Beast Of A Burden

1) Somthing Different.

Chris Pov;

It was a monday morning & I got up & completed my normal hygiene routine & went to get livia out of her toddler bed. She's 4 & a half now so i decided it would only be good to get her a bed, i remember talking to renee about things like this, sometimes i can't help but think of her, sometimes it seems she's all i ever think about.

I woke livia up & carried her to the bathroom to help her complete her hygiene routine. Once i was finished i put on her shoes & headed to the kitchen so she could eat breakfast. I grabbed the cereal bowl & asked her which 1 she wanted.

"Baby girl which 1?" I held up the Frosted Flakes & Fruity pebbles

"The colorful ones"

"Okay, i gotchu"

I opened the mini cereal bowl & added skim milk since she has a low case of lactose intolerance 2% milk wasn't a good choice just in case.

I sat her on the couch as we both ate our Cereal watching Ben 10! She loves this show! She was nvr the pretty princess type of baby she took after me alot, probably because she never had a female mother figure in her life, i try as hard as i can to make sure renee is never forgotten but to a 4 year old it goes in one ear & out the other.

Its been 4 years going on 5 & i still have yet to get over her, it's genuinely hard when you have a mini version of her around you. Breaking me out of my thoughts livia said,

"Daddyyy? are you listening to me? i say we gotta get going"

she said tugging on my arm.

I grabbed my jacket throwing our plastic bowls away & made my way to the car. I never usually take her to school because i work early shift as a construction manager around the area. But today was my day off so i thought i'd take her.

We arrived & i got out & got her unbuckled then she began to say

"Daddy? Remember when you promised to come be my class helper?"

"Now, when did i say that?"

"Yesterday!, yes you did you said it!"

As she continued to pout & complain i gave in & said

"Okay, i'll do it baby girl come on"

Since it was my day off i thought i'd get some things done. But i guess that'll have to wait until later, being a class helper in a kindergarden class shouldn't be hard nor take over an hour.

We held hands as we entered the school
She led the way with her lilo & stitch book bag bouncing on her little back. She was my little ray of sunshine, no matter how dark & gloomy i may be she never makes me feel that way.

"Now daddy this is my class, & you have to be good or Mrs.Dayna will make you sit in the time out chair during coloring time, okay daddy understand?"

She said pointing her finger at me

"Yes Baby Girl I understand i'll be on my best behavior"

i said giving her a big smile

As we walked into her classroom i looked at the woman's back side as she hung up colorings on the wall across the room. She had On a tight knee length Skirt & a black long sleeve turtle neck. Her hair was a in a tight professional bun on top of her head. She also wore short black strappy heels & from what i could see burgundy glasses that hung from her neck by a diamond studded necklace like holder. Right then Olivia broke me out of my daze by saying...

"GoodMorning Mrs.Dayna"

i laughed at how enthusiastic she was

Right then The beautiful woman livia referred to as "Mrs.Dayna" turned around & smiled bright. A genuine smile, something i hadn't seen in a while, it gave me a feeling i couldn't explain. I looked into her deep brown eyes that took you in like a warm hug, then looked at her full lips that were decorated with some luscious burgundy lipstick that matched her glasses. She was beautiful, the most beautiful i'd ever seen other than renee. It was a bitter sweet feeling for me. Livia grabbed my hand walking me over to the woman. She bent down & gave livia a high five with a little hand shake. I could tell livia really enjoyed her company. Something i wasn't used to seeing. Olivia is alot like me, shy & reserved. She stood up again & then said...