Daisy set down the musky cologne she had been dabbing in the hollow of her throat and turned to her daughter, who was regarding her solemnly, she experienced a familiar warmth as she gazed at the appealing topaz eyes and the little elfin face surrounded by golden curls split as shorts as Daisy’s own, even though Noelle never complained.
Daisy knew she was not doing enough for herself and her daughter.
She enjoyed her daughter’s optimism just like her own, the only concern was that Daisy’s worries were getting the better of her in recent times, then things were tough, and their shabby and stuffy place was a testament to that. The A/C was screaming for replacement, however Daisy didn’t have money. She didn’t even have money for A/C service, let alone buy new A/C equipment. The last time Daisy called the A/C supplier was so long ago she could not even remember what she needed then. What she did remember was that the A/C professional told her that she needed to start saving for a quality A/C component to help with indoor comfort since the one running was on its way to being obsolete. Daisy should have taken the A/C repairman seriously. But even when she was scraping by, she couldn’t afford a quality A/C, even from the cheapest A/C brands. The A/C provider added that even the control unit was failing. The A/C unit was the least of Daisy’s worries, feeding her child was, and she was not sure she was doing an excellent task at it. The A/C upgrade had to wait, and till now, it has been waiting.