Niall Horan Child Preferences 3

#140 Rainy Days

Your POV

"We're going to have to walk and hope It doesn't rain" Niall said entering the room with our 4 month old daughter, Amelia, on his hip , she was dressed in leggings, welly's, a warm jumper and her little pink coat.
"Why does the car have to break in this season! Why can't it break in Summer? Or not at all" I said.
The car had broken down a few days ago so it was at a garage getting fixed.

Niall laid Amelia down in her pram. (Picture above) he strapped her in properly and put the pram rain cover on.

"You're really smiley today aren't you?" Niall said in a baby voice .

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We left the house to pick up our other 2 children, Niall was pushing the pram and I walked alongside of him.

"We can get Aaliyah first, she's usually let out before Ethan" I told Niall and he nodded.

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Aaliyah , our 4 year old daughter, came out of her classroom to is.
"Mummy! Daddy!" She said happily.
"Hey princess" Niall said bending down to fasten her coat.
"Have you had a good day?" I asked and she nodded as we began walking to Ethan's classroom.
"Yeah! I drew lots of pictures and I wrote stories! And we learn about the Queen!" She exclaimed .
"You know, Daddy and your uncles have met the queen" I said.
"Really?" She gasped.
"We have, She was really small" Niall told her.

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Ethan, our 7 year old son, came running out.
Niall bent down zipping his coat up for him.

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We were on our way home and it was now raining lots.
Niall was pushing the pram, Ethan was holding my hand and Aaliyah was walking ahead.

We were next to a main road and Aaliyah was running and jumping in puddles.
"Aaliyah, don't do that" I said but she ignored me.
"Aaliyah! Get back here and stop jumping in puddles!" Niall yelled.
Aaliyah wasn't used to Niall yelling at her.
She stopped and waited for us scuffing her shoes in the process.
"Don't ruin your shoes" I told her.
"Now, hold Mummy's hand and don't run off or jump in puddles, what would happen if you fell into the road" Niall told her sternly.

She grabbed a hold of my hand and stayed silent.
"Ethan, football practice is cancelled today buddy" Niall told Ethan.
"Aww really?" Ethan said sadly.
"Yeah, But we can always watch football on tv" Niall said.

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5pm

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"What's wrong with Aaliyah? She was running off and she hasn't spoken" I said to Niall quietly.
Aaliyah hasn't spoken since she came out of school, apart from saying hello to us and saying thank you after dinner.

"I'm not sure, do you think somethings happened in school?" Niall suggested.
"Maybe, will you talk to her? She'll listen to you and tell you, she's closer to you than she is me" I said and Niall nodded smiling slightly.

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Niall's POV

"Dad, will you play fifa with me?" Ethan asked as I entered the living room.
"I will soon I just need to talk to your sister first" I told him and he nodded.

"Princess, come with me" I said and she nodded.
I picked her up and carried her upstairs into mine and y/n's room. I checked on Amelia, who was having a nap in her nursery, on our way up.

I sat down on the end of the bed with Aaliyah on my lap.

"What's wrong baby? You've been really quiet which isn't like you and me and mummy are worried" I said softly moving her hair out of her face.
She looked down at her hands and shrugged.
"You can tell me princess, you can talk to me about anything" I told her.

She continued looking at her hands but she spoke.
"In school, some people in my class say mean things and they say that I'm stupid and that I can't read or write" She said quietly.
Recently Aaliyah has been struggling with reading and writing. Y/n and I originally thought she could possibly be dyslexic but we took her to the doctors and they said she's perfectly fine and not dyslexic.
So we've been helping her a lot more at home to read and write.

"Aww princess, don't listen to them. You are the most gorgeous little girl I've ever seen. You are not stupid, for some people take longer than others to learn things. Look at me, I used to get mixed up in school" I explained softly.

"But I am stupid!" She cried looking up at me.
"Princess you're not stupid at all! You're very intelligent! Don't listen to what anyone else says, you are perfect in every way possible. Have any of your classmates sang on stage in front of thousands, have they written a chapter about themselves in a book? No, but you have" I said.
On the last date of 5tour, Aaliyah sang Let it go on stage and she written a chapter about herself with a little help for our book.

"But you have to say that" she said.
"Why do I have to say it?" I asked confused.
"Because you're my daddy, you have to call me beautiful and clever" she said.
"Princess, I'm saying that, because that's what I think, I think you are beautiful, and I think you are clever. I'm saying that because it's what I think" I told her.
"Please believe me baby, you aren't stupid, and stop saying you are because it makes me sad when you do" I said.

"Okay" she whispered.
"I love you princess" I whispered bringing her to my chest and kissing her head.
"I love you too daddy"