Chapter 21 Daddy

5.1K 186 25
                                    

Daisy's P

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

Daisy's P.O.V.

I'm working on my laptop, and beside me, Hope is sleeping, hugging her Rabi. I couldn't sleep properly last night because of the dreadful memories of my past. Luke's return to my life has reopened old wounds.
I was an idiot to let Luke treat me with cruelty; now I won't let him do it again.

"Mommy." As Hope calls me in a sleepy tone, I shift my gaze towards her. A smile spreads across my face as I see her adorably rubbing her eyes, kneeling beside me on the bed.

I place the laptop on my other side and open my arms. "Come here, my little princess."

She smiles softly and immediately settles on my lap, telling me, "Mommy, Hopi saw a very beautiful dream."

"What dream?" I inquire, embracing her in my warm arms.

"I saw my uncle in my dream, and I was calling him Daddy." My face becomes pale upon hearing Hope's words. "Mommy, will you make Uncle Hope's Daddy?" She asks in an innocent tone, placing her hand on my face, and my chest becomes heavy with pain.

Don't cry, Daisy. Just don't cry in front of Hope.

"Tell me, Mommy," she asks, and I just stare at her blankly.

I can't sit like this. I have to gather myself together.

Taking a deep breath, I explain, "Hopi, it was just a dream. Uncle isn't your Daddy."

"Mommy, but Uncle is like my daddy. I like him, and he takes care of me. Please, make him my daddy. Hope won't do anything naughty. I'll be a good girl." She pleads, unaware of what she is demanding from me. I can never fulfil this request of her.

"Hope, it can't happen. Uncle will never agree to become your daddy because he lives far away. Do you want to go with him and leave your mommy alone here?" I ask, tucking her hair behind her ears.

She immediately shakes her head. "Of course not, Mommy. You're my world. I don't want to leave you and go with Uncle." A weak smile spreads across my face at her innocence, and I feel a lump forming in my throat. "I just want Uncle to stay here with us."

I wish it were that simple, but it's not. Luke's presence in our lives will bring nothing but destruction.

"Hopi, sometimes things don't happen the way we want them to. Uncle has his own life, and we have ours." I try to explain gently, but I can see the disappointment in her eyes.

"Can't Uncle come and live with us, Mommy? Can't we live like a happy family: Mommy, Daddy, and their Hopi?" Her hopeful gaze breaks my heart into a million pieces.

How do I explain to her that having Luke would only bring us pain? I can't trust him. He's behaving sweetly now, but who knows? After a few years, he might become a monster again and hurt my daughter as well. I can't even imagine seeing my Hope in pain.

My Ex-wife, My Destination ✅Where stories live. Discover now