“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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Gisele didn’t leave him the opportunity to

car, Callie

home”, Gisele said trying her best

ice cream?”, Callie asked again, as if was unheard of for Gisele not to get

one when I can have yours?”,

Gisele then her face brightened up. “Oh, I get it! Here we can share.”, she said,

had to laugh at Callie’s adorable cuteness. “No, thanks, sweetie,

at Gisele for a while then shrugged and said, “Okay”, then went

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the time they reached home, Gisele was so out of it that she barely heard any of Callie’s unending chatter. Distractedly, she helped Callie out of

looked at Gisele’s distracted and almost sad face, the smile on his

She changed Callie’s ice cream soiled clothes, put them in the laundry basket, put her in warm clothes then and and stayed with her in the multimedia room. Callie was watching a cartoon about

her Papa left her and her

past, she needed to be positive and concentrate on the future. She threw a glance at Callie and saw that she was fast asleep. She carried her gently to her room and tucked her

going to her room,

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