"you have no idea who i am do you?"
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"do i really want to?" i asked.
ashton stood up straight, his hand on the door like he was about to close it.
"that's up to you cutie."
and then the door closed.
i stood in the empty hallway, staring at the door in front of me before a good five minutes befor going back downstairs. i slowly unlocked the apartment door, opening it slowly and stepping inside. my bare feet were cold against the freezing floors.
after locking the door back up behind me i finally decided to go to sleep. my eyes closing slightly as i checked on april to see if she was still sleeping. i smiled at my little girl sleeping soundly and left her bedroom door open knowing she hates it closed.
i made my way down the hallway to the master bedroom and collapsed on my bed. to say i was tired was an understatement because i was already asleep as soon as my head hit the pillows.
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"april you're going to be late for your first day!"
"good!"
i ran my hands through my hair before packing up the rest of april's lunch and setting it to the side. i walked over to her bedroom, seeing the six year old struggle with the buttons on her shirt. the white button up and black khakis was an interesting uniform but i shrugged the thought off.
i quickly buttoned up her shirt and and grabbed my phone and keys. by the time we left the house we were going to be five minutes late.
"name and grade?" the front desk lady asked. maybe i was off on the five minutes, it was more like ten.
"april florence hood, first."
i watched as she handed me a schedule and let me through the doors. april held my hand tightly as we walked down the hallway to her class, stopping in front of mr. hemming's room.
"do you want me to go in with you?" i asked, seeing april nod shyly and i cupped her cheeks.
"don't be afraid my princess, if anyone picks on you you tell me or the teacher okay?" i said softly, letting go and pushing her hair out of her face and tucking it behind her ears.
i pushed open the door and everyone turned their attention on me. april clutched to my side tightly as everyone stared at her fondly. "you must be april correct?" mr. hemmings asked, walking over to us.
"this is her." i smiled proudly, picking her up and throwing her in the air making her squeak in response. mr. hemmings chuckled as i put her down.
