Narrator's pov
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Moments are made and we never want to leave them. Some are memorable while others fade away like the wind against our skin, never permanent
But in that moment of warmth, Autumn knew she'd never forget it
His chin pressed firmly on the top of her head while his fingers stroked through her hair lightly, the man took a deep breath in as the tears that filled around the rim of his eye rush down to meet his already tear stained cheek
There comes a time in our life where we make hard decisions, those we aren't ready for
Which just makes it harder
The ones where we're not mentally or emotionally prepared to make a decision with such limited time
Autumn had no idea if she made the right choice but letting her father in
God knows she didn't forgive the man but she was willing to see how much he would improve on being there in her life from now on
"I.. Um.. I think you should enjoy the rest of the party" Haun sniffled before he pulled away
Autumn nodded before using the back of her hand to wipe her tear filled cheek
"Y-Yeah.. Thank you.. For.. Coming" She muttered
"I actually got you a gift.. It's not much, I just thought.. Why not" He muttered before pushing he hand behind his back to pull out a small box from his back pocket
His fingers unraveled the small box and revealed a plastic ring with a few bite marks at the end, Autumn raised her brow at the man
"I know it looks weird but it actually has a meaning behind it" He chuckled before holding the plastic ring around his fingertips
"What's that?" The girl asked when he handed it over to her
"I think you were five at the time. Your mother had to fly out of the country so she was at home packing and I had just gotten off work and was passing by the studio you were filming at. June was supposed to take you home but for some reason I stopped by. After your set, you had so much energy, it was annoying" Haun playfully rolled his eyes causing the girl to laugh
She laughed yet she was confused, she had never recalled a memory with her father or the man ever spending any time with her. But then again, she was only five years old, it's difficult to remember our childhood, but it still amazed her that she had a moment with her father that she had completely forgotten
"You had so much energy that a hummingbird couldn't compete, but then again I should have known better since you were filming a commercial for cookie cereals" He chuckled
"Oh God I remember that commercial" Autumn laughed
"The carnival was in town that night, it was actually their last day. I hadn't gone to one since I was... Your age back then. We could have seen the lights from the distance and you kept going on and on and on in the car about how badly you wanted to go there. So we went to carnival and the way your eyes lit up just by the lights at the gate was enough to make my day" Haun pulled a wide smile onto his face, his small dimple on his cheek went deep
"You take a sugar rush child to a carnival, what an excellent father" Autumn giggled
"Hey! I was learning" He chuckled before showing his hand into his pockets
"You played games all night and won every single one. I was honestly impressed, especially at the basketball hoop. A five year old scores more games than an eighteen year old"
