Get Back To You 46 Lia's Father!

"So, is this the child of you and that girl, Lillian?" Mrs. Beth's question startled Giselle. She was left speechless. Mrs. Beth grasped the situation.

"It is not, I guess. I mean, you kept talking about this girl Lillian and told me that 'she's the one'. What else can I think of dear?" Mrs. Beth said. She noticed that Giselle looked all bitter with her face down. Before Mrs. Beth could continue, Giselle interrupted.

"I left Lillian Mrs. Beth. Last time we spoke on the phone was when I was about to leave the country to study abroad. After that..." Giselle stopped. She felt uneasy right away.

But despite her uneasiness, she felt relieved that there's at least someone in this world with whom she can gradually open up to. Plus Mrs. Beth knew Giselle more than her own parents. Even when she was young, Giselle would report all of her feelings to Mrs. Beth. She spotted a good friend and a well-wisher from Mrs. Beth. Even though they used to be the teacher and a student, after getting to know about Giselle truly, Mrs. Beth helped Giselle opening up and communicate with her others.

"What? you... left that girl? I don't get..." Mrs. Beth felt shook after hearing the news.

"Mrs. Beth, I can't tell you about everything. But Lia!!! Lia is my only priority right now and I'm not seeking anything else other than being there for my daughter." Giselle replied.

"Wait... father? who's the father then?" Mrs. Beth wanted to know more.

Giselle looked away for a moment and then stood up from her seat. She moved to the nearby cabinet with full of doc.u.ments. It was all the previous records from various school events. Giselle randomly spotted one about 'school trip'. It reminded her of Lia's father. Quickly, her mind flashbacked to the moment where Giselle and Lia's father went on their trip where they both ended up spending time together. She had no idea that would be the spark for Lia's existence.

"His name is Ethan. Ethan Ruz." Giselle's face lit up. She smiled brightly saying out his name.

"So? you fell in love with a guy when you were obviously into Ladies?" Mrs. Beth was amused.

Giselle turned back to give 'Mrs. Beth a threatening look'. Mrs. Beth felt little scared. She backed off herself and felt the urge to look away.

"After I left Lillian, I was broken dead inside. I shut myself away and never accepted any friends.h.i.+p. Gradually, n.o.body felt the need to even talk to me. However, there were two people who cared for me deeply in those lonely times. And one of them was Ethan Ruz." Giselle shared her story.

She never mentioned about Lia's father to anyone and this was the first time she's ever uttered the word. It made her bring back memories which were good and bad.

"Ethan Ruz. He didn't know you were..." Mrs. Beth tried to dig out for more.

"Lesbian? He knows." Giselle revealed.

Mrs. Beth was getting shocked constantly. She couldn't take it anymore.

"Giselle, dear. I'm not young enough to handle this. Could you please tell me what happened exactly?" Mrs. Beth requested and Giselle agreed.

"I met Ethan in college and we became good friends. He did know about me being a lesbian. But still, he was good to me and cared for me. Because he was the only person to whom I spoke about Lillian Grey. He knew everything about me. However, things happened when we both got drunk and did this mistake. Later when I realized that I was pregnant, I didn't know what to do. My first thoughts were, If I being a lesbian, then I would never have the opportunity to have a child and I just left the person who's meant for me, Lillian. I was confused whether to abort the child or not. Ethan agreed to marry me and helped me in giving birth to Lia. We then got divorced. I came back here. I still keep in touch with Ethan. In front of the Law, we're a divorced couple. But he did all those to help me give birth to Lia, who's become my treasure. He told to raise this child. He knew that I needed someone dear to me, for my sake. And it worked. When I gave birth to Lia, all the pain I had in me were healed by this child. Every day, I live for her. To create a world for her - a place where she can live happily; unlike her mother." Giselle finished her story.

Mrs. Beth listened to the story silently. When Giselle concluded, Mrs. Beth stood up, walked towards Giselle and gave her a hug.

Without her knowledge, Giselle cried.

"It's alright. I may not know everything that happened in your life. But I can say that you actually cared for the baby. And I'm glad that you didn't decide to abort that child. Trust me, she will be your peace." Mrs. Beth comforted Giselle.