CHAPTER 7
It has been a really fucking long time. But I want to say thank you guys so much for 1.86k(edit: 2k!!) (edit pt2: 3k) reads. I am so appreciative. I love you guys so much and I'm just trying to maintain a healthy mental state (failing) and I have just been so overwhelmed by everything in my life recently. I really appreciate everything you have said and done for my book. I am not going to say that I'm going back to a normal schedule of posting because i'm probably won't, but I am just going to update now and see what happens. Enjoy.
(Vals POV)
I'm so tired. It has been a really hard week. No one in my family likes each other anymore and I am always alone with my thoughts. Dad has been spending all his time and money trying to get the zoo back to the way it should be. Dylan and Lily got a lot closer although recently something has been different about them. Spar's health is decreasing and so is my mental health. The feeling that is around us all the time now is negative and I don't like it. I'm not sure what Kelly and the rest of the keepers have been doing because although I have been outside a lot I haven't seen or heard from them.
I'm currently walking to Spars enclosure. As I'm walking I hear talking coming from the indoor enclosure for Spar. I walked inside and saw my dad talking to him.
I didn't make any noises because I didn't want him to know I was there. He was talking to Spar in a voice that made me think he was giving up soon. He was basically begging Spar to take his medicine but Spar wouldn't, stubborn just like me.
I walked over and placed my hand on my dad's shoulder and he looked up at me with a surprised face which soon returned to a sad, guilty look. He looked back at Spar and gave up with the meds.
He stood up and without a word walked away.
I looked at Spar with a pleading face but just like before, turned away and curled into a ball.
...(couple days later)
Everything went to shit in a very short amount of time. I can't believe it but dad is basically broke. He spent all his money in fixing up the enclosures and doesn't have any money. My uncle has been helping out with that but seems pretty skeptical. .
I finally saw some of the keepers the other day but they didn't say anything to me so I didn't either.
No one was in a good mood. I found out that Dylan and Lily completely stopped talking to each other. I'm still not sure what happened but I'm guessing it was Dylan's fault.
Today is Thursday and Dylan was outside exploring or something, Rosie was with Lily I think and my dad was somewhere probably being a dick. I for one was sleeping apparently in Spars enclosure on the ground and only woke up when I heard a car door slam.
I jolted up and rushed out of Spars enclosure quickly saying bye to Spar on the way out. I ran to the house and saw my dad's car speeding down the long driveway. Kelly was standing there looking at the car also. (Ok pretend that your mother has a job that requires a lot of time in the city so she gets home late a lot or stays at like a friends house or a hotel or something. SHE'S NOT HERE THO)
"Where is he going?" I said desperately "It's dinner time! What are the kids gonna eat?!" I said as I rushed up the steps. "I mean I don't even know how to cook at all, how am I supposed to make a whole meal for them? They can't cook either! No one ever taught us cause' mom was always there to do it for us. I mean can you believe him he just leaves at night and leaves us-" I was cut off by Kelly grabbing me by my sleeve and turning me to look at her.
I stared into her piercing green eyes as she said; "Don't worry Vlad, I can cook for you guys. I'm not a skilled chef but I can make pizza. He's really stressed out and it's probably better that he left so he didn't vent his anger out on one of you guys." She looked at me the whole time, never breaking eye contact and despite me feeling like she was picking away every little detail that I hated about myself, I also held eye contact.
I nervously chuckled and nodded my head. "Thank you" I whispered as she let go of my shirt and led me into the house.
"My pleasure," she said simply.
A/N: I'M BACK BITCHES
I have a couple more chapters to put out but maybe I'll space them just a little bit. I'm sorry for the absence and thanks for the reads and votes!! 🤟
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Fanfiction*SLOW UPDATES* Another child. Mother is alive. Move to a zoo. Fall in love. Read it. This story has very slow updates. I've been trying to find the motivation to update for months. I will get around to it just bare with me please.
