David's choices

oice): Dad? W

not here

oming back? Doesn't

d I still don't realize, how? Why can't she? It's been a month and she hasn't returned my calls or messages. She doesn't even try to see her dau

I have my daughter with me, my pretty little baby, but on the other hand, what am I going to

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race always the rea

stop it

ys told me, isn't it? Where is she today? Doesn't the child even

ghing)

ke care of the little one properly, you're doing yo

hat? I think she knows. I even

e is, is

ould you li

don't know the

ualities: she's seductive, deceitful, materialistic, lazy, in short. I've always liked Laetitia just

her eyes): Dadd

you like

va:

ook some bread with butter and put it on the table. I sat her down at the table. Sh

out wearing shorts and with my towel around my neck, I bumped i

ing): How ar

at her): H

me, it's been a while s

's out

nconvince

was wiping it up with a sponge. I put on a T-shirt and pants. I had to go and see my mate for a c

month. It's really a nightmare without her, seeing the little one asking me for her mother every h

nobody in fact. It's as if money defines a man's strength and abilities, his very beauty. But I wasn't prepared for Laetitia to let me do

my hand): Is he

age! Whe

hink he wen

Ok

only got his A-levels, which is one of the reasons why we do odd jobs together. Ben, on the other hand, was luck

me. I've told you I'm not naughty, I'm a good-looking guy I know, but

t me): Have you h

known what she's been doing with her

as capable of that, and all for a matter of money and stuff? But it's not

ntrols every guy. But it's

You should zap, she

ars old, single, rather libertine. He indulges himself whenever he want

you can'

and beautiful, she must have gone elsewhere on t

can conf

What's the matter with you all? Did yo

seen who she h

ressure. He finished his beer and asked for a second roun

not much of a drinker. Ben offered to give me a lift. Once on the mai

f my seatbelt

welcome brother. Tell me, Da

You know I didn

g, you'd started your degree and you were among the bes

But today's system is rotten, and I don't fe

you're knocking o

s you say. But why? Do y

Leads, no, more

ting. But you know that the BTS

ut the question is, are you moti

be harder than what I do

ou don't have t

I've got a daughter a

n Friday, I'll talk about

way down)

p my daughter and took her to my room to sleep with me. I said good

Gildas and the other guys. The owner of the

ess! My wife will be happy, she just got back

ng the kitchen wall tomor

l, how's

sir, and h

saw a young, fair-skinned woman get out of the car. She was wearing a short-skirted suit, a black jacket an

re you ar

ello m

leader, so I'm usually the one the boss speaks to. His wife Angélique looked at me from head to toe, really sta

at me): So you're

d you li

ot? My husband's still

e tour and if you've got anything to change

Okay, see y

right behind me, so I had the impression she was looking at me more than the house. We walked ar

t a crush on you o

, she

Laetitia but this time her phone rang unavailable. Fuck, I'm fed up.

ping): I want

: Maeva Momm

is she comin

n't know

addy snif...

ir. I got out of the house and finally called her sister Laurence. S

nce:

e): Good even

Yes, hello,

It's

: yes,

you know that Laetitia left me,

d): And what do

ap her around a lot. But I'm calming down

for her to abandon her daug

va cries for her mother and

east talk to

e in our family. You can't give her money, she's gone elsewhere, do you

ning. Laetitia, the real woman! Did she go somewhere

least let her c

and find yourself a poor girl, but don

at in the doorway with my head in my hands. I had all kinds of thoughts running through my head: La

days

, I'll take them at the end of the month, I've taken the essentials. I went t

He

llo David, it

a'am... what c

e get my number? Anyway, what does sh

ame, it's no problem! Uh... I went to th

'm not wor

: ah that'

Is somet

ted to see you a

rs at the site. Would you

anted to see YOU... I'll be by late M

:

of town and I'm a bit bore

e's a very beautiful woman but I don't touch that kind of product, it's too much trouble. She's not ol

t know if that

and we'll talk again on Monday! Have a n

a nice

er for a walk on the beach. We went to the seaside, I took a table and offered her an ice cream. She

:

w are y

ood an

right now? I'm at the democracy

I'm in a pri

hell? So where are you

) : I'm at Léon Mba

ay, I'm

cream on the tip of her nose, so I took the handker

Who was

Uncl

u tell him yo

he's on

a: O

We chatted about everything. Then Maeva play

a meeting

ing Maeva

going to talk to my

at him): wer

ve got a job openin

got my BTS three years ago, so I don't know if I'm really re

ot. I don't have much experi

to be a training course, and as I told you this week, what we really n