"Good morning ma'am", Janet placed some designed mannequins in front of the store as she opens the door for me to step in. It's a busy day in LA. Someone wish I went to New Jersey with my dad, but when I look back at my sick mom I have second thoughts.
The thought of her staying in a charity home care troubles me every time I think about it. And to think she doesn't recognize me anymore kills me every time. "Good morning Jen, where's Even?". I walked into the store to help her set up.
"I think he's on his way here." Janet is a simple beautiful woman with long brown curly hair that suits her green eyes beautifully and that beautiful smile that makes my day every morning. "Okay." Walking back into my office I noticed a box on the counter "Janet what's this." I pointed at the beautiful milk box.
It's ver weird for me to receive gifts like this because I hardly have any secret admirers and I made sure to turn every guy down as I'm barely interested into a relationship. " ma'am the package came in yesterday after you left and Even forgot to put in your office" Janet said as she walked up to me as she spoke.
"Did you see the sender?" I was confused and at the same time scared of what was inside the box. As I got into my office and closed the door my phone started ringing.
"Did you receive my package?" A male voice spoke.
"Who is this?" I was a little startled by the caller.
"I can't believe you'd forget me this easily Imani."
"Who are you and how do you know my name?" Knowing my name isn't an issue but knowing the name only my parents called me made me wonder what else this person knew about me and I immediately panicked.
"It seems like my little princess has forgotten me." He said in a very calm tone that sent shivers down my spine.
Reality finally hit me as my entire body became numb. No it can't be , after all those years. "D..Dad ?" I called him in a barely audible voice but enough for him to hear.
"So you finally recognize me, how are you my dear?" I was speechless unable to say anything, it was still like a dream to me. I couldn't believe my dad still remembered who I was after all those years. Sitting on my table I drifted back to the past and what I could remember we close.
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" Xavier you can't do this to me!" Vanessa ran down the stairs ignoring the bruises on her body as she ran towards the man carrying a black bag in his hands , leaving the house. " I've had enough of you and your madness Nessa, I can't take it anymore,you can keep the child if thats what you want but just know that you're never seeing me again." Little Imani looked at her parents fight in front of her.
"Is this how you want to leave us, do t you care about your daughter?"
"Daddy please don't go!", little Mani walked to Xavier with tears in her eyes as he used his hands to clean the tears on her full cheeks.
"Don't touch my child with those filthy hands!" Nessa dragged the little girl away from her father placing her behind her as if he was going to hurt her. Xavier could no longer tolerate Vanessa, so he left. "Daddy. . .daddy!" Imani tried running to him but he was already gone.
Nessa carried Imani into the house as she cried.
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