Summary
Clarissa looked at her nanny and smiled
“what is it you’re up to this time?” the nanny asked, knowing Clarissa only smiles at her that way if she needs something from her
“I need you to please phone my mom” she said in her cute four year old baby voice.
“no I won’t. Do you want to have me fired? Your dad strictly gave the warning not to let your mom in here when he’s not at home” the nanny objected and went to the mirror to bring her powder. Clarissa began to think then she smiled.
“would you please phone my daddy instead?” she asked with a bright smile and blinked her eyes
The nanny turned around and looked at her
“and what do you want me to tell him?” she asked with a raised brow
“tell him I hurt myself and I’m crying. Also tell him I don’t want anybody to attend to me” she said and the Nanny’s jaw dropped
“what?” Clarissa asked
“Clarissa that’s a big lie” she said
“I’m not going to lie to him. What if he finds out I lied, I’ll get fired” the nanny said
“oh please, I’m the one who told you to do it. If you don’t, I’ll tell my daddy to fire you and you know he listens to me”
“you’re too young to think this way already”
“are you going to do it or not? I’ll have him increase your pay too” she said
“hmm you’re a little princess outwardly but inwardly… Ugh! I’ll do it”
Clarissa clapped “Yay! Quick call him” she said and began bouncing on her head.
The nanny called her father and he came running in almost ten minutes later. Clarissa had sucked her lip real hard and it got swollen. She began to cry and tug on her father’s suit.
“hey hey calm down baby girl. Please calm down” he pleaded and tried to hold her but she won’t let him
“you know what, Nanny Ella, please try to get her to calm down. I’ll go get changed and attend to her, okay?” he said exhaustingly. His day at work was hectic and he had more work to do.
“yes sir” nanny answered and held crying Clarissa. She carried her and took her to the bed
“calm down princess. Stop crying already” she pleaded.
Immediately her dad left, she smiled.
“uhh you little…”
“haha, quick phone my mom and tell her I’m hurt but my daddy won’t come back from the office to attend to me” Clarissa said
“what?”
“you know my mom wouldn’t come here when my dad is home because he always gets on her nerves. And my daddy won’t let her come when he’s not around. Just phone her already, I want them to see each other” she said
“okay I will. But how did your lip get swollen like this?”
“I sucked it for like five minutes non stop”
The nanny shook her head and left to go and call Ms Vanessa Vista.
Few minutes later her daddy came back with shorts and a T-shirt. He also came with a first aid kit.
“here baby. Come let me see your lip. Did you hurt anywhere else in your body.?” he asked
“no daddy. Just my lip” she replied with a teary voice.
While her daddy was attending to her, the door flung open and Ms Vanessa came in panting as if she had ran all the way
“my baby!” she squealed
“mommy!” Clarissa shouted and ran into her arms
“oh my God! What happened to you? Did you fall? Why weren’t you careful baby?” she asked with Clarissa in her arms.
“what are you doing here?” her daddy asked and stood up
“Sebastian, I do not like the way you neglect my daughter. You don’t care for her” Vanessa began
“I’m not the one who doesn’t check up on her except on Sunday’s. I’m with her every single day” Sebastian said
“that’s because you won’t let me come here!”
“oh yes don’t come here! I know you just wanna run off with her and teach her how to be a clubber or a stripper cause that’s the only thing you know”
Vanessa gasped “you take that back!” she yelled
“oh no I’m not”
“you know I think I should really gain custody of Clarissa. She shouldn’t grow up with a man who keeps having one night stands with strangers! My daughter doesn’t deserve to grow up in such filthy environment!”
“oh so you are the good one here right? Aren’t you the one who opened your legs for a stranger!”
“aren’t you the one who kept two ladies at a time?”
“oh please. I never kept any of you.”
“ugh! I h@ťě you so much” Vanessa said
“I h@ťě you too” Sebastian said and rolled his eyes dramatically at Vanessa.
Clarissa suddenly began to cry. At first it was like a slow and low squeal but it gradually got to loud sobs
“oh no! Baby! Why are you crying? What is it?” Vanessa asked and bent down immediately. Sebastian bent down beside her
“I’m sorry. Did we frighten you? Stop crying” he pleaded.
Clarissa noticed how their arms almost touched so she hugged them both at the same time, with each of her arms on one of their shoulders.
“stop crying baby” Vanessa said and wanted to rub her back. That was exactly what Sebastian was about to do and their hands touched. They both screamed and jerked apart, throwing Clarissa on the floor. She began to cry more, real cries this time.
“great! Look what you’ve caused!” Vanessa blamed
“me? I wasn’t the one who threw her off”
“I wasn’t either!” she screamed at him and scoffed. She tried to carry Clarissa up but Sebastian shoved her off and carried her to her bed.
“I’m so sorry baby. Did you get hurt again? Does your back ache?” he asked and was about to sit beside her but Vanessa pulled his arm and threw him on the floor. He groaned and she smirked and sat down beside her daughter.
“baby, is there anything you’d like?” she asked
Sebastian got up and tried to grab her hand but she pushed him. He pulled her up nonetheless and tried to push her out of the room
“let me go you foolish bastrd!” she shouted
Clarissa began to cry very loud that they both stopped and stared at her
“you don’t care about me!” she yelled and sat up in bed
“you’re so mean mom and dad! Why do you neglect me?” she said while crying and her parents immediately walked to her bed and knelt down
“I don’t neglect you baby. Only she does” Sebastian said. Vanessa just closed her eyes and swallowed the words she was going to throw at him.
“we’re sorry baby. We won’t do that again” she apologized and stroke her hair
“yeah we’re sorry” he said and rubbed her cheek
“I will forgive you only on one condition” she said with bright eyes
“what is it?” Vanessa asked
“mom would stay here for a week. We’d tell stories and eat our meals together. And every night, the three of us would spend the night in daddy’s room” Clarissa cooed and her parents’ jaw dropped
“what!” they both exclaimed at the same time .