Chapter 24: a sleepover again?

Rose p.o.v

I hated her. I hated her so much. Miss Olivia was the most stupid person in this world, even more mean and stupid than Max. Daddy often organized playdates for me so he could spend time with her. 

What about me? 

He didn't tell me having a girlfriend would take up so much of his time. And whenever he wasn't spending his time with her he would be busy with his stupid work. 

I was fuming with anger. She needed to be gone, stupid miss Olivia. 

Today I had to go to Ellis and Anna again. I really liked them, but I would rather spend my day with Daddy. For days he had promised me to go to the park for exploring, but every time I asked he said something came up. 

Little me always wanted to throw a tantrum, but big me stopped me from doing that. She always told me how generous Daddy was by letting me stay here and helping me to get off the streets. 

It did become harder to stop myself as Daddy didn't follow up his promises. He always told me the importance of following up on your promises and it was weird he didn't. 

Daddy was so busy that often Stella helped me with getting ready for the day when I was feeling too small to do it. I loved Stella, but I would rather have Daddy do it. 

All these things made him so distant to me and I hated that. I hated we couldn't cuddle, snuggle and nap together anymore. That we couldn't watch movies or cartoons together, couldn't draw or paint together. 

I missed Daddy and that was miss Olivia's fault. She needed to go or...or I would go. 

A stray tear made its way down my cheek. It made me so frustrated. 

As I wiped my tear away Stella came into my room holding a luggage bag in her hand. "Do I have a sleepover again?" I whined. My hands started to tug on my hair, I really did not want to go.

"I am sorry sweetheart, but yes I am afraid so." 

I let myself fall on the bed and buried my face in the mattress. I didn't want to stay the night at Anna's. I never liked to sleep somewhere else than here in my own room and own bed.

"You will be back before you know it, sweetie. I promise." Stella tried to comfort me as she sat down next to me. I didn't buy it. Promises, promises are just synonyms for lies. 

I sighed deeply and didn't move from my spot on the bed. The hell with them. I didn't want to go. I want to stay home. 

"Come on, help me pack so you can choose your favorite stuffies and pajamas to take with you to Ellis and Anna." Stella patted my back and got up. 

"No, I don't want to." 

"Rose, you will have so much fun that time will fly by, and then tomorrow arrives without even knowing. Come on, can you be my big helper." 

"That does not make any sense and no," I mumbled. 

Stella sighed and left the room. I knew where she was going. I couldn't care. Just let me stay here, was all I could think of. The worst thing of it all was that I overheard Daddy talking to Ellis and she was saying that Nathan and Max would come to. 

Max and I didn't leave on good terms and I didn't want to see him. He was so mean to me. 

I heard multiple footsteps nearing me and soon the door to my room was opened followed by a short knock. 

"Knock, knock princess. What's going on here?" Daddy hummed. 

I stayed silent. 

"Baby girl, why don't you help Stella pack your bag?" His tone was getting more serious. 

"Because I don't want to go." 

Daddy sighed. I knew what he was going to say. He always told me the same old story when I did not want to leave for a play date, it sounded like what Stella told me. 

"But you will have such a great time baby. Ellis told me you are going to bake a cake and that Anna recently bought a trampoline and they finally set it up. Do you hear that baby girl? A trampoline, you could bounce all day. I will be back before you know it."

"No! I don't want to go! I want to stay here with you!" I got up from bed and started to yell at Daddy. Why couldn't he understand I just simply did not like playdates and sleepovers?

"Rose, I don't like your attitude right now. Quit the yelling, this is your only warning." Daddy said sternly. Even though he was sitting and I stood in front of him he was way more intimidating with his stern words. 

Only his words did not reach me. "No! I am not going!" 

Daddy stood up and I gulped. He meant business. "Rose I asked if you would quit the yelling. It is rude. I can see you have strong emotions about not going, care to explain?" 

"I want to stay here with you. You promised you would take me to the park. I miss you, Daddy. I want to do things together, like drawing or something." My voice got lower and lower as I explained my feelings to Daddy. 

"I see and I hear you, but Daddy has other things to do, and while doing that I can't keep an eye on you the whole time. So for your safety, I plan these playdates and sleepovers. You can have fun and I could handle my other plans and activities. Do you understand?"

"You mean miss Olivia," I said with so much spite I was sure Daddy would have picked it up. 

Daddy was silent for a second before he responded. "Yes, one of those things is indeed Olivia. She is my girlfriend Rose, which means I am going to spend time with her too." 

"But what about me?!" Tears made now their way down my cheeks. I was so fed up with all of this. "What about me Daddy? You never spend time with me! You never play with me anymore! You are only with her! I hate miss Olivia. I hate her!" I cried out. 

"Rose! That is no way to speak about someone, especially your teacher who tries to teach you your studies the best way possible. You are in definite need of a time-out young lady." 

Daddy grabbed my arm and dragged me to one of the guest rooms where my naughty chair was. 

"I am so disappointed in you Rose. Jealousy is an ugly color on you. I try my very best to spend my time equally with the both of you." Daddy sat me on the chair. 

"Now, I want you to think of why it is wrong to say such harsh words about somebody else. And know I find it very sad you have to get a punishment just before you leave." 

With that, he left me alone and my thoughts. I was not going to think about what he wanted me to think about. I could only think of how unfair this was. I cried my eyes out while I was sitting there all alone. 

After a couple of minutes, Daddy came back. 

"I hope you have learned your lesson young lady because you need to go." I didn't respond as he took my hand in his and guided me downstairs where Jack was waiting in the foyer. 

I looked at Daddy with a questioning face. "Jack is going to bring you to Anna and Ellis. Unfortunately, I don't have time." 

Right then my tears came right back. I had to say goodbye already and I didn't want to. 

We stood in front of the door when Daddy was ready to leave me in Jack's care. Only I wasn't. I clung to his body crying. "Please Daddy, I don't wanna go." 

Daddy wrapped his arms around me and lifted me up. He bounced me up and down as I buried my face in his neck, the smell of his cologne helping me to calm down. "You will be back before you know it," He whispered. 

I felt how he started to walk, to which I did not pay much attention to. I just enjoyed our embrace. It was when he sat me in the backseat of the car I started to cry again. "No Daddy." 

He only gave me a kiss and helped me with my seatbelt. "I will see you tomorrow again little one." He closed the door and Jack started to drive. 

"No!" I slapped my hands against the window. I needed Daddy. No. 

The rest of the drive I was a crying mess. Nothing helped to calm me down. I had a feeling Jack noticed this as he did not make any attempt to calm me down. 

By the time we arrived at Auntie's Ellis house, I was exhausted. 

Jack got my bag and opened my car door. He held his hand out for me to take. Slowly I raised my hand to take his hand in mine and made my way out of the car. 

I hugged his arm close to me, holding it like my life supported on it. I would rather stay with him than stay here. As Jack was closer to Daddy than I would be if stayed here.

Jack rang the doorbell and soon we were met by the tall lady named Ellis. "Well hello. Oh, what's going on here? Where is Derek and why is this little pumpkin pie crying?" 

She immediately opened her arms for me to welcome. I liked that she showed me comfort. Aunty Ellis was very kind and a nice person to have around. Only she wasn't Daddy. 

"Derek is busy and Rose is upset because she wanted to stay with Derek," Jack informed her.

"Oh honey, well you have been visiting Nathan's and my place a lot the last couple of weeks, haven't you?" I nodded my head at that. Why could aunty Ellis understand me but Daddy couldn't? 

"How about we find something to cheer you up?" Aunty Ellis hummed. 

She took my hand, said goodbye to Jack as I did as well, and guided me to the living room where Anna, Nathan, and Max were already waiting for us.  

Aunty Ellis sat me down on the couch together with one of my stuffies and left to go to the kitchen to get something to drink for me. 

"What's wrong Rose?" Anna asked me. 

"Miss Daddy." That was all I could say. 

"Oh no, we can't have that. My bestie can't be upset. You know what, you can share mommy with me. She will be tonight your mommy too. How about that?" Anna offered. 

It was very kind and nice of her and while I was nodding my head, I still could only think of how Daddy left me this afternoon like that. 

The rest of the day and evening went by quietly. Max, Anna, and I got along and we played all kinds of games and we all had a blast on the trampoline. 

For dinner, we all helped with the menu. We had backed a cake earlier that afternoon and for the pasta, we all helped with cutting, under the strict supervision of course of uncle Nathan and Aunty Ellis. 

For once I was good at something. Because I had to cook for my father so many times my skills in the kitchen were actually quite good, which was a surprise to all of them. 

After dinner, we sat down for a movie, Cars. I was still sad I wasn't home with Daddy and because Aunty Ellis and Nathan knew that I could sit in between them and Anna sat on the other side of Ellis and Max on the other side of Nathan.  

With their help, the morning came indeed sooner rather than later. Only I was disappointed again when it was Jack once again who had to drive me. 

When we got home I was met with an empty house. Stella said to me Daddy wasn't home yet. This again made me both angry and sad. 

I locked myself up in my room waiting for Daddy. 


A/N: So I wanted to upload way more this month but unfortunately I got the bloody virus COVID because of that I wasn't able to write much. 

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