Chance (1)

"Even if she screams at me, I will not mind, I just want to talk to her." Mr.Lim then leaned on the door, he was already breathless, he looked like he aged ten years in just a few hours since the truth about Marga's birth has been revealed. He just can't let go of this chance to let his granddaughter know their side of the story, he doesn't want her to hate especially her mother who loved her until her last breath, even if it was only to tell her about Mary, he would not mind.

The old man continued sobbing at the front of the door, he don't want to intrude and anger Margaret even more, he just want to patiently wait for her to listen to him but he may not have the chance since the couple decided to go home this very day, so even if he begged, he don't care anymore.

"Let him in Stephen." suddenly a voice from the bedroom came, both Stephen and Mr.Lim looked at each other stunned. Actually Marga has already woken up a few minutes ago, and she heard the part about them not stopping to look for her, she thought, the old man was really nice to her, maybe she could give him a chance to talk to her, they will just talk, it won't follow that she would actually believe him and welcome him with open arms. She just wants this day to end, so she decided to let the man in.

Mr.Lim was sitting at one of the sofa's in the living room while Marga struggled to stand up with the help of her husband and went to the living room as well. Stephen wanted to give them room to talk but Marga held his hand, her hands were cold and she was still a bit pale, so he decided to stay for her "I'm here. I love you always." he whispered to his wife before he got up to get a glass of water for both Marga and Mr.Lim.

"Mr.Lim, I invited you in so that I can hear your side of the story, I want to end this situation, I don't want to owe you anything, after all, you welcomed us at your hotel." Marga said coldly not even raising her head to look at the old man. "Please speak."

Instead of talking first, Mr.Lim got the photo from his chest pocket and offered it to Marga for her to see. Seeing the photo, Marga was astonished to see the woman holding a child looked exactly like her, could this be her mother? But a photo doesn't really tell you that you are not abandoned or that they want you, but for some reason, her heart felt warm, the photo of a woman smiling sweetly carrying a child was a sight to look at.

"Mary, my daughter, came back from overseas already pregnant with you, she was beaten and bruised but would not tell me what had happened to her while she was away, and I did not have the heart to ask as well, seeing your mother did not want to talk about the past." he started, his voice was a bit shaky, it seems that it only happened yesterday. "She was beginning to be healthy again for you, and when the time came that she gave birth, I was there too. She said, Father please take a photo of me and Margaret, she was beaming at me, and I thought, this was a new beginning for our lives. But the next day, you were gone,....sob...Mary cried so much seeing that you were no longer in your crib, she was begging me and doctors in the hospital to look for you, she almost got out herself just to look for you, but her body was so weak because she had just given birth."

Marga was holding Stephen's hand tightly, her eyes were already red with a puzzled look on her face, she was really shocked with the information that she has heard, but it was not yet over.

"So after she was discharged from the hospital, we still have not found you, she started to get weaker, and her mental state has also turned for the worst. The doctors said that she was experiencing a severe postpartum, and she refused to eat anything and her sleep was also limited because she kept looking for you...sob..." he stopped for a bit and drank the water in front of him, while Marga had her head down still.