As the evening came to an end, Michael carried Carmen up to the attic, where they could see the night sky through the sky window. Carmen leaned beside Michael and gazed upon the stars above.
“Daddy, I wonder which star is mommy today.”
Michael raised his hand and pointed at the brightest one among them and said, “That one. Look, she’s winking back at you!”
Carmen fixed her eyes on that star and chuckled before a tinge of sadness took over. She asked, “Daddy, why did mommy turn into a star?”
Michael looked at the star and answered with a smile, “That’s because mommy’s an angel! She’ll have to become an angel and travel to the skies soon. At night, she transforms into a star to watch over us to see if you misbehave. She will be back in a few years’ time.” He gently curled Carmen’s hair with his fingers and spoke apprehensively in a low voice. “Is there anything you want to tell mommy today? She’s listening right now. She’s an angel, and she’ll fulfill your wishes.”
Carmen made her wish carefully as she focused on the shining star. “I wish that mommy would bless my relationship this time. May it go smoothly…”
Michael’s lips twitched. “Are you in a relationship again? Or are you referring to Nicholas?”
It had been a long while since Michael found out that his three-years-old daughter had started being in relationships, so he was not surprised this time.
Carmen answered solemnly, “Daddy, Nicholas is my ex-boyfriend; both he and I are history. I’m now going out with brother.”
Michael asked, “Which brother?”
The last time she told him Nicholas was her boyfriend, he got so mad that he locked Nicholas up and hid him. He then lied to her that her boyfriend went back to his hometown to get married, and that took her a while to finally move on. He wondered who would resign to the same fate this time.
Carmen replied coyly, “Take a guess, daddy!”
After a moment of speechlessness, Michael asked, “Is it Bubbles?”
Covering her mouth as she giggled, Carmen answered, “Bubble’s a girl. My boyfriend’s Judgey!”
Michael’s chest tensed up as he had a solemn expression on his face. He was determined to dash her hopes by revealing a dark past Judge had. “Judge ate sh*t before!”
Carmen paused for a long while and rested her head onto Michael’s arm.
Michael fell silent for a while before asking, “Why are you quiet?”
I’ve had my
“It’s okay. I’m here for you
to observe the stars. You’re one that shines the brightest. Our girl has grown up so much—can you see
“Daddy?”
“Yes?”
“I want to pee.”
…
the same time in Villa No.2, another pair of father and
above Bayside City. Cooper never uttered a single word, for he was still annoyed about having picked a gay man for his daughter’s matchmaking session
judge a book by its
did mommy pass away?” asked
brief sting before he
tell her
her head and peeked at
star, and she’s watching
looked at
…
fairly cold outside as of late. She would rather spend her time learning how
it got in. Standing in front of her was a husky wearing a pink skirt with a flamboyant mixture of
rolled incessantly on the carpet, as if it was angrily complaining
head and comforted it, “What’s wrong? Did something
continued its volley of complaints to
it! Take your own child back! I’m not
sounded nothing more
exactly how to calm Judge down. She offered it a handful of kibbles, and it stopped at once. Nevertheless, Judge’s break was short-lived; it was not before long that a shrill voice came through the door. “Judgey, where are you?” Judge jumped up and
started knocking on the door. Sophia threw a shawl over her shoulders and went to open the
girl at the age of two to three. She was wearing a maroon-colored padded jacket, accompanied by a teenage boy with a stone-cold
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