Daddy's Little Girl

Dads Home

Faith

I pulled into the driveway to already find my dads car there already.

Damn .

I walked over to the door and opened it. I saw dads head buried in the fridge.

I tried to tip toe to the stairs I was almost there.

"Where you coming from young lady?"

He didn't even look up out of the fridge.

QUICK THINK OF A LIE.

"At AJs house"

"Aaliyah Janae. Is she going to the Firehouse Party Conference?"

"Of course just like I'm going to The Police Force Conference"

I said with fake joy

"It's also a party"

No its not

"It's a party for older adults none of my favorite music gets played. I don't like the food. And there's barely anyone my age."

My dad started making a sandwich

"We had you decide something this year"

I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah the types of fruit on the fruit platter is really gonna have me turnt up."

He put down his knife down a little too hard on the counter and spoke to me sharply

"How many times have I told you about that slang?! I will not have you walking around here acting like you didn't have any home training. You are not a hoodlum!!"

He always gets like this whenever I used words that were from this day and age.

"I swear sometimes I think about putting you in a nice private school away from all the hood rats."

And by hood rats he means all the interesting people.

"Not all of them are like that dad."

He wouldn't quit.He was on a roll.

"And those boys!!"

I wonder if this would be a good time

"Speaking of boys....umm you know Raquan Smith boy w-what do you think of him?"

He whipped around to face me . Bad Time.

"Smith?! Don't get me started on that reject. Him or his friends are all trouble. Just a couple of weeks ago they were caught stealing. Always something. Stay away from them."

"But-"

"Stay away"

"Dad"

"FAITH!!!"

I put my head down

"Yes sir."

"good now go get ready ok"

I sighed

"I love you sweetie"

He gave me a hug before I went upstairs

"I love you too dad"

I went up stairs and opened my bedroom door. I got my iPod and walked into the bathroom and plugged it into the radio.

I turned on the shower and pressed shuffle.

The Weeknd- Wicked Games

"I left my girl at hooommee I don't love her no more.

And she'll never know that.

These eyes that I'm staring attt."

I can't listen to any hip hop or rap....when he's home.

No music with cursing in it either all of it is "Hood"

I waited till the water was hot enough before I got in.

My dad criticizes people on their background or family. Not for how they are as a person.

I know why they were stealing. It was because of some shoes that we wanted and they couldn't afford them.

We told them it was ok but they wouldn't hear it.

It's not my fault he steals for someone he cares about.

My father arrested them and Crystals dad gave them community service.

Raquan and Jacob at the fire house. Chresanto and Craig at the hospital. The best right?

Ray does the most for me.

If only my dear old Daddy could see that.