Sirens (Cheryl fanfic)

Chapter 84

Author's P.O.V.

Two weeks have gone by..A new home and a new life for the little family...The day after Max woke up from the hospital bed, Katy searched a new house for the three of them..She thought that it would help Max to recover if they move to another house while Cheryl stayed in the hospital talking to Max in hopes that she will get her to snap out of her world...But it didn't worked...She was still the same until now....

The couple is sat on the sofa in a cold winter night while their daughter is asleep up in her room..Well that's what they know...Cause the truth is.. Max is on the edge of the bed watching as the shadows pass by...She can't sleep and she won't sleep even though her eyes are already giving up..Cause she knows that as soon as sleep takes over her..darkness will fill her world again

She's still not talking...Not even to her parents.She'll just go out of her bedroom when it is needed to..She always lock herself in there and her parents can't even get her out...She can't even look at them cause she's still very upset...Even though she's here and they won the case...She still feels that her parents let Daniel have her even for a while...The second Daniel's fist makes contact with her stomach..And the scene still replays on her mind every now and then..

Cheryl hadn't slept well this past few days...she still has a heavy heart..She's craving for her daughter's love..She wants her to say she loves her..She wants her to tell stories and tell her how excited she is for their first Christmas together... But she gets nothing...Her daughter can't even look at her or say a single word..She misses her daughter so bad...That sometimes, her tears will just fall at night wanting to be close to her but she can't...It was very hard for her...

Katy thought if they buy a new house..something will change... Yes something did..The house was quiet..too quiet..She misses the loud house with the three of them playing around...laughing and giggling all day..And her daughter being clingy all the time..Cause this time..even though they're just in one roof, She feels like they're miles away...Cause Max is being so distant..

Two broken hearts and one broken soul..How can they fix that..Who will fix them..

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Its the day of their flight going to California to spend Christmas with Katy's parents.. And they're on their way to the airport.. The ride was silent..All in their own worlds.. Katy looking at her hand intertwined with Cheryl's...Cheryl staring at nothing..her head on Katy's shoulder.. And Max..staring at the window... It was truly a cold winter..

Katy's parents doesn't know what happened to Max...All they knew was there's a trial and that's all...Cause that's the only thing that Katy told them.. And now she's not sure on how to explain about Max's leg and the fading bruise on her arm.. Cause she's sure her parents will be asking Max and with Max's state right now..She needs more explaining to do..

"We're here.."Carl, their driver, said snapping them into reality.. except for Max who's still staring out the window..

"Come on, we'll be late for our flight..."Katy said as she opens the door and got out while Cheryl turned to her daughter...

"Baby..." She softly touched her hand making Max turn to her..

"Its time to go.." She looked at her for a while then take her crutches.at the same time Katy opened her door making her look up... Katy offered her hand but Max just look at her and ignore her hand getting down on her own...Cause on Max head..She can do it by herself without anyone's help...But on the other side..Katy felt like her heart is being squeezed as her and Cheryl exchange looks... But Katy composes herself and give Cheryl a sad smile..as guided Cheryl out of the car..

"Thanks Carl..We can manage from here..." Cheryl said as she offered a small smile to Carl.. He smiled back and handed their luggages giving thema small nod..They took their luggages and entered the airport..

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Cheryl and Max sat side by side on the plane..But no one's talking..Max was staring out the window again while Cheryl busied herself with her phone... looking through her gallery...Specifically Max's pictures... She smiles at the pictures of her laughing or with a proper smile on her face but when she turn to the side and saw the broken soul beside her..She thought..

Where is my daughter...

To Cheryl the Max now is not her daughter...The girl beside her is not her little girl... Physically..Yes she is her daughter but Emotionally...It was far from her real daughter...

Before, Max always clings to her Mam cause she's really uncomfortable with flying...But now...She doesn't care. She didn't even moved to hold her mother's hand when they took off...And Cheryl missed her contact so bad...She wants to cuddle her, hug her, kiss her..Everything but she can't do it....

Cheryl lets out a sigh and sat back on her seat and her eyes caught Katy looking at her on the corner of her eye making her turn to her side...to be met by worried blue eyes looking at her..

Are you okay? Katy mouthed earning a small nod from Cheryl and with that she looked away..Katy knows this os cery hard for Cheryl. She was also getting worried of her...Cheryl is always sad...She will only get a small or a sad smile from her..She can't eat properly if Max isn't with them at the dining table...She can hear soft sniffs at night..Her family is tearing apart...

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After a long flight and a long drive from the airport..They've finally arrive to Katy's parents... But Max wasn't excited to see her grandparents.like she used to...She felt nothing...Like its just normal day..

Katy was excited and at the same time nervous on what would her parent's reaction when they see Max.. She rang the doorbell.. and a few seconds the door open...

"Mom! Dad!" Katy cheered as she gave her parents a hug...Mary and Keith eyes travelled to Cheryl and gave her a hug..

"Where's our princess.." Cheryl and Katy exchanged looks and turn around to see Max staring at the view..Mary and Keith looked at what they're looking and instantly Mary gasped when their eyes traveled to her leg...

"What happened to her leg?" Mary said they rushed to Max...

"Mom..uhm..can we get inside first.." Katy said but her parents ignore her and look at Max as she slowly look back at them... No enthusiasm in her eyes was the first thing that came into Keith's mind..

"Hi princess..." Keith said stroking her locks but nothing...And this made Mart and Keith confuse...They slowly looked at the couple asking for some kind of explanation..

"Let's go inside..." Katy said firmly...Her parents nodded and turn to Max as she took her crutches and went immefiately inside..She just wants to go to her room and lock herself in it..

"Babe...Can you take Maxene upstairs ..We'll just have a chat..."Cheryl immediately got what Katy is trying to say so she nods...

"Come on Max..." Max made her way to the stairs and carefully walk up...Cheryl following behind her carrying her bags..Leaving Katy and her parents to talk..

As soon as the two entered Max's room, Cheryl set Max's  bags on the side of her bed as Max sat by the bed placing her crutches on the side of the bed... Cheryl sighed and instead of going downstairs she sat down beside her daughter ..a small gap between them.. She thinks this is her chance to talk to her daughter...

"I miss you baby.....So much"  Cheryl started...She can't help her mouth..It came out on its own maybe because she's been keeping it for so long that it needs to come out...

"W-Why won't you c-come back to us..." Cheryl's tears flow down freely on her cheeks as she turns to her daughter who's staring at nothing again...

"Baby...please come back..I miss you...I miss you so bad..." The next thing Cheryl knew is her arms are wrapped around her daughter as she closed the gap between them...Holding her close to her...Feeling her touch...Max stayed still like a mannequin already... frozen with her mother's touch... But she doesn't feel anything...She's numb..