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

car, Callie asked, “Gigi,

Let’s just go home”, Gisele said trying her

won’t you get another ice cream?”, Callie asked again, as if was unheard of for

I get another one when I can have yours?”,

up. “Oh, I get it! Here we can share.”, she said, gesturing towards her

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

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

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heard any of Callie’s unending chatter. Distractedly, she helped Callie out of

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

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 puppets and stuff but Gisele was not listening to

the night her Papa left her and her mother, how her mother sunk into a

her any good to think of the 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

going to her room,

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