Baby Zetty looked at Daddy in horror. Could Daddy have seen through her careful little thoughts?
She had been desperately trying to conceal her frail and dreadful ideas.
It was just that Jay was sharp, so he was able to penetrate Baby Zetty’s mind in a single glance.
"Are you perhaps thinking that life no longer has meaning to it?"
Baby Zetty convulsed in fear.
"You're scary, Daddy.”
Jay pulled Baby Zetty’s trembling hands over and said gently, "Daddy’s not scary. What's scary is how timid your mind is."
Baby Zetty’s tears started tumbling down as she felt as if she had failed her parents.
"I’m so upset, Daddy. I’m afraid that if I continue on being this sad, I'll become a monster... I can't even control my weight any longer."
Jay lifted Baby Zetty and placed her on his lap, saying, “You're still light as a feather, Baby Zetty. There’s still a long, long way from you becoming any sort of monster. As long as you work harder and control your
binge eating, I promise you that you'll go back to your old self."
Baby Zetty said, "But I can no longer control myself."
Jay replied, "How about going back to school, Baby Zetty? Perhaps making yourself busy with your studies will stop you from letting your imaginations run wild all day? Then maybe you won’t be so sad."
Baby Zetty painfully burst into tears, "They said that I was a monster, Daddy."
Jay was taken aback. He finally realized the reason Baby Zetty dropped out of school this time. It was because the other students had been shutting her out.
Jay’s eyes immediately became chilly. He resented those rude students who made unwarranted remarks and was also fuming at Jenson and Baby Robbie. How could those two men not assume their responsibility o f taking care of their sister?
Jay said, "Daddy will rent you a place outside the school, Baby Zetty. We’ll have your two brothers keep you company. That way, you won't have to face your classmates' slanders. But you have to bear in mind that running away is never the solution to the problem."
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