime and always sleep outside the house, even when raining or snowing. I feel rejected like a lost soul. I was beautiful since when I was young, people always compliment me and love to play with me or bought something for me, but why did my parents hate me.

"Alex come out here" my dad shouted my name, I came out and was very scared and I was trembling.

"How dear you insult Dina"he said and he started beating me not even thinking am five years old kid. I cried until there was a knock on the door, my Aunt rush to me and push Dad away from me.

"Diana are you alright" she loves to call me by my second name and she's the only one who loves me when she was living here she travel six months ago and come back today, she was always telling me that she's the person that take care of me since baby. She 23 years old now. "yes auntie Sisi" I cried and answer her.

"Ramon what your problem with this kid, are you out of your mind, Alex is still a kid and she did nothing to you" she challenge my father and face me"don't worry Diana am back now and have seen a good work here and I will started living here now. I was happy and hug her and cry.

five years later aunt told me she was going on business trip, I was sad but managed to wave at her. When my aunt left my mother send me to go and buy groceries at the market, I quickly left. On my way back I saw many people staring at me, but I didn't mind and walk away. When I reached the side of a Abaddon alley which leads to my home, someone cover my mouth from screaming and carry me inside the alley. I heard two voice which looks very familiar and I can never forget that voice. my mom and dad with an unfamiliar voice

"thanks you very much Mr Davis, my daughter will serve you tonight and you can collaborate with my company" I cried,why did my dad wants to do this for me, is Dina not there and she's 18 now,am only ten years. "wow Mr Duane I have been seeing your daughter for the past year now, she beautiful I never know I will got a good time tonight". "honey you see I told you no one can resist Alex beauty" Mom told my father

After they finish talking the man body guide drive me to the hotel, I begin to cry and shout for help. I heard a boy told his mother to help me and I don't know what happened but the woman body guide beat all the men and drive me home.

FLASH BACK

When the woman drive me home, I was scared. she asked me what happened I tell her everything, she was angry and follow me inside the house. she insult my parents and also warn them, she was a beautiful lady and she told me her name and her occupation. she was a famous and top lawyer,my parents was scared of her and promise not to do that again and the lady left. I was grateful but my parents never stop maltreating me. When auntie come back from her trip, I told her everything and she felt guilty and asked for my forgiveness. she didn't offend me so I just smile and hug her

"Don't worry Diana I will bought you a mask today and you must always put it on, my baby I want you to know that whenever you face any challenges in life I want you to always smile and never cried again. The only person that cried was a baby or have you not grown up". "I have and I will always smile". she was satisfied with my answer and nod her head. "And never talk to strangers always make your words easy to understand and one more thing when am not around and you didn't see anyone to consult you always play the piano, guitar or sing any songs that will make you forget what happened to you, beware of friends Diana not all friends are good". I hug her and said"yes I will always do as you says auntie, I know you love me and I love you so much".

One year after that incident I was playing with my best friend Priya, she was my new best friend and I like her so much and always share my experience with her, she always consult me and take me out to play and we've been friends for nine months and I trusted her. My aunt always tell me to be careful around her but I always tell her I know but never listen to her. until one day, I was sitting alone at the balcony of my room,my auntie sit beside me and I was surprised and called her "Auntie Sisi". "Awwwn baby you are so sweet, you are the only one that called me that after the days of my elder sister death and now her friend is death". she looks sad and her sadness always affected me. "Auntie Sisi, days as how?, I don't understand please tell me about her". "Dia my elder sister is also talented like you and she's very beautiful when she was younger like you, and she's is the beautiful woman have ever seen. She's the only person that looks like our mother but she cut tie with our family after our parents death". she looks sorrowful but am curious about the woman and the days meaning. "Why would she cut ties with our family auntie" "Is because she found out that my brother was the person that killed our parents because of their companies she keeps it to her self except her fiance and she always tell me they are fine". I was sad to know that my father was the person that killed my grandparents. "Dia c'mon," she holds me by my hand and look into my eyes. "I would have show you her picture but my brother have burned all the pictures of her younger age and adult, I only kept one but I can't show you now because of my brother, that when she celebrate her 19 years birthday". "tell me more about her" she breath out and started"my sister wants love by everyone, including me. I love the most and we always stay together every time, but my parents death affected her, and this makes her fiance sad and let my brother company go bankrupt. I was 7 years then and she was 19 years old. One morning she sent me to school but I noticed her mood was very bad I tried to cheer her up but she laughed but her mood remain the same, when she walked me to the car I told her to go inside that I would go with the driver only, but when she left I never go to school and told the driver to park the car at the garage that am not going to school I want to make my sister happy today and I will go tomorrow. I was about to go inside when I heard an argument and stop" she kept quiet and look at the morning sun in the sky with a very sad expression and continue (Ramon and Friya Argument).

"Ramon if you dare do anything to Sagar I will killed you with my own hand". "just watched as I will killed him, he makes me go bankrupt". "Did you forget that he was the person that save me when I was kidnapped at 5 year old".Friya interrupt him "what that to me". "Ramon you are a very bad person, you killed our parents and wanted to hurt Sagar. I will cut ties with this family and I'm taking Sisi with me, you are a shame to be called brother". Ramon wanted to slap Friya but sweaty open the door rush to Friya and push her away from Ramon. "if you ever want to cut ties with us go on your own and leave sweety alone". "No Friya don't go, please don't leave". sweaty cried but Friya hold her cheeks and look into her eyes. " sweaty you are a grown girl now not a baby, I will surely come to you one day. let me go I need to save Sagar and I'm sure Ramon will dare not hurt you". Friya interrupt her cried, she cleans sweaty tears. stand up from the floor take her phone and walk out of the house. ( End of Friya and Ramon argument)

"since then Friya never come back". said auntie Sisi.