Her Blessing In Disguise ||On going||

Prologue

Rowan
Seven Years Old.

"Bye Rowan!" Shouted Sadie, my new friend, as she ran really fast on her small legs into her parents opened arms.

As soon as my parent's car drove into the parking lot, I got up from the bench in front of the school building and began running towards it. The person who got out of the car wasn't my dad or mum but Rita, my nanny.

Disappointment washed over me as I realized they didn't come pick me up once again.
When I finally reached her, she had a soft smile on her face as she opened the door wider for me to climb in. She reached inside to help me with the seat belt but I moved her hand away carefully and began doing it myself.

Rita chuckled as I struggled to fix my seat belt, but she stayed by my side and watched me with amusement in her eyes until I finally got it.
She then closed the door and got into the drivers seat. She turned around to face me with a smile,

"Hey baby girl, did you have a good day at school?"

I nodded, then looked out the window.

She was quiet for a while then she turned back around and started the car and we drove home in silence.

When the car came to a stop, I didn't wait for Rita to open the door, I left everything behind and flew into the house but what I found shouldn't have surprised me. An empty house.
I then dashed up to my parents' study to see if any of them were in there but unsurprisingly, the door was locked. I ran back downstairs and found Rita walking into the living room with my stuff.

"Rita? Where's mummy and daddy?" I questioned her softly.

She walked towards me and crouched down in front of me:

The thing is Rita O'Brien has been in my family since I was born. She has always been there and there was a point in time when I really genuinely thought Rita was my mum until she put my straight. Though, some days I wished Rita was my mum.

She gestured for me to come into her open arms and so I did. She then hugged me tightly and began to stroke my hair. After a while, she let me go but still held on to my hands as she looked up from our hands and answered,

"Baby girl your folks wouldn't be back until dinner time but they wanted to be here okay? They are just so busy at work right now but once they get back I'm sure they would want to hear all about your day, okay?" Rita softly said to me as she tucked a stubborn curly strand of blonde hair coming out of my ponytail behind my ear.

I thought about it, They weren't here this morning when I woke up or during breakfast. And this has been going on for a while. Did they not want to see me?

I was about to voice my thoughts out before Rita let go of my hands and sent me to my room finish up my homework.
She told me she would be right there to help once she was done with the washing.

My parents both work in this big tech company that they both founded before leaving school. It kept them busy all the time and they are hardly home. When I was done with my lunch, homework and bath, I went to watch my cartoons in the living room.

It was dark outside and I was already dozing off while watching TV, when they finally got back home. They didn't notice me, they were still talking amongst theirselves and using their cell phones. I began to climb the sofa slowly so I could surprise them by scaring them. Unknowing to me, I forgot that the remote was on the sofa beside me. As I pulled myself to stand up, I had no idea I was standing on it. My attention were on my parents, who were still moving around the room.

Suddenly, the cartoon I was watching became really loud.
That wasn't the surprise I was going for but It definitely got their attention.
My mum turned to glance at me, her blue eyes burnt with an emotion I would soon come to understand,

"Rowan, why the hell is that thing so loud? Turn that down now. I've no idea why you can't be like normal kids and where the hell is Rita?" My mum shouted while walking upstairs. My dad already left, he hardly ever talks or looks to me.

"Mummy, wait, I've something to tell you. Today at school, I made a new friend, her name is Sadie and she is really pretty. She says I can play with her dolls and...."

She stopped walking and raised her hand to silence me.

"Please Rowan I've a bloody headache, can you just shut it for a second and go to your room. Go wash up for dinner or play with whatever." she said flatly. She then disappeared upstairs.

Rita came out of the kitchen with a rag she was using to dry her hands, she stopped when she saw my defected face and the tears silently rolling down. She walked up to me with sad eyes and pulled me in a hug.

"Im sorry baby?"

I continued crying while I held her tight. She just rubbed my back in that familiar, comforting way. I pulled away and looked into her brown eyes,

"She hates me Rita, mummy hates me. . . The both of them hate me. What did I do? Are they upset with me?" I sobbed. She just looked at me then replied.

"Baby girl, Your parents don't hate you, they are just tired. Never think you're not loved okay? Never. If they didn't love you, you won't be here, you know? That's how babies come to this world, with plenty of love from mommy and daddy. They love you so much I promise."

"You promise?"

"I promise baby. Now smile for me."
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A/N
Hey guys sorry this chapter is too long. I tried to cut it down but I had to explain everything fully on how Rowan's parents neglects her so you would understand better later on. But please if there is something you don't like, don't hesitate to tell me. Comment and vote.

This is my first time ever trying to put my words down and creating something. So I would appreciate good criticism.❤️❤️😩
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