Filthy Rich by Atarah Yvaine (electronic reader txt) 📖

The people started gathering around me. Oh no, I didn't expect them to be this many. I think they are about ten to fifteen people. Mixed of elderly and kids. They are looking at me and giving me a head-to-toe assessment. I look to the ground because there's no turning back now.

"Oh my gosh is she the one Kai is talking about? She looks like mom" one of the twins excitedly look at me.

 Mom? They are my brothers too? I am a big sister to twins?

"Hey, hey, leave her alone" I heard Kaiden's voice and it is a pure relief.

I raise my head to look at him. He is walking towards me with a couple beside him. My heart feels different when I look at the lady beside him.

My eyes become teary and felt an unexplainable emotion within me. She really does look just like me. It seems like I am looking at a mirror when I look at her, I can clearly see me. Oh my gosh.

My tears unconsciously flow in my cheeks and I am crying. I don't know why all I know is that I am feeling so happy and overwhelmed. She run to me and hugged me tight.

"My daughter" she said crying. I am sniffing having no idea of what should I do but my hands although aching move on their own and hug her too.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I lose hope in finding a way to see you. I'm so sorry" she is tenderly looking at my face.

She kissed my cheeks and run her hand in my hair. "I see myself in you. You really got my features" she's amazed as she keeps on staring at my face. She just can't believe that I am in front of her.

I wiped my tears and hugged her. When it finally sinks in that I am finally hugging my mom I feel a different kind of comfort. It feels like everything is at peace and everything will go well.

"Forgive me for not being there for you throughout the years. I didn't mean to leave you with that monster. Forgive me" she continues apologizing and it makes me in tears more now that I suddenly remember all my sufferings and hardships.

"It's fine, what’s important is that I am finally with you" I said

We stayed like that for almost an hour. We just can’t let each other go. After we calm down and fixed ourselves she introduced me in the people that are now all crying around us. Everyone is sniffing and holding a tissue in their hands.

"Baby, this is my husband Brent" he introduced me into a handsome looking man.

I feel a bit hesitant to get close to him because I don't know if it was okay for him for me to be here but what I didn't expect is that he hugged me tight. As tight and as warm as what my mom did.

"Nice to finally see you my daughter" his words makes me cry again.

"I'm sorry I’m being emotional again" I said wiping my tears again.

"We understand, we can't even control our tears too." he said chuckling trying to make the environment light. I am really happy that he sees me as his daughter and he is not angry or disgusted at me.

"Thank you for accepting me." I smiled at him and he mess my hair gaining a laugh from Kaiden.

"Dad you fix that or she'll go angry" he said and Brent starts fixing my hair

"No, it's fine" I assure him

"What? you're being unfair young lady" Kaiden keeps on whining beside me

"Let me hug my only granddaughter" an old lady walks fast towards me and hug me. "I'm your grandma" she said

"Nice to meet you" I greeted her and and she kiss my cheeks to.

"You can call me Mama just like what your siblings are calling me. I've been praying for a granddaughter for years and here you come. Such a beautiful angel. You better be prepared to spend a lot of time with me. I'm taking you to shopping and we're going to go and meet my friends." she excitedly said and I just nod at her

"Mama, your time is up. It's our turn to introduce ourselves." the twins pushed their grandma away playfully

"I'm Brandon"

"I'm Blakely"

They said in unison. They glared at each other fighting of who's gonna go first.

"I am the older than him" Blakely said
"Yeah by five minutes" Brandon roll his eyes at him.

They look cute. I pinch both of their cheeks and they look at me lovingly. They look at each other and hug me together.

"Wait, it's a siblings group hug." Kaiden joined the group hug. They are really making me happy. I never felt this before. I'm not going to trade this for anything. Family is treasure and now I finally know how it feels to have such treasure and to feel treasured.

The rest of the people are my aunts and cousins. My mom’s best friend is here too. We spent the whole evening bonding together.

"I feel so bad to leave you with your dad. I thought he will be going to take care of you." my mom is crying as soon as she heard all my stories. We are now alone in the garden. Most of our extended family already left but my grandmother swears that she'll be back tomorrow.