It's nothing dad" Juliet flush it away with her hair.
"Hey, c'mon, what's that" immediately, Orlando stopped chewing the bubble gum then concentrate on his daughter's wierd sudden change of mood.
"Well dad," Juliet dropped the phone as her cheeks full of spot turn red a little " ah don need it anymore."
Been concerned, Orlando came closer as he squeezed her cheeks into his hand softly then asked, "why is that dear?"
"Well dad, ah cant afford it"
"Hey," Orlando brow furrow immediately "since when did you start getting clothes for yourself by yourself" he left her face as he disconnected from the eye contact shrill with disappointment.
"Well dad," disappointment was the present atmosphere in the room, then Juliet stood up, walk down to her library stalk and took her piggy bank from the library, then turn aback to her dad wagging it reluctantly "what I have here, can't even buy my favorite sneakers" she said pitiful look as she lowered her head down.
Orlando squeezed his face into his hand then shook his head. This girl never seems to amuse me, he mused. First it was about her plastic surgery and now...
He sighed out of frustration from work then walk up to her, he first collected the piggy bank and place it at the same particular area she removed it from.
"Your piggy bank looks perfect here" with a calm tone, Orlando said.
"But dad___"
"Not ifs and buts," he interrupted Juliet then picked her up and place her on the couch near the window view. "You belong here for now." He immediately continued before she could or would Interrupt him "first of all, I will like you to know something. Your dada is capable of buying anything for you as long as he's alive, no matter what. Secondly, you need to understand that and get this thing into your small brain that you are not a burden to me, I work at the best fuel station in Philippines country. And lastly, you are my responsibility. I am to take care of you not the other way round"
Nothing could be felt inside the room apart from silence for some couple of minutes.
"And besides, you didn't allow me to complete my statement" Orlando petfully said while he broke the silence.
"What's that" Juliet sobers as she wrap her nose with her hand.
"Eweei....., My baby is a dirty girl." He teased her.
"Hey c'mon dad" she punch her dad on his arm as she boost in laughter. All he could do was to smile and look away peeling a bubble gum from it wrap and throw it into his mouth. "I wonder were on earth he kept the packet of this bubble gum of his." She murmured.
Just about Orlando could utter a word, the downstairs door chimes.
"Who could it be at this hour" Juliet asked.
"Ah guess is aunt Migel" Orlando winked fastly as he blew a kiss to her.
She rolled her eyes then hit her forehead with her palm "Be serious for once dad," she quarrelled. "She's at the other side of the country, it will take miles for her to reach here." Juliet match to the downstairs door.
Reluctantly, Orlando too walked downstairs chewing that bubble gum of his like an African goat and influence the living room couch with his butts. "Who's that" he asked.
"It's a courier boy, dad" she yelled.
Oppressing the couch with his body, Orlando gave a bright smile and unknot the wrist watch from his hand. My job is done, he smiled evilly. "What's with the courier boy" Orlando asked then flick the watch to the near by desk.
"Ah guess, ah will have to ask him first" Juliet answered with a lower tone. She lift her gaze from his foe to his face, he was dressed in white t-shirt and the logo of the vote on the left side of his chest, he wore a jean and a facing cap that overshadow's his face.
"Good evening, sir"
"Evening, young fella" the courier boy patted her hair then rose back to his feet.
"How can we be of help to you" she grin at him.
Back again, he rough her hair with a cute face he decided to put on " I've an order for yah"
"For me" Juliet's eyes become wry.
With a nod, he answered foolishly. "Here you go," he stretched out a carton of four square wrapped in red color.
"It's not yet Christmas" her brow lift brutally as she was confused.
"And am just a courier boy," the courier boy grin at her but she couldn't find anything of this things funny "here you go." He handover the box to her "and sign here." giving her a pen with the checkbook and squat at her 6yrs level then allow her to sign.
After signing, Juliet asked "that's all".
"Sure my lady, you look beautiful" ironically the boy said.
"Ha... Indeed beautiful" she let a slight breath out of her mouth in a taunt corner as she grumble looking away.
Orlando knew that a courier boy is suppose to be here at this odd hour, but taking this long time to sign makes Orlando uneasy. He stood up from the couch and proceed to the doorstep "what's going on here."
Looking at the crazy lion Juliet got as a father,the courier boy began to stammer "well ....well..... goodnight" and he took off.
Waving away the annoying moment away, Juliet turned to her father "dada" she called out.
"Yes baby" Orlando took her into his arm and slam the while he went to the living and place her on the couch.
"Did you order for something" Juliet asked with a narrative eye.
"Well of course not" his wide eye went open as his thick brown lashes slap each other then comes the bubbles he made with his gum.
"Then who owns this" she murmured.
"Ah guess we should open it then" Orlando decided.
"Alright dad" Juliet agreed with a double nod as she unwrapped the box.while removing the cover to the box, Orlando chuckled and grinned warmly at the little thing he had that was struggling with the box that is bigger than he head. Finally, she opened it and brought out a thing from the box. She couldn't believe her eyes.
"OMG!". Both papa and daura screamed.
"Such beauty" again, they did thesame thing.
They both exchange an eye contact smiling, it was almost a dream for her but luckily, she'd never fall asleep yet.
"Dad, you got this for me right" Juliet asked excitedly.
"Of course yes my darling doll" he nodded.
Juliet eyes swim in tears, she hugged her dad "thank you dad" she began to sober again.
Orlando patted her back then withdraw from the hug "dont mention doll".
"But why didn't you tell me this ever since, I could have save my energy for this excitement now" she punch her father at his arm as she made a cute face which made her ugly the more.
"Because my baby doll mouth is too sharp that she doesn't wanna listen to anyone when she's speaking" he held her cheeks and for a moment let it go.
All she could do was to smile and hold her daddy's hand. "Alright it's getting late, let's go to and sleep"
"After you your highness" he illustrate.
"But listen dad, you will be sleeping next to me today. Is not a request." She let go of his hand as she stood up in front of him feeling and been pomp up " it's an order from your queen.
"As you wish my lady" Orlando salute her and they went upstairs.