Facade

ONE: UNWAVERING STARES

The Sawyers Residence

6.45 PM

Kania watched as a little figure sprawled on the soft expensive-looking carpeted floor, laying on her back with her legs raised doing up and down motions while watching kids show on the wide-screen TV.

With a smile, Kania crouched next to her and stroke her soft dark blonde hair. "Daisy, come on take a bee-bee. Your Dad's going to be back soon." she persuaded the adorable girl softly, with 'bee-bee' as a reference that Daisy always has known as a warm bubbly bath.

Too fixated on the colorful and entertaining watch on TV, Daisy only raised her arms while singing along with the show.

Kania smiled. Her heartwarming with the sight of this bundle of cuteness alone. She decided to pick her up off the ground and led her to the bathroom that already warmed by the luke-warm water temperature she had prepared for Daisy.

Kania can feel the excitement oozing off the little girl as she saw that the tub was already filled with her toys and gigantic bubbles. She also noticed the pink unicorn-shaped bath bomb at the side of the tub. She eagerly let Kania took off all of her clothes and hurriedly make her way into the tub.

"Hey, careful sweety. You'll slip. " she guided her into the bathtub and let her play.

As she baths her, Daisy plunged the bath bomb and giggled loudly with Kania following.

15 minutes had passed, the duo made their way to Daisy's bedroom.

"Kania, would you read me a story?" Daisy asked while her hair was being brushed by Kania.

Sitting behind her on Daisy's pink bed. Kania nodded her head. "Don't I always?"

Daisy giggled. "I know. But Dad always tells me to ask you for things nicely. Being rude is a no-no."

It was now Kania's turn to laugh. She always admired how Mr. Sawyers always make time for his precious daughter with all the things he had to deal with. And he never hesitated to disciplined Daisy on the spot with his wise persona. Daisy seemed to admire him so much, and Kania glad that Mr. Sawyers was an excellent role model for his daughter.

"He must be proud of you. I know I am." she pinched her cheek softly before kiss the top of her head. "What an extraordinarily pretty and brilliant youngling." she cooed.

Again, the kid giggled. She has always loved learning new words, and her Dad makes sure she learns new vocabulary each day, with Kania's help.

After setting Daisy on the bed, Kania leaned on beside her and pulled out a tale book from Daisy's night-stand. One that she hasn't read for her.

With a soft lulling voice, she slowly put Daisy in a state of deep slumber and smiled to herself while watching her sleep. She pecks the girl's cheek before putting back the book to where it belonged.

Heavy notorious footsteps alerted her the arrival of her employer. She quickly stood up and watched as Mr. Sawyers entered the room with an exhausted aura. Her eyes flickered to the analog clock on the nightstand before flickered back to a pair of his sharp green eyes.

8.55 PM

Mr. Sawyers only gave her a nod before walking towards the bedside opposite her and leaned down to kiss his daughter on the temple while whispering sweet things which made her mumble in her sleep.

Kania couldn't help but melt at the sight. She wished she had someone like that for her when she was younger.

She quietly exited the room into the kitchen to have a glass of water. She needed a warm bubbly bath herself. Her day was quite full. At dawn, she had to run errands for her most favored neighbor at the Chinese traditional market. And then take Daisy to school before helping around at her previous workplace, a Day Care at the center of the city which was owned by her best friend, Alicia. And then picked up Daisy from school--and the rest was her doing her job as a full-time Nanny.