I Hope You Will Never Regret

In the blink of an eye, Baby Avery was six months old. She started calling her father ‘Dada’ and Bridgette ‘Mama’. Bridgette wanted to correct her, but Mr Martins felt that it would confuse the child since she hadn’t seen her mother yet. Several times Mr Martins tried to involve his wife in their daughter’s life, to no avail. Mrs Martins indicated that she agreed to give birth to one child only.

The following day, the weather was sunny and bright. It was a good day to take baby Avery outside for a walk. Bridgette walked to Clayton smiling and said, “Clayton, would you be so kind to accompany us to the park. The weather is so beautiful; I want to take baby Avery out for a walk.”

Clayton nodded his head and waited for Bridgette and the baby. Bridgette put a hat on Baby Avery, and then she packed her milk bottle and fruits in the bag. Clayton took baby Avery in his arms and Bridgette pushed the pram to the lift.

When they got out of the lift, they met Mrs Martins who was waiting for the lift. She was shocked when she saw the baby. It was as if she was looking at her mother. Something happened to her heart. It was the first time seeing her daughter after giving birth to her six months ago.

She wanted to hug her, but she restrained herself. Baby Avery smiled brightly at her. Clayton put the baby in the pram, and they walked away, leaving Mrs Martins in a daze. When she came back to her senses, Bridgette and Clayton were long gone.

She went to her bedroom and dialed a number. When the call was connected, she said, “Big Brother, you didn’t tell me that your niece took after our mother. I haven’t seen anyone so beautiful.”

Her brother was shocked to hear her sister’s words and replied, “Elizabeth, didn’t you promise me that you would ask my brother-in-law’s forgiveness and change your behaviour?”

Elizabeth sighed and replied, “Your brother-in-law moved out of our bedroom, and he said he would never trust me again. Big brother, I will never forgive your niece for stealing my husband from me.” Her brother was dumbfounded because the love between father and daughter is different to the one between husband and wife. Why was his sister confusing the two?

He explained to his sister and said, “Elizabeth, please don’t blame my niece for your own mistakes. You abandoned your husband and failed to play your role as a wife. After he moved out of the bedroom, did you show him that you had changed?” Elizabeth didn’t utter a word because she didn’t do anything to show that she had changed.

Elizabeth was aggrieved. She felt that her brother was taking her husband’s side all the time. When her brother didn’t receive any response from his sister he said, “Elizabeth, sort this mess quickly because we are on borrowed time. Don’t allow your pride to stand in your happiness. It will be too late to regret.” Elizabeth promised to try harder to win back her husband. Then they hung up.

In the meantime, at the park, baby Avery was giggling and waving her chubby arms. She was so excited about being outdoors. Bridgette took her photos and sent them to Uncle Martins and to her mother. Her mother was having tea with her friends. When she saw the photos of her God-granddaughter she was over the moon.

When Uncle Martins saw the photos he quickly packed up and left his office. He rushed to the park to join them. It took him thirty minutes to arrive at the park. Baby Avery was over the moon when she saw her father. She started waving her chubby arms. Her father picked her up and hugged her tightly.

Bridgette took more photos of father and daughter. Mr Martins called His Mercy restaurant’s Manager, Craig Hall and said, “We are having a picnic in the park. Please bring two platters of finger lunch.” Then they hung up.

Half an hour later, Craig Hall brought food to his boss. They washed their hands and enjoyed delicious food. Mr Martins peeled and cut the watermelon into small pieces and gave it to his daughter.

They spent four hours in the park; Baby Avery was so tired she fell asleep in her father’s arms. Mr Martins had to return to work because he had a scheduled meeting with his managers.

He looked at his sleeping daughter and said, “Thank you so much for a wonderful time, Bridgette and Clayton.” They went together to the parking lot, and then they went to their separate cars. He bade them farewell and drove his car to the company.

After Mrs Martins had a conversation with her brother, she decided to devote herself to her son, Aiden. She dismissed Aiden’s nanny and took care of him. She started paying attention to her son. When her husband came back from work, he went to Aiden’s nursery to play with him. He was surprised when he saw his wife building blocks with their son.

He greeted them with a smile and asked, “Aiden, how was your day at school?” Aiden smiled brightly and replied, “Daddy, it was fun. We made animals with clay dough, and I played on a Seesaw with my friend, Sean.”

Then Aiden ran to his backpack and took out a cow that he had made. It had three legs and one horn. His father tousled his short hair and said, “Wow, you are so talented my son.” Aiden was so happy when his father praised him, he was grinning from ear to ear.

His wife was so jealous she felt left out and said, “August, may I have a word with you?” Then they walked out of Aiden’s nursery. She looked at her husband and said, “Why don’t we take turns playing with Aiden? I think it will be fair to everyone.”

Her husband looked at her with a confused expression and replied, “I don’t understand Elizabeth. Don’t you think it will be good for Aiden to see us together as family?” Elizabeth sneered, “I don’t want to pretend that everything is alright between us. Why don’t you spend time with your precious daughter and leave my son alone?”

Her husband’s face became dark, and he looked at his wife coldly, then he walked back to Aiden’s nursery. His wife followed behind him. Mr Martins picked up his son and said, “Son, your mother indicated that she wants to bond with you. So, we decided to play with you in turns. Your mother will spend time with you while I am at work.”

Aiden smiled brightly and said, “Daddy, I miss my sister so much. May I see my baby sister now?” His father nodded his head, and then they left Mrs Martins standing in the nursery. She was fuming, she felt abandoned by her son.