Chapter 4



February 1, 1997,



My baby brother Prince is due any siku now and the anticipation is driving dad crazy! He’s still shopping for some zaidi supplies because he’s been so busy performing shows; he has not had time to. I don’t think he means to forget about me but, lately he does. Sometimes it’s good for me though, because I’m becoming zaidi independent! Plus Grace gives me a lot of attention when dad is busy working au preparing for the baby to come.



It was a half an saa before my bedtime and dad was just getting back to our hotel room after his concert. He came into my bedroom and sat on the edge of my bed. He alisema “I brought wewe a cup instead of a bottle because wewe don’t need baby bottles anymore! I asked “why?” He alisema “because inayofuata mwezi you’ll be three and you’ll have a baby brother to give your bottles to! I alisema “I already let wewe throw away my pacifiers; I don’t want to give up my bottles too! He sounded sympathetic and alisema “listen; I know wewe don’t want to but, drinking from a regular cup is not as bad as wewe think it is!” I asked “can I just use my bottle for one zaidi night daddy?” He sighed and alisema “no, let’s just get this over with!”



When I realized I wasn’t going to get my way, I reluctantly took a drink from the cup. Grace walked in the room and alisema “I’m glad to see that daddy threw away those baby bottles, it’s about time!” I alisema something that pulled on dad’s heartstrings. I alisema “you took away my pacifiers and my bottles; I hope there’s nothing else wewe can take away from me!” He asked “aren’t wewe glad wewe don’t have to be three years old and still look like a baby because wewe still used all that stuff?” I alisema “yeah; I guess you’re right!” He kissed my forehead and alisema “I can’t believe how big wewe are getting!”



February 13, 1997,



When I woke up from my nap this afternoon, I was in a hospital room. I looked around and Debbie was laying in a hospital kitanda with dad sitting inayofuata to her with something in his arms. I climbed off the chair that I was sitting in and once he saw me he smiled. I got onto his lap and he alisema “this is your new baby brother Prince!” He moved the blanket away from the babies face and that was the first time I saw Prince! I leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He didn’t look anything like what I expected him to; he was a lot cuter! Dad looked at the both of us and alisema “now I have two beautiful angels!”



Debbie looked exhausted as she fought to keep her eyes open, dad alisema “well; I think I’m going to take Alanna and Prince to the house so wewe can get some much-needed rest!” She waved goodbye as we walked out of the room. Even though dad tried his best to keep Prince’s birth hidden; somehow it got out and the paparazzi had surrounded the hospital! The bodyguards had to carry me to the SUV because if I walked I would have gotten trampled. The flashes from their cameras were so bright that dad could not see where he was going. They even tried to ask me maswali but, I had been taught from a very young age never to respond to them.



Once we had safely made it home, I unbuckled my car kiti, kiti cha and hopped out. I walked inside and dad shut the door behind us as he carried Prince in his car seat. I went into the living room and sat on the couch. Dad asked “do wewe want to hold Prince?” I shook my head yes and he passed him to me. Dad alisema “let me help wewe hold his head up because if I don’t he will get hurt.” He helped me support his head and I alisema “he is so cute daddy!” Dad smiled and alisema “you’re so cute too!” I alisema “okay; daddy I want to go in my playroom now and watch a movie! Will wewe help me put a tape in the VCR?” He alisema “I can’t sweetie; I have to feed Prince his bottle but, I’m sure if wewe ask Grace she will help you!” He took Prince from me and Grace and I went into the playroom.



Grace sat down on the floor and asked “you know that wewe have a whole bunch of new Disney sinema that wewe got for krisimasi right?” I alisema “oh yeah; I forgot about those. What ones are new movies?” She grabbed a stack of five sinema off the juu of the big TV that was in the room and put them down in front of me. She alisema “you have Toy story, the lion King two, the sword in the stone, the jungle book, and 101 Dalmatians.” I asked “have I seen any of these before?” She alisema “no, I picked them out for wewe because wewe haven’t seen them yet!” I picked up the toy story case and asked “will wewe watch this with me; since daddy’s busy with Prince?” She alisema “yeah, it looks like daddy has things covered with Prince!”



I guess I am going to have to get used to not having my dad’s full attention when he is home! Ever since I’ve been born he has done his best to teach me everything in life that I learned this far. He’s realized that he can’t be there for every sneeze, crazy dance move, and to run around the hotel room and playing hide and seek wewe with me. I don’t know how this week is going to go because dad is taking some time off to spend with the baby before he has to do some zaidi concerts. He is happy though because he is bringing in so much cash so he won’t have to tour for a very long time.







February 25, 1997,



Grace left for a few days yesterday, so she could check on her sister. It’s been just dad, Prince, and I since she has been gone. Dad is starting to feel overwhelmed, but he’s trying his best to keep his cool. I don’t think I’m making it any easier on him though!



I had just gotten up from my nap and went into the living room in our hotel room. That’s when things started to get on dad’s nerves! He had just put Prince down for a nap in his bassinet and went to go get me a snack. The sekunde he thought he was clear to leave the room; Prince started crying! He rushed to put some cheese doodles in a bowl and quickly passed it to me. He picked up Prince and tried to comfort him. Luckily he fell right back asleep but, I wasn’t going to let him relax kwa any means.



I alisema “daddy, I want to play light sabers with you!” He alisema “okay; go get them and we will!” I ran to my bedroom and grabbed them. As we were play fighting with the light sabers I decided it would be funny if I poked in the eye… So I did! He jumped back and asked “why would wewe do that? That hurt really bad! I chuckled as he washed his eyes with a washcloth and he alisema sternly “it’s not funny Alanna, wewe could have really hurt my eye!” I didn’t respond and he started to get irritated. He alisema “you need to at least say sorry to me!” I alisema “okay, okay, I’m sorry daddy!” He hugged me and alisema “it’s all right; just don’t do it again!”



March 18, 1997,



Dad was just arriving back to our hotel room after his tamasha and he was clearly exhausted. When he walked in the door Grace alisema “it has been a long siku Michael!” He asked “let me guess, Alanna isn’t behaving for you?” She alisema “Yep” and picked up Prince. He alisema “I’ll go talk to her in her room!”



He walked down to my room and sat inayofuata to me on the edge of my bed. I alisema “hi daddy!” He asked “hi; how was your day?” He alisema “Grace told me wewe weren’t listening to her at all!” I alisema “you alisema wewe are the boss, not her… So I don’t have to listen to her!” He alisema “hey, you’ve got it all wrong! I am the boss but, when I’m not here she is in charge!” I alisema “she can’t make me listen to her!” He alisema “if I hear that wewe are not listening to her and behaving, you’re going to be in trouble kwa me! He asked “why are wewe not being good when I’m working!” I alisema “I just wish wewe were here more, I miss the times when you’re at nyumbani with us all day!” wewe could hear the sadness in his voice when he alisema “I wish I could be here all the time but, I have to work!” I rested my head on his shoulder and asked “how much longer till we can go back nyumbani and stay there?” He alisema “about a mwezi and a half but, I promise wewe after that I’m not touring for while!” I alisema “okay, I just want to go back home!” He alisema “I know; me too sweetheart!” He kissed me and alisema “I want wewe to go apologize to Grace for not behaving today!” I walked up to her and gave her a hug. She asked “what was that for?” I alisema “I’m sorry for not being good and not listening to wewe today!” She alisema shocked “well, thank wewe for saying you’re sorry!”





March 20, 1997,



The phone rang and dad picked it up. He was getting ready to perform a tamasha in New Zealand and was wondering who could be calling him at this time. He alisema “hello!” Grace alisema “your daughter won’t go to sleep, I don’t know what else to do!” He alisema “you’ve got to be kidding me; it’s almost 10 o’clock at night! Have one of the bodyguards bring her down here and wewe stay with Prince.” She alisema “okay; I’ll get her ready!” She had no idea what dad was up to but, she was so exhausted she was willing to try anything!



Grace alisema “get your jacket; wewe are going to see daddy!” Dad’s bodyguard Joe picked me up and alisema “we will be back after the concert.” He took me out to the SUV and drove me to the tamasha arena. When we walked inside he took me back stage and alisema “wait here; I’m going to get your dad!” There was a mattress set up on the floor and a small TV with a remote. There was also a stack of VCR tapes near the TV. I was definitely wondering what was going on and wanted to know what was taking dad so long!



Dad opened the door to the room and he looked upset. He asked “why are wewe not listening to Grace?” I didn’t have an answer for him and he made me feel guilty. He alisema “you’re going to sleep here and I’m going to take wewe back to the hotel after the onyesha is done! wewe can watch the movie until wewe fall asleep but, I expect wewe to be asleep when I come back here for the intermission!” He put a nyota Wars movie in the VCR and alisema “go to sleep… I mean it!” When he shut the door I could hear the screams of the mashabiki and was still amazed kwa what he does! I want to do exactly what he does for a living when I grow up!



March 29, 1997,



Dad had Grace, Prince, and I go back nyumbani to Neverland while he finishes his last week of concerts. Grace told me he would be back nyumbani one week from today, so I’m just waiting for him to get here. It’s not the same not having him here. I’m not used to him not being around. There have been times when I call out dad’s name and then realize he’s not here!



I was up in my room playing and watching TV when I heard the front door shut. I didn’t pay much attention to it and continued to put my action figures into fighting poses. Grace yelled my name and alisema “come down here, I have a surprise for you!” I walked downstairs and alisema “yeah?” She stepped out of the way and dad was standing behind her. I ran to him and alisema “my daddy!” He smiled as he bent down to pick me up and I asked “are we going to stay here for a long time now?” He kissed the juu of my head and alisema “yes, for a long time!”



After dad had gotten settled in at home, he went upstairs to check on me. He stood kwa my doorway staring at me trying to moonwalk. I didn’t notice he was watching me and he alisema “you’ll learn how to do that; it’s really hard trust me!” I alisema “daddy; I want to be a singer and dancer when I grow up!” He thought about it for 5 min. and alisema “you can do anything wewe want to do when wewe grow up but, promise me you’ll stay my little tomboy for as long as wewe can!” I kissed him and alisema “I upendo wewe daddy, besides; I like being a kid right now!” He alisema “good” and smiled.



April 4, 1997,



I was playing outside and dad was watching me on the patio while he drank his iced tea. He got up from his chair and looked at something in the garage. He pulled a tarp off my bicycle and asked “do wewe want me to take the training wheels off your bike for wewe Alanna?” I alisema “I don’t know how to ride my bike without them on though!” He alisema “I’ll teach wewe how after I take them off!” I was hesitant to say “okay” but I really wanted to have them taken off my bike. I was scared zaidi than wewe could imagine but, I tried not to let that onyesha because normally I’m very brave and fearless!



I watched him take the training wheels off and hoped that something would go wrong so I wouldn’t have to ride my bike. After he had taken them off he alisema “alright; get on your bike!” I reluctantly got on to it and he pushed it to the middle of our long driveway. He alisema “the gates closed and I’m not going to let wewe get hurt so, you’re safe!” As soon as I started pedaling I alisema “daddy I’m scared; don’t let go!” He alisema “don’t worry I won’t let anything happen to you!” He saw my hands shaking as they held on the handlebars!



I started to get the hang of steering the bike and dad had to run to keep a hold of me. I started to laugh because when I looked back at him his pants had fallen down because he wasn’t wearing a belt! He let go of me and I was able to keep control of the bike kwa myself. He blushed as he quickly hurried to pull up his pants because the Neverland staff was staring at his polka dotted boxers! I rode past him and alisema “nice underwear daddy!” He shrugged his shoulders and laughed.

April 8, 1997,



I was just arriving at Neverland after spending the weekend at my grandma and grandpa’s house. I walked in the doorway and grandma followed behind me. She looked at dad and alisema “she had fun!” They both laughed and grandma shut the door as she left.



At chajio, chakula cha jioni dad sat down inayofuata to me and alisema “did wewe have fun when wewe were with grandma this weekend?” I alisema “yeah but; I missed wewe a lot daddy!” He kissed my cheek and alisema “I missed wewe too AJ!” He took a bite of his chakula and I asked “daddy what does damn it mean?” I thought he was going to start choking when he heard me say that because his eyes widened like I had never seen before! He struggled to say while forcing down his chakula “where did wewe hear that word?” I alisema “grandpa was really mad and he was screaming it at grandma.” The look on his face was something I’ll never forget. He turned bright red and whispered “I can’t believe he was yelling at her in front of you!”



He got up from the meza, jedwali and grabbed the phone off the counter. He alisema “Alanna, go to your room; okay!” He dialed grandma’s phone number and they talked:



Grandma: hello

Dad: hi mother; I need to talk to you!

Grandma: what’s wrong Michael?

Dad: why in the world was Joseph swearing and yelling in front of Alanna?

Grandma: I didn’t even know she was listening!

Dad: I’ll make it very clear to wewe that I don’t want him screaming profanity at wewe while my daughter is around, because of what he alisema she just asked me what damn it means! It’s nothing against wewe mother but I don’t want AJ around that stuff!



He hung up the phone and went upstairs. He walked in to my room and sat inayofuata to me on the floor. I looked at him and he alisema “let’s talk about that word wewe heard.” I asked “what does it mean?” He alisema “well; that is a bad word… Only some grown-ups can use those words. Kids aren’t supposed to say those words!” I alisema “okay; I won’t say that word anymore!” He alisema “it’s okay that wewe alisema that word this time because wewe didn’t know it was a bad word!”







May 21, 1997,



Dad was outside with me playing in the pool when he asked “do wewe want me to teach wewe how to swim without your life jacket?” I alisema “no, I’ll drown!” He alisema “you know I won’t let that happen AJ!” He took my life koti, jacket off and alisema “don’t be scared!” He picked me up and placed me in the pool. I alisema “I’m going to drown!!!” He laughed and alisema “I am not going to let wewe drown!!!” I walked up the steps and alisema “please don’t make me daddy!” He alisema “alright, but I hired a swim instructor to come tomorrow and teach you, so you’re not off the hook!!!”



July 17, 1997,



Dad was just walking in the door after finishing some last dakika work to get all the money he earned on the history tour. He looked around the room and asked “what’s going on here?” Grace alisema “Alanna is driving me nuts!” He asked “what do wewe mean? What is she doing?” She alisema “well; to start off with she was so loud I couldn’t get Prince to sleep!” He said: “I’ll go talk to her!” She rolled her eyes as he walked up the stairs.



He walked into my room and alisema “hi AJ.” I hugged him and alisema “I missed you!” He alisema “I’ve told wewe so many times that wewe need to be good when I’m not here and wewe won’t listen!” I tried to say something and he cut me off. He alisema “since I’m now working for a while Grace is going to go on vacation and I’m going to stay here with wewe and your brother. I’m not going to let wewe get away with this stuff, wewe will be in trouble… No not just standing in the corner!” I asked confused “what do wewe mean? He alisema “I’m going to start taking your toys away and go to you’ll have to earn them back!” He sat down inayofuata to me on the floor and alisema “no matter what I’ll always upendo wewe though… You’re my first baby and I don’t want wewe to grow up too fast!”



He stood up and grabbed one of my action figures out of my toy box. I asked “where are wewe going with that?” He alisema “I told you, when wewe don’t listen a toy gets taken away!” I looked at him shocked and couldn’t believe that he was actually following through with it!



July 20, 1997,
Dad walked through the front door and looked around for Grace, Prince and I. He went upstairs and could hear Grace say “we’re in here Michael!!!” He opened the door to the bathroom and Grace alisema “I know wewe need to go AJ!!!” He asked “let me guess; potty training isn’t getting any better?” She alisema “listen; I need to go feed Prince….will wewe stay here with her?” He sat down on the floor and alisema “of course!!!” She took Prince downstairs shutting the bathroom door behind her.

Dad asked “what’s up?” I alisema “I’m not going to go potty!!!” He alisema “we aren’t going anywhere until wewe go….I’m getting tired of changing those diapers.” I alisema “I’m still not going to go!!!” He alisema “that’s too bad because I bought wewe something at the toy store.” I got excited and asked “is it the Spiderman web shooter daddy?” He took it out of the bag he was holding and alisema “as a matter of fact it is!” I tried to grab it from him and he alisema “if wewe use the potty wewe can have this!!!” I alisema “but if I do I won’t be your baby anymore daddy.” He alisema “I don’t know where wewe came up with that!!! It doesn’t matter if you’re 3 years old au 300 years old you’ll always be my baby!!!” I alisema “pinky promise?” He stuck out his pinky finger and alisema “pinky promise!” I looked at the toy and then looked at dad. He alisema “all wewe have to do is…….” He heard the noise of something tricking and he gasped. I smiled and he alisema “GOOD JOB!!!”
A few dakika later we walked downstairs and Grace was still feeding Prince. I was carrying the web shooter and she asked “where did that come from?” Dad alisema “let’s just say I don’t think she’ll be giving wewe a hard time when it comes to the bathroom!” She alisema “wait….she went? No way!!! But how in the world?” He laughed and alisema “don’t swali the king; just accept it!!!

July 28, 1997,



Yesterday dad took me shopping because he was able to have the manager closed the store for the day. When we were in the store I saw a toy that I really wanted but; dad told me that I couldn’t have it because he had just bought me a toy last week. I threw myself on the ground and had the worst temper tantrum that dad had ever seen. He had never seen me this mad in my life. He was really embarrassed kwa the way I was uigizaji and we ended up having to leave because I kept trying to hit him.



Today dad had a behavioral specialist/therapist come over to the ranch to see if there was zaidi to the way I am acting. He knows that it can’t be me just being the typical three-year-old and wants to get to the bottom of whatever is going on. She told him that after evaluating me that she had diagnosed me with oppositional defiance disorder. That means that I don’t think about something before I do it and that most of the time I get so caught up in my attitude that I don’t remember what I had done wrong. She also told him that there is not much she can do to help the situation and that dad is going to have to be patient but also very strict; especially as I get older because it’ll probably only get worse! All I remember dad saying is that he is committed to helping me deal with this and keeping me out of trouble.



August 12, 1997,



One of the bodyguards let Debbie into the house and she heard me trying to argue my way out of doing something. She walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. Dad alisema “you know it’s not okay to call people names!” He knelt down in front of me and alisema “all I’m asking wewe to do is put your crayons back in their box so nobody steps on them.” I alisema “I don’t care about the crayons wewe stupid head!” He picked me up and alisema “I told wewe not to say that word anymore!” He put me in the corner of the living room and alisema “you stay here until I come get wewe because wewe weren’t being nice!”



He sat down on the kitanda inayofuata to Debbie and alisema “that’s her third timeout today and it’s not even noon.” She alisema “well; I have some good news to tell you!” He asked “what?” She alisema “I’m pregnant again!” He alisema “oh my gosh… I’m going to have three kids!” I walked up to dad and he asked “what are wewe doing out of the corner?” I alisema “I have to go potty.” He alisema “okay; but wewe have to promise me not to say stupid anymore because it’s not nice and it hurts my feelings!” I alisema “I’m sorry; I won’t say that anymore!” He alisema “that’s okay; I don’t want to hear wewe say that word again!”



While I was in the upstairs bathroom dad and Debbie talked. Debbie alisema “I found out yesterday that I was pregnant!” Prince crawled up to dad and he picked him up. Dad looked at her and alisema “it’s so unreal; my first baby is pretty much not a baby anymore and my sekunde baby is already seven months old!” Debbie looked at him as tears filled his eyes and she alisema “look at it positively… You’re going to get to have a newborn that is totally dependent on wewe again!” He alisema as he rubbed his eyes “it’s not that!” She asked “what’s wrong then?” He alisema “it hit me yesterday that Alanna isn’t a baby anymore! She hardly ever asks me for help; it’s been like that all week long! It went from her saying daddy I can’t do it kwa myself to daddy leave me alone!” He got up and alisema “I know she’s only three but; it hard to let my baby go!”



Debbie hugged him and alisema “she going to grow up to do bigger and better things than the little milestones she’s reaching now! I know it’s hard but wewe have to let it happen!” I came downstairs and walked up to dad. He knelt down and I hugged him. I whispered something in his ear and he alisema “I’ll help you.” Debbie alisema “I’ve got to head out now; I’ll call wewe when I have my first ultrasound in a couple weeks so wewe can come.” He kissed her on the cheek and alisema “alright; I’ll see wewe then.”



September 9, 1997,



Dad was just getting back to the ranch because he had gone shopping to get some krisimasi gifts. He walked into the living room and Grace alisema “listen; I can’t watch AJ anymore!” He looked irritated and asked “what; why?” She alisema “because she will not listen to me! She thinks it’s funny when she doesn’t do what I ask her to do!” Dad alisema “I don’t know what else wewe want me to do; wewe know she has oppositional defiance disorder!” Grace alisema “I know she doesn’t really mean to be so disobedient but; I just can’t deal with her and Prince with Debbie having another baby soon on juu of that!” He alisema “I’ll make a deal with you; if I can get your to at least somewhat behave for wewe when I’m not here will wewe watch her again?” She alisema “I don’t see how wewe going to do that but; if wewe can pull it off zaidi power to you!” He alisema “I don’t plan on going out on any big trips for it while so I won’t let her get away with being disrespectful to you!”



I came downstairs and dad gave me a look that I will probably never forget. I knew that in some way, shape au form that I had done something wrong! He picked me up and put me on the couch. He sat down inayofuata to me and alisema “I know that wewe haven’t been behaving for Grace and I told wewe that I’m not going to let wewe act like this!” I alisema “but daddy; I didn’t mean to!” He alisema “I don’t want to hear it; just remember I’m here all siku now so I hear and see everything that goes on in this house!”



He went upstairs and came back down carrying the pieces that go on juu of my train table. He opened up the closet door and put them on the juu shelf. I alisema “no daddy; I upendo my Thomas the trains!” He knelt down in front of me and alisema “you’ll think twice inayofuata time before wewe decide not to listen to Grace; won’t you?” I stomped my feet and he calmly alisema “that’s enough!” Grace alisema “welcome to my world Michael; this is what I deal with every day.” I tossed a couple of video tapes across the room and he alisema “I alisema that’s enough!” I looked at him as I reach for another tape to see if he would do anything and he asked “do wewe want to watch TV in your room tonight?” I alisema mad “yes!” He alisema “you better not throw that because wewe won’t be allowed to watch sinema tonight!” I put the tape down and he alisema “thank you; it’s time for bed!”



I walked up to dad and hugged him. He picked me up and asked “do wewe want to watch cartoons on Disney Junior au watch a movie?” I alisema “I want to watch Scooby Doo!” He alisema “okay; go get your pajamas on and wait for me to get your toothbrush ready!” He put me down and for the first time in a long time I did what I was told.



December 25, 1997,





I woke up and walked down the hallway. I climbed onto dad’s kitanda and jumped on him. He opened his eyes and alisema “merry Christmas!!!” I alisema “merry Christmas” and jumped on him again. He alisema “okay; I’m going to get up.” He picked me up and alisema “we can’t go downstairs until Prince is awake.” He carried me into Prince’s room and put me down. Prince was standing up in his crib, kitanda cha mtoto mchanga with his hair sticking out in all directions. Dad picked him up and grabbed me with his other arm.


Dad carried Prince and I down the steps and I could see the krisimasi tree. He took us into the living room and put of us down. There were presents stacked all over the room and something with a blanket over the juu of it. Dad asked “what’s under that blanket over there?” I walked up to it and there was a piece of paper taped to the blanket. I pulled it off and brought it over to dad. He alisema “it looks like a letter from Santa Claus!” Now that I’m much older; I know that Santa Claus isn’t real, but dad tried to keep the magic alive for as long as possible while I was growing up.



He opened the letter and read it out loud. He alisema “I hope wewe like your krisimasi presents and I know wewe tried really hard to be good this year. You’ve grown so much since the last time I left presents under your mti and I’ve been watching wewe from the North Pole. I do think that wewe need to try harder at being a better listener. Every time wewe don’t listen to daddy wewe songesha closer to the naughty list. I’ll be back to see wewe and your brother inayofuata year. I can’t wait to see if the new baby is going to be a boy au a girl!”



Dad alisema “see Santa knows everything; so wewe better be good!” I had a worried look on my face and alisema “I will try harder!” I pulled the blanket off and underneath was the Jeep that I had been asking for all year! I got in and was about to put the key in when dad alisema “yeah; that’s zaidi of an outside toy!” I went over to a tall stack of presents and he alisema “after we open all your gifts wewe can play with your Jeep.”



After about eight hours of slowly opening each gift, grandma showed up. I was upstairs changing out of my pajamas because I had been wearing them all day. I came back downstairs wearing a pair of jeans and my new red nyota Wars long-sleeved sweatshirt with Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2 printed on the front. I walked into the jikoni where dad was talking to grandma and I sat down at the table. She alisema “you know Joseph really want to come here with me. I don’t understand why wewe don’t want him here!” He alisema “now that Alanna is in the room I think we should stop this discussion!” She alisema “you know I want to be here but; I’m going to go back to the house because I don’t him to have to be alone!”



Dad rolled his eyes as she shut the door and left without even getting to say hi to me. He came over with a few plates of chakula and sat down inayofuata to me. As he was cutting my chakula for me I alisema “thank wewe for all my presents!” He alisema “you’re welcome sweetheart.” He looked around the room at all of my new toys sprawled out on the floor and alisema “look at all these toys!!!” I alisema “I got so much Spiderman, Thomas the train, and Scooby Doo stuff!!!” He alisema “I think wewe got zaidi nyota Wars stuff than anything else. I can’t believe wewe got six different pairs of nyota Wars pajamas!!!”