Chapter 8 Eight

Chapter Eight

After he was done dressing he got his bagged walking out of the restaurant thinking of how he could get another job as Lexi had already started school, and he needed money to buy and pay for some other things.

Damien heard someone calling his name to bring him out his thoughts, as he turned to where the voice was coming from, he saw his colleagues from work waving at him going to meet them.

"What's up?"he asked.

"ohh we came to get tickets here again."Nodding his head.

"We saw you passing by so we thought we should greet you as we know you won't be interested in getting the tickets" nodding his head at them again.

They talked for a while before a cab came to pick the guys while the other left, being the only one left he decided to go as it was getting late already.

Walking on the roadside his mind kept disturbing to go get a ticket.

Deciding to give in to his mind he got one.

Coming out of the ticket office chuckling as he remembered he was trying to save. Oh well he thought about chuckling more when he remembered his reflection in the mirror the morning after he saw the winner.

Damien you definitely don't learn, thinking out loud he said.

Reaching home, he put his bag on the hanger, turning he was attacked with a full blown hug, the little girl chuckling as she clinged to her father's legs.

Picking her up ruffled her hair kissing her forehead as she did the same to him.

" Daddy, why did you come home late today? did your boss overwork you again" she asked frowning.

Smiling he kissed her cheeks before replying "no I saw some of my friends so I had to talk to them."

After taking his bath he decided to sleep a little before the game night would begin.

Sneaking quietly, she climbed the bed, markers on her hands, opening them she started drawing on her father's face, chuckling slightly, covering her mouth so as not to get caught in the act, after she was done she got down and ran out of the room chuckling.

Getting down stairs she saw her aunt setting the place up, turning around she saw the little closing her mouth trying to stop her laughter.

"Alright what did you do Lexi" shaking her head she said nothing, but her face said otherwise as she was trying hard to control her laugh.

Walking up, he stretched his body before getting up to check the time in his phone, realizing he was 10 minutes late for the game night he quickly put on his slippers and went downstairs.

Reaching the living room the little girl greeted him as she covered her mouth laughing.

Coming to the living room to check what was happening she saw him and also burst into laughter.

Smiling and looking at them weirdly as he could not understand what was going on.

Opening on her phone she entered the camera app giving it to him, collecting the phone he looked through it to see drawing on his face.

Looking up he glared playful, pointing at the two of them,Tay raised up her hands shaking them to indicate she knew nothing about this.

Turning to look at the little girl who couldn't stop laughing, clenching her stomach trying to contain her laughter, he gave Tay her phone and started chasing the girl around the living room, as the little girl ran for her life, catching her he began to tickle her, Tay carries her phone recording it as both of them were laughing, she smiled enjoying the moment.

Their game night was over as they had finished playing all the games and decided to watch a movie instead of going to bed.

Sitting down on the same couch the little girl began digging her hands into her dad's pocket as he normally kept candy for her inside in pockets, touching the tickets she brought out along with the ticket and asking what it was getting the attention of both her father and aunt.

Tay looked at Damien who said it was a ticket, looking at him she chucked before saying "you don't learn Damien."

Smiling, he looked at her "I saw some of my colleagues at the front of the center so I decided to just get in as well."

Shrugging her shoulders she asked "want to check it" waving his hand he answered .

Common it doesn't hurt she said again. Changing the channel they waited patiently for them to call the number as they were still playing some games.

Getting tired the little girl looked at her father "dad you said we had watched snow white." she said, pouting.

Smiling, he decided to change the channel but Tay shouted "wait they've started" she said before collecting the ticket from his hands looking at the TV as the number was displayed.

After some few minutes she stood up shouting "ohh my gosh, oh my gosh"

Looking at her as her eyes widened he asked "what don't tell the remaining figures again."

She looked at before yelling "you won Damien you won."

Looking at her disbelief clearly in his he said, what? Before getting up taking the ticket in her hands to check his number, it was there among the categories he just won $ 3 million.

Opening his eyes he clenched his hair not believing what was happening, he slapped himself to check if he was dreaming.

He kept slapping himself until his daughter came to him shaking him crying for him to stop.

Looking at her aunt who was also crying she couldn't help but to cry more asking what was wrong.

Picking her up he hugged her tightly before going to Tay also hugging her tightly, the three wept silently everybody in their own world.