Chapter 207: Who Are You?
Josh sat silently in the backseat with Abigail, while Genevieve was seated in front with Jamal as he drove them to Josh’s school to drop him off before heading for the office.
Everyone was silent as they sat in the car, different thoughts running through their minds. Josh was thinking about all his mommy had said the previous night and the fact that she could speak. He was thinking about how he could protect her and who his real daddy was and if he was as strong as Superman and would be able to save his mommy from bad men.
Abigail on the other hand was thinking about what Jamal had said about Genevieve not being Ryan’s biological daughter. That explained why Ryan didn’t want to leave everything to her, but it didn’t explain why he took everything in the first place only to give it back.
Her heart ached as she thought about Genevieve, wondering if she knew that Ryan wasn’t really her biological father. She doubted that Genevieve knew, and she wondered how Genevieve would feel when she realized Ryan wasn’t her biological father.
Oblivious to Abigail’s thoughts, Genevieve thought about her escape plan that weekend, and she wondered if Abigail would be fine on her own. She trusted that if she told Jamal the truth, then he would be able to get the Hanks to act fast and rescue Abigail and Josh from her father.
On the steering, Jamal was thinking about everything else that needed to be done so he could finally get Abigail and Josh away from Ryan. If it were up to just him, he’d run away with Abigail and Josh before Ryan returns from his trip, but he knew Abigail wouldn’t agree to do that.
He really wished she would. He’d prefer to take them away to safety and leave the Hanks to take care of the mess that followed.
He glanced at his phone when it rang, and he saw it was a number he didn’t recognize. Since he was very close to the school now, he decided to wait until he got there before taking the call.
Abigail turned to look at Josh when she saw they were approaching his school, and she noticed he seemed lost in thoughts. She wondered what he was thinking when she saw how serious he looked.
She couldn’t believe that all these while she had never realized how observant and thoughtful Josh was. She wondered what he would think about her real face and how he’d react when she tells him Jamal was his father.
She tickled his side and he laughed as he looked up at her. [What are you thinking about so seriously? We are at your school.] she signed, jerking her head to the side.
[You said daddy travelled. Can’t we run away before he gets back?] he signed, and her heart skipped a beat.