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a's

y act put up by he and his sister was simply not enough for him.

d always be the last thing I need. I huffed on the

nough money for a taxi so definitely I would not be seeing Jerome today

ling myself up from the be

eakfast yet. I brought out the little crumpled change

f it was not for Dad, I would

siting the bar where I worked and

to get the tho

ant so I can take care of you" I sa

just the exact size of my stomach. I was about

e?" I grumbled, t

the restaurant. I checked the caller ID and

ut ignoring his calls cause I feel guil

call, biting

, he

et? I have been waiting for

ng came up and I... I mis

t the spot so you can jus

give me the job anymore?" I asked s

give you the job. Let me see w

ou so mu

t me this night a

thank you for the opportunity onc

necessary for you to thank me over and over agai

have to t

d change the perspective from

my thing"

ld really

e not" I replied him

he said and I responded with a 'hmm', he ended the call

to spend the money that was going to

maybe I would be lucky enough to gr

ntly. I got home and pushed the door op

oved into the living room. His soft v

the morning" he apologized but I

traight. I was tir

rt, I just lost my mind" he

nds to grab mine but I

I do not want your hands to

need to forgive me for this once, I

ad!" I yelled at him, turning t

u going to promise me

e over and over again dad!" I

d not go drinking again" he gave his

t?" I asked him and he

ou made me lose it through your drinkin

I did not want to do it, it was my friends, they insisted that I had one b

ho lead you to drinking each and every time and ens

penny to me when you were sick! The ones

orning, who is going to help us? Your friends?!!"

ith the type of life Dad

eart, this time w

ere's has always been the diffe

hands off mine and walked into my room, sh

lopped to my bed. I wiped off the t

. Some people do have worse fathers" I m

one of her mates were dead from the stress and violence they had received from

. She was

knees. The tears roller down and

ome, the girl with a heavy drinker as a father, th

on the door and I need no one to tell me tha

and pulled the co

from the depth of my heart. I love you Mara

new fully well that none of his words were true in actio

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ca'

a girl you are hiding from me?" Mum ask

um, I am hiding

lk more in the dinning" mum said and I foll

did the same, I was about to

pty chairs, if only you had gotten married and had a whole lot of childre

e the issue of getti

hole lot of kids for you" I replied and s

did yo

olutely nothi

" she m

give birth then...

ge and I am going to make sure that I cut off w

ants to get married and be held down

e, we are of the Chinese descent, you can't catch onto the

I replied

n mind already, a fake marriag

oo

elating to children and marriage. Like hell! How old am I? I am just 2

s work

been a bit stressful recently" I

she would make sure she keeps stress away from you" mum said and I shook my head, wonderin

h people to d

the bond that marriage brings, you are simply naive and silly" mum c

about it and eat?" I

way for now" she stres

s having a quite lunch when

are so careles

ust a s

ave happened? And even if it had happen, she would ha

elling her I do not want a wife would only elong

ut it, I am

cause I am trying to talk

mum" I groaned a reply and headed out of

my shirt and stared at my

y reject me this morning? Maybe she's got no ae

e and scrolled through the contacts of the girls that I had stored on my phone but I did not think any

up as she

ld do ju