ETHAN CARTER
'I have a son, can you imagine that?"
I paced across the room having mixed feelings. I was mad, so mad at her for keeping this away from me but I was also excited. I had a mini me, a little man who resembled me and more so Aliya was the mother.
'No I cannot",my mother said sipping her tea.
'He looks like me, you know. His name is Jaxon", I continued remembering his face.
From the outfit he had, he seemed to love basketball. I thought of teaching him how to play or maybe getting him a basket ball as a present.
God, I was so overwhelmed, exhilarated as if my insides were all about to explode.
'I'll have to meet him. I have no doubt he is as handsome as you",my mother jeered and I smiled at the thought of learning new things about my son.
Though I couldn't help it but feel angry everytime I thought about Aliya keeping him away from me. I missed all the good moments, his first laugh, his first cry, his first word. I wondered what he was like, was he as calm as Elise or as witty as her?
The thought of Elise having a sibling to play with brought a smile to my face.
'What if she tries to run away?"
I suddenly became apprehensive if she had managed to keep my son away for all these years, how sure was I she wouldn't do it again?
I had to find her. I simply couldn't let her anger override her judgement. No matter what transpired between us in the last, Jaxon was not to blame.
'I don't think she will. Aliya is not that type of person, Ethan. You know it"
'Sadly, she has changed a lot, mom. I can't risk it. I can't lose Jaxon not when I just found out he is alive"
'What are you going to do?"
'Track her down. If she's in town, I have a feeling her mother is also in town", I said thoughtfully.
'Well as much as I want to see my grandson, I also recall I have a granddaughter and if I can remember correctly, tomorrow is her birthday and I don't want her to feel left out, Ethan"
Elise's birthday. I had already forgotten about that. Technically it was also my birthday and I still forgot about it.
Over the years, Elise and I enjoyed our birthdays the same day of the month. I made it that way because I didn't know when exactly Elise was born.
'Can you please take care of everything? The decorations? The guest list?"
'It would be my pleasure",she jeered standing up and clapping her hands in excitement.
For a woman almost in her seventies, Lisa Carter sure enjoyed planning parties and when it came to birthday parties no one could outmatch her.
She was right though, I had to be careful around Elise. I had found my son. Actually I had found a son I didn't know existed but that wouldn't change anything.
Elise was also my child from now on till death did us apart. What would be hard to explain was how Jaxon had a mother and she didn't.
Minutes later, I was pulling up in the hospital where Vince worked. I knew he had to be here so the minute I parked my car in the parking lot, I went fast thing to his office only to be told by his secretary that the doctor was ‘on leave'.
It was pervasive of me but I flirted with her for a while before I could know where Vince was. Apparently he had just been engaged to Karen Torres, Aliya's mom and when I inquired further, I got his address.
He didn't far from where my mother's place was. Quite frankly, I felt myself wanting to lash out after driving around the city in circles looking for him.
'I'm sorry, Sir. We are not expecting any visitors",the huge security guard said to me and I tried my best to be calm.
'Tell him it's Ethan Carter. I'm sure he'll want to see me", I told him but he didn't seem convinced.
I had to bribe him so that he could make a call to the house. I stood there impatiently, the sun scaling my skin as I waited.
'Ethan Carter, right this way",the security guard from earlier opened the gate ushering me in and I swore that I would get him fired.
What if I was carrying a bomb and I had money? Would he gladly take my money and allow me in? These were the sort of employees I didn't want to have in my household… incompetent ones, I daresay.
I pressed the door bell waiting for someone to get the door and in mere minutes, a maid opened the door for me and I stepped in.
'Ethan Carter. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Vince asked me the first thing I got to his living room.
'I don't want to take much of your time really..Is Aliya here?" I asked watching blood drain from his face.
'Aliya? Just like I told you years ago, I haven't see them. I haven't been in contact with them for a long time"
'Really? Why do I find that hard to believe? Are you sure if I check your house, I won't find Karen here?"
He hesitated before opening his mouth to speak,
'The last thing I want is trouble, Ethan so why don't you just go home?"
I cackled,
'Go home? You knew I had a son and yet you kept quiet about it..I'm not going home, Vince. On the contrary I'm going to search every square inch of your home till I find my son", I thundered only to turn around and see Karen Torres looking at me with a shocked expression.
'Ethan?"
'Hello Karen, I don't suppose you know where your daughter and my son are, do you?"I asked.
