“Chelsea, you have to get ready for school.” Michelle said to her daughter, tapping her lightly.
“No mum, I don’t want to go to school.” Chelsea muttered, moving away from her mother hand.
“Ugh, we have gone over this more than I can remember, and my response would always remain the same.” Michelle said, Chelsea knee what her mum would do next, so she quickly got up and tried scrambling away but Michelle was faster her than her, and so she caught her.
“You, my lovely daughter will not escape going to school.” Michelle said to her smiling, pecking her on the cheek.
“But I don’t want to go.. the other kids at school, don’t like me and no one wants to be friend with me.” Chelsea grumbles, having a sad look on her face. Michelle sighed knowing what her daughter would say next.
“Mum please, when would daddy come back?.” There it was, the question she hates been asked by her daughter. Michelle didn’t have the heart to tell her daughter, her precious daughter that, her father left the both of them and doesn’t want anything to do with her.
“I told you, your dad is leaving very far away and that very soon he would be back.” Michelle said to her, kissing the top of her head, softly.
“That is what you keep on saying mum. Mum, tell me, does Daddy have another wife, does he have another family and has already forgotten all about us?.” Chelsea asked her mum, surprising Michelle.
“Of course that is not possible. Your your father does not have any other wife except from me, and he definitely does not have another family. Your father loves us and he will never do that to us.” Michelle said patting her hair softly. ???? ??, ???? ?????? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?????, ?? ?? ???, ??????’? ?? ?? ????? ???? ???? ??. ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? Michelle questions in her mind, stroking her daughter hair softly.
“But if daddy really loves us like you said, why isn’t he here with us, why hasn’t he come back yet.” Chelsea asked her mother in her tiny little voice.
“Oh my dear daughter, your Daddy love us okay, he’s just not here because he has a lot of things to do over there, where he is. He can’t come back home now, it’s complicated. When you grow up, you will understand.” Michelle ruffled her daughter hair then took off her remaining clothes, put her in the bathtub and gave her a bath.
“Mum you always speak to Dad on the phone and you always tell me that daddy would always call you, but why don’t you ever give me the phone to talk with him.” Chelsea asks softly, staring at her mum.
“That’s because you are always asleep when your daddy always call.” Michelle replied her mum lovingly, pinching her chubby little cheek.
“But why can’t father call during the daytime.” Chelsea ask her mum confused.
“That is because the time zone in New York and the country your father is staying, is different. So whenever it’s daytime here, it is nighttime over there and since you’re always sleeping during the night, i can’t wake you up to talk with your dad.” Michelle explained, she was fully aware of the fact that she is lying to her daughter but still she had no choice but to lie, to her daughter.
“Mum, please tell Daddy to call when is daytime here, I want to talk with him.” Chelsea request.
“Okay baby I will keep that in my head, the next time your daddy calls. I will make sure, I tell him that his little princess wants to talk with him.” Michelle carried her up from the bathtub, placed a kiss on her forehead and then walked out of the bathroom, with Chelsea in her arms.
“Thanks mum.” Chelsea appreciated.
“You are welcome honey. Now, no more talk, you will have your breakfast and then I will take you to school, okay.”
“I hate school.” Chelsea groaned.
“I know you do sweetheart, I know you do.” Michelle replied her daughter placing a soft kiss on her forehead.
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“You look stressed out.” Sophie comments, sitting down on the chair opposite Michelle. Michelle, Melissa, and Sophie, have what they call girls hang out two days in a week. One of them would always chose a location and then, they would all meet up there, this time around Sophie picked the place. She has been dying to come to this particular restaurant, and this for her, is a blessing in disguise.
“Yeah I know, Chelsea is really stressing me out these days.” Michelle complained, sighing deeply.
“I don’t understand, stressing you? How?.” Sophie asks her comfused.
“Well for starters she wants to see her father, she asks a lot of questions and each time I lie to her I feel bad.” Michelle said puuting.
“Well, she is a kid and of course she needs to ask for her father. Shee goes to school and I’m sure she’s jealous whenever she sees, her classmates with their dads.” Sophie explained, placing a comforting hand on her friends shoulder.
“I know all this Sophie, and of course, I do understand her, she’s my daughter but I just wished there’s another way out of all this, instead of lying to my own daughter, over and over again.” She sighs sadly, remembering all the lies she has told her beautiful Chelsea. “Maybe I should have just told her from the starting, that her father is dead, after all Xander is really dead us.” I uttered hysterically.
“Hey, babe, slow down there. Even though Xander abandoned the both of you and, Xander would always be her father, he is still very much alive and there’s nothing that can change the fact thar she will will always have his blood flowing through her veins.”
“You are right, I’m just so tired and feel so f! cked up.” Michelle complains.
“Okay calm down Michelle, we are here to have fun, forget about Xander and what happened five years back. Let’s have some fun, come on let’s order baby. Waiter.” Sophie yelled, a waiter next by ran over to their table.
“I am going to have….”
“Seriously, the both of you are ordering before me.” Michelle complains, walking towards them. She gets over to that table and then sat down on the empty chair.
“Well…. what do you expect I am famished, I am so so so hungry right now. Do you know how many days have been waiting to come here, I couldn’t sleep last night even a little bit….. I cannot wait to start eating all the delicious dishes, that this restaurant has to offer.” Sophie said to Melissa, she turns her head to look at the waiter, then she goes on to order.
“You know, you prove that you love food so much, you are one big foodie.” Melissa says to her with the, *tell me I’m lying look.*
“I’m not a foodie, I just love eating good food and I don’t see any harm in that. Are you guys gonna order, or…” Sophie drawled. Melissa shakes her head, then goes on to place her order, Michelle did the same thing.
After some minutes, their food arrived and was placed on the table infront of them. Sophie wasted no time in digging into her food. Melissa noticed Michelle was only picking on her food.
“Hey…. Michelle, what is wrong you not eating the food.” Melissa said concerned.
Sophie raised her head up from her food, sighed and then said, “Well she’s not eating because Chelsea’s giving her a little bit of a hard time.”
“I don’t get?.” Melissa question looking so confused.
“She wants her father Melissa, a day won’t pass by without her, asking about her father.” Michelle utters tiredly.
“Ohh geez, well it’s expected from her, don’t think about it too much, I’m sure she would get tired of asking, eventually.” Melissa said to her comfortingly.
“Well…. I do hope so.” Michelle said sighing.