His Despair by S. N. Nina Arthur (e textbook reader txt) 📕

Davina’s Pov:- 

“April,” she said in a cute voice, I smiled at her and glanced at Coop who was smiling at her. 

“You have a very good name, April” I complimented, she was so adorable with dimples, cheeks and beautiful eyes.  

“Where are your parents, April,” I asked and she just stared at me not answering my question, I looked around but there was no one around. I looked back at her and she shook her head while lowering her head. 

I didn’t know what to do, I just turned around and walked back towards the entrance. 

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“What are you going to do now?” Bella asked looking at April, who was sitting on the couch and playing with Dulo. 

When I brought her here, she kept quiet, not even a word came out of her mouth, Bella tried hard to make her talk but she didn’t say anything and kept staring at us. I get that she was scared as she doesn’t know us, we were strangers to her but when Dulo walked to living room hearing my voice I noticed a smile on her face. 

I took Dulo and placed him on her lap, he began playing with her.  

“I don’t know,” I replied while sighing and leaning back. 

“I asked Coop to search for her parents or relatives who know her,” I replied, “but I asked her about her parents and she just shook her head,” I said glancing at April. 

“I think she doesn’t know who her parents are?” Bella replied, 

“Leave her with me, I will take care of her,” she said, looking at me. I shook my head, “No, I will take her with me, I will ask Arthur for help,” I replied. 

I hope he agrees and let me keep her with me until we find her parents or guardian or her relatives. I looked at her and a smile formed on my lips when I saw her laughing playing with Dulo. 

We talked about her studies and other things for a while, after that, I took April with me and bid goodbyes with Bella and Dulo. We were now sitting in the car and Coop was driving us to the mansion. April was sitting in the passenger seat, looking outside the window while clutching to her backpack. 

As we entered the mansion, Coop parked the car in the parking lot and opened the car door for me, I stepped out and waited for April to climb down the car. I took her small hand in mine and smiled at her, she just stared at me as I led her inside the mansion. 

I made her sit on the couch and helped her remove her backpack, she kept it on her lap and stared at me with her big innocent eyes. I smiled at her and sat beside her, “Are you hungry? Do you want to eat anything?” I asked, but she didn’t say anything and kept staring. 

Why isn’t she saying anything? Is she afraid? 

“Hm… nothing?” I asked, no response. 

“Ice cream?” I asked with excitement, she slowly nodded her head but didn’t say anything. I smiled at her and lifted her up in my arms. We walked to the kitchen and asked Mandy, the butler to give ice cream from the fridge. He handed us two cups of ice creams, I took them from him and placed April on the chair, I gave it to her and we began having it. 

As we were having the ice creams, no matter how many times I tried to make her speak something she didn’t utter a word. The whole day went on but nothing came out of her mouth, I didn’t give up and continued to talk to her even if she didn’t respond to me. 

I was feeding her dinner, I always loved children and spending time with them, it was the main reason why I adopted Bella. I found her when she was 17 years old and brought her home, it has been 3 years till then, she didn’t agree to stay with me at first and requested me to let her work as a maid and I agreed.  

I helped her study and took care of other things while paying her monthly, she was like a baby sister to me and I liked to take care of her. 

I asked Mandy to arrange a room for April and by the time I fed her, he arranged a room for her near mine. I took her to her room and placed her backpack on the couch near the window, her room was small but was similar to mine. 

“Do you like it?” I asked her while watching her look at the room.

No response. 

“Okay,” I said while placing her down, “It’s bath time,” I said looking at her, 

No response. 

“Okay, let me remove this,” I said, 

No response. 

I opened her backpack and found a water bottle, drawing book and some other things but no clothes, I tried to see what those things were but she grabbed the bag but didn’t pull it from my hand just grabbed it and I understood what she meant. 

I smiled and gave it back to her, “Okay,” I said, I lifted her, placed the bag on the bed, I walked into the bathroom and filled the bathtub. I turned to her, “Okay let’s take this out, shall we!” I said while unzipping it and removing the white turtle neck short gown. 

A gasp left out of my mouth when I saw all the bruises on her soft and fair skin, tears rolled in my eyes looking at those red and purple belt marks and handprints on her skin. Her back was filled with those marks, I turned her with tears rolling down my eyes. I placed a hand over my mouth when I saw the horrible bruises on her front side.

Her stomach was filled with the same bruises, and there was one belt mark from the right side of her chest to her abdomen. I couldn’t control myself and hugged her, I let my tears flow down as I hugged her. 

“Who did this to you?” I asked while pulling away, 

No response. Ask something smart, Davina. 

“Is this why you left your home?” I asked, and she slowly nodded her head, “Are they your parents?” I asked again and she shook her head no as tears filled her beautiful eyes.