HELENA'S POV:

I froze on the spot after listening to his words but I thought I was hallucinating. I thought I was over hearing so I tried my best to compose myself and turned towards him. "Dad?" I tried to smile a little but his words after this didn't let me act normal anymore.

"I never knew that my daughter has learnt acting so well." He had a smile on his face but I could see sadness and pain in his eyes. "Dad, you knew..."

"Since last year, I've got to know about all this since last year." I felt ashamed, I couldn't look into his eyes. He warned me for hundreds of times to stay away from them but I was the one who always insisted that they're good for me. I was looking on my hands which had turned red as I was continuously pressing them out of shame and nervousness with the drops of tears falling on them.

I was shaking and I felt myself weak but the next moment I know, I was inside a pair of strong arms, those arms which I know will never let me fall. "Baby girl, I'm so sorry that I couldn't protect you. I'm so sorry that I couldn't save you from this heartbreak." That was it, those words were enough to break the weak barrier I had created around my heart. I hugged him tight and broke down into tears, that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to cry on his arms cause it was paining really hard here deep in my heart.

"Dad.. sob sob... I should have listened to you. I should have understood you dad." He stood calmly letting me cry my heart out, caressing my hair with all the love. "You shouldn't cry baby. You weren't wrong, you loved someone and loving someone isn't mistake. That scum didn't deserve your love, that woman didn't deserve your trust. You shouldn't waste time over those who don't deserve you. You should focus upon your life which is beautiful and you need to make it more beautiful baby girl." He was continuously consoling me with his soothing words but I was crying as much as I wanted.

When I felt a bit relieved, I realized what I was doing. I was crying on his arms which would definitely hurt him. I can't be weak in front of him, I can't give him more stress. I broke the hug and wiped away my tears and held his hands tightly.

"Dad, I promise I won't cry any more. I'll be a strong lady, I'm your strong daughter. I promise I'll focus on making my life beautiful instead of crying for them." It was hard for me to say these words but somewhere I had a determination to prove these words. I wanted to do this for my dad, the one who believed on me when I couldn't believe upon myself.

"That's like my brave girl. You're a strong woman already it's just that you're focusing upon the people who don't deserve your care and concentration. Just be yourself, focus upon yourself, you'll be always happy. And for the rest, I'll be always there for you whenever you need me, whenever you call me." His eyes held a spark when he heard my words. I could see he was relieved listening to my words and I was glad that my words assured him. I promise, I'll do my best to prove my words.

"Yes dad I know that you'll always be there for me and I promise I'll always be there for you. We'll be there for each other, we both are enough for each other."

Later, we both spent the day together. We both walked towards the orphanage and spent our day with them, singing and laughing like we used to do. I really missed them and going back to them helped me a lot to forget my pain.

When we came back home at the evening, I prepared some light foods for us and we sat for dinner. While we were having dinner, a thought came across my mind. Dad's condition is really not good and he needs medical attention which is not possible here. And what now? I can't leave him alone. I'll take him with me. I came back with a thought of spending a month here but after whatever happened with me, I just want to leave this place as soon as possible cause I feel suffocated.

After gathering a lot of courage, I finally spoke to dad regarding it. "Dad, I was thinking about both of us moving out to California as soon as possible. Do you mind it?"

"I'll go with my daughter wherever she wants, whenever she wants." These words were simple but had a deep value for me. I just wanted to move away as soon as possible so I booked the tickets for the next day itself and dad didn't object on it either.

So next day in the afternoon, we both boarded into flight and after sometime, we were on California. Dad was so excited to be here and his happiness made me believe that the decision I took to bring him here, was absolutely correct. We both drove to my apartment. I checked upon Gina and Merry but they weren't home. They must be on work.

After getting fresh, I walked towards kitchen to prepare something and that's when I realized that there's nothing left in the home except for some vegetable soup. I prepared soup for dad and made him have it. I told him that I'm going to market and asked him to take rest till I come back home and drove myself to the nearby departmental store.

There I started looking upon the things I needed and added whatever I needed on the cart. I thought of taking some fruit juice for refreshment and started walking towards the section but out of nowhere, someone bumped on me.

"Ouch!" I couldn't help but wince in pain cause it was really painful. Amazed with the intensity of pain I was feeling, I turned around to see who it was.

"You!"

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