Groaning at the beeping noise coming from my laptop. I tossed over onto my side rubbing my eyes and grabbing my laptop from the nightstand. Slowly pushing myself up I sat it in my lap and pushed it open to see a video call coming through. Rolling my eyes I hit the accept button and pushed my laptop away laying back down and yanking the comforter over my head. I could hear my dad’s dog, Ichabod yapping his head off at the screen.

“Hello…HELLO!” A voice shouted from the screen as I shoved my hand out from underneath my comforter flipping the person off.

“Geeze, that’s not a nice thing to do to your favorite Uncle!” Jimmy exclaimed from the screen.

“It is when you wake me up.” I grumble out and sigh rolling over and adjusting myself in my bed and pulling my laptop up to me but remaining laying down and covered up.

“So, what are you doing?” Jimmy smirked.

“I am trying to sleep.” I growl out.

“You should be getting ready for school,” I heard Matt call out from over Jimmy’s shoulder.

“It’s four-thirty in the morning!” I exclaim sitting up in the bed and pulling my hoodie on and pulling the hood up over my head. I lie back down in the bed and cover up again.

“So, your point is?” Matt laughs out walking off and waving at me.

I roll my eyes as I feel Ichabod nuzzling at my ass as I swat him away to hear him start crying. I giggle and roll over pulling his chubby butt over and cuddling up to him. I smile seeing my dad finally come onto the computer as I smile waving a little, “Hey baby girl.”

“Hi daddy.” I yawn out as I nuzzle my face into my pillow and look at the computer screen.

“Your mom there?” He questions me.

“No, why would she be,” I pause as I sigh heavily. “You know she went on that cruise with her new “husband”.” I quote the husband part rolling my eyes.

“Sweetheart, you knew things wasn’t going to last with us.” He looks at me through his glasses as I sigh sitting up in my bed.

“I know but she didn’t have to marry that retard.” I roll my eyes sliding my hands into my hoodie and frowning.

“Hey, no frowning this early.” He smiles at me and leans closer to the screen.

“Fine.” I smile at him giggling, “When are you guys coming home? I miss you.” I sigh.

“We should be there tonight.” He says.

“No.” I sigh, “You’re going to miss my dance team’s performance.” I sigh heavily.

“I’m sorry honey.” He frowns looking down.

“It’s fine. I better get going before aunt Zina comes in to get me up.” I smile kissing the screen, “Love you daddy.” I shut the laptop down and fall back onto the bed.

Tears escape my eyes as I close them. I hear a knock on my door as I look over at the door when it pushes open to see my Aunt Zina walk into my room. She smiles at me and comes over, “Hey I got something downstairs for you.” She smiles.

I nod my head and get out of my bed and slip my feet into my slippers. I walk out of my room with Ichabod by my side. I jog down the stairs and she points towards the door. I turn the dark corner running into someone. I scream out and kick the person in the leg to hear a familiar grunt escape the person’s lips. I scream in excitement and tackle the person to the floor hugging onto him tightly.

“Thanks for kicking my leg off, honey.” Dad laughs out as the light comes on.

I smile brightly when he gets up holding onto me as I smile nuzzling my face into his neck. “You’re very welcome; I thought you weren’t going to be home till tonight.” I laugh at him and pull back looking into his eyes.

“It was your Uncle Matt’s idea to lie to you.” Dad smiles brightly as I shake my head slipping down to the ground.
I hug onto him tightly as he kisses the top of my head and I smile up at him. We stand there like that for a few seconds before he clears his throat, “You need to get ready for school and I need some much needed sleep.” He chuckles out grabbing his bags and heading upstairs with Majesty and Ichabod following behind him. I smile following them and disappearing into my room to get ready for school.