Through Their Eyes

Chapter 7 : Stop Hitting , Apologize, why, Phone Call, Sitdown

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(Ernesto P.o.v)

You have that stupid ass look on your face When those people asked you who I was (sapphire speaks) What look, there was a look, wasn't aware I believe you misinterpreted the expression that
was on my face (Ernesto speaks) now you want play dumb .

(Sapphire speaks) Papi, if there was a look which I don't think there was but if there was then I'm truly sorry for whatever vibe you got from me but I do believe your reading alittle too much into this.

(Ernesto speaks ) alright whatever you say (sapphire speaks) papi don't be like that (ernesto speaks) I'll drop the conversation like it never happened (looks at sapphire) who looks gulity then back at the road .

Thirty minutes later ...

I watch Sapphire get out the car inside the house and while making her way upstairs (sloan speaks) was she surprised to see you I knew she would be happy.

(ernesto speaks) I think surprised is the wrong word (sloan speaks) why you say it like that did something happen (ernesto speaks) more like she was embaressed and ashamed for me to pick her from school.

(Sloan speaks) what makes you think that (ernesto speaks) when her friends ask her who I was she acted like she didn't know me like I was some stranger, never thought in a million years that my daughter would be ashamed of me because her friends thought I was white.

(Sapphire P.o.v)

(Octavia speaks) how was your day at school fill me in on the details (sapphire speaks) school was good but I fucked up I feel so bad about today (Octavia speaks) why what happened today (sapphire speaks) my dad decided to pick me up from school I acted like if I Didn't know him.

(octavia speaks) why on earth would you do something like that , are you crazy (sapphire speaks) the reason why i did it was because the kids i was hanging out with saw my father and they thought he was white.

( octavia speaks) that's a fucked up reason to act like you don't know your father, that's like asking for a death wish are you trying to get murdered (sapphire speaks) I guess I should have went about it differently (octavia speaks) I can't believe you said you guess that shouldn't even be an after thought does your mom know.

(Sloan takes the phone) I'm sorry but whoever this is sapphire can't come to the phone right now (Dial tone) Get downstairs now, I'm not in the mood to go back and fourth with you.

I hurry and run downstairs before my mom can lay hands on me I see my dad sitting down with tears in his eyes (sloan hits sapphire) stop hitting me damn it (Sloan speaks) little girl if you don't Apologize to your father and fix your tone I'm going to do more than hit you.

(Sapphire speaks) I'm sorry for how I acted at school today I admit it was childish and immature of me I didn't mean to make you feel like a stranger and I'm sorry for that (ernesto speaks) How did you think I was going to feel your my only hija.

(sapphire speaks) if I could start over I would it was uncalled for can you please find it in your heart to forgive me (ernesto speaks) I forgive you I still love you that's never going to change (sapphire starts crying) daddy I'm so sorry (ernesto hugs her ) it's going to be okay I'm right here.