A Second Chance 131
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Chapterย 131ย  Uponย hearingย theย sound,ย Siennaย putย downย herย forkย andย hurriedlyย wentย toย meetย him. โ€œSienna,โ€ย saidย Cedric. Cedric?ย Whatย areย youโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย wasย puzzled. Notย wantingย toย discussย itย inย theย open,ย Siennaย gesturedย towardย theย parlor,ย andย theย twoย ofย themย wentย insideย toย talk. โ€œSienna.โ€ย Cedricย loweredย hisย head,ย filledย withย guiltย andย selfโ€“blame.ย Hisย voiceย wasย rushedย andย unsure.ย โ€œIย messedย up.ย Iย didnโ€™tย thinkย myย momย wouldย comeย findย you.ย Whateverย sheย said,ย donโ€™tย takeย itย toย heart.ย Pleaseย donโ€™tย beย angryโ€ฆ โ€œDonโ€™tย worry.โ€ย Sienna,ย inย contrastย toย him,ย wasย muchย calmer.ย โ€œIโ€™mย notย angry.ย Mrs.ย Brawneย wasย onlyย speakingย theย truth.โ€ โ€œSienna?โ€ย Cedricย wasย takenย aback,ย sensingย somethingย wasย off. โ€œSienna.โ€ย Siennaย letย outย aย softย sigh.ย โ€œWhatย yourย motherย saidย isย allย true.ย Thatโ€™sย alsoย whyย Iย rejectedย youย thatย day.ย Fromย nowย on,ย itโ€™sย bestย ifย weย donโ€™tย meetย again.โ€ โ€œNo!โ€ย Beforeย sheย couldย finish,ย Cedricย quicklyย interruptedย her. Hisย handsomeย faceย twistedย withย pain.ย โ€œSienna,ย pleaseย donโ€™tย sayย that.โ€ Heย wasย clearlyย inย distress.ย โ€œItโ€™sย myย fault.ย Iย didnโ€™tย handleย thingsย right.ย Iย neverย expectedย myย momย toย doย this.ย Sienna, Iย reallyย likeย you. โ€œFindingย theย rightย personย isnโ€™tย easy,ย andย Iย donโ€™tย wantย toย giveย upโ€ฆย Iย canโ€™tย justย giveย up.ย Pleaseย donโ€™tย justย shutย meย downย likeย this,ย okay?โ€ โ€œButโ€ฆโ€ย Siennaย shookย herย head,ย unableย toย agree.ย  โ€œListenย toย me.ย Parentsย alwaysย haveย theirย reasonsย forย opposingย relationships.ย Inย mostย cases,ย whenย parentsย areย againstย aย relationship,ย itย neverย endsย well,โ€ย sheย added. โ€œYouย saidย mostย cases.โ€ย Cedricโ€™sย anxietyย wasย growing.ย Hisย voiceย roseย byย anย octave.ย โ€œThatย doesnโ€™tย meanย all.ย Howย canย weย knowย itย wonโ€™tย workย ifย weย donโ€™tย evenย try?โ€ Siennaย wasย momentarilyย atย aย lossย forย words,ย speechless.ย  โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?โ€ย Inย theย restaurant,ย Miranda,ย unableย toย sitย still,ย stoodย upย andย walkedย towardย theย parlor.ย โ€œIโ€™llย goย takeย aย look.โ€ โ€œIโ€™llย comeย withย you.โ€ย Josiahย quicklyย followedย her. Mirandaย shotย himย aย look.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย onย withย them?ย Doย youย knowย anything?โ€ย  โ€œIย donโ€™t,โ€ย Josiahย replied,ย shakingย hisย headย firmly. Thisย wasย Siennaโ€™sย personalย matter,ย andย whetherย orย notย toย tellย Mirandaย wasย upย toย her.ย Heย wouldnโ€™tย interfere. Mirandaย arrivedย atย theย parlorย andย glancedย at theย twoย ofย them.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย goingย on?ย Didย youย twoย haveย anย argument,ย orย isย somethingย elseย goingย on?ย Canย youย tellย me?โ€ย  โ€œItโ€™sย nothing,โ€ย Cedricย rememberedย Mirandaย hadย onceย saidย sheย wouldย helpย ifย thereย wereย everย obstacles.ย Butย heย wasnโ€™tย planningย toย askย herย forย help. Heย knewย hisย parents.ย Ifย Mirandaย gotย involved,ย itย wouldย only makeย hisย parentsย dislikeย Siennaย evenย more. Heย glancedย atย Sienna.ย โ€œItโ€™sย myย fault.ย Iย madeย Siennaย upset. โ€œOh,ย Mirandaย saidย withย aย relievedย expression.ย โ€œThen Iย wonโ€™tย beย helpingย you.ย Youโ€™reย theย oneย whoย causedย thisย mess,ย soย youย shouldย fixย it.โ€ Sheย glancedย atย Josiah.ย โ€œLetโ€™sย go.โ€ โ€œYes,ย Grandma.โ€ย Josiahย nodded. Asย theyย turnedย toย leave,ย Josiahย furrowedย hisย browย andย lookedย backย atย Sienna.ย He didnโ€™tย understandย whyย she wasnโ€™tย askingย Mirandaย forย helpย whenย sheย clearlyย neededย it.ย Cedricย wasย theย sameย way. โ€˜Couldย theyย reallyย handleย thisย onย theirย own?ย Ifย theyย wouldnโ€™tย speakย up,ย Iย couldย onlyย helpย soย much,ย heย wondered. 1/3ย  2:04ย PM Chapterย 131 Afterย leavingย theย Flynnย residence,ย theyย hurriedย backย home.ย Cedricย wentย straightย upstairsย andย foundย Xenia.ย โ€œMom.โ€ Xeniaย glancedย atย him,ย immediatelyย understanding.ย Sheย furrowedย herย brow.ย โ€œWhatโ€™sย withย thatย look?ย Areย youย facingย yourย mother likeย this?ย Iย assumeย youย alreadyย know.ย Humph,ย Siennaย reallyย wentย andย toldย onย me.โ€ โ€œMom.โ€ย Cedricย frownedย andย shookย hisย head.ย โ€œItโ€™sย notย Sienna.โ€ย  โ€œWhoย elseย couldย itย be?โ€ย Xeniaย didnโ€™tย believeย him,ย herย angerย rising.ย โ€œIย canย seeย youโ€™veย lostย yourย mind.ย Isย sheย soย badย thatย youโ€™llย defendย herย atย everyย turn?ย Whatย elseย did sheย sayย aboutย me?โ€ย  โ€œItย wasย Josiah.โ€ย Cedricย answeredย truthfully.ย โ€œHeโ€™sย theย oneย whoย toldย me.ย Siennaย neverย saidย anythingย badย aboutย you.โ€ Atย theย mentionย ofย Josiah,ย Xeniaโ€™sย expressionย darkenedย further. โ€œCedric,โ€ย sheย began,ย herย voiceย sharp,ย โ€œyouย reallyย needย toย listenย toย yourself.ย Siennaย andย Josiahย areย divorced,ย and theirย relationshipโ€ฆย Areย youย reallyย goingย toย chooseย aย womanย likeย that?โ€ โ€œAย womanย likeย what?โ€ย Cedricย wasย stunned,ย tryingย toย explain.ย โ€œSiennaย isย anย adoptedย daughterย ofย theย Flynnย family.ย Sheย andย Josiahย arenโ€™tย aย marriedย couple.ย Theyโ€™reย moreย likeย siblings.ย  โ€œHey!โ€ย Xeniaโ€™sย bloodย pressureย shotย up,ย andย sheย hadย toย holdย herย forehead.ย โ€œDonโ€™tย botherย explaining.ย Nothingย youย sayย willย changeย myย mind.ย Iโ€™llย neverย agreeย toย youย beingย withย someoneย whoโ€™sย beenย marriedย before. โ€œTheย Flynnย familyโ€™sย adoptedย daughter?ย Humph,ย evenย ifย sheย wereย theย presidentโ€™sย adoptedย daughter,ย itย wouldnโ€™tย matter.โ€ Soย thereย wasย noย pointย inย arguingย anymore.ย Cedricย paused,ย thenย noddedย slowly.ย โ€œAlright,ย Iย understand.โ€ Xeniaย feltย aย senseย ofย forebodingย atย hisย suddenย change.ย โ€œWhatย areย youย planningย toย do?ย Areย youย seriouslyย thinkingย aboutย cuttingย tiesย withย theย familyย forย her?โ€ย  โ€œNo.โ€ย Cedricย shookย hisย head.ย โ€œIfย Iย didย that,ย itย wouldย onlyย makeย youย hateย Siennaย more.ย Iโ€™mย notย that foolish.โ€ โ€œAtย leastย youโ€™veย gotย someย sense,โ€ย sheย rolledย herย eyes. โ€œButโ€ฆโ€ย Cedricย continuedย calmly,ย โ€œMom,ย Iย wonโ€™tย giveย upย onย Sienna.ย Iย reallyย likeย her.ย Ifย youย canโ€™tย acceptย her,ย Iโ€™mย willingย toย beย theย one stuckย inย theย middle,ย takingย allย theย heat.ย Youย shouldย rest.ย Goodย night.โ€ Heย turnedย andย walkedย out,ย closingย theย doorย behindย him. โ€œCedric.โ€ย Xeniaย stoodย upย suddenly,ย eyesย wideย inย disbelief. Sheย hadnโ€™t expectedย Cedric,ย whoย hadย alwaysย beenย obedient,ย toย defyย herย likeย this. โ€œWhoย amย Iย doingย thisย for?โ€ย sheย criedย out. โ€œNo.โ€ย Xeniaย grittedย herย teeth.ย Sheย hadย toย findย aย wayย toย separateย them. Cedricย realizedย hisย mistake.ย Heย hadnโ€™tย anticipatedย hisย parentsโ€™strongย oppositionย toย hisย relationshipย withย Sienna. Backย inย hisย room,ย heย pickedย upย hisย phoneย toย callย Sienna,ย onlyย toย seeย aย messageย fromย her. Sienna:ย [Cedric,ย earlierย atย theย Flynnย family,ย itย wasnโ€™tย aย goodย timeย toย talk.ย Whatย Mrs.ย Brawneย saidย isย exactlyย whatย Iโ€™veย beenย thinking.ย Weโ€™reย notย rightย forย eachย other.ย Pleaseย donโ€™tย keepย pushing.ย Donโ€™tย doย anythingย becauseย ofย me.] Afterย readingย theย message,ย Cedricย suddenlyย stoodย up,ย coldย sweatย breakingย outย onย hisย skin.ย Heย immediatelyย dialedย Siennaโ€™sย number. โ€œHello,โ€ย heย began. โ€œSienna.โ€ย Cedricย grippedย hisย phone,ย hisย heartย inย hisย throat.ย โ€œPleaseย donโ€™tย beย mad.ย Iโ€™veย alreadyย talkedย toย my mom.ย Letโ€™sย handleย thisย ourselves,ย okay?โ€ย Fromย hisย words,ย Siennaย guessedย thatย heย hadย arguedย withย hisย motherย again. Siennaย beganย toย secondโ€“guess herself.ย โ€œIโ€™mย sorry,ย Cedric.ย Itโ€™sย myย fault.ย Iย shouldnโ€™tย haveย usedย youย toย getย awayย fromย Josiah.โ€ Evenย thoughย itย hadย beenย aย twistย ofย fate,ย sheย blamedย herselfย forย causingย Cedricย toย haveย aย fallingโ€“outย withย hisย familyย becauseย ofย her.ย Itย wasย allย wrong.ย โ€œPleaseย donโ€™t fightย withย yourย familyย overย me.ย Justย listenย toย them.ย Letโ€™sย notย stayย inย touchย anymore.โ€ โ€œSiennaโ€ฆโ€ย Herย wordsย piercedย Cedricโ€™sย heartย likeย aย thousandย needles,ย causingย aย painย thatย didnโ€™tย bleedย butย feltย justย asย sharp. 2/3ย  Dreameโ€“Readย Romanceย Storiesย  2:04ย PM Chapterย 131 โ€œDonโ€™tโ€ฆโ€ย he โ€œSienna, โ€œSienna.โ€ย Co Butย itย no fused. Try.ย Iย reallyย donโ€™tย deserveย this.ย Iโ€™mย hangingย upย now.ย Iย wonโ€™t answerย yourย callsย again.โ€ย Withย that,ย sheย endedย theย call. wasย  unableย toย wasteย anyย time.ย Heย immediatelyย redialedย herย number. He Iย get hย Siennaย hadย blockedย him.


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