Malik's Daughter
Chapter 7 - The Truth Hurts
Zayn froze. I could tell he was surprised by my question. He wasn't expecting that. But I had to ask. I had to find out if he was my father.
"Yes. I did date your mum, once upon a time," he said. I nodded in understanding.
"But, Ellie, don't take it the wrong way. I did date your mother, but that doesn't mean... well... how shall I put this? It doesn't mean that Perrie had you when we were together," he said.
"Zayn... uh... Uncle... um..." I hesitated, not knowing how to address him.
"You can call me Zayn," he said, smiling. I nodded.
"Zayn, when exactly did you and mum break up? I read on the internet that it was on January 21, 2013. But Uncle Harry said the internet gets things wrong a lot," I asked him.
"Well, I'm not really sure of the exact date, but it was sometime around then. The internet got it right this time." he said, winking.
Hearing it from Zayn's mouth just made it a whole lot more real. My heart pounded against my chest. My head throbbed. This meant my theory was true.
"Well, in that case, I think I should start calling you dad," I said, heaving in a shaky breath.
"What do you mean?" Zayn asked, taken aback by my reply.
"Well, dad," I said, putting extra emphasis on the word, " I was born in September, exactly 8 months after you two broke up. That means, you broke up with mum because you found out she was pregnant with me," I said. I had never said that outloud, but the thought had gone through in my mind several times before. Saying it outloud brought more meaning into it.
I stood up and grabbed my phone, trying to make a leave out of this conversation before the tears begin to spill.
"Ellie, wait, that's not true!" Zayn protested.
"It's okay, I understand. You didn't want to be a father at such a young age," I said, as my eyes blurred with tears.
"No! I didn't even -"
"Zayn, I'm sorry, but I have to go," I choked out, cutting him off.
"No wait! Ellie! Let me explain!"
I shook my head and sprinted out of the park as fast as I could. I finally let my tears spill, since I was out of sight now. I burst into a fit of sobs, letting out all my steam. I had held it in for a whole week now. It was time to let it all out.
I kept jogging, away and away, as far as I could get from my parents, the both of them. I wasn't really concentrating on where I was going. My mind was a bit preoccupied digesting everything that had happened today. Before I knew it, I was at the front door of Uncle Louis' house.
I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. I quickly wiped away the tears on my shirt sleeve and tried to straighten myself up. I think I know why I came here. Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Louis were great listeners. I always came to them for help. Whenever I had a problem, they were the ones who had always helped me get through them.
The door opened, and on the other side of it were worried looking Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Louis. But they weren't alone. Uncle Harry and Aunt Sam were standing behind them. And as if this wasn't bad enough, my mother pushed past them and arrived at the doorway, her face tear streaked and worn out.
"Yes. I did date your mum, once upon a time," he said. I nodded in understanding.
"But, Ellie, don't take it the wrong way. I did date your mother, but that doesn't mean... well... how shall I put this? It doesn't mean that Perrie had you when we were together," he said.
"Zayn... uh... Uncle... um..." I hesitated, not knowing how to address him.
"You can call me Zayn," he said, smiling. I nodded.
"Zayn, when exactly did you and mum break up? I read on the internet that it was on January 21, 2013. But Uncle Harry said the internet gets things wrong a lot," I asked him.
"Well, I'm not really sure of the exact date, but it was sometime around then. The internet got it right this time." he said, winking.
Hearing it from Zayn's mouth just made it a whole lot more real. My heart pounded against my chest. My head throbbed. This meant my theory was true.
"Well, in that case, I think I should start calling you dad," I said, heaving in a shaky breath.
"What do you mean?" Zayn asked, taken aback by my reply.
"Well, dad," I said, putting extra emphasis on the word, " I was born in September, exactly 8 months after you two broke up. That means, you broke up with mum because you found out she was pregnant with me," I said. I had never said that outloud, but the thought had gone through in my mind several times before. Saying it outloud brought more meaning into it.
I stood up and grabbed my phone, trying to make a leave out of this conversation before the tears begin to spill.
"Ellie, wait, that's not true!" Zayn protested.
"It's okay, I understand. You didn't want to be a father at such a young age," I said, as my eyes blurred with tears.
"No! I didn't even -"
"Zayn, I'm sorry, but I have to go," I choked out, cutting him off.
"No wait! Ellie! Let me explain!"
I shook my head and sprinted out of the park as fast as I could. I finally let my tears spill, since I was out of sight now. I burst into a fit of sobs, letting out all my steam. I had held it in for a whole week now. It was time to let it all out.
I kept jogging, away and away, as far as I could get from my parents, the both of them. I wasn't really concentrating on where I was going. My mind was a bit preoccupied digesting everything that had happened today. Before I knew it, I was at the front door of Uncle Louis' house.
I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. I quickly wiped away the tears on my shirt sleeve and tried to straighten myself up. I think I know why I came here. Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Louis were great listeners. I always came to them for help. Whenever I had a problem, they were the ones who had always helped me get through them.
The door opened, and on the other side of it were worried looking Aunt Eleanor and Uncle Louis. But they weren't alone. Uncle Harry and Aunt Sam were standing behind them. And as if this wasn't bad enough, my mother pushed past them and arrived at the doorway, her face tear streaked and worn out.
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8/12/14