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CHAPTER 9

I still try to smile even though I am nervous. My son and I slowly approached Mike's side. He immediately greeted us and led us to sit in the empty seat.

"Guys I'd like you to meet my friend Shareeka, she's working also at the SCC. We're in the same department. And this little guy here, Shawn, her son. A very possessive and overprotective son to her mom. I was sampled already." He introduced me and my son. He was laughing when he told them about my son. Those in the living room also laughed at what he said.

"Sha this is my mom Charena Mendoza, my dad Mekail Mendoza and my lil sis Charry Mendoza. She's also working in the company as CEO's secretary." I looked at Charry. She was just smiling at me. That's why she looks familiar. She also works there at SCC. And she's so pretty and fragile, innocent like an angel.

"And this is my favorite aunt, my mom 's sister Charmane Smith, and her husband, my favorite uncle Jaime Arthur Smith. And my favorite cousin here James Arch Smith, is our new Boss now. And you already know their other son Jason Arth Smith." My eyes asked him as I looked at Mike. So he is one of them. I just felt crazy.

"Hello, good evening." I greeted them shyly, I almost stuttered. One by one they approached me and my son and kissed us on the cheek. So Shawn and I got up. "Hello little boy, how are you doing?" They even told Shawn. "I'm good, thank you." My son said shyly.

But Sir James and his parents just stared at Shawn silently. Even my son stared at him. It was like they were scanning my son's faces carefully. I can no longer imagine how I feel. I was very nervous with fear, I could not explain.

And my knees also seem to be weakening. I was still slightly shivering. I really feel uncomfortable.

"Sha are you okay?" Mike whispered to me, he must have felt my trembling.

"Y-Yeah I-I'm Okay" I tried to compose myself even though I'm so nervous. But I tried to act normal in front of them. I smile, a bit too. I breathed more when I felt Mike pull me softly to sit down.

But it was as if the sky fell on me in shock when I heard my son speak. "Mama, why does he really look like me?" He said that he was still pointing at Sir James and himself.

They looked at us in shock. Oh God Please help me. I don't really know what to answer my son's question. I prayed in my mind.

I cleared my throat before I answered him. "Really son? I didn't notice that. Hmm, yeah right." I forced myself to smile and not stutter again when I said that and thank god I managed it. It was a lie to say I did not notice. Fortunately, I remembered something.

"Hmm, I don't know either. Why is that? Ammm maybe it's really like that. Sometimes there are people who look alike. EVEN THEY ARE NOT RELATED TO EACH OTHER. Sometimes the others seem to be like an identical twin. But it's a rare case, son. " I was relieved. Oh thank God because I said that well.

Fortunately, I have seen some cases like this in the news. They really look much alike but they are not related to each other. Others thought they were reincarnated. But they are not cuz they are both still alive. I breathed a sigh of relief, as if my son also understood.

"Is that so mama?" He said to me, And I just nodded at him and I smiled at him sweetly.

"Maybe you look like your father Shawn, what's his name by the way and where is he? Why is he not coming with you here?" The old man Smith said. I was surprised again.

"I'm Sorry Sir, my father can't be with us, cause he's not with us. And we don't know where he is. And we don't even know him. My mama only knows his name. We don't know his whereabouts. '' I was amazed at my son's answers.

I even heard those in front of us sighing. Their faces, shocked. I can't believe my son said that. But It's true then, in fact my son knows what's really happened. And how he came up, he knows the truth about himself.

I kept nothing secret from him, I told him everything when he started asking questions about his dad. Why he doesn't have a dad, why we are not with him. Why does he not see him and a lot more.

Instead of making up a story about what lies I told him the truth. Then he still hopes and will only get hurt in the end. And then my son is so smart. He understood, and I told him that even he was formed that way. I never regret what I did, in fact I'm happy and I feel so blessed.

"What is his name?" I heard Sir James ask but his eyes were looking at me. But my son, the one who answered him. "His name is Arch Sir, that's what only my mama knows. And that's why mama named me after him Shawn Arch Alcantara". My son was still smiling looking at Sir.

"ARCH!?" The people around us said in unisom. And obviously they really look so shocked. And I noticed that they looked at Sir James who did not take his eyes off my son Shawn.

My son just smiled and nodded. "How old are you buddy?" I heard Sir James ask again. "I'm five years old Sir" My son said.

'Oh My' I covered my mouth as I remembered something, but it was impossible.

"Mama!" My son called me, so I looked at him. "Let's go home and I'm already tired and you still have work tomorrow. So you should take a rest now too."

"Ohhh how sweet of you Shawn." Sir James' mom said uncontrollably. "I remembered James was just like that." She said, "You were also sweet to me when you were that age." She looked at Sir James as she spoke again. "Right hon?" She smiled and seemed to cry even more to her husband.

I got up and said goodbye to them. "We're leaving, Mike, thank you Happy birthday again, nice meeting you all."

"We will let the driver send you home." Mike's mom said. "Oh, don't be shy anymore." As if she already knows how I feel. So I agreed with her offer.

"Yes hija, you will have a hard time getting a taxi from here." Ma'am Charmane said next.

"Mike tells the driver to send them."

"I'll just take them auntie. I'll go home and I'll take them with me." I turned to Sir James.

"Thank you Sir but no need to, we're fine the driver was here." I said shyly.

"Oh! Don't be a shy hija" Her mommy said. I can't protest nymore. Cuz they are pushing me to go with him. So we did agree. They kissed and hugged us before we left.

But when Mike approached me, Shawn immediately stopped him.

He even looked at him sharply, "I told you not to kiss, not to hug, not to touch and not to come near her. She's off limits and she's mine. I already told you that." He said he even pulled me away from Mike. My son still looks bad at him.

But Mike's laughter was so loud. "So possessive kid, there is a strain"

"Shawn !?" I called my son. He just kept quiet and pulled me out. I was stunned. And they were too.

Those with us laughed as well.

"All right, we're leaving." I said goodbye to them again. I also said goodbye to those with us outside.

They looked shocked while looking behind Shawn and me. I just turned and looked around, and I saw Sir James following us.

"Good evening Sir." They greeted him.

But Sir just nodded at them and was very quiet. "Let's go." was all I heard and walked away.

"We'll go ahead of you." I said goodbye to them again. "Sha?" Marie and Kris told me with a doubtful look.

I just shook my head and carried my son and we followed Sir James.

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