"The next week"
(Chicago prison, visitors booth)
Lauren:(walks right to the end)....
Sydney:(watching her from inside as well as some other inmates at the booths).....
Lauren:.. (Sits down and grabs the phone to talk to her father)....
Sydney:(through the phone)... Hey baby girl...(smiles)....
Lauren:............... (Low).... What do you want?..
Sydney:.... Are you okay sweetheart....
Lauren:.............. No dad..... I know why you want me here...
Sydney:... The bail is not too high....
Lauren:(shaking her head holding back her tears)....
Sydney :.... Sweetie mummy's memorial is on Saturday and I want to be there for you for your brothers...
Lauren:.... We don't need you.....
Sydney:.......... (Speechless)....
Lauren:..... I'm not doing it again..
Sydney:...... (Lows his head).......
Lauren:...... It will never end with you.... I'm sixteen do you know that?.... I'm not suppose to be doing this.....
Sydney:.... (Looks at her)..... Josh is not driven...... Tyler too..... Giovanni is still young and I can't ask much from him.... Ethan is practically a baby......... But you are special.... You..... You always do whatever it takes to make sure we are all okay....
Lauren:..... (Tears roll down her face)....
Sydney:.... I have failed the five of you as a father and I know that.............
"Flashback"
(Eight years ago).....
Sydney:(crying beside Ana's hospital bed)......
Lauren:(watching from the slightly open door)......
Sydney:... I can't Ana.... I can't...
Ana:(dying)....... I know you can babe...
Sydney:.... I know myself without you......... The children need you....
Lauren:(crying at the door)....
Giovanni:(walks up to Lauren).... Lauren, why are you crying?.....
Lauren:... (Looks at him)...
Josh:(walks up to the pair with Ethan in his arms and Tyler by his side)........ What's going on?... (Scared)...
Giovanni:(lost)....
Josh:(opens the door wide).....
Sydney:(crying loudly).... NO!...... ANA!........
Josh :(rushes in, his siblings follow).....
Sydney:..... (Looks at the children).....
Children:(start crying)......
Ethan:(playing with Josh's shirt giggling)......
Sydney:.... I won't lie to you all..... We won't be okay..... We'll never be okay...
Josh:(upset)... Why would you say that?....
Sydney:.. Joshua you know its true...
Josh:... Josh.....and no...... Whether its true or not mum is gone so you have to make things okay....... dad we all knew she couldn't get better..... you had three months to be ready.....
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Indescribable love
RomanceA sixteen year old takes up the responsibility of a mother she barely had, an inadequate father she does have and the responsible sibling. Unhappy life? Quite...... As always, the table turns. Happiness finally?.... Maybe.
