chapter 1
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"Daddy daddy wake up, I'm hungry" my 5 year old son said
"Ok pup I'm awake ok" ugh why is waking up in the morning so hard.
"Daddy"
"Yes pup"
"Can i have beacon today"
"Yes you can pup now go brush your teeth while daddy makes breakfast ok"
"Ok papa" i laughed seeing his short legs running, Charlie is small for his age but that's ok i still love him.
It feels like yesterday when i found him on streets alone and cold, he was just a baby abandoned by his parents. Even though i was homeless i still couldn't leave him in the cold alone like how my parents left me so i took him.
It was tough at first but we managed.
"Baby what would you like to do today"
"Uhmmm daddy can we go to the park please"
"Ok baby now let me prepare breakfast for us ok"
I made oatmeal with sliced strawberries and crushed beacon.
"Alright pup come eat" i said
"Uhmmm daddy.......can i have a- a puppy that i can play with"
"Why do you want a puppy pup"
"Cus you go to work and i have no one to play with" he said timidly. He is afraid to ask me for something, wow i have i been neglecting him i need to cut some hours at work.
"Oh baby don't be afraid to ask daddy for something ok and I'm sorry i have not been around lately, l will do better ok"
"No daddy i understanw thaw you work, i no angry"
"Thank you baby now eat up because we have a dog to adopt before going to the park"
"Reaweew i wove you daddy"
"I love you to baby"
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"Pup do you like the dog that you picked" i said because even i loved the puppy that him picked but i still wanted to make sure.
"Yes papa i love him" i just love it when i see my pup happy, it makes me feel like there is no emptiness in me anymore.
"Good let go pick out some items for him ok then we can go the the park so you guys can play"
"Ok thank you papa" finally his baby talks are gone, i still find it hard to understand him some times after 5 years together.
"I'm done daddy" charlie says after picking out some items for the puppy
"Ok pup let go pay"
"Good morning sir, are you done shopping" the cashier says with a flirty look
"Yes...... Rita i'm done" I said looking at her name tag
"Ok let me just scan your stuff" she said biting her lip which is usually a huge turn on for me not like i would know since him who shall not be named.
"Ok"
"Sir this will be 30 dollars and 25 cents"
"Here you go Rita thank you bye" come on i'm just trying to be nice but oh no she takes it the other way with a child here seriously....ugh some people
"Here is your receipt thanks for shopping sir"
"Ok bye" i said rushing out of the store
Oh God some ladies are weird
"Come on pup let go"
We arrived at the park close to the house, i attach the puppy's leash and tell Charlie to walk him round the while i sit like the cliche parents watching their kid in the park.
*ring*
"Hello Mr Carter...... Who is this"
I heard no sound on the line.....werid
"Hell-"
Ummm caller hanged up.
This is weird because i have been receiving thIs type of calls for a while now and i have been feeling watched too.
I don't like this.
Come on David, stop overthinking this maybe it's a prank call yeah it definitely a prank call cause he is far away, he can't find me or my son and besides i'm no longer defenseless as i was back then.
I need to stop thinking about him and think about my happy place CHARLIE, i love that boy so mush because if not for him i would be died.
Why because he made me want to live after everything, Charlie is the light in my dark world and i can't believe that i have been neglecting him all this while, damn i'm a bad dad and the worst is that i love my job, it's one of the things keeping me sane and it pays really well, it even even provides life insurance for me and my son so i can't quite.
"Daddy daddy"
"Yes pup" i said pinching his cheeks, damn my boy is adorable
"A man said to say hi to you"
What!!
"Charlie what have i told you about talking to strangers"
"But papa he said that he knows you"
"Where is the man"
"He went away because i wanted to come back to you"
This boy will be the end of me
"Please charlie don't talk to strangers anymore ok "
"Ok daddy"
" now how about we get ourselves ice cream and we can go home"
"Really papa, can we get ice for tito too"
Who the hell is tito, please let it not be another imaginary friend again because i don't think i can take any other one
"Pup who is tito" i asked with a timid voice scared of what my son will tell me.......yes a grown ass man is scared of his son's imaginary friend
Sue me
"My puppy daddy" he said giggling like he didn't just give me a fright
"Yeah sure he can have one"
I opened my phone's map to locate an ice cream shop........oh their is one just five minutes from the park.
"Lets go buddy"
Dairy Fairy.......ummmm weird name for an ice cream shop
"Uhmmm hello can i get a plain valina with sprinkles and two cones of cheese cake ice please"
"Ok sir that will be 7 dollars, please have a sit while i take care of your order sir"
"Ok thanks, come up charlie lets go sit"
"Ok papa"
5 minutes later
"Sir here is your order"
"Thank you"
"Come on pup hurry up it's almost time for lunch"
"Ok papa"
After one mess made at the ice shoo by tito i mean come on how do you feed your dog ice cream without making a mess, we arrived home and i started to make lunch .
I made just mac and cheese
What i am feeling lazy ok
"Charlie down stairs now and bring tito ok"
"Ok Papa" he said while i was serving tito his food
After lunch, we watched a movie till it was time for Charlie's bed time
"Come on time for bed"
"No papa please just a bid more"
"No you have got school tomorrow now up you go and brush your teeth first ok" i said
Sometimes i feel like I'm been too harsh on him than again he needs discipline oh yeah
"alright papa good night"
"Good night do you need me to tuck you in" me said hoping he will say yes
"No thank you daddy" he said going upstairs
Ohhh my baby is growing up to fast, he never lets me tuck him in, he says that he can do it himself.
Seriously i recall vividly that i never for once told him that he can grow up this fast.
Grumbling about how my pup never lets me tuck him in and checking the alarm and locks to the house.
I enter Charlie's room for his midnight kiss"i love you pup good night"
"Love you too good night papa" he said already falling asleep
In my room i take a shower and dress for bed hoping that i sleep without any night terrors
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