Does grandpa miss his princess?

"Mom, mommy, mommy, wakie wakie!" yelled a childish voice. I fluttered my drowsy eyes open and saw Mia.

I pulled the blanket on myself further and ignored her voice. "Mommy! Wake up! It's 6:30 and I must get ready for school!" she screamed and pulled the blanket with her tiny hands.

I groaned not wanting to get up. 'Why must this child be so troublesome?' I thought annoyed.

I just came back from my shift and slept for only 5 hours! Truth be told Mia always liked reminding me to wake up and get ready on this time. Sometimes I think she's the mom... sometimes.

"Ok I'm up. Brush your teeth and wait for me to shower you and get you changed." I told her once I got out of my comfy bed.

She nodded happily and went to get ready. I looked at the mirror and saw my bed head.

"Urrrrghh!"

~~

Currently I was making eggs and bacon for breakfast. We had about 40 minutes to get to school.

I wore a floral pink dress that reached above my knees and my hair was braided. Mia wore the same, wanting to match with her dear mother. Then a sound of a doorbell rang. "I'll get it" chimed Mia and went to open the door.

I was a paranoid mother so I quickly placed the food on the table and went to see, who is at the door.

I wasn't really surprised that it was Alex. Mia hugged him in which he returned. "Alex? What are you doing here so early?" I asked and gave him a brief hug.

"I came to see my niece's school" he said happily. I nodded and prepared him breakfast.

In the inside perception it would look like a friend ,but cousin, visiting a home with a mother and child.

But on the outside perception it would look like a wife, a child and a husband..eating as a family...

~~

I told Alex all about Mia, her likes and dislikes. Alex was quite happy hearing about his niece. We chatted happily with the meal but lost our appetite when Mia asked a certain question.

"Uncle does grandpa miss mommy who is his princess?" she asked out of no where.

Alex was uncomfortable with answering the question so he took a glance at me. I gestured to Alex to say his opinion.

The sentence he said caused a pain in my heart.

'I think his answer is wrong' I thought a bit upset but..was wrong

~~

After we dropped Mia at school, there was an uncomfortable silence between Alex and I. We always chatted a lot when we were kids even when we saw each other for the first time in years.

Alex broke the tense atmosphere. "I apologize for what I said. It's just that it is what I truly think and I saw it with my own eyes" he said determinedly.

I shook my head with a frown on my face. "No, your answer was wrong, I know him. I may have been disobedient but I am still his daughter." I gritted upset. Alex sighed and proclaimed with a serious expression. "Must I show you?" he asked.

I was quite uncertain, it was a long time since I saw Father.

With resolve I nodded wanting to know if his answer today was wrong or..right.

~~

Since Alex had a car I didn't have to waste money on a cab and for that I was grateful. I had to make this a bit quick because in the next 5 hours I had to go to work.

Alex and I wore a pair set of glasses to not be regonized if we were spotted. Awkwardly people mistook us as a couple, since we were both handsome and beautiful, they asked to take pictures.

Imagine how I feel when people think I am a girlfriend of my cousin, no big brother to me. We may not be related by blood but we are still family! Susprisinly I was the only one that was troubled.

We reached the big company called F.B.C. I felt a sense of nostalgic and familiarity. "Why did you bring me here?" I whispered. Alex didn't reply but took my hand leading me inside. I felt nervous and regretted ever coming in the first place. Alex sneaked us into the conference room.

'He still knows the way?'

Once we sneaked inside I was quite shoked. Currently there was a press conference and they were interviewing my father and my evil half family. I looked at Alex confused but he still held his serious expression. What the reporter asked Father caught my attention.

"Presidential C.E.O is it true that you will retire your position to Amanda Laurin Johnson.?"

Amanda face was filled with pride along with stepmother and half sister. While I... I was frozen in shock.

'Father, you-'. I was interrupted by my thoughts when Father answered.

"Yes" was his simple reply.

"Now what about your first daughter Sasha Amelia Johnson? Will she get nothing C.E.O? How do you feel for not seeing her after all these years?"

I waited patiently hoping his answer was what I hoped but now Alex held a frown on his face.

My Father stood straight and said with a mighty arua. "She is no longer Sasha Amelia Johnson but only Sasha Amelia! She will get nothing from me at all! I want this to be last time you mention that shameless slut girl!"

That was all I needed to hear to leave the room with Alex on toe. I ran out of the room, out of the building and finally out of my love for my Father.

I stopped at a nearby park and sat on the bench. I refused to cry for that old man!

Light steps were heard behind and I knew it was Alex. He sat quietly on the bench and looked at the park, which had no people at all, since it was too early.

"Do you see I was right?" he asked. I nodded with clenched fists. Alex gently opened my fist and tilted my chin to look at him. His expression was filled with concern. My heart suddenly skipped a little.

"I knew I was right because instead of you, I looked at his video's of his conferences. That was always his answer whenever someone asked that question. I'm sorry but you can't love that man you know as a father, when he as a father, knows you are still his daughter but treats you like a nobody." he whispered and gave me a tight hug. Just by his hug did I decide to cry my heart out by the revelation that he was right. Work could wait but not my heart that was even more shattered. The only people I truly loved now was Layla, Mia and now Alex.

Mia asked. "Does grandpa miss his daughter who is his princess?"

My answer to her right now would be. "I am no longer his princess in his eyes..the answer is no"