moving on

wtf

Gabe's POV
"No sweetie of course its not a bad thing its just Cole misses mommy a lot and hes just healing because when mommy left she didn't say goodbye to him"
"She didn't say goodbye to me and I'm not acting wierd and I don't hit people"
"I know sweetie and I know that mommy would not be happy with this but I know she loves you"
"You think so?"
"I know so hey you remember the words me n your mom taught you in Spanish before she left?"
"Yes I think it was te quiero mucho mi niña hoy y para siempre"
"Exactly" I couldn't let Chloe see me cry
"What does that mean Gabe?"
"It means I love you my baby girl today and forever"
She sat on my lap and it was freezing I took off my sweater and put in on Chloe I hummed Nicole's lullaby and she fell asleep I took her to my car and went into the house Cole was crying screaming Nicole's name the boys trying to calm him down
"Why did you hit her!?"
"I didnt mean to I was trying to hit the wall and she was there and I don't know why I just hit her"
"That is no excuse to hit a child Cole no matter what you feel you can't hit her I'm taking her to sleep at my house tonight you can pick her up when you stop being a drunk and asshole"
"That's best for her thank you"
"We all need Nicole cole your not the only one but we all are here because it would be what Nicole wants and she would be disappointed in what you have become"
He broke down
I left and drove Chloe to my house and tucked her next to me in my bed
She hugged me like a koala just like her mother
10 years later
Chloe's POV
I'm 14 and still mom hasn't come back and I now live with Gabe my dad was a drunk and died of a heart attack I still don't understand why my dad always screamed for her Gabe keeps telling me the same thing, cassidy is still at my dads house and she has moved a guy in there anyway Jordan and Cole are now 13 and they look a lot like each other except well their you know well yea

I am about to start high school they say my dad,mom and Gabe and aunt gabie graduated from here
"Hi I'm Alexandra"
"Hi I'm Chloe"
"Freshman year I hate it and classes haven't even started"
"Right"
"Yea ughhh anyway who used to come here before you?"
"My mom and dad and my step dad and my aunt"
"that's a very long list"
"that's not even all of the people"
"Any way so what's your name? "
"Chloe"
" okay so what's your moms name?"
"Nicole"
"Your dads?"
"Cole"
"Omg Chloe you are daughter to the most loved people in this high school we even named an award after them"
"Do you have pictures?"
"Oh yea but I'm sorry for your loss"
"What loss nobody died"