‘Daddy’s Gold Watch?’ I nod wondering why this person chose to repeat what I just said. ‘I’m guessing you mean your father’s gold watch. Well, my father has lots of gold watches and I don’t know how we will be able to find the one you want… unless you know what it looks like?’ The …
It’s been a month since I saw daddy and a week since I told Naomi and Ruth about what daddy did to me… or part of it. They’re still worried about me. I can tell by the way they keep making up excuses to stop me from following them to work at night… ‘You can’t …
Take? What does daddy mean by ‘I’m going to take from them?’ Are they owing him? Did they have something of ours? Daddy doesn’t let me think about it for too long. ‘Get out.’ It takes me a while as I struggle to open the car door. I feel daddy come closer to me and …
‘I’m going to buy some snacks. Do you want anything?’ It’s been three weeks since the night I met daddy and I’ve been unable to work ever since. Seeing him again after all these years really shook me. Naomi and Ruth have been surprisingly understanding. I know we agreed not to pry or ask random …
Work? What does daddy mean by work? Does he mean cleaning the table and washing plates? If that’s work, then I can do it. Mummy always said the plates sparkles whenever I wash them. ‘I’ll work very hard daddy. I’ll work harder than ever just let me stay.’ He looks at me and says nothing …
‘I hope you’re happy. Because of you I changed my number.’ Naomi rolls her eyes at me. I don’t see it since her back is to me but I’m sure that’s what she’s doing. ‘You wouldn’t have to if you just gave him an actual chance.’ ‘This is neither the place nor time.’ Ruth says …
‘Muuuuuuummmy! Mummmmy!! Mummmmmmmmy!!!’ I’m screaming with all my might. My throat hurts but I can’t stop. What else can I do? How else can I wake mummy up? So long as I keep calling her, so long as I keep screaming her name and pushing her, I’m sure she’ll wake up. She just has to. …
‘Ruth. Where’s Naomi?’ ‘Oh! You know her. She’s off on one of her sexy lingerie “shopping sprees”. I roll my eyes and continue painting my nails. Peach is such a great colour on me and I love that I don’t have to fix my nails because of how long and beautiful my natural nails are. …
Days pass and daddy doesn’t come home. The last time I asked mummy about him I was shushed. Not seeing daddy doesn’t worry me as much because mummy has been making noodles everyday for me. Also, I’m still mad at dad for what he did to me and mummy. It doesn’t hurt me as much …
‘Yeah. I’m well aware what I wanted when I called you over.’ Over the years, I’ve come to accept what I am, the lifestyle I chose for myself but being told to my face what I am, what I do for a living, put me on the defensive. ‘Now that we’ve reestablished the fact that …