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

importance, hunny. 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 Gisele

when I can have yours?”, Gisele

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

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

and

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

and almost sad face, the

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 and and stayed with her in the multimedia room. Callie was watching

about the night her Papa left her

It would not do 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 room

she was going to her room, Slate stopped

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