I never knew my dad. My mom said that he
was a married man when she met him. She worked as his secretary for four months
and they got along well. At an office party however, something happened between
them which was bad judgment on both their parts. When she found out that she
was pregnant, she resigned from work but never told my dad the real reason. She
said that she didn’t want to cause his family heartbreak. She moved to a
different city and found work there as a secretary once more. As a single
parent, my mom had to both the mother and the father of our family. She gave
everything she could for me, leaving which only little for herself. Sure, she
dated once in a while, but they (her dates) never went past the third date. Now
that I have a job of my own, I realized that looking for my mom’s true love,
and my dad, may be a good reason why have to look for a private detective.
I know my mom doesn’t mention my dad anymore and that she’s happy with me, I
have a feeling that she still hasn’t completely gotten over my father.
Giddy with excitement on what my father
looks like (he must be really good-looking if mom still hasn’t married any of
her debonair dates) and how he’s like. My mom’s really patient but I’m
hot-headed, so maybe I got that from my dad. Since I have a good-paying job, I
can afford the services of a private detective. I kept my plan secret from my
mom. Knowing her all too well, she’d probably try to stop me by saying that my dad
already has a family even before they met and all that. Before, I had no idea
why adopted kids wanted to find out who their biological parents are and their
persistence on why have to look for a private detective to track down
their parents’ whereabouts. Aren’t they happy with their families? Now that I’m
older, I realized that it was a feeling of wanting to find out more about your
roots. Sometimes, these kids just want to simply find out the names of their
folks but have no intention of letting these adults claim them for their own.
After all, they (the parents) already gave up their parental rights when they
gave up their kids for adoption.
So, I went online and looked up a reputable
private investigation agency to take on my case. I read some of the
testimonials of satisfied customers and decided to set an appointment with
them. Before my meeting with them, I went on a surprise visit to my mom. When
she went to the kitchen to cook some dinner, I quickly went to her room to
check if she had a picture of dad. She did not. So I went to my appointment
knowing only the first name of my dad and the name of the company where he and
mom worked together. Now, you might ask why have to look for a privatedetective when I can simply make a quick Internet research. I wanted a
professional to handle the case. What if my dad has several mistresses or
several illegitimate children? Can the Internet tell me that? After the
meeting, I paid a deposit fee and the private detective promised to give me
updates on whatever he finds. Four months have passed since that appointment
date. Tomorrow, I’ll be having dinner with my dad. If everything goes well,
maybe I’ll take him with me to see mom—their first meeting after 27 years.
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