Chapter 19
Her phone rang and she quickly brought it out and answered the call.
"Dad!"
"h.e.l.lo, Sweetheart where are you?"
"In the car, on my way to Father Tanaka's house.
"I hoped I would get to see you before you left. I'll miss you dear."
"Miss you too dad. Dad please pa.s.s the phone to Itsumi and Itachi."
"Okay" he removed the phone from his ear and handed it to Itachi.
"Hey Saki, you take care of yourself, find out and come home quick" Itachi said.
"I have heard Onee-chan."
"Sakiko, be good okay" Itsumi's voice sounded next from the other end of the phone.
"Yes mummy" she teased. "Please give the phone to mummy" she requested.
"Sakiko love"
"Thanks mum for allowing me go and pack my things. Love you."
"Love you darling, bye" she cuts the call, then hand over d phone to her husband.
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On Sakiko's end, she finished with the call and drops her phone.
"Your family right?" She nods her head, "they miss you really much" she nods again.
"Why are you nodding your head rather than speaking? You angry coming home with me right? You miss them?"
"Yes, kinda. I miss them so much. Its the first time being away from home without them and for
"Don't worry much, I promise you, its gonna be the best time" he a.s.sured her and pulled her in for her embrace.
As soon as they arrived at the compound, he introduced he'd to everyone and they went to his room.
"Ta da... My room" he enters and held the door open for her to come in.
"There's my laptop, bed, reading table... "
"Why are there two beds?" she asked.
"It is for my sister. She is not dead but alive. I just have to look for her, still looking for her though. And if she agrees to stay with me then, yeah."
"What! She ran away?"
"No she didn't. We are twins."
"Let me help you in your search for her."
"Don't worry. Prince, come here and say h.e.l.lo to our guest" he beckoned on the dog at his door.
The dog barks and walked up to Sakiko and nuzzles his head on her legs.
"He likes you."
"Hi there Princey, my dog's name is Princess. Sorry you couldn't meet her. She would be sad now that I have gone."
"Well there is a next time, I would see her when you return."
"Sure. About your sister, I will help you in finding her" Sakiko said as she bent down to play with the dog.
"Okay, we would search then. For now I'll... " Father Tanaka's voice interrupts him. "We are on our way" Sasuke shouted so he could hear him.
They rushed downstairs to greet him.
"Welcome Father. Good evening and thanks for letting me stay."
"Stop. I am doing this for him to be happy, so stop thanking me, thank him."
"Thanks Sasuke."
"Let me help you with your bag Father" Sasuke stretched his hand to get the bag.
"No Sasuke. From the looks of things, you just arrived yourself. Show Sakiko to her room, go have your bath and change okay?"
"Yes Father Tanaka" they said in unison.
"Come Sakiko, let me take you to your room" they both bow their heads and scurried away.
"I wish she was here to see him so elated" he smiled to himself and went to his room
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The next day at school, they had a general a.s.sembly.
"Hey girls, how are you" Sakiko said to Noriko and Mari.
"Fine thank you" she nudged Mari, "Won't you answer her Mari chan?"
"Fine, please stop talking in the a.s.sembly" she said without sparing Sakiko a glance.