Her eyes grew a little wider but went back to normal and a fake smile appeared on her face…..it was her father…someone she never expected or wanted to see in the oval office or in Washington period. She walked over to everyone sitting over there, Carter followed her and then sat on the couch curious to see who it was.
CarterSR- ah here she is, Melanie I would like for your to meet the governor of California
Melanie-I know who he is….hi Dad
Dad- Hello Sweetheart
CarterSR-I had no idea he was your dad
Melanie-yea I don’t talk about him much, cause hes always busy
Dad-yea but gotta help get the kids somewhere somehow right?
CarterSR-*laughs* of course
Melanie-yea dad can I see you out in the hall
Dad-we were about to have a meeting
Melanie-it will only take 5 minutes
Dad-alright we will be right back
Melanie kept smiling as they walked out the door then nodded at the president before shutting the door. Her smile faded fast as she faced her father.
Melanie-what are you doing here??
Dad-I came to have a meeting with the president and also came to see my daughter
Melanie-no you came to take me home
Dad-and if I was?
Melanie-im not going….your not making me quit my dream job just because you wanna play daddy now
Dad-excuse me young lady
Melanie-your excused…the door is that way *points down the hall*
Dad-you will not talk to me that why
Melanie-well I am…..funny thing is you never talked to me at all…so why are you here?
Dad-I am trying to get a connection with my daughter…im your father
Melanie-….i don’t know what your definition of a father is but its not impregnating a woman then leaving your baby with a nanny all of her life. No a father is a MAN who takes care of his kid or kids from the moment they are born to the moment they graduate college….even after that too. You have done nothing but leave me with a nanny who almost sold me for crack once and also use to burn me with her damn cigarettes.
Dad-why didn’t you tell me
Melanie-because everytime I tried….your assistant would say your busy or you weren’t there…I was stuck. I called mom and she was same as you….busy….you people left me there to basically die
Dad-that was not our intention
Melanie-then what was it?
Dad-to provide for you, we had demanding Jacobs that called for our attention a lot of the time
Melanie-OK BUT NOT 365 DAYS A YEAR….YOU MISSED ALL MY BIRTHDAYS, YOU MISSED MY SCHOOLS PLAYS, MY GRADUATION….YOU….you know what I don’t need to explain myself to you at this point….im a grown woman in her twentys, I can make my own decisions.
Dad-Melanie j-
Melanie-no heres what you are gonna do….you will do in there and have the meeting then you will leave….i don’t want you here right now. I cant forgive you for a long time because you were part of the reason my life was damaged. I struggled to find my own way and now that im here, you want me to be daddys little girl….i cant be what I never was.
