The Bad Boy Has A Daughter episode 9 – 10

The Bad Boy Has A Daughter

By Chimdi Jane Samuel.
Chapter Nine.

*Noah’s point of view*

I lost, again.
Ryder did that thing again, hitting my car and zooming off to the finish line. My head was once again slammed to the steering opening the already healing wounds, even my arm ached once more.
After the competition, I returned the car and started walking home only to pull up short when I heard someone behind me.
“Noah Bricks” The voice sounded in my ears. I knew that voice, it haunted me every night after the match reminding me on the money I owed him.
“Drew” I turned to him, there he was standing in all his bad ass pride. He was wearing a black sleeveless top that exposed his Snakes and Ladders tattoo. Drew was the leader of the most notorious gang here, he was into all kinds of crimes. I never wanted to be involved with him. But then life has a way of getting you into stupid things.
Few years ago, my dad got involved with them. He repaired the cars they used for racing. And since Drew owned the racing s₱0t he was involved with him too. My dad being the greedy son of a bunch, stope the cars and ran off to God knows where. Drew became angry and proceeded to find him. After months of searching, they came to a conclusion that my dad couldn’t be found and who was blamed for his crimes. Me.
I was just struggling with school then, I didn’t even know what my dad did to get money, all o knew was that he disappeared and the gang came to my house and told me I had to pay ten million.
Or else they would kill me. And I really didn’t want to die.
So here I was paying the bills of my father’s greed. The selfish old bitch. I never wanted this kind of wife, but after a few years with guys like this, I was forced into it.
Drew had given me two years to pay the ten million, so I worked my ass off every night to get the money so he would leave me alone. And that was why I needed to win this competition.
“This is the last time I’ll remind you of my money, the year is running out. It would be such a shame for you to die now after giving me eight million” He smirked, stepping closer to me.
“I’ll give you your money Drew, I’m going to win this time” He laughed.
“Oh, like you did last year when Ryder beat your scwany ass? If you don’t get me my money, I’m going to haunt everything you’ve loved and bring it down before I kill you slowly” He tapped my shoulder before walking away.
Stupid ass.

Stupid Ryder.
I glanced at my watch it was already past one am. I told Anna I’ll be back by midnight. I ran to my apartment and opened the door, breathing heavily.
The lights were on. Anna wasn’t in the sitting room. I went to the kitchen first to get a glass of water. The dishes were washed, and there was already made pasta in the pot. I took a good look at the apartment again, and there was a difference, the tables were cleaned and cleared of all the junks. Everywhere appeared swept and all my worn clothes were in a laundry basket.
Did Anna do all these?
I dropped the glass of water and walked to the room.
She was lying on the bed close to Casey who was clinging to her teddy bear. They looked so peaceful together. And I couldn’t help a smile that ran across my face. I sat on the bench and took Casey’s hand in mine, and Anna’s hand in the other. The two girls didn’t even stir.
What was I doing?
Why was I feeling this way?
I didn’t even know this two ladies. I only just met Anna and Casey just came into my life. Why was I acting like I had Known them for years?
There was something drawing me closer to them. Something I couldn’t see.
Not wanting to think any further I walked out of the room nut before k-ssing them both on the head.

I sat on the couch and pulled out an old picture from three years ago, I looked younger, it was my first prom at high school and I had gone with Andrea. I was starting to like her and I knew she felt the same way. She was beautiful, smart and kind. There was something about her that drew me in.
When we begun dating, that was when my dad left and Drew found me forcing me to race for money, eventually, I got accustomed to their life style and I too picked on it. Before then I already slept with Andrea, I didn’t even know how to use protection.
After a few months, Andrea was no where to be found. She and her family had disappeared to New York or so we heard. I lost her number when Drew invaded my home and broke my phone.

Andrea didn’t have any friends so I couldn’t get in touch with her. I didn’t even have money to visit her in wherever she might have been.
All this while, I never knew why she left but now I do. Because of Casey. She got pregnant and left the tiwn to start again. She dedicated two years of her life bringing Casey up and now she had decided to follow her dreams,. That was why she brought Casey here, she knew I would never abandon her, she knew that deep in,side I had a heart.
Andrea was the only girl to see the good in me.
Now I had Casey to worry about, and little by little, the blue eyed bundle of joy was creeping her way into my story heart and I knew it. And even though it’s been a day since I met Anna, I knew she had stolen a piece of my heart too the moment she helped me.
It’s been a long time since I had someone help me. It’s just been me for the past three years. And it was getting lonely. That was why I got quickly attached to Anna, because she’s been there even if it was for a day.
I didn’t want anyone to touch them. Especially Drew. If he found that I had a daughter and a friend who I was harboring feelings for. He would use that as a leverage if I didn’t get the money..

If I couldn’t pay him, I didn’t really mind because there was little he could do it next, just kill need and end it. But if he found out about Casey and Anna no doubt he would kill them and make me watch. I couldn’t live with that.
I was going to protect them if it was the last thing I did.

Chapter Ten.
*Noah’s point of view*

“Where is my glasses?” Anna asked, going through her bag. “I’m already late for class. I have a physics test. And you” She pointed to me. “Where were you last night? I waited till one” She pinned me with a glare.
I gro-ned getting up from the chair, my body ached liked hell. “I closed late”
“Jeez, I changed your bandages yesterday didn’t I? She came closer observing my head.
“I must have hit it during work”
“What kinda work do you do?” She buttones her top while running to the kitchen to heat up the pasta.
“I..I..I work at a bar” I owed smoothly, taking a chair in front of the stove.
“Hmm, I’m sorry I slept off yesterday, I should have left.”
“No, it’s ok. I’m glad you stayed with Casey. Didn’t want her alone”
“Coffee! Then I’ll change your bandages” She handed me a glass of coffee and I ripped the strong liquid.
Wow. Since when did someone make me coffee?
“Ok so I was wondering if you want me to get Casey ready for school. She gave me a transfer file. Apparently, she was transferred to the elementary school beside ours” She switched off the gas and served my food. She looked so beautiful in my kitchen. She easily found her way around it.
“Casey was transferred here? Seems Andrea had made plans” I took a fork and ate the pasta. Good.
“Who’s Andrea?” Anna stopped.
“Casey’s mom, my first girlfriend. Didn’t know she was pregnant for me, she left and Bam! She dumped Casey at my door” I took another bite, humming in delight.
“Wow, that’s not a nice way to find out you’re a father” Anna smiled. “How’s the food?”
“Amazing”
“So you going to keep her or beg Andrea to take her back?”
“I thought of the blue eyed little girl sleeping in my room and smiled. No way I was giving her back. “No, I’m going to keep her”
“But you’re a student, you’re barely taking care of yourself how much more a two years old girl ”

Anna reasoned.
She had a point but I was willing to make this work. “Don’t you have any family members she could stay with till you’re done from school?”
I thought of my dad, no way, I didn’t even know where he was. If not I’d have killed him myself.

My mom? She was dead, six feet under. Died of cancer.
My mom’s parent and family? I didn’t even know them, my mom ran away from home, never got to meet them.
My dad’s parents and family? Lives in Africa, were always travelling.
“No, it’s just me” I muttered, glancing at Anna, she looked tired, probably from waiting your for me yesterday.
“Thanks for staying with Casey, I Know it’s just been a day since we met, but I’m so grateful”
She smiled, touching my head and peeling off the bandages. “No problem Noah, you look like you needed help, and that’s my hobby. Helping people”
There was something about her, the way she smiled, the way she talked. She was different. So different. And I wanted to k-ss yet again. Her Standing so close beside me. Her lios just above mine. It was a perfect moment.
I drew closer to her and my l-ips almost touched hers when….
“Daddy!” Casey shouted, coming to high ne tightly.
“Hey potato” I smiled, hugging her tightly as if she were an egg. “Did you sleep well”
“No” She pulled away from me. “Dad bed is so strong, me bed at home is soft, very soft, and dad bed smell like him. Bed smell like daddy!” She put her nose closer to me and took a deep breath.
“Anna” Casey smiled, looking up at her. “What happened to daddy head again?” She asked, touching the new bandages around my head. “Big monster get daddy?”
“No, no monsters got to me, I killed them all. These” I pointed to my head, “Are battle injuries”
“So daddy kill all big monster?” Casey asked, eyes wide opened in awe and my heart swell with pride.
“Yes, potato” I pinched her cheeks and she grinned, showing small with teeth.
“Why daddy call me potato, potato is small ,me is big!” She jumped down from my lap and stood on her toes, raising her hand. “Me is big like daddy, not like Anna, Anna small, small like a baby when she stand next to Daddy” She laughed.
Anna gasped and put her hand on her chest as if she were hurt. “Me small?, I’m taller than you”
“But not tall like daddy, daddy the biggest, them me, then Anna”
“Ok Casey, you have to come get ready for school now, or else you’ll be late like Daddy” Anna said, pulling Casey away from the room and taking her to the bathroom.
I sighed, watching them go. They were both beautiful.
I touched my head and felt the fresh bandages. I had already taken my bath, I just had to drop Casey at school and go to mine.
This was weird, just few days ago, I had no problem, was going to clubs, drinking and racing. Now I had a daughter. F-ck my life.

I stood up from the chair and went to gather mine and Casey’s bag. Putting all my books into my bag.
In a few minutes, Anna and Casey walked into the sitting room laughing at the top of their lungs.

“Daddy, Anna say you’re a big goat”
“What! What happened to our girly secret” Anna gasped, walking off to make breakfast for Casey.
“Me? Goat? Wow, well you k-ssed a goat, so that makes you a goat too” I said, taking a bite out if Casey cornflakes. It tasted horrible.
“Dad k-ssed Anna!” Casey gasped, taking a seat close to mine.

“Uh….er..”
“Dad k-ssed Anna! Dad k-ssed Anna!” Casey shouted.
“It’s ok Casey, eat you’ll be late for school”
After forcing Casey to stop shouting she finally settled down to eat. Anna ate too and in thirty minutes we were walking to school. Funny how dad and kid were going to school together.
I stopped at Casey’s school gate and bent down, facing her.
“I’ll pick you by three ok?” But Casey looked at me, tears filled her eyes, threatening to fall
“Me don’t wanna go there, mom said she’ll pick me but she didn’t come, she sent driver to take me to dad place. Me didn’t see mummy again”
My heart shattered, when the tear slipped, running down her cheeks.
“I’ll be back potato, I’ve got you. And no one else is going to take you away from me, I’m not going to leave you. I promise, I’ll be right here, waiting for you when you close”
“You and Anna going to come pick me up?” She sniffed. I turned to Anna and she gave me a nod, holding my shoulders. That felt nice.
“Yes, we’ll be right here”
“Pinky swears?”
“Pinky swears”

Ok so Noah is really getting attached to Casey and she’s so cool, Anna too is trying to help as much as she can. They make such a perfect family. Family? You think they are all going to end up happy? With Drew on the loose for anyone Noah cares about? Well we’ll find out. Just stick to this book.