“Papa, attends! Non, non. Je ne suis plus un bebe. Je suis adulte, et les adultes, ca ne se porte pas”, Six-year-old Gisele said, trying to stifle a giggle as her father was swinging her in the air.

Her father pretended to wipe a tear and said, “Mais tu est mon bebe a moi, Chloe, je dois te porter.”

Then he proceeded to start tickling her.

(Translation. Gisele: Papa, wait! No, no. I’m no longer a baby. I am an adult and adults are not supposed to be carried.

Gisele’s dad: But you’re my baby, Chloe, I’ve got to carry you.)

She started laughing and pushed her cheek forward for him to kiss.

End of Flashback

As he was reaching to touch her, she jerked back her arm. His lips curved into a humorless smile.

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I see. You-“, he started but, Gisele didn’t leave him the opportunity to finish

she entered the car, Callie asked, “Gigi, who

of importance, hunny. Let’s just go home”, Gisele said trying her best

Callie asked again, as if was unheard of for

another one when

face brightened up. “Oh, I get it! Here

at Callie’s adorable cuteness. “No, thanks, sweetie, I’m already

and

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it that she barely heard any of Callie’s unending chatter. Distractedly, she helped Callie out of the car and

was already there but when he looked at Gisele’s distracted and almost sad face, the smile on his

was like she was a robot, doing everything automatically. She changed Callie’s ice cream soiled clothes, put them in the laundry basket, put her in warm clothes then

in the past, thinking about the night her Papa left her and her mother, how

positive and concentrate on the future. She threw a glance at Callie and saw that she was fast asleep. She carried her gently to

was going to her room, Slate stopped

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