Chapter 5

I am woken up by Dad ,who wanted us to pray together, I sleepily said Amen after prayers, and walked to the bathroom to freshen up.

Today's Saturday and its laundry day, carrying a laundry basket filled with my dirty clothes to our laundry room which is located downstairs,

Entering the laundry room, dad's already there sorting clothes, I decide to help Dad separate colored clothes from white clothes to make things easier.

"You don't have to do that baby" Dad says as he tries to take away the basket of clothes from my hands

"But I want to"I say as I snatch the basket from his hands and grin widely

"Okay, thanks for your help baby, God bless you"

"Amen...Dad how was your night"

"It was fine baby...how was yours"

"I miss mummy"i blurt out, Dad pauses and looks at me ,he motions for me to come closer ,then he kisses me on my forehead and cups my face"

"I'm sure she misses you to baby"

"How...how do you know"

"I just know princess"

"I wish she didn't leave"

"She's fine wherever she is,and we are fine"

"I'm sorry that I eavesdropped ,if I didn't maybe mum would still stay"

"don't say that,what you did was very wrong but your mummy's mind was made up , Riley leaving was not your fault at all"

"So you and mum were not gonna tell me"

"I was going be responsible for that aspect, your mum was so scared ,I am thankful to God that you guys got to see each other and talk it out"

"Yeah...would she forget me"

"She can't forget you princess, she's your mother"

"Will she forget you"I look in to Dad's eyes and see a hint of pain

Dad doesn't answer he motions to for me to continue with the clothes  then puts the heavy clothes in the washing machine. dad and I are done washing the clothes and we put them on the dryer After that we go to the kitchen so Dad can make breakfast

Dad works as a chef in a fancy diner and he makes mouth watering delicacies ,even though mummy used to cook she used to prefers dad's cooking to hers.

"Bon appetit"dad says as he drops a plate of  waffles with chocolate toppings, it smells heavenly

"Thanks Dad" I say grinning at him

"Would you like to say grace"

I reply with a positive nod and close my eyes in prayer "thank you Lord for this delicious heavenly waffles that you provided for us this morning, please eat with us and satisfy us ,let this food be nutritious to our bodies in Jesus name"

"Amen" Dad and I chorus

We are done eating after some time and I help Dad tidy up the kitchen , Dad decides to go on a morning walk which wasn't the same without mum ,she would chat and make funny jokes I really really really miss my mummy .

Dad decides to stop at the park and I meet some of my classmates from school but we aren't really friends and they don't  wanna play with me, so I got on one of the empty swings It was mid -noon when Dad took me home, *sigh* the park was no fun.