C2 Fluffy

"Are you sure?"

"Mrs. Smith asked, looking hopefully at her husband. "What if he hates us and doesn't want to come back to us? What if he chooses to stay in the U.S permanently? What do we do then

Mr. Smith went to her and hugged her as she cried. "I told you not to send him away, I told you to believe in our son, but you chose to believe that girl instead of your own son. And when you finally realized that our son was innocent, He isn't willing to see us or come back home.

"Calm down Helen, he will come." Mr. Smith said, stroking her hair.

"What do we do now? How do I get my son back? I want my son back Sam. I want my boy back."

"It's okay dear stop overthinking, our son will come and he will forgive and accept us, Afterall we are his parents. We gave birth to him, and we've done nothing but love him all our lives. Besides, you know our Prince has a heart of gold. So, I'm sure he'll forgive us." Mr. Smith said to his wife. "So, Helen, you don't have to worry because he'll be here soon.

"Are you sure Sam?

"I trust in my son; he will surely come." Mr. Smith said with surety.

"I really hope so," Mrs. Smith sobbed while leaning on her husband's shoulder. The pain and disappointment she saw in Franklin's eyes when he was told to go abroad as punishment for violating his childhood friend and getting her pregnant. She could see that he was disappointed in his parents' lack of trust in him. Every means he tried to prove himself innocent fell on deaf ears.

Only his mother and grandmother believed him, they tried to persuade Mr. Smith from sending him away from home, but Mr. Smith believed that Franklin was acting reckless because he had been pampered all his life. Hence, he believed that if he was sent far away from home, then he would learn to do things right.

However, few months after Prince was sent abroad, the baby was born and a strange man came and claimed he was the father of the baby. DNA test was carried out on the baby and it was confirmed that the stranger was truly the baby's father.

Mr. Smith carried out his investigation and he found out that Prince didn't defile her at all, in fact the night she was defiled she was heartbroken from being rejected by Prince for the nth time. So, she got drunk and hooked up with a random guy, who happened to be the young master of the Jones family. Also, the sworn enemy of the Smith family.

"It's okay Helen." Mr. Smith consoled his wife but his heart was also fearful. He was afraid Prince wouldn't want to come home because he is still mad at him.

The door creaked open and a dashing looking young man walked in smiling at his parents being all lovey dovey.

Mom, dad, would you people spare my eyes? He looked towards the elderly woman lying on the bed. "Are you both here to take care of grandma or shower each other with love?

"My poor grandma, she must have gotten sick from all of your PDA.

"My baby." Mrs. Smith called as hot tears streamed down her beautiful face as she opened her arms for her son to come to her.

"Mom." Franklin also called, hugging her tightly. "Stop crying Mom, you are breaking my heart.

"I missed you so much my baby."

"I missed you so mucho too, Mom." Prince kissed her cheek.

"Why did you stop answering our calls and also refuse to come home even after you were cleared off your allegations? Mrs. Smith hugged him again. "I thought I would never see you again, I thought you were angry with us. I thought you didn't want to see us anymore. I thought we failed you as your parents, so you hate us. I tho...."

"Mom... Mom calm down." Prince cupped her cheek. "I don't hate you and you never failed me, okay? And I would never want to be without you. I love you too much to stay away."

"Then why did you avoid calling or answering our calls for so long? For three whole years, why? If your grandma hasn't been seriously ill, would you have come back?

"I was busy mom; I saw a good thing come out of all this and I thought to make good use of it."

"Busy? with what?

"I was busy making a name for myself Mom. I was busy making you proud, okay? And I wouldn't have been able to stay strong if I kept listening to your sweet voice all the time so I had to stay away, okay? Now stop crying and give me a proper welcome or I'll just go back.

"You brat." Mrs. Smith said, grabbing onto his right ear, and twisting it hard. "So, you are threatening me now, right?

"Ow! Ouch! Mom that hurts, sorry I won't do that again please spare me." Prince put forth his hand for his father. "Dad... Dad help!

"Honey please stop, you were weeping when he wasn't here and now you are pulling his ear." Mr. Smith then turned to Prince. "But son, what took you so long to arrive here?

"Ah, that dad... I um met a tiger on the road."

A what?!

"Uh... It's a human tiger.

"Human tiger?

"Yes, dad and she seem allergic to rich people. Prince stared into space as he smiled. "My feisty little tiger."

*At the same time*

Lily arrived back home to the sweet aroma of her mother's cooking. She opened the door and stepped in holding onto the cat carefully. She walked towards the kitchen to check on her mom.

"Hy mom."

"You're late." Mrs. Roberts said from the kitchen. What took you so long?" Her eyes checked Lily and she noticed that there was something in her arms. "And what do have there?

"Uh...mom.... I'll be right back." Lily said as she moved backwards to hide the cat from Mrs Roberts.

She dashed upstairs to her room and rushed straight to the bathroom to quickly give her newly found pet a quick wash. "I can't present you to mom while looking all muddy. You know she is a perfectionist. You know, a complete clean freak." Lily looked around and quickly whispered. "Don't tell her I said that.

That's why she has always been against me having a pet, but thank God I found you.

After giving the cat a quick bath, she dried it up and gently brushed it's fur. The cat cooed happily seeing how clean it looked. "Awwn, you are so cute, I think I should call you fluffy."