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Episode 14

“And what kiki?”’ Deborah asks, Kiki lowers her head

”’Go on” Sean says
Megan felt like flinging a chair his way
 she
bites her lips,

“’Mummy gets sad too, and I don’t like when
she gets sad and I know it’s my fault”’

“What is your fault kiki?’’
Megan is staring at her daughter now

“I hear her cry sometimes in the shower or in
the car, and she keeps looking at the picture of
my grandpa and grandma, do you know I
haven’t ever met them? But she cries and when
I ask her she tells me she isn’t crying. And I feel
bad because I feel it’s because of me “’
“Oh kiki”’ Megan breaths going on her knees
facing kiki

“What about your daddy, is your mummy sad
about your daddy? Does your daddy hurt you,
does your mummy hurt you, tell me Kiki it’s
okay”’

Kiki shakes her head, but her eyes pools “I
haven’t met my daddy either, mummy says he
went to heaven. Aunty, why did God take my
daddy, why didn’t he let me see him and have
him give me piggy rides and come to parents
day to sit me in school or drop me at school
or..or..” she sniffs “buy me ice-cream and tug
me into bed at night. Why did God take my
daddy without letting me tell him I love him too
as I love mummy and have him
 him hold
mummy and tell her it’s all going to be okay and
that she should stop crying and that I wouldn’t
be naughty again, I won’t throw tantrums and I
wouldn’t be sad again’’ she sniffs as tears fall down her eyes


“’Oh kiki, no baby, no baby, it’s not your fault,
it’s not your fault” Megan cries as she shakes
her head, cleaning her daughter’s eyes..
“Mummy loves you so so much and it’s not
because of you, Never!”

“’But why do you keep hurting and crying”
“Because, because “’ Megan trails off “Because mummies gets sad too, life, work, those we care about but it has nothing do with you sweat pea,

I promise. Okay, mummy won’t ever cry again
okay?’’

“Pinky-swear?’’ Kikina cleans her eyes giving her mother her little finger

“Pinky-swear!” Megan takes kiki’s finger and
pulling it with hers, kiki smiles, her face
brightens up again,

“Come here kiddo” Megan stretches her hands
wide, Kiki laughs rushing into them, Megan
kisses all over her face and kiki mimics her
mother, Megan laughs.


Deborah stares at the mother and child,
straightening up
 she turns to Sean, walking
towards him
 “Mr Sean, I do understand your
concern, but if you have just witnessed what I
just did, you would realise that there is no abuse
here, but love and pain. Maybe from a deceased
husband and father and a woman who has
issues with her family but you can see that both
mother and daughter love each other dearly and
it’s not forced. And we have no idea what she
had gone through or what both mother and child
are coping with 
 I can state that a child who
has no father figure, would feel that gap, there
would always be a need she wants in her life
and maybe who knows how the relationship was
between mother and husband
 whatever it is got
the child sensitive but
 bottom line, no abuse
here Mr Sean, so I would ask if you would want
to withdraw your filing?’’
Sean stares at her and at them..

True, a child who is being abused can’t show
that genuine emotion towards her abuser even
though forced. He may still be put off by the
mother’s atitude towards him which still got him curious but
still.. he was too fast at judging. He
was wrong. He almost separated a child from
her mother, he felt bad, he felt shame “I
withdraw” he states.

Deborah smiles nodding “Very well, I will handle
it” she turns to Megan and kiki “Kiki, I am so
sorry for any discomfort my presence must have
caused you, I duly apologies . You have a
beautiful daughter and whatever gap her father
has left I am sure you are doing your absolute
best to make her feel loved and she exudes
same for you. I am so sorry, and I hope one day
whenever we see we can be civil towards each
other Mrs?’’ she says stretching out her hands
Megan straightens up, cleaning her eyes, kiki is
hugging her again, but kiki is staring at Sean..
“Its Miss, Miss Megan Phillips”’
Sean looks up sharply

“Well Miss Megan Philips, have a good day and
you kiki, be good to mummy okay?”
“’Yes” they shake hands,
Deborah nods to Sean and leaves.

That name, that name sounds very familiar, why
did that name cause a frown? He couldn’t
understand why.

That name, where has he heard it before? And
who.. why did
Argh, he doesn’t
remember.,Megan and Kiki are walking away.
“’Erm, Miss Megan Philips, I am so sorry, I
didn’t realize 
 I just-”’

The slap caused him to stagger backwards..he
holds his face

“You are a b—–d, how dare you do this,
reporting me to child services, you almost ripped
my daughter away from me, she is all that I
have, all that I have, All!! How dare you!!’’ the
tears flows down her eyes..

“Mummy’’ kiki tugs at her hands,
“Mummy, don’t be mad at him, he is my friend,
he wouldn’t do it again, right Uncle?’’ Kiki tugs at Sean’s hands, he looks down , blinking as his
vision clears

He bends to her level as the pain stings his face
“Yes, I wouldn’t. I am sorry kiki, do you forgive
me?’’ yes, he messed up.

He almost destroyed a home, he deserved the
slap.

Kiki nods “I forgive you.‘’

“Will your mummy forgive me too?” he says
looking up at Megan, she turns away..
“You had no right, stay away from my daughter”

Megan says pulling kiki away from him
Kiki turns to him “mummy likes flowers, white
lilies’’ she whispers waving and turning away
Sean straightens up, touching his face.
Damnit !!’

Well, he messed up, he had to make things
right..

Now, where would he get white lilies from?’’


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