My Baby's father - S01 E04

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My Baby's father - S01 E04

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 4

Kim’s p.o.v.

“dad how are you feeling?”. I asked my dad and he looked at me sadly before forcing a smile. I touched his arm gently and even with my gentle touch he still flinched.

He is in so much pain. My dad has cancer,yes lung cancer. When I was informed he had cancer I was shocked because I thought it was a female disease,I know it is dumb to think like that but I couldn’t help it but look at me now pumping money for hospital bills every month.

“Are you okay?”. he asked me gently.

I smiled at him genuinely “I am okay. Don’t worry about me”.

“I feel so lonely here, can’t I go home already?”. he asked me.

I shook my head before moving closer to him “of course you will. just get well first”.

“But I am already fine”. he said again.

Sure he is fine with the visible pain in his eyes,with the painful look in his eyes when he smiles.

“No you are not fine and moreover I try to pay you a visit everyday”.

“yes you are right about that. But I am tired of staying here it have been 6 months already. I want to leave”. he said again.

I frowned before saying “sure you want to and I would be glad if you leave too that is why you have to get well first”.

“I just said I was fi….”

“dad!” I interrupted him “you are not fine and the hospital is where you would be taken care of properly”.

“why are you here by this time?”. he asked.

I looked at my wrist watch. it was 12 noon. I looked at him before saying “what’s wrong with me being here by this time?”.

“this is early afternoon,you should be at work”. he said again.

oops,only if he knew I have been jobless since yesterday.

“is something wrong?” he asked with a worried look.

No,he would be worried again. He is already sick he can’t compound his problem with worry.

“Dad, nothing is wrong. I just missed you so much and I decided to pay you a visit”. I said. I did miss him but I didn’t pay him a visit because of that. I paid him a visit because I am now jobless.

“stop that Kimberly”. he said,his voice higher than usual. He should take things easy.

“Dad I don’t understand you. stop what?” I asked not ready to tell him the truth.

“I might not have been the best father but I remember me and your mom teaching you never to tell lies before she passed away. stop lying to me,you didn’t come here because you felt like,I know how passionate you are about your job. Kim did something happen?”. he asked gently.

Now he was coaxing me to tell the truth,and I couldn’t just find it In me to lie. that worried look in his eyes is telling me not to say the truth but my manners and how I have been raised never to tell a lie won over my logical side.

“Dad I got fired”. I said lowly and his eyes widened before he quickly concealed it with a small frown.

“what happened?” he asked.

“I made a mistake dad”. I told him.

“everyone makes a mistake Kimberly,you don’t need to feel bad for making a mistake”. he advised.

yes it was a mistake but a costly one.

“Dad I didn’t intend to do that”.I said feeling so stupid and useless once again.

“don’t be too hard on yourself,it was a mistake. the deed is already done you should try to ensure not to repeat that mistake again”.

“okay dad,don’t worry about me okay?”.

“I can’t promise you because I would always worry about you”. he said sadly and I suddenly felt like crying.

I am so useless. I can’t even pay the hospital bills again since I am jobless the bills would begin to pile up again.

“Kimberly,I should probably go home with you now”. he said again.

“why would you say that?”. i asked him.

“I don’t want to pressure you Kimberly,I am an old man already and you are still very young,I shouldn’t pressure you with my problems and_”.

“Dad you are not pressuring me,why are you saying all this?” I asked him.

“i know the amount of money you pay in this hospital isn’t a little amount,look I even got a private room and the doctors treat me well,you pay other bills too. Kimberly the only way you pay those bills is because of your salary but look now you have been sacked and I know it is not easy for you so why should I bother you with my problems”.

“Dad I have to take care of you because you are my father and who said I am tired?”.

“no,I should be the one taking care of you because I _”.

“Dad enough of this worries,this is why I never wanted to tell you. Dad everything would be fine”. I assured him even though I wasn’t sure myself.

“Kim_”.

“Dad”. I interrupted him “I would find a job,I promise you. You have to rest now”.

“Kim if I can’t go home I should check into a smaller room or a less cheaper hospital”. he said again.

“I already said no. I would be fine dad. We would be fine. Now get some rest”.

“Kim_”.

“Dad I am going to see the doctor”. I said kissing his cheeks before leaving the room.

I took a deep breath immediately I left the room. I went to drop the flash this morning before many people came to work so they won’t give me this same pity look dad was giving me. Brenda have been trying to call me since but I haven’t been picking because I didn’t want her to pity me I might just cry.

I went to see the doctor and it was still the same story ‘the cancer have hit your dad’s lungs’ he told me some drugs I had to get from the pharmacy,the price of the injections they always give him to reduce the pain have increased and they wanted to try another type on him. All what the doctor said required money and I was already running low on money and was waiting for my pay check before I got sacked. I paid the required sum of money and I couldn’t help but pray that they wouldn’t need more money for his treatment this month. I left the hospital after saying goodbye to dad.

When i got home and I placed some calls to the few people I knew before I got my previous job and inquired if they knew any place i could get a job but their answers were the same and I couldn’t help but notice the fake pity in their voice when I told them I lost my job. They were probably jealous I got a well paying job but look I lost it now. I gulped down a glass of water when I noticed the vibration of my phone,I looked at the screen and it was Brenda. she was probably worried it wouldn’t hurt to pick up.

“Kim are you okay?”. she asked worriedly.

“yes I am”. I replied.

“you haven’t been picking my calls and I got more worried when I learnt you have been fired and I was scared you wouldn’t hurt yourself”.

“no I am fine”.

“I am sorry Kim,I sincerely hope you find a job soon but if you need any help financially I can help in a little way”. she said again.

I needed help financially but I wouldn’t want to compound my problems with hers,she had her problems too and I wasn’t one to bother people.

“no I am fine thank you for thinking about me”. I told her.

“I knew he would be mad but I didn’t expect him to fire you immediately,he looked like he was content with the job you did”.

“I made a mistake Bren”. I told her.

“yes it was a mistake Kim. Actually when I saw him yesterday he looked so angry that everyone left his way when he was passing he also fired the financial manager yesterday”. she informed me.

“Bren I knew I was gonna be fired”. I told her honestly.

“but it wasn’t entirely your fault,you work your head out and you are bound to make mistakes”. she told me.

“I wish he understood that but as usual he expected everyone to be as perfect as he is. he even called me dumb on two different occasions and I lost it”. I told her.

“Kim you promised not to talk back”.

“I tried not to,I even apologised and told him it was all my fault. I even tried to tell him about it before we left for the meeting but he dismissed me and ranted about how much I embarrassed him”.

“Kim this is not entirely your fault”. she assured. “I would have talked back if I were you the boss is a total a-----e”. she said lowly.

“I totally accept with you”. I told her with a faint smile that fell when i remembered I was jobless and she still had a job.

“Kim,i have to go now I would talk to you later”. she said.

“okay,have a nice day”. I said before hanging up.

I was left with my own thoughts,I didn’t regret talking back at him but I couldn’t help but think I wouldn’t have lost my job if I had kept quiet but I would have lost my voice to speak another time because he would take me as one of those girls captivated by his looks or something. But I really needed the job because it paid well and covered most of my bills but my mouth can never be quiet whenever I felt insulted and he insulted me. But I really needed the money if not for anything,for my dad.

I might be poor but I have a voice to speak when I feel insulted. I laid my head on my couch slowly falling asleep before the sound of my phone jolting me from my subconscious state. I rubbed my eyes before picking my phone and my eyes widened when I saw the caller it read ‘my jerk of a boss’ what does he want? when I went to drop the flash he didn’t even raise his head to look at me.

I scrunched my eyebrows what does he wants this time? I picked the phone before placing it to my ears.

“hello”. I said unsure.

“Miss Kim,come to the company now”. he ordered again and I frowned,I wasn’t his worker anymore why would he still order me around.

“why?” I asked.

“come to the company now”. he said again before hanging up.

what the hell? who does he thinks he is? I decided not to go anywhere when the rational part of me told me I still needed a job,this job in particular and the pay.

I didn’t think about my pride or anything when I grabbed a coat immediately and I ran out of my house.

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