427 An Award? (1/2)

'Today, I took someone very special to see your movie with me. And that special someone just slept through the whole movie. Now, before you think anything let me clear up. I still am an understanding person. I knew my mentor was tired. However, being your die-hard fan, I still took revenge by making my mentor watch the same movie five times.

No one should be allowed to disrespect my Goddess Xiu's hard work. No one at all!

Let me just add, after this day, my mentor would never do the mistake of sleeping in a movie theatre again. Not even in wildest of dreams.'

Xiu couldn't help smiling as she read the third letter. She didn't know why but it really brought a genuine smile on her face. Well, this one seemed like a lighter one than the previous ones she read. Or so she thought...

'There is something else special about today. Yes, I didn't decide to write this letter just to tell you that silly story of mine. I have another reason.

While I took my mentor to the cinema for five days, coincidentally, I came across a father-daughter pair. The girl was only about five or six maybe. She was dressed as a princess while her dad dressed up as a prince matching the costumes to whatever movie they were about to watch together. The way he held her hand made me really envious.

Before you wonder why? I'm gonna enlighten you that I haven't met or seen my father. Like ever! I don't even know anything about him. I do know that he's in this country but nothing else.

As for why I brought up that father-daughter pair is because they made me think. They made me wonder whether my father would have treated me the same way hers did? What do you think?

I don't like sharing these feelings with anyone but I still want you to know though.

I'm close to finding out who my father is now. Actually, I'm very close. But... I'm scared.

Because I don't even know if my father wants me or not? What if he doesn't want me and that's why I had been all alone with mom? I really don't know if I'm prepared to hear the answer or not.

But my mentor said that the answer will always be no if you'll never even ask. So, I think I'm gonna take my chance. I have nothing to lose because I have nothing, to begin with.

Wish me luck!'

Xiu could understand her feelings very well. She grew up with those feelings. Whenever she asked her mother about her father, she never got an answer. So, it made her wonder if her father actually wanted her or not. In fact, the feelings Destiny just described were very familiar to her. She was also scared of knowing the real truth. ”I wonder if you found him or not?”

”Find whom?”

Xiu looked up at Darren who came to sit beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder like he usually did. It had become a habit of his and Xiu somehow found it very fulfilling.

”Oh, so she found him?”

Xiu shrugged her shoulders showing she didn't know. ”According to this letter, she was close to the answer. Should I try reading the next one?”

Darren didn't let her get up, ”You promised only one letter a day. Don't overdo it.”

Xiu sighed in defeat, ”Fine. I won't try to overdo it. Did you meet mom before coming over?”

”She's sleeping. I guess you really exhausted her.”