Niall Horan Child Preferences Book 2

#170 Your little girl is dyslexic

Niall's POV

"We're home!" My wife y/n said as she entered the house after collecting our 5 year old daughter, Aaliyah, from school.

I walked out of the kitchen and into the hallway. I saw y/n putting Aaliyah's school bag down. I smiled at her and kissed her lips.
"Where's Aaliyah gone?" I asked.
"She went straight upstairs" Y/n told me.
I frowned.
"That's not like her" I said and y/n agreed.
"I'll go talk to her and see if she's okay" I said .

I walked upstairs to my little girls room. I walked in and saw her lied on her little bed , cuddling her teddy with tears streaming down her face.

My heart broke at the sight, I hate seeing her upset.
"Aww, baby girl what's wrong?" I asked sitting on her bed and lifting her onto my lap.

"Everyone in school is mean to me b..because I can't read or write properly!" She cried. Aaliyah has dyslexia so she struggles to read and write and it takes her a little longer to learn things than it would any other child.
"I stupid daddy! I can't do anything! I should b..be dead!" She said. I was shocked to hear those words come out of her mouth.

"Princess, you aren't stupid! You're amazing! I couldn't ask for a better little girl than you! And I never want to hear those words come out of your mouth again, you're perfect and I love you so so much baby!" I said.
"I love you too daddy but it's hard in school" she said.

I wiped her tears with my thumb.
"Baby, that's because of your dyslexia, a lot of people have what you have and it makes things harder for you to learn but if you keep trying and believe in yourself you'll get it! And Me and mummy are always here to help you! We helped you learn to read and write!" I said and she smiled.

She hugged me.
"I love you daddy" she whispered.
"I love you too princess" I replied and kissed her cheek.

"Let's go downstairs to mummy and have some cookies, how does that sound?" I asked and she nodded smiling.

She put her teddy bear on her bed and I picked her up walking downstairs with her.

I put her on her feet and have her two cookies. She ran off into the living room to watch the tv and y/n came into the kitchen to me.

"What took you so long? Was she okay?" She asked.
I shook my head..
"She was crying about how the kids in her class are mean to her because she struggles to read and write, and she said that she's stupid, so I told her that she's an amazing little girl and is not stupid" I told her.

She smiled.
"You're an amazing dad , you know" she said.
I smiled. "I try my best" I said glancing at Aaliyah who was in the living room.
"You're an amazing mum too, I couldn't have married a better woman" I said and wrapped my arms around her waist. She wrapped her around my neck and smiled up at me.
"I have a gorgeous wife , a beautiful little girl,  in the luckiest man in the whole world" I whispered and leaned down Kissing her passionately.