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     It is now 6 o clock.

     I still haven't texted Mr. Abboud.

     Anyways, Echo and I are currently doing a puzzle. I have finished my homework and Echo suggested we completed a "Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh" Puzzle. I obviously couldn't say no to her so now we're sitting at the coffee table in the living room.

     "Time to take a bath, sweetie," I exclaimed after I put the final piece in our puzzle. Echo looks up at me and nods her head, making grabby hands. I coo at her and grab her from under her armpits. I rest her on my head and walk to her room.

     I go through her drawers to get her underwear and some pajamas. I go to her toy bin and get her washable markers and rubber ducks. I begin to make my way to the bathroom with a child in one hand a bin full of toys and clothes in the other.

     I arrive at the bathroom and grab a pink bath bomb and a frog towel with a hood. I set her on the counter and hand her my phone so that she could watch youtube while I make set up the bath.

     I quickly clean the tub before I put in some bubble soap and some oatmeal.

     She has eczema which makes her have itchy spells all the time. I hate when it happens because there's not much I can do. I started putting oatmeal in her baths and it helped her a lot with the spells.

     I start the water and make sure it's a good temperature. When the water fills the tub enough, In turn off the tap and pour her toys into the bath. I put her markers in a little bin and place them in the corner of the tub so she has easy access to them. I place the pink bath bomb into the tub and add more bubbles, making her bathwater look pretty.

     "Time to get into the bath!" I say while I walk over towards echo. I take off her current clothes that she wore to school and place her in the tub. I grab a yellow loofa and some strawberry-scented soap made for sensitive skin and begin washing her.

     She plays in the water with her rubber ducks, babbling nonsense making me smile sweetly at her. She splashes the water, getting me wet. I have the same clothes I had on in school so I'm not too worried about it. I'll change into my pajamas after I finish her bath.

     "Mommy, I has a question!" She exclaims looking at me with her doe eyes.

     "Yes, baby?"

     "Who's my daddy?"

     I gulp at this, taken aback.

     "Baby, where did this question come from?" We never had a conversation about her dad before, so I was very confused.

     "Some girls in my class were talking about how their daddies always buy them things. And then they asked what my daddy bought me, and I didn't know what daddy meant."

     "Well baby, your daddy is a very bad man. He's not really your dad. When mommy finds a man who'll love and cherish both you and her, then he'll be your daddy." I explain, softly smiling at her. She cheeses at me and nods her head.

     "I can't wait to get a daddy!" She exclaims.

     "Neither can I." I scoff. She giggles at me and continues playing with her ducks.

      I grab some shampoo and begin washing her hair. I grab a pink shampoo rinse cup and fill it up with the water. I put my hand in front of her eyes, in which he giggles at this and grabs my hand with both of hers. I coo at her and pour the water on her hair.

     After I finish washing her body and hair, her drawing on the bathtub walls with the markers and making her rubber ducks kiss my cheeks the majority of the time, I drain the bathwater and pick her up wrapping her in the frog towel, putting the little hood over her head.

      I brush her and my teeth and wash my face while she talks to me about her day.

     I walk back into my room and sit her on the bed. I dry her off and apply some lotion that has oatmeal in it. I put on her pajamas and brush her hair. I dry it a little with the towel. I decide to let it air dry since I'm still iffy about using heat on her hair at such a young age. I put pillows around her and give her my phone once again so I can change into my pajamas as well.

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     Echo is sleeping in my bed as I'm sitting at the desk in my room writing in my journal. I remember I have Mr. Abboud's number and I decide to text him, to which he responds almost immediately.

     I blush at the fact that he called me Sweetheart twice. I love endearments with a burning passion, but I'm sure he was just being polite. I got nervous when he brought up Echo. Don't get me wrong, I'm not embarrassed or ashamed of her. I love showing her off. But he is my professor and I don't want him to think I'm an irresponsible teenager.

     After our short conversation, I get a call from a random number. I pick up, curious about who would be calling me.

     "Hello? Phoebe?" A familiar woman's voice rushes out.

     "Um, Hello? Do I know you?"

      I hear some shuffling on the other side of the line before the voice speaks up once again.

     "It's um. It's me. Your mother."

     My blood runs cold.

     "I don't have a mother. I don't know how you got my number but please don't contact me again."

     I immediately hung up the phone and let out a quiet sob. I feel a wave of nausea run over me and I rush to the bathroom.

     I throw up my dinner as sobs rake my entire body.

     If she got my number then there's no doubt he could find me.

     I quickly grab my phone and block the number. I'll change my number tomorrow.

     I brush my teeth once again and walk back into my room. I get into the bed and cuddle my little baby to my chest, kissing her forehead.

     "We'll be okay, I won't let anything happen to you. I promise."

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