A few days before

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"I'm relying on you to behave for the baby sitter okay?" "Mom I don't like her. She doesn't treat the girls and I right. Please listen Mom." "Your going to have to suck it up. Now please behave for me?" She gave me a look telling me to drop it. I hated the fact that my mom didn't trust me enough to keep an eye on the girls. I strongly dislike my baby sitter who's name is Mrs. Kim. She was always mean to my sisters and I. Our dad was at work again. He was working really hard ever since he came home from Iraq. Today was Friday thankfully. That means we get to go home with daddy. My mom was a paramedic and worked 12 hour shifts a lot. Finally it was time to go wait for the bus. My little sisters bus came first and then mine. I was the first one on when ever I was at Mrs. Kim's. But that also ment I was the first one off in the afternoon. Many of the kids started to pick on me because of the fact I had a baby sitter. I hated it. Everyday their was something new they said. School flew by that day. Around five in the afternoon my dad showed up and got the girls and I. Mom told the girls and I while my father was still in Iraq that she and him were getting a divorce. Now they lived in separate homes and not to long ago dad fell and hit his head really hard on our concrete floor in the garage. He hasn't seemed to okay since. He kept getting really bad headaches and had to take medicine to sleep. I was really worried about my dad. After dinner the girls and I went outside and played a little bit before having to come inside and get baths. When I got out both of my sister's where tucked into bed. "Shakey please sing to us?" My little sister asked. I sang the only song I knew best at the time. Silent night in German. The girls slowly drifted off to sleep. I got up and went into the living room. "Your grandmother would be very proud of you Shakaya." I couldn't help but smile as I walked over to my dad and gave him a hug. "Good night daddy, I love you." "I love you to buck." I gave him butterfly kisses before going to my room. I slipped into bed and drifted quickly off into a deep sleep.

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