Attitude

27.

“Calm down, Olivia. You'll see daddy soon.” Annabel tried to calm her down.

Olivia couldn't stop crying. She wanted her own dad so she can boast to her friends as well. She wanted to show them how handsome her daddy was and tell them what he had bought for her. She wanted to be like them and it hurt her that her dad wasn't here so she could take a picture with him at least.

She didn't want to feel inferior amongst her mates and she didn't want to be silent whenever they talked either, but how was she supposed to make friends when she had nothing to boast about her father?

Annabel held back her tears. She was hurt, seeing Olivia that way. The least thing she wanted was to see Olivia's tears. But now she was seeing it; she was seeing her beloved daughter in tears. And it was all her fault. She knew there was nothing she could do. She can't pick up a random stranger from the street and ask him to act as her dad — that was way too low even for her. The least she could do was coax the l