A Second Chance 112
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Chapterย 112 Becauseย ofย Brenda,ย Thomasย alreadyย knewย thatย theย girlย whoย hadย dancedย inย theย Mazeย wasย Sienna. Josiahย hadย goneย throughย aย lotย toย getย herย intoย Lightningย Danceย becauseย heย wasย tryingย toย rekindleย things.ย Ifย thatย wasย theย case,ย thenย whyย wasย sheย withย Cedricย now! โ€œWhatย areย youย staringย at?ย Josiahย shotย himย aย glance,ย hisย toneย mockingย โ€œEvenย hisย cousin.ย Yosef,ย doesnโ€™tย know.ย Soย whyย wouldย atย formerย husbandย likeย meย know?โ€ โ€œWhoa,โ€ย Yosefย said,ย lookingย unerlyย clueless. โ€œIย reallyย didnโ€™tย knowย ey,ย thisย isย aย mess.ย Iย wonderย howย yourย parentsย willย reactย whenย theyย findย out?โ€ Overย byย them,ย Cedricย releasedย Siennaโ€™sย handย andย wavedย themย over.ย โ€œComeย on,ย andย stopย standingย thereย likeย statues Theย groupย gatheredย around,ย andย Cedricย smiledย aย littleย shyly,ย glancingย atย Sienna.ย โ€œLetย meย introduceย youย toย myย girlfriend, Sienna โ€œHello,ย everyone,โ€ย Siemaย said,ย givingย aย small,ย shyย smile. Josiahย silentlyย sneeredย andย turnedย away. Cedricย continued,ย โ€œSienna,ย youย allย knowย eachย other,ย right?ย Noย needย forย aย formalย introduction Yepย Siennaย noddedย withย aย smile. Cedricย noticedย theย bagย Sienna wasย holding.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย that?ย Youโ€™veย beenย carryingย itย aroundย theย wholeย time.ย Arenโ€™tย youย tired?โ€ โ€œNope.โ€ย Siennaย smiledย andย shookย herย head.ย โ€œItโ€™sย yourย birthdayย gif โ€œHuh?โ€ย Cedricโ€™sย eyesย litย up,ย hisย excitementย obvious. โ€œYouย gotย meย aย birthdayย gift?โ€ย heย exclaimed. โ€œYouย reallyย areย something.โ€ย Siennaย chuckled.ย โ€œHowย couldย Iย comeย toย yourย birthdayย partyย withoutย aย gift?โ€ Sheย hesitated,ย aย littleย embarrassed.ย โ€œButย itโ€™sย nothingย expensive,ย Ifย youย donโ€™tย likeย it,ย youย donโ€™tย haveย toย tellย me.ย Justย quietlyย get ridย ofย it Itย wasย justย likeย howย Josiahย didย backย inย theย day. โ€œOfย courseย not!โ€ย Cedricย wasย fullย ofย curiosity.ย โ€œWhatย isย it?ย Canย Iย openย itย now?โ€ Evenย thoughย heย hadย alreadyย received plentyย ofย giftsย today,ย noneย ofย themย hadย reallyย interestedย him.ย Butย Siennaย wasย differentย Sheย wasnโ€™tย likeย theย others. โ€œDonโ€™tย openย itย yet,โ€ย Siennaย saidย softly.ย โ€œIย madeย itย myselfโ€ โ€œYouย madeย itย yourself?โ€ย Thatย madeย Cedricย evenย moreย curiousย โ€œWhatย isย it?ย Youโ€™reย notย goingย to letย meย openย it,ย butย youย canย atย leastย tellย meย whatย itย is,ย right?โ€ โ€œItโ€™sย aย shirt,โ€ย Siennaย said,ย handingย himย theย bag.ย โ€œYouย canย openย itย atย homeย andย tryย itย on.ย Ifย youย donโ€™tย likeย it,ย thatโ€™sย fine.ย Ifย itย doesnโ€™tย fit,ย Iย canย adjustย itย forย you.โ€ โ€œIย loveย it,โ€ย Cedricย saidย happily,ย holdingย theย bagย closeย toย hisย chest.ย Howย couldย Iย notย likeย it?ย Youย madeย itย withย yourย ownย hands.โ€ Heย lookedย atย herย asย ifย heโ€™dย discoveredย aย treasure.ย โ€œSienna,ย youย reallyย madeย this?ย Youย canย actuallyย makeย this?โ€ Mon,ย Janย b Chapterย 112 โ€œYep.โ€ย Siennaย laughedย arย hisย excitement.ย Itย wasย clear thatย herย giftย adย genuinelyย madeย himย happy.ย Seeingย that,ย sheย feltย evenย happier. โ€œYouโ€™reย amazing,โ€ย heย praiseid. Thanks,ย Siennaย repliedย shyly.ย โ€œMyย grandmotherย wasย aย seamstrils. Iย onlyย learnedย aย littleย bitย fromย herโ€œ: โ€œThatโ€™sย stillย impressive,โ€ย Cedricย said,ย clearlyย itchingย toย openย itย rightย thenย andย there.ย Butย heย hesitated.ย Thisย shirtย wasย somethingย Siennaย hadย madeย forย him,ย oneโ€“ofโ€“aโ€“kind, Heย wantedย toย keepย itย specialย andย openย itย whenย heย wasย alone.ย โ€œThankย you,ย Sienna.ย Iย reallyย loveย it,ย Iย reallyย do.โ€ โ€œReallyย now?โ€ย Siennaย gaveย himย aย playfulย look,ย laughingย andย shakingย herย head.ย โ€œYouย havenโ€™tย evenย seenย itย yet.โ€ โ€œIย likeย itย already.โ€ย Gedricย grinned,ย hisย smileย wide, โ€œTโ€™dย loveย anythingย fromย you,ย evenย ifย itย wasย madeย ofย straw.โ€ Heย lovedย her,ย soย everythingย connectedย toย herย wasย preciousย toย him.ย Howย couldย heย notย loveย somethingย sheย madeย withย herย ownย hands? Theย othersย aroundย themย couldnโ€™tย helpย butย feelย aย littleย uncomfortable.ย Thisย birthdayย partyย wasย supposedย toย beย aboutย food.ย butย beforeย theyย couldย evenย eat,ย theyย hadย alreadyย beenย stuffedย withย aย mouthfulย ofย theirย affection. Josiahย turnedย hisย back,ย deepย inย thought.ย Aย shirt?โ€˜ย heย wondered.ย Heย vaguelyย rememberedย thatย Siennaย couldย makeย clothes. 75 Ifย Josiahย wasnโ€™tย mistaken,ย heย hadย alsoย onceย receivedย aย shirtย madeย byย her.ย โ€˜Didย I,ย orย haveย Iย imaginedย it?ย heย thought. Thatย night,ย Josiahย returnedย toย theย Flynnย residenceย andย beganย searchingย throughย hisย wardrobe,ย rummagingย throughย theย drawers. Heย lookedย everywhere,ย butย heย couldnโ€™tย findย it.ย Couldย itย beย thatย famย mistaken?ย Maybeย Siennaย hadnโ€™tย madeย itย forย meย afterย all.ย No,ย thatย couldnโ€™tย beย right,ย heย wondered. Heย refusedย toย giveย up.ย Finally,ย inย theย cornerย ofย theย closet,ย heย foundย aย smallย box.ย Whenย heย openedย it,ย thereย itย was,ย aย shirt,ย neatlyย foldedย andย wrapped. Itย wasย handmade,ย butย notย fromย theย usualย highโ€“endย tailorย thatย theย Flynnย familyย preferred.ย Thisย oneย hadย clearlyย beenย madeย byย Siennaย herself. Josiahย closedย hisย eyesย andย triedย toย recall. Whenย hasย sheย givenย itย toย me?ย Isย itย forย hisย birthdayย orย graduationย heย wondered.ย Itย feltย likeย soย longย ago,ย andย backย then,ย heย hadnโ€™tย reallyย paidย attention.ย Heย couldnโ€™tย rememberย itย atย all. Holdingย theย shirtย inย hisย hands,ย Josiahย collapsedย ontoย theย floor,ย defeated.ย Itย turnedย outย heย hadย onceย hadย Siennaโ€™sย purestย affectionย forย him. Heย hadย alwaysย knownย it,ย butย knowingย somethingย andย trulyย seeingย itย wereย twoย veryย differentย things.ย Now,ย heย couldย seeย it,ย butย theย personย sheย hadย madeย thatย shirtย forย wasย noย longerย him.ย Itย wasย Cedric Theย nextย morning,ย Josiahย arrivedย atย hisย office.ย Afterย theย morningย meeting,ย heย siftedย throughย aย pileย ofย reportsย andย calledย for Zach. โ€œMr.ย Flynn,ย isย thereย somethingย youย need?โ€ย heย asked. Josiahย pulledย aย fewย reportsย fromย theย stackย andย handedย themย toย him.ย Takeย theย Gibsonย familyย offย theย listย ofย potentialย partners.ย Theyย donโ€™tย needย toย botherย withย usย anymore.โ€ Zachย froze.ย Hasย theย Gibsonย familyย somehowย offendedย Mr.ย Flynn?โ€˜ย heย wondered. 20:47ย Mon,ย Janย 6 Chapterย 112 โ€œUnderstood,โ€ย Zachย repliedย withoutย askingย anyย moreย questions,ย sialย wasย clearlyย holdingย somethingย in. 862% Asย forย Josiah,ย givingย thoseย ordersย finallyย releasedย someย ofย theย petโ€“upย frustrationย heโ€™dย beenย carryingย sinceย lastย night.ย Theย Gibsonย familyย deservedย it.ย Afterย all,ย theirย daughterย cursedย atย Sieda. Aย simpleย apologyย fromย herย wouldnโ€™tย cutย it.ย Theyย neededย to faceย meย realย consequences, Itย didnโ€™tย takeย longย forย Keylaย toย hearย aboutย theย Gibsonย familyโ€™sย busnessย troubles.ย Theย restย of theย familyย wasย confused.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?ย Weโ€™veย heardย itโ€™sย Mr.ย Flynnโ€™sย doing.ย Haveย weย offendedmย recently?โ€ Before,ย theyย hadย alwaysย hadย aย goodย relationshipย withย him.ย Theย bsonย familyย wasย puzzled,ย unableย toย figureย outย whatย wentย wrong Butย Keylaย wasย terrified.ย Because,ย recently,ย theย personย whoย hadย offendedย Josiahย wasย noneย otherย thanย her. Thatย day,ย sheย hadย accidentallyย steppedย onย Yvetteโ€™sย foot.ย Butย Yvetteย hadย saidย itย wasnโ€™tย serious.ย Howย couldย Josiahย beย makingย lifeย soย difficultย forย theirย familyย overย somethingย soย small? Sheย couldnโ€™tย bringย herselfย toย tellย herย family.ย Ifย theyย foundย out,ย sheโ€™dย beย tornย apart. Keylaย knewย sheย hadย toย fixย thisย herself.ย Ifย Josiahย wasย upsetย becauseย ofย Yvette,ย then sheย wouldย haveย toย goย toย her. Lately,ย Yvetteย hadย beenย cuttingย backย onย work.ย Besidesย theย unavoidableย commitments,ย sheย hadย beenย spendingย mostย ofย herย timeย inย theย hospitalย withย Howard. So,ย Keylaย wentย toย theย hospitalย toย find her. โ€œComeย toย seeย Howard?โ€ย Yvetteย thoughtย sheย wasย thereย forย aย visitย andย greetedย herย withย aย smile,ย โ€˜Sorry,ย Howardโ€™sย sleepingย rightย now.ย Youย canย takeย aย quickย lookย outside.โ€ โ€œNo,โ€ย Keylaย said,ย strugglingย toย find theย rightย words.ย โ€œIโ€ฆย Iย cameย becauseย Iย needย yourย help.ย Please,ย talkย toย Mr.ย Flynnย forย me.โ€


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