Treachery Affair

Harley Quinn

It has been a couple of days since I was discharged from the hospital, and I haven’t been able to stop myself from thinking of what Craig told me. I have so much questions to ask, the cause of his wife’s death and what happened over the years. I have been thinking that his wife’s death may have something to do with the nature of his job, but then I feel it may not be.

Nelson have been a good boy and have always keep me company. I can’t believe that boy hasn’t been enrolled in school even though he’s almost six years old. I learned that he has been scared of talking to strangers, that was why he wasn’t enrolled in school. The little boy must’ve been through a lot, growing up without his mom. I can imagine the pain.

I stand behind the window, staring into space as the early morning sunlight shines brightly on my smooth and flawless skin. The morning is so beautiful and I love the feeling of the sunlight on my skin.

My mind wanders off to memories of years ago and a drop of tears slid down my cheeks. Thinking about my past hurts me a lot, it reopens the scar of many years and brings me nothing but pains. I don’t want to talk about it though, it’s a sad and horrible experience for me.

Two tiny hands wraps around my legs and I wipe my tears, looking down to see Nelson, looking up at me with that innocent smile on his face.

“Good morning, mommy. Did you sleep well?” His little voice sooths my ears as his smile blesses my morning. I smile and squat down to his level, stroking his thick black shiny hair.

“Good morning, prince. I slept well. Did you sleep like the prince you are?” I ask and he nods with a smile on his face.

“I brought tea for you, mommy. Grandma always gave me to drink whenever I have an injury. I made it specially for you. Come on, come have a taste of it,” He holds my hands and lead me to the bedside table, where he dropped the mug that contains tea.

“Thank you, darling,” I sit on the edge of the bed and grab the mug, taking it to my lips. The smell makes me want to throw up, but I can’t let the little boy feel bad. He made me the tea to make me feel better, so I should appreciate him. I drink the tea in one shot and the taste makes me want to grimace, but I smile instead. The taste is so bitter. I wonder what he added to it.

“Do you like it?” He smiles at me and I return the smile to him.

“Of course, baby. You make better tea. I love the taste and the smell of it,” He squeaks excitedly and I smile.

“I’ll make more for you henceforth. Grandma is still teaching me some recipe, I’ll make sure I learn everything and make you better tea,” He smile innocently.

“Thanks darling,” I ruffle his hair softly.

“Mom, it’s weekend today. Mind going to the amusement park with me? You see, I’ve heard so much about that place, but I haven’t been there. I’ve watched movies about them, and the children are always there with their mom, instead of their dads. I didn’t want to go with dad, because you were not here with me. Now that you’re here, will you take me there?” He pinch my cheeks and I chuckle softly. Even if I don’t want to go, seeing the innocent look on his face, it’s really difficult to say no to him.

“Of course, I’ll go with you,” He hugs me, wrapping his tiny hands around my neck.

“You’re the best, mommy. Don’t worry, I’ll buy you ice cream later,” He make a pinky promise and rush out of my room afterward.

“I’ll go get ready mommy,” He yells as he run along the hallway.

My smile widens as I stare at the closed door. This boy keeps making me like him every second. He’s so cute and fun to be with.

The sound of my ringing phone pull my attention and my heart skips upon seeing the caller. It’s Jay. I haven’t talked to him in a while now, and strangely he hasn’t called me in a while too.

“Hel…”

“Let’s meet at the amusement park later,” He disconnects the call without even allowing me to finish my statement. I slowly bring down my phone from my ear, looking at the screen. Wait! What’s going on? I thought Nelson wanted to go to the park too? This isn’t just a coincidence, right?Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

I take my time to get dressed and I leave two hours later with Nelson. Since Richmond has taken the only car to work, we board a cab that take us there. Nelson hasn’t said a word all through the drive. He snubbed the driver when he tried to praise the little boy. Now I confirm that he really doesn’t talk to strangers.

“We’re here, ma’am,” The cab pull over in front of the amusement park in a few minutes and we both come down from the car.

“Your son is cute, you should take care of him. Don’t worry about the money, buy ice cream for the little boy with it,” The cabby wink at Nelson and zoom off, while the boy just roll his eyes.

“Come on, baby. Let’s go,” I hold his hand and lead him to where other children are having fun.

“Mind joining them?” I squat down to his level and ask, but he just shake his head with a deep frown on his face.

“Wow! You’re so cute. Can we be friends?” I little girl of about his age rush to us with a smile on her face, but Nelson just stare back at her blankly, and roll his eyes.

“You’re so mean!” She huff and walks away angrily.

“That was rude, Nelson. You didn’t have to do that,” I sigh and he just shrugs. He suddenly points in a direction and tracing his hand to where he’s pointing at, it turns out to be a rollercoaster. Wait! Don’t tell me he wants to ride that? There’s no way I’ll do that, I’m scared of height.

“Uhm… baby, can we ride something else? Mommy is scared of height and can’t ride that,” I ask him apologetically and he nods in agreement.

“Good boy,” I ruffle his hair, standing up to my feet. I take his hand and turn around to go find something else to ride, but I collide on a hard surface. I recognize the cologne at once to be from Jay. Wait! I have forgotten that he asked to meet him here.

Raising my gaze, I meet his gaze. His deep blue eyes stares deeply into mine and I gulp down nothing as a weird sensation spark through me…