A random woman came up to me with a very disappointed face.
"Are you this girl's father?" she pointed to my daughter and I reflexively pulled my daughter to take cover behind me.
"Right, how can I help you?" I replied with politeness to avoid any misunderstanding.
"Why are you forcing an underage girl to work?" she asked me.
"I didn't force her, she just wanted to work on her own, and it was wrong in parents eyes, but I let her" I replied to her question.
"But why did you let her work, don't you have a sense of responsibility towards your own child?" she replied in an angry tone.
"There is a sense of responsibility, but if the child wants something that you think is good for him then why not, if you just want to teach me about how I educate my child, you have no right here miss" I replied to this lady in an insulting tone.
"And I also have the right as a woman to tell you how to educate a child of her age."
"Who are you? My wife? Or my daughter's mother? Are you not? You don't know anything about my daughter. If you think I'm wrong about how I raise my daughter, then I apologize. But if you're taking away my right as a parent to teach my daughter, then you're overstepping your bounds, Miss." I replied as anger began to build up inside me.
This is the first time someone has taught me about how to raise my child, I may sound stupid and stubborn, but I want my child to grow up the way I want without interference from others.
I may sound selfish as a parent, but I also have a reason to learn to be the best parent for my children and still be strict with them even if my children hate me in the end.
"I don't want any of your rights, I'm just asking why do you allow your daughter to sell?" she replied by pointing a finger at me.
"Because she made a request to me, has your ego blocked your ears that you didn't hear my words from the beginning?" I replied by pointing to my ear as a form of violation against her.
This is why I hate people who put their ego first, they shut out everything that makes them humans social.
You see but blind, you hear but deaf, you speak but mute, you are aware but asleep, you recall but forgot.
all people on that list is who I hate and it could go on and on, I could even be one of the people I hate, even myself. ironic.
We argued until the two officers intervened, but I still wanted them to stand aside because I was responsible for this matter.
I just told them that if things got out of hand, they would take quick action.
I started to feel my daughter was scared and crying a little at my feet because she knew she was wrong and should have listened to me, but I didn't blame her and put all the guilt on me so she wouldn't be traumatized by this incident.
"You are an irresponsible father, letting a little girl bear the responsibility of a parent" she kept insisting on my responsibility.
"Look here, smart lady, everyone's life conditions are different, sometimes blessed, sometimes miserable. And my life is in the middle of these two sides" I stopped to take a breath.
"If your life is filled with prosperity then give a little to us, and if your life is filled with misery, then please help us by not hindering our survival" I answered firmly so that she knew my resolve.
She was quiet, thoughtful about my answer. She thought I was an irresponsible father? I have a system but I don't want to rely too much on a system that may or may not make me happy in the long run.
So with my resolve, I can definitely be at least the best father for my daughter during her difficult times.
"But that doesn't change the fact that you're an irresponsible father" this woman insisted.
Is this woman really that stubborn, geez I'm really done with this woman's opinions, I'm at my limit now.
"That's it madam, if you still think I am not responsible, then I will take responsibility for all my daughter's actions, just to satisfy your ego, I sincerely apologize for my foolishness" I looked at her with glaring eyes.
"I will accompany my daughter in her happy and sad times, even if my body is destroyed and my soul has been sold to the devil, I will be by my daughter's side, even if it is necessary to be by her side at her last moment" I answered it all out loud so that this woman would know, that I am the deserving father for my daughter.
[your wish has been granted, your daughter will die 3 hours after this]
That's when my world shattered.