Rotten Water (NaruSasu)

Failure

Her locks drifted behind her, tall heels clicking on the ground and a dress so tight her undergarments were clear as day. She was the woman of my dreams, lilac eyes I could stare at for years, a dainty figure, soft red lips, until.. 

"I'm so done with you... I give birth to your child and all you do is go to college and work all the time! So fucking worthless! I have to get her ready for school while you sleep and your only excuse is 'I am deeply sorry love, I've been working all night and I went to college from seven AM to Six PM yesterday.'! You never give me a fucking break! I'm leaving you, we're done!" 

She threw her diamond ring to the floors, not a second thought as she walked out that door, she didn't even look back to my daughter who was previously waiting at the door for me at night. Of course, tears were shed, my wife had just left me with a four year old child and not enough money to get a baby sitter for her 

I loved that woman, truly, so much I felt my chest tense up every time I heard my daughter ask about her mother 

But that was five years ago, Lily is nine and going through things I don't know how to deal with. How am I suppose to know how to tell a child who hasn't even been alive for a decade what the menstrual cycle is? 

"Papa! Look at my test results!" 
She pops up with a paper in her hand, poking me out my thoughts 

Lily is a gorgeous young lady, her eyes are like her mothers, only brighter and more pure, her hair is knee length, my raven hair got passed down to her. Of course, she's a pale skinned girl, both me and her mother are quiet pale so it only makes sense 

"Hm? Let me see" 
I chuckled, taking the paper from her hands to see a perfect hundred on the paper 

Lily is a genius child, she got that from her mother for sure. She has perfect grades, like Hinata did, and unlike me. I have seventies in basically every subject with the acceptation of math. Lily has already studied algebra all on her own, so I think I came through pretty strong there  

"Amazing job!" 
I congratulate 

"You mean spectacular, I suggested you to expand your vocabulary papa" 

She's always been like this, speaking formally, me nor her mother speak in such a manner, but she just picks it up from no where. If I had more money, I would spoil her rotten for being the amazing little girl she is 

"I apologize, angel. Now, I have to prepare for college, you sure your fine staying at home alone? I can always allow the neighbors to take care of you" 

"I'll be fine papa! I promise!" 
She assures 

"Ah, well, I guess all I have to do is trust you. I'll start leaving at six forty-seven" 

"Alright!" 
She runs off, closing my door in the process 

Man.. The air is so thick in here.. The depression must be building up 

I dress quickly, a simple black turtle neck with dark jeans and combat boots. My hair does it's fucking self, no need to cover my huge ass eye bags, nails are bitten but what the fuck can you do 

I slid my door open, eventually making it to the kitchen after walking through the long hell that is the hallway and biting a tomato because why not, Lily stood there, in the exact spot her mother used to as she washed the small amount of dishes, I could see a lot of Hinata in Lily, but Lily is her own person and she is only comparable to Hinata in looks and a family tree