A lifetime worth of love

ch

hter, Tracy. She looked up at me giving me the warmest smile I

ream, dad." She

the biggest ice cream stor

sideways to indicat

nd?" I asked her, giving

ad and gave me a

r words, it's one of the days I

dly have time for her during weekdays, except for when I see her before I leave

said to her as I sat down on the floor al

e applied a pink lip gloss in my lips

nd you're the bes

g r

y hand towards my phone which was rin

rying to ign

was calling, it was Alfons

o as to avoid questions from my little

fe: cold coffee and being called

I sat and walked a few steps away from

Alfonso?" I said immedia

." He said with his voic

sked me to get to you,

k on Monday." I said

iting for me to finish, I rubbed her

up, so we can go get ice cr

as sitting nearby. For as long as I remember, Stella had been living with u

he was family now, but she just won't accept. S

tore. It was a bit big but not something I would say it's up to my class. I guess Ste

Tracy as my phone started ringing beside me, it was the second t

n the phone, one could tell from his

any meeting today, I'm with

ituation is beyond us waiting, your bus

business could be at stake?" I as

this evening, we'll talk." H

ss it was impor

la, but to my surprise, when I walked in, Tracy was buried

." I said to her as I came

up as she let go of th

said as soon as she was

I said to her smiling, look

today." My eyes shone

." I said to her as she no

riend of yours, or won't yo

ointed at the lady wh

dad" she was smi

ere Best frien

well, damn was she pretty. I tried not

mily." She said, still stret

ake and my God, what

course she knew, she just heard Tracy call me Dad

iend" I said looking straight into her

le kid." She replied t

some other time." I said to her and then looked at Tracy who I was sti

n important meeting to prepare for.

B

ady say to Tracy a

getting the ice cream on the coun

wondering why we were lea

by 4pm this evening, we c