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I Shouldn't Feel This Way- Chapter 1
Date: 6/9/2016, Categories: Taboo Author: SweetestSins
... hadn’t kept any pictures of him, so I had no idea what he looked like. Those eyes should’ve been a dead giveaway. How could I have missed such a crucial detail? If I made a comparison between my parents, Mom definitely looked a lot older. I guess the hard times in life had aged her. My estranged father kept glancing at me, while I kept blushing like an idiot. For some reason, I couldn’t hold his gaze longer than two seconds. He looked way too young to be in his thirties. The court proceeding was long and tiresome, as both lawyers kept negotiating back and forth, each defending his own client. When I finally took the stand, the judge asked me to truthfully express what I wanted. Personally, I wanted to tell her that I didn’t feel safe at home, that my stepdad was always drunk and had a history of hitting me. But my mother had made me swear not to say anything, which is why I kept my mouth shut. These past few weeks had given me an opportunity to think about what I wanted with my father. I was prepared to tell the judge that I didn’t want to see him or live with him. But everything changed when I saw the way Noah stared at me. ...
... There was so much pain in his eyes … regret. It was as if he knew me, but I had no idea who he was. Much to my own astonishment, I had a complete change of heart. I told the judge that I always wanted to meet my dad and have a chance to get to know him. I also expressed that I preferred both my parents to share custody of me. And so it was ruled: my father (who I had never met before) had finally obtained joint custody of his long-lost daughter. Noah Hunter was going to be in my life. A shooting star had fallen from the sky and landed in front of me in the form of a man. He was handsome. He was too flawless to be real. He made me feel something that I shouldn’t feel. ~oOo~ Author's Note: Want to read the rest of this story? Click on my profile for a link, or search for it on Amazon, you won't regret it! :) Copyright © 2013 by Mina Alexia (SweetestSins) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of the author’s rights. Purchase only authorized editions.