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ppen. Oh not again! " Esther paced around her kitchen gripp

! I can't let my daughter go through that path. What can I do? "

d her up to the fact that she had to do something and fast. She always thought th

wrong

lady since her childhood. She mindlessly walked about her kitchen picking up some sugar,

mind took her back to when the whole mess started, when h

LASHBA

, I got picked! " A little Deloise scr

ho ran into the house with a book held up in her hands. She watch

." She took Deloise into her arms with a wi

ctive husband of the time said, alerting Deloise of hi

appy grin, and he gently patted h

?" Esther reminded, causing little Deloi

school's end-of-year program! I'm the pr

mach, she couldn't believe her ears. " No you aren't.

se you and now I got

taking part, and that's final." She orde

Deloise stuttered, now

anger course

r room, Del

room. Only after affirming she was in her room did Esther sink in

t about?" He inquired,

ly. " There's nothing to it, she shouldn't be doin

it won't affect her, so what is the problem?

ant to talk

ause it's hurting

bout it. She's my daughter, and I reserve the right to direct her towards the right paths as I d

so you know, she worked hard for that, and taking it away from her isn't right." He stood up, and walked a few meters awa

s done. After much thought, she finally decided to go talk to her baby girl, ho

D OF FLASH

ed with regret. She felt stupid to have allo

r carelessness and leniency towa

nvinced her to make such a dire mistake w

t silly phase?' She thought in anger. ' Probably somewhere with his real f

er to let her daughter fall in the same hole she did. Deloise couldn't end up like her- she

off. " Come in!" She yelled, then kitted her palms, re

long-time friend and neighbor broke into the air. Salivating at the aro

Karen." Esther deadpanned, sporting a gr

which, she followed Esther into her sitting room for a chit-chat. " How's Deloise

sther sighed, unhappy at the route her da

nna would be applying for the college of law tom

pposed secret between them. Her daughter surely knew that she wasn't planning

e to pursue acting, and her distaste towards the said field. " Acting isn't even a job. She wants to spend the rest of her life chasing shado

red. Deloise' refusal to pursue law as a professi

as to be something you could do, you just have to calm dow

believed as a mother, who had her child's best interest at heart, there had to be

ng her bidding, no matter the costs. She believed that even though she w

h infatuation with acting, and helped her pursue a

nd odd but didn't mention. For now, she felt convinced and

mined to save the future of he