Natalie, Please Forgive Me

"Mom, my father wants to talk to you."

Natalie took a deep sigh before she responded to Bella.

"Did he trouble you?" Natalie starts to feel angry with Lucas. "Bella, if he refused, let it be. I don't care about my status with him. I'll be fine if he doesn't force me to return there."

"No, Mom. Dad didn't trouble me. He has actually changed a lot. Since yesterday, I've felt like I met someone else; he looks so different."

"What do you mean he has changed a lot?" Natalie asked, confused. "A monster will never change, Bella. What you see is probably just his mask."

"Mom, I know. But he has indeed changed," Bella said. She knew it was impossible to change someone's attitude, at least not quickly or even in the blink of an eye. However, after meeting her father yesterday and today, Bella could see something change inside him. He is now different from what she had imagined before meeting him the last time.