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Her Father's Son

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"Daddy see me! Daddy see!"
the eight year old pealed with excitement.She had been washing her dad's car and was currently on the roof of the car. She had to prove to dad a girl could do better too. But she hadn't expected the angry yell from dad as he came out of the house.

"C'mon will you get down from there my friend!"
out of surprise she slid down and landed with a thud on the stony ground. Tears filled her eyes as she tried to suppress the sob that was rising in her throat, she had bruised her knees.
"What were you doing there? Ehn?!",
dad shouted.She couldn't respond for fear of her tears letting lose.
"Who even told you to wash the car in the first place? Answer  me! You should have just left it for Ekene,you're just a girl!".

Ekene was the houseboy,she had begged him to allow her wash the car so she could prove to dad that she could be the  boy he wanted so badly. But all that was forgotten now as dad told her to get inside, she could  only find solace in her room where she was king and Genevieve her baby doll,queen.
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