Chapter 105 : The Enchantress Pianist


    Arabe froze. Her cold sweat came out and her face turned suddenly pale.


    Adam never did ask her about his father before and she was very thankful for it. She didn’t think this


    time woulde and she was not prepared for it.


    How could she tell him that his father was the cruelest man in the world?


    The most despicable.


    A heartless man.


    6 years ago, she almost lost her son again.


    Lying on the ground bleeding and begging for mercy. She looked at Bill but he only had disgusted eyes


    for her. At her helplessness and most painful moment in her life, Bill let her witnessed him kissing


    Trishia passionately.


    Remembering her dark experience, Arabe’s tears instantly came out uncontrobly like a river


    flowing without no trace of stopping.


    “Your father… your father is…” She couldn’t continue as the rest of her words were stuck in her throat.


    All she wanted to say was his father was dead, but her conscience would not allow it. Her heart had


    been hardened by her sorrows but there’s still a little soft part that she couldn’t get rid away.


    That’s her conscience.


    She wanted to kill Bill in the eyes of Adam, but she couldn’t do it. Arabe needed more time to


    practice it, but she didn’t know this time woulde this sudden.


    “Mom. It’s okay. You don’t need to answer. I don’t want to see you hurt.” Adam cut her and wiped her


    tears away, then he simply touched Arabe’s soft cheeks with his little palms. Seeing his mom with


    hardships, he didn’t want to put her under pressure. He witnessed her mom with nightmares almost


    every night. Without asking her dream, Adam knew that his mom’s dream was his father. She always


    begged for him in her dream, saying, “Bill help!”. In his little mind, he would make his own way to


    discover who’s really his real father. He already had a lead and that the name of his father is Bill.


    Arabe felt relieved by her son’s loving and sincere action.


    “Little fellow, are you awake now?” Damien came out behind the door.


    “Uncle Damien!” Adam, acknowledging his uncle excitedly.


    “I got barbecues. Who wants to eat?” Damien’s hand was full of paper bags.


    “Me! Me! Me!” Adam raised his hand first cheerfully. He seemed to be back with his normal hyperactive


    vigor.


    “Me!” Arabe also raised her hand.


    Then the three ate happily.


    Monday came and Damien solved the problem in Adam’s school. Dressed in his best suit, he formally


    introduced himself as Adam’s father. With his elegance and good-looking face, teachers included the


    old principal giggled and started to treat Adam nicely. The three bullied boys were also scolded by


    Damien. But even without Damien, they felt they had no match with Adam in fighting. Seeing Adam


    again, they already behaved their selves.


    “Flowers for you again.” Lira smiled, showing the bouquet of flowers.


    Arabe smiled at her beautiful personal assistant shed Adam’s nanny.


    Lira Moore.


    Lira was an orphan and worked in the orphanage managed by nuns in a small vige of Country Y. For


    so many times that Arabe almost lost Adam, she showed her gratefulness by helping to raise funds


    for the orphanage. Sometimes, she brought Adam in the orphanage to mingle with the children and


    Adam even took the initiative to teach the children advance mathematics, science and music. That’s


    where Arabe met Lira. She was a long-time servant in the orphanage. Lira took care of the basic


    necessities of the children with the help of other servants. She approached Arabe to work as she


    wanted to see another world.


    Lira had an ultimate crush of Damien since the first day she saw him. She even volunteered to be


    Adam’s nanny just to get close to Damien but he had no eyes for Lira but both of them cared Adam so


    much.


    “Okay, enough with flowers. Please, let me see our bookings first.” Arabe smiled and had full of


    energy to work.


    “Ow! About that Ms. J, this morning the party organizer of the City’s Chamber of Commerce will hold a


    cocktail party next month and they are requesting you to y.” Lira cheerfully announced.


    “Cancel please.” Arabe repliedzily.


    “Ms. J, as per Mr. John, the president of the organization had personally requested it. Is your decision


    final?” Lira knew her boss. Arabe had no intention to y in business gatherings. She cancelled so


    many appointments and chose only those small-time gatherings or her own concert within the city. She


    didn’t want to gather so much fame and only showed her explicit talent mostly in small towns and


    selective events in Country Y but because of the inte, she still became famous and known in


    Country Y as the enchantress pianist.


    “I’m sure of it. In the future, please avoid big parties and gatherings specially with politicians and


    businessmen. Also, with media.” Arabe ordered inly. She knew Country Y was the smallest


    country and very far from Capital Z. If Capital Z is in the north, Country Y is at the edge of the south. It’s


    too impossible that someone in Capital Z would recognize her, but she still didn’t want to lower her


    guards down. For Adam, she would raise the bar to the highest to make them safe and live a normal


    life.


    “Copy on that, Ms. J. But anyway, the schedule next week at the orphanage for Adam’s birthday was all


    settled.” Lira happily announced. She knew Damien would be there too, and she was so excited to see


    the only apple of her eye.


    “That’s great.” How could she forget? Adam had the same birthday with his father. A coincidence, but


    for Arabe, if only she could choose her son’s birthday, she would never choose that day. Though she


    was very grateful of this day that Adam came into her life, it also reminded her about Bill and his


    cruelness. Her heart ached every time she thought about it.


    “Let’s just finish my concert this week, so I would not think of anything else after. I want to focus with


    Adam’s birthday.” Arabe said with full of love to her son.


    “Got it Ms. J.” Lira said and prepared herself for work.


    Her concert was going to be held in a small theater in the city. Her avid audiences were the elites in the


    city and those who like ssical music. Damien and Adam always sat in front to give her moral support


    and inspiration. Never did she show Adam to the public as she was afraid of any risk for her son.


    “Ms. J?” Lira went back to Arabe.


    “The famous international singer, Celine wanted you to be part of her show as she would have a world


    tour and she would drop here to perform. Are you in for it?” Lira excitedly asked her again and her


    facial expression was wishing that Arabe’s answer would be yes. Though she knew it was next to


    impossible.


    Celine. She was also Arabe’s favorite singer and the most famous singer in the world. Her name was


    a legend in the music industry. She could perform opera, ssic and modern. All her songs were


    always ranked in the top. Whoever had teamed up with her would surely gain poprity all over the


    world.


    “I can’t.” Without any hesitation, Arabe answered, but her tone had a disappointment. She loved to


    y as every musician had dreamt next to Celine performing together. It was her chance and this


    chance only happened once in a blue moon. But thinking of the consequences, she could not risk


    everything. Surely, all media around the world would be there to cover her grand tour concert. If


    Arabe would be caught in the camera, she was not only showing people her face and what she was


    up to for a living now but also good as telling to everyone where’s her location.


    A very big chance that people in Capital Z would recognize her.


    “Are you sure? Ms. J, pardon me, but musicians were dying just to y with Celine.” Lira wanted to


    convince her boss.


    “I am sure.” Arabe answered and went out for a breather.


    Lira was left in a daze. This was the biggest deal they would have if only her boss would agree but she


    didn’t. With a heavy heart, Lira had to drop the offer. She wanted to know the reason why her boss was


    so afraid with too much publicity, but when Arabe epted her, she had made it clear to Lira that she


    was prohibited on asking personal questions. Lira knew that behind her boss’ smiles, lies an intense


    sadness that was controlling her soft heart to be cold and a tough person.


    On the rooftop of the building, Arabe found it to be her favorite breather ce. Here, she could see


    the overlooking of the city. It was not fancy as Bill’s 360-degree view office wall and the view of Capital


    Z and her new city was so different. Skyscrapers structures could be counted on the fingers, but she


    could see clearly the vast sea as they were surrounded by water and greenery. Where people liked


    music, food and family.


    A ce where her new home is. Arabe would not bargain it for poprity. She was just so lucky to


    find a ce where she had a good sry that could provide Adam’s necessities and also, she had


    Damien and Lira.


    She smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. She might not be able to y with Celine for the rest of her


    life, but she had her new home and family.


    It’s all that matters.


    After she was convinced with her right decision, she went to Adam’s school to pick him up. Adam went


    out of the gate with the 3 bullied boys. Arabe was rmed, but she smiled when she saw the 3


    bullied boys followed Adam not to bully him again. They followed them because they were now friends


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    and Adam became their leader.


    Arabe shook her head and smiled at her little boy who was acting like a domineering adult. He was


    like a mini Bill Sky while he was folding his two little arms in front of him and his chin was up like a


    brave proud man.


    “Mommy! Mommy!” Adam shouted excitedly.


    “My baby!” She replied with a loving smile.


    “I invited my 3 new friends in my birthday. Is that okay mommy?” Adam asked cutely.


    “Hmmm… That’s okay. Let me just make some arrangements for them.” Arabe replied with a smile.


    They had to travel for 3 hours to reach the orphanage. With that, she needed to ask Damien to drive


    his own car and bring the 3 boys with him.


    The night came for her concert. Dressed in a shining white gown, she entered the stage with a huge


    white piano in the center. The spotlight where focused on her and her white piano at the center. Seeing


    the enchantress pianist, everyone pped. She first looked at the direction of Adam and Damien, who


    were waving at her then she started her first piece. With every piece, she was given a standing ovation.


    The concert had sessfully ended. The organizer gave her a bouquet of flowers in the center while


    she bowed to her audiences. She flipped the bouquet to see the message.


    ‘Congrattions! W.’


    For 3 years now, she always got the same flowers after her concerts. It was the same flowers in her


    office arrived every morning with the sender, W. Those white roses arrived every time she had a


    concert or even, she performed in small events. It was obvious that W had put a great effort to send her


    flowers. Before, she asked Lira to trace it, but the name used in the courier was ''your avid fan'' only so


    they just let go on the matter. For some reason tonight, holding the bouquet, it made her goosebumps.


    She didn’t want to encounter another lunatic fan again.


    She felt something horrifying inside, but she managed to put up a good smile. Looking at Adam’s proud


    expression, Arabe smiled happily. She waved and bowed at the people while her smile was not


    leaving her face until one man from the audience had caught her eye. Then, all her expressions


    suddenly vanished.