Chapter 3 Anger

“Who is that?” Paige asked her husband as she gazed at the child he was holding in his arms. “Don’t tell me your trip to hunt was to get a child down here?” She looked at her husband/ “It’s not the way you think…” “Hold on.” Paige raised her hands to stop him from speaking. “Don’t tell me that child is yours with another lady.” “Paige, she is not my child,” Nathan told her without hesitation, he loved Paige so much and wouldn’t let her misunderstand, he has never lied to her before and he was not planning on doing that either. “Then who is she and why is she here?” Paige raised her voice. Nathan looked at the sleeping kid as he walked close to Paige. “Let’s at least lay them down,” He also pointed at the kid she was carrying. “I will tell you everything after that.” Paige hesitated before she made way for him to go inside, Nathan lay the child down on a mattress while Paige lay her child down on her little bed before walking outside with Nathan. “Now tell me, and tell me everything,” Paige said with a serious voice, her arms crossed over her chest as she waited for him to explain. “There was a plane crash in the city and she was the only survivor,” Nathan told his wife and her lips parted as she let out a small gasp. “A plane crash?” Nathan nods without repeating himself. “Then, isn’t it best you send her to the police station, her parents may be looking for her.” Paige was whispering right now as if her husband had committed a huge crime. “I don’t think her parents are alive…” “How sure are you?” Paige cuts him off. “I feel they also died in the crash since there are no survivors.” Nathan looked his wife in the eye. “I think she was travelling with them, like no parent would put a child that young in a plane without going with her.” Paige shook her head. “I still insist you report her as the only survivor, her relatives would be searching for her if there is any case her parents are dead,” Paige said in a hushed voice. “I can’t do that.” Nathan looked away as Paige’s brows furrowed. “Why can’t you do that?” Her brows knitted as she made him look her in the eye. “Why can’t you send her away?” “She has lost her memories.” Nathan broke it down to her and Paige gently left his face as her eyes searched for him. “She lost her memories?” Paige stood up as she paced around for a long while before turning to her husband in anger. “She is a bad omen, you should send her away before something bad happens to our family.” “Paige, that’s not happening.” Nathan stood up and held his wife’s arm. “She is just a kid, she is not responsible for whatever crash that had happened on that plane, and she was just so unlucky and yet lucky to survive the crash.” Paige shook her head. “I can’t let you keep that child here, I will go report this, we could even have an award money or so, why don’t you think about that?” Paige pushed his hands away as she turned to leave but Nathan held her back. “Have you ever thought if that was our daughter out there?” He said in a loud voice and Paige stopped struggling. “Have you ever thought of that? That little child lost her memories and knows no one, where do you expect her to go?” “Her relatives would find her once the police found them…” “Will she recognize them? What if something bad happens to her?” Nathan searched Paige’s eyes. “Do you think it is easy for me to take her here? I have weighed the gain and losses of Paige, but if it was my child who lost her memories, I would also want someone kind to look after her.” “But…” “Please let her stay here Paige, until she recalls her memories, after that, we can send her back to her family, but right now, let’s keep her with us, please.” Nathan pleaded with her and for a while, Paige was silent before she pushed his hands away. “I can see you have made up your mind already on this even before taking her here.” Paige ran her hands through her hair. “Fine then, but just to make it clear to you, you may keep that unknown girl here, but I would never be responsible for her well-being.” Paige said before stomping off into the house and shutting the door behind her with a loud thud. Nathan exhaled sharply as he looked up to the dark sky, he scratched the corner of his head before letting himself down on the chair, he covered his face with his palm, all his thoughts were on what his wife had said. What if this blows up on his face? What if something bad happens? Nathan shook his head, still, there should be a little something he could do for that child, once she remembers her memories he would send her away since the doctor said she would. Nathan walked into the house as he looked over at his daughter that was fast asleep. He sat close to her, pulling the quilt over her shoulder, he smoothed her hair and kissed her forehead before walking over to where the little child he had brought lay. He stared at her for a long time as he glanced over her body. “It is a good thing that you weren’t severely injured, it is a good thing you survived.” Nathan thought as he gently covered her with the blanket. “I know you aren’t bad luck, no child should go through what you had gone through, who knows how shocked you were for you to suddenly lose your memories this way.” He stroked her hair gently. “It is a good thing if you forget those terrible things, it will be great if you don’t remember them, but still, you need to remember them for me to send you home, at least remember who your real parents are and I will take you to them.” Nathan sat down close to her staring at the child for a long time. “I love my wife so much, Kid, but right now she is mad at me, this is why I have to send you back.” Nathan heaved a sigh as he shut his eyes.