Karaoke and Camisole Tank Tops

Tonight, me and my cousin were awake late. My uncle was out somewhere with my mom and my dad and aunt were already sleeping. My cousin's 12 years old so she’s super afraid of ghosts and the dark. It honestly pisses me off sometimes because she can’t even shower or brush her teeth at night without someone standing guard outside. She’d even pop her head out a few times to check if you’re actually standing there or not. I hate being some babysitter, but I hate the sound of her crying and whining even more, so I prioritize accordingly.

It was maybe 8 or 9 at night and she was in my room upstairs. She didn’t want to be downstairs in her own room without her dad because of her fears, so she decided to crash into mines. I knew my mom and uncle were going to be home in a few hours so we just decided to have a karaoke/dance party in my room. I figured this would help pass the time, and if it didn’t, at least she’ll get tired and want to sleep.

Earlier in the day, before she was going to shower, I saw she had a black undershirt that matched one of my black camisole tops. They looked a bit similar except hers was shorter (since it was an undershirt) and showed a bit of her belly. We decided to wear these with pajama bottoms for our karaoke/dance party just to match for fun. If she ever wore this out in public, I would definitely scold her because it’s way too inappropriate for a kid her age, but since it was in the safety of my own room, I let her go wild.

After a couple of hours, my mom and uncle did return as expected. We were still up so we went to greet them. My cousin wanted to show off to them our matching outfits. Once my uncle took a look at his daughter and saw what she was wearing, he said, “What a weird shirt,” with just a hint of disapproval.

I guess this scene got him a bit disoriented. My uncle is the type of man to slide in a young girl’s messages and try to “talk” to them. Those girls (maybe 18-25 years old) are the ones that would post many sexually suggestive photos and easily swindle men out of their money by sweet talking to them. And my uncle (about 45 years old) is the perfect victim. Back at the motherland, he was no stranger to picking up prostitutes on the road. He even says he hates being here and wants to go back to the motherland to get married to a younger, hotter chick he can fuck. You’d think once he got a daughter his habits would change, but nope.

Anyways, I guess once he saw his young daughter in the same type of clothing, something clicked in him. I saw it clearly on his face and heard it clearly in his voice, but I wasn’t sure what type of feeling it was. Did it finally click in his head that his own daughter might turn into one of those girls in the future? Did seeing her in those clothes make him scared for her own future? Or was it simply just realizing that his cute little baby girl is growing up now? And he’s just scared to lose her once she gets older? Or maybe seeing her like that made him instantly regret his past actions?

Who knows.

TLDR: My cousin wore a shirt with spaghetti straps that showed her shoulders and belly, and that made her dad feel abnormal.