Chapter Five: Compliments

Jane's POV....

"Why did I do it?" I sobbed uncontrollably. I wept like this whenever I stared at my in the mirror, I thought after everything was over I'll forget about it and move on but I whenever I see the mark I gave myself I just can't help but remember. A loud whimper escaped my mouth...

"But no, I did it for a good cause....I did it to save Julie's life, none else was going to do it if not me so....." I took a deep breath in and out.

After getting myself ready I took my jacket and left the house to my first part-time job for the day. A sales girl at a convenience store.

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"Shit, where are you?" I crawled around the floor behind the counter in search of my ear ring.

"Hellooo....Any body here?"

"Ye....Yeah" I got to my feet.

"A pack of sparkling water please"

He said stretching his card...."Here you go" I handed his card back to him when the transaction was complete

"Thank you, Come again" I waved him good bye

David's POV...

"is it me or that girl looks familiar?..…I've seen her somewhere but where and it seems like we've done business or something together cause if she was casual there's no way I'll still have her memory In my head. But oh well, I guess it's just one of those days" I took a better look at the convenience store before getting into my car.

Alex POV.....

"Daddyyyy" Jasmine ran to give me a hug and I carried her. This were the best days of my life, the fact someone expected and looked up to me was just sooo priceless.

"You look rough, who messed with your hair?" I tried arranging it,

"Uhmmm_"

"Mr Black can I have a word with you?" Miss Grace, Jasmine's teacher said.

i knew it, I knew she did something

"A second" I told replied

"Take your time sir" she said walking away

"what did you do this time?" I said putting her down

"nothing" she said placing little amount of hair behind her ear. Damm it she did something, she always did that when she told a lie or felt guilty about something.

"come on daddy I said it's nothing, let's just go" she tugged on my trouser.

"if it's nothing then let me see your teacher okay?"

"but I want ice cream" she was uneasy, what a baddd liar. Watching her trying to play her tricks most time on me made me smile because It reminded me of myself.

"I'll just be in there for a minute and I'll be back, daddy won't stay long, he won't like to keep his Queen waiting" I pecked her forehead and took her to the car.

"Daddy wait" she said sternly

"What's it Baby?"

"You really have to go?" her big blue eyes were intertwined with mine but I couldn't let her cuteness get the better part of me.

I smiled "I'll be back in a minute"

I wiped that smiled off my face the moment my back was the only thing she could see, what did she do this time that she was so bent on covering up?.

Jasmine Black please don't push me into getting a Nanny for you.

"Mr Black, right here" she called me into the class.

"please have a sit" she gestured me a seat opposite her table and I took it,

"What's the problem?" I unbuttoned my suit before sitting.

She took a deep breath and started.

"Jasmine is a very smart and wonderful girl..."

She was afraid I could see it, my presence was dominiaring to her that she counted her every words before spilling it out. It sounded so perfect that it felt like she had rehersed whatever she wanted to say a million times.

"Miss... Could you go straight to the point, I have a tired and hungry five year old waiting for me"

"of.....of course" she got to her feet

" A student was rushed to the hospital because Jasmine punched him in the eye" she exhaled deeply.

"Why?" Being calm during a tough time was one of the characters I got from my father.

"He complimented her that she looked pretty and she punched him in the eye. Her words were "only daddy compliments me" and those have been her exact words when anyone tries to know more."

"But she's right, only daddy compliments her"I smirked

"of course sir, you have every right to, but Jasmine has responsibilities as a human to perform, like being polite and acting like a girl like her fellow girls to be specific. Jasmine doesn't know how to use her five magic words, she gets into fights with boys at this early stage of her life and I tell you if you don't do something about it she might just grow into those characters".

she pressed her lips when she was through

"oh my God I'm so sorry i should have watched my words, I just let my emotions get the better part of me. I'm sorry" she was literally shaking and so was I but showing my emotions was just a display of weakness.

"I'll take my leave now. Email me the address of the hospital, I'll send my condolences".