The Drunken Mistake

Chapter 18 - The bond

Author's POV

As the doctor recommended, Jaekyung was on bed rest for 4 days. He had to stay under Kiaraa's security.

It was Emaya's preschool vacation period, So she was at her mama's workplace all day.

She was very interested in Jaekyung.
When her mama was busy with her work, she used to go to the medical centre and pass the time with Uncle Jaekyung.

She spent her time with him talking, feeding, laughing and watching TV.

They became really good friends and the time she spent with her mother decreased minute by minute. 

Jaekyung's POV

In the daytime, this little girl stays with me to take care of me.  And at night Kiaraa stays here to take care of me. I wonder what Emaya's mother thinks when she can't find her daughter anywhere.

"Uncle you full?" Emaya asked. Must be exhausted by feeding me.

"Yeah, baby. You don't have to do all this. I can feed myself." Jaekyung patted her head.

"Uncle? Do you have children?" She asked.

"No darling."

"Why?"

"I thought I had a child but no..."

"Are you sad?"

"Hmm. Kind of..."

"I too don'th have a father."

"What? Why?" I was surprised when she said that she doesn't have a father. Poor girl.

"I don'th know. My mom said I don'th have a father. I haven'th seen him in my life. She said he does noth care about us. My mother raised me all alone." She said with a sad pout.

I felt bad for her. We both go through the same situation in different ways.

"Can you become my father?" She asked.

"What? Oh no, baby, that's impossible."

"Why???" She cried.

"Because I don't stay here forever.  I will leave soon after a few days."

"Can I call you 'dad' then? Peeease? Pretty pitty peease?" Oh god. She needs the love of a father.

"Sure. You can." I smiled. 

"Okay, Dad. From now on, I'll call you Dad." She jumped with happiness. 

I chuckled at her cuteness.

"Dad I'll leave now. Mom musth have been searching for me since thish morning."

She waved to me and ran away.  Again I felt alone. She will arrive soon.

Kiaraa's POV

I was searching for my kid to feed her. And I saw her running towards me.

"Where have you been? Ah? I searched for you everywhere."

"I was feeding my dad."

Dad? Who?

"Who? You don't have a father."

"Uncle Jaekyung is my father."

Shivers went through my body.

"What did you just say?"

If he knows this is his daughter,.....

"As I don'th have a father, I asked him if I could call me like thath."

Oh my god. I almost had a heart attack.

"Oh. Is that so? You seem to like him so much."

"Yeah. It's so fun to stay with him. Unlike you. You're always busy. You don'th have time for me." She said wrapping her hand together and giving me a pissed look.

I felt sad hearing that. I sighed.

"Come... Let me get you something to eat..." I said and held her hand.

"Mom?"

"What?..."

"Can I go to the doctor room after I have my breaky? I wanth to watch cartoons with Dad."

"Don't you want to watch cartoons with me?" I asked.

"You're always busy." She pouted.

"Sure then... You can go..."

"Yes!!" She's so excited. 

I'm such a boring mother, right? It's been 2 days since he's here and she already enjoyed his company.

I should let her feel his biological father's love at least this once. After these few days of resting, he will leave us and will never return. And she will have no one to call as dad.

To be continued...