A second chance: Sequel of Against all odds by Alexia Vella Deguara Page A

opened,Kylie
went out before me, she couldn't wait to see her. She ran to her room
and opened the door and turned around and looked at me with
disappointment.
    “ What's
the matter sweetheart?”
    “ She's
not here.”
    “ Oh,
she must be in the dinning room, let's go there.”
    I grabbed Kylie's hand and
walked with her to the dining room. My heart was beating fast, I was
anxious. I hoped everything would go well. We went in and then I saw
her. She was sitting down trying to eat some soup. She was so
beautiful today, she didn't wear her pyjamas but a lovely dress.
    “ There
she is Dad?!” Kylie shouted. The persons that were eating
turned around and looked at us. I felt a little embarrassed but
forgot everything when her eyes locked with mine. She smiled at me,
her face had brightened, she was happy to see me. Kylie didn't wait
for me and went hurriedly to her. Cassidy looked at her and smiled.
    “ Hello,”
she told her.
    “ Hi
Mu.. Cassidy. I'm Kylie,” she said extending her hand.
    Cassidy shook her hand and
invited her to sit down.
    “ Oh
David, she's adorable,” she said when I reached them.
    “ Glad
you like her.”
    “ So
Kylie tell me something about yourself,”she invited her. “Do
you have friends and what subjects you like at school?”
    “ Oh
yes, I have a lot of friends, There's Bethany, Moira and Josh. Josh
is very naughty sometimes he  grabs my hair and pulls it.
Bethany says it's because he likes me. What do you think?”
    I smiled while the two of
them chatted, and I had to make an effort to keep my tears back. It
was so nice to see them together again. How I wished we could be a
family. I looked at her face; she was so beautiful, she had makeup on
and her blonde hair was tied in a frail chignon at her neck. Her face
had a healthy colour, the paleness I had seen in the last weeks had
disappeared. I felt so relieved that she was fine.
    “ So
what do you think Dad? Dad...Dad!”
    I looked at her.
    “ What?”
    Cassidy and Kylie giggled.
    “ He
was looking at you,” she told Cassidy. Cassidy blushed. She was
lovely and all I wanted right now was to pull her in my arms and kiss
her.
    “ Dad
I'm thirsty.”
    “ Amm
oh yeah. Here take these, go there and buy something OK,”I said
giving her some money.
    “ OK.”
Kylie jumped up from the chair and took the money and then walked
towards the bar. I was left alone with Cassidy. She was looking at me
and smiling.
    “ You
look beautiful,” I told her as I grabbed her hand. She
shivered.
    “ Thank
you.. David.. you have a lovely daughter.”
    “ Thank
you.”
    “ David..erm...I'll
be out next Monday,”she informed me then.
    “ Oh,
that's fantastic Cassidy. I'm so glad,” I said happily.
    “ Yeah...
listen..will you continue to visit me when I'm out of here? I'm going
home with my mum. I wish to continue seeing you,” she said
looking down at the table. She seemed embarrassed. I smiled, it
seemed to go back to 8 years earlier when we had had coffee in the
bar of the gym. She was tensed that time. It was the beginning of our
story. Was this another beginning for us?
    “ Without
any doubt. I'll have to bring Kylie to your mum's home sometime.”
    “ Oh,
that's great.”
    At that moment, Kylie
returned back and sat down drinking her water.
    “ Dad
I've brought a  bottle of water for you as well.”
    “ Oh,
thank you honey.”
    Kylie began to talk with
Cassidy again. She kept talking till it was time for us to leave. I
hadn't talked to her a lot, but I was happy as she and Kylie seemed
to go along well.
    “ It's
been so nice to get to know you, hope you'll come again.”
Cassidy told her when we were going. 
    Kylie got up and
unexpectedly threw her arms around Cassidy's neck and hugged her. For
a moment Cassidy froze but then she smiled and hugged Kylie back. She
looked at me and smiled surprised. I smiled back at her.. 
    “ Yes
I will, right Dad?” She said looking at me.
    “ Yes
honey. We have to go Cas now. Kylie has still to