The pain was too much. That feeling of losing someone dear to you.
Sounds of people crying was heard, that day was a bad day. She just sat there still in shock, trying so hard to digest what happened. How could that happen to her? How was she so careless?. She couldn't stop thinking that it was all her fault, if she just didn't do it.
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Giselle was a young, beautiful and intelligent girl. Loved by all. She was happy, she had a kind heart, she was soft and savage at the same time. She lived with her father, step mom and step siblings.
Her mom died two days after giving birth to her. And her father quickly got married again. Because he thought his child needed a mother. His new wife Kimberly, later conceived and gave birth to twins; Samuel and Jasmine.
The family lived happily like normal families. Chris treated all his children equally, he loved them and could do anything for them. He got a new job and always had to be away from his family, but whenever he came back, he would buy lots of gifts for everyone. His family loves him and so did he.
"Dad can I get a boyfriend?" Jasmine asked her dad who was quietly reading the newspaper. He was surprised to her that but he knew that would happen so he had to be honest, he thought.
"You are an adult now so I'm not stopping you. Just make sure you find a good guy first and be sure about your feelings before accepting him".
" Do you mean I should fall in love first?"
" Mm" he simply replied. He wanted the best for his kids and he believed in love. He thought he fell in love with his late wife at first sight.
"Dad, no one loves these days. And besides, he already asked me out"
She wore an unpleasant look while saying that.
"Are you saying you want to have a boyfriend even if you feel nothing?".
The turned to face her properly.
"Well, he's rich" she looked at her dad and continued "Dad, I'm not a kid. I'm 22 for God sake. Now all my friends calls me NBSB"
She frowned
With a confused look, her dad ask "what's that?"
" No Boyfriend Since Birth. You never let me do what I want and you say you love me" she yelled and ran to her room sobbing.
Chris on the other hand saw that coming. He wasn't stopping her, he wanted to make sure she was in safe hands, that's all he wanted.
He sighed and looked at his daughter has she ran to her room.
He has stopped her for too long, maybe trying wouldn't harm. He will let her do what she wanted to do and he will be there for her. That's what a father should do, he thought.
Everyone else remained silent doing what they were doing. Giselle felt bad for her sister. She knows how much she wanted to live a free life but now their was too afraid to let them both do what they wanted.
But Giselle was the sneaky type. She would ask first and if she doesn't get the response she wants, she will do it herself.
Meaning she has a boyfriend and no one knows.
She ran to Jasmine in her room and locked the door. " Hey" she said nervously thinking Jasmine would send her away but to her surprise, she jumped to her and hugged her tight.
"Why won't dad let me do what I want for once?" She said still sobbing.
"Maybe he is just trying to protect you"
"But he can, I mean I want to try. I want to go on dates and be happy and have fun. Is that too much to ask?"
Giselle justed sighed "let's sit and talk" with that she led her to the bed to sit as Giselle continued "you know I asked him the same question, and he said the same thing"
"Always about Love"
"I wanted to try something different like doing what a bad girl would do for once and I disobeyed him"
Jasmine looked at her and wiped her tears " don't tell me ..." She looked at her sister trying to get an answer.
Giselle chuckled nervously " yeah, I have a boyfriend "
Jasmine couldn't believe her ears, she knew her sister was mischievous but never thought she would do that. She really admired her courage. "But if you think about it, getting a boyfriend isn't a bad thing. I mean we are adults" Jasmine pointed out.
"Yeah"
"So can I go out with Abel?". Jasmine asked in excitement.
"You can if you want to. Just follow your heart" Giselle whispered.
"Sisi, let's stop the boring talk and fun some fun, since mom is not coming home for like two weeks" Jasmine jumped off the bed and Giselle got the message; let's sneak out!!.
Given the fact that Chris loves his girls, he didn't let them do what they wanted, they didn't live like other girls their age. Whenever the girls ask, he would it was for their own good and he was only trying to protect his kids from danger.
Even his wife wanted an end to that behavior of his but he once said if they mention anything like that to him again, they will all move out of his house so no one dared to talk about the privilegedes they do not enjoy and did not.
Giselle never believed in love like her father but Jasmine did but just didn't tell anyone because she simply thought they would call her a fool.
Jasmine as been in love with Abel since they were teens and now that Abel finally asked her out her dad is refusing to let her be. She was thinking if she should be like Giselle and accept him secretly but she wasn't good at that. She has always been meek and honest and never lied about those kind of things she was different from Giselle. She doesn't like taking risks.
Author's note: I'm a new writer and I know this book maybe a bit not professional but please give it a try will you.