I Hope You Will Never Regret

At the Martins residence, in the early hours of the morning, Aiden went to his father’s study room and knocked on the door. His father looked at his watch, it was 4 am. He walked to the door and opened it.

Aiden smiled brightly and said, “Daddy, please accompany me to the garage to buy a newspaper.” Aiden was fully dressed; it was clear that he hadn’t slept. His father put a robe on top of his pajamas, and he took his car keys.

They walked to the lift and pressed the ground floor button. They drove to the garage in their Audi Q7 which was parked in the driveway. It was not far from their house.

When they arrived at the garage, they saw parents and their children with newspapers in their hands. It was clear that they were looking for their children’s names. Some parents had tears of joy because their children had made it.

Some parents were gloomy because they didn’t find their children’s names in the newspaper. Aiden quickly walked to the garage with his father behind him. He forgot to bring the money.

When the cashier asked for money, he was so embarrassed. He looked at his father, and his father smiled and gave him fifty rand. He took the money from his father with both hands and paid for the newspaper.

They walked outside the garage shop; Aiden quickly looked for his school. Then he looked for his name. He screamed when he saw his name.

“Daddy, I passed. I got five distinctions. If I wasn’t distracted, I was sure that I would be able to get seven distinctions.” His father hugged him and said, “Congratulations, my son. You did very well.” Aiden was thanking his sister in his heart.

After trial exams, Avery prepared notes for Science and Commerce classes. Also, she arranged revision classes for them. Hence, the Trinity Leadership Academy obtained a 100% pass rate.

Before they reached their car, someone called Aiden’s name. He smiled brightly when he saw his best friend, Kai Roux.

They hugged each other, and then Kai said, “Congratulations on your sister’s achievements. Please thank her for me; I got six distinctions because of her.”

Kai was with his parents. They were overjoyed when they saw their son’s results. Kai introduced Mr Martins to his parents. Mr Roux approached Mr Martins and said, “Mr Martins, please thank your daughter for everything she has done for my son.

We are grateful. I never thought that my son would get six distinctions. I feel like I am dreaming. Congratulations to Miss Martins for being the overall top achiever.” He shook Mr Martins’ hand, and then they left.

When they arrived home, his father asked, “What gift do you want for your achievements?” Aiden shook his head and replied, “I don’t need anything, Dad. Thank you, Daddy, for your support.” Then his father hugged him tightly.

Aiden went to his mother’s bedroom to show her his Grade 12 results. He knocked at the door and shouted, “Mom, I have my Grade 12 results, please open the door.”

His mother quickly opened the door and asked, “Son, how did it go?” Aiden smiled brightly and replied, “I have five distinctions, Mom. All thanks to my sister, she prepared notes for me.”

His mother hugged him and said, “Congratulations my dearest son. I am so proud of you.” She took the newspaper from her son and looked at the marks.

Her beloved son nearly got seven distinctions; he got 70% in English and 72% in Economics. She was cursing her husband in her heart for putting her beloved son in police custody.

She smiled brightly and said, “You are the top achiever in my heart.” Aiden went back to his bedroom in high spirits after thanking his mother. He was over the moon.

When he passed his sister’s door he hesitated. He wanted to wake her up and show her his Grade 12 results, but their relationship was no longer good. He was regretful of every bad thing he had done to his sister.

Lily’s spirit was low because she didn’t receive any birthday wishes from the Shelton family, the Black and the Prince family. It seemed like they had removed her from their hearts and that made her sad. She wished that her parents were still alive.

During dinner, Mr Martins gave Lily a set of keys and said, “Happy birthday Lily. May the Lord bless you with many more years.” Her uncle showed her the picture of her Penthouse.

Lily was over the moon when she saw the photo. Her Penthouse was situated at Umhlanga overlooking the Indian Ocean. She hugged her uncle and thanked him. She showed her aunt the photo of her Penthouse, but Aunt Elizabeth didn’t show any interest.

It didn’t sit well with Lily; she felt that her beloved aunt was jealous of her. She pouted her mouth and stopped eating. The atmosphere became awkward. Seeing that, Aiden quickly took a velvet box from his jacket.

Aiden smiled broadly and said, “Happy birthday my beautiful cousin.” Then he gave her a pair of emerald earrings. Her eyes lit up when she saw them. She hugged her cousin and thanked him.

Then Mr Martins told his family that he would hold Avery’s 15th birthday banquet on the 13th at His Grace Hotel and everyone was invited. He had invited the Shelton family, the Cele family, the Evans family, and the King family.

Initially, Mr Martins wanted to hold his daughter’s birthday banquet at His Glory hotel. However, his best friend, John Taylor, asked him to move the banquet to his hotel as a gift to Avery for being a top achiever.

Mrs Martins was so upset when she heard that her husband would have Avery’s birthday banquet. She looked at her husband and asked, “What is the rush? Why don’t you hold her birthday banquet when she is eighteen?”

Her husband looked at her frowning and replied, “I want to thank the Lord for blessing me with a daughter like her. Also, I want to celebrate her excellent academic performance with people who love her.

I am planning to hold a birthday banquet every year for her. Do you have a problem with that?”

His wife looked at him with disdain in her eyes and asked, “What about our son? He got five distinctions, but I don’t hear you saying anything about that. You are so biased. You don’t deserve to be a father.”NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.

Aiden furrowed his eyebrows and said, “Mom, stop it. I told Dad that I didn’t want anything. Also, I got those distinctions because of Avery’s help. Why are you always fighting with Dad? I am tired of it.”

Lily was puzzled. She didn’t understand why her aunt was upset. Was her aunt jealous of her daughter? The Martins family was very rich; Uncle August could afford to hold his daughter’s birthday banquet every year.

Mrs Martins was fuming with anger. She put down her cutlery and left. Lily excused herself and followed her aunt to her bedroom.

Aunt Elizabeth looked at Lily coldly and said, “You have to use your brains a little when you are dealing with your uncle. Don’t you see what is going on?

Your uncle is chasing you out of this house, but you are busy thanking him. Return those sets of keys to him.

Avery is going to university and Bridgette is going back home. So, their rooms would be vacant. Don’t you want to move to the second floor?”